Works from the Estate of Dennis Reid
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RONALD ALBERT MARTIN
Plan for Painting No. 10 (Series)
acrylic on linen
signed on the reverse; signed, dated “December 2000” and inscribed ”#10” to the stretcher; signed, titled and dated “December 2000” to a label on the stretcher; unframed
24 x 18 in ( 61 x 45.7 cm )
Estimated: $7,000.00 - $9,000.00
Next bid is: $6,000.00
Closes May 21st at 03:45:00 PM EDT
JAMES ROSENQUIST
Expo 67 Mural - Firepole (Glenn 17)
colour lithograph
signed, titled, dated 1967 and numbered 8/41 in the lower margin. Printed and published by ULAE, West Islip
34 x 18.75 in ( 86.4 x 47.6 cm ) ( image )
Estimated: $6,000.00 - $8,000.00
Next bid is: $4,000.00
Closes May 21st at 03:45:00 PM EDT
JOHN HARTMAN
Outer Islands at Key Harbour
oil on board
initialed lower right; signed, titled and dated 2006 on the reverse
12 x 14 in ( 30.5 x 35.6 cm )
Estimated: $2,500.00 - $3,500.00
Current bid: $2,000.00Next bid is: $2,200.00
Closes May 21st at 03:45:00 PM EDT
GERALD FERGUSON
Fences and Posts for Dennis
oil on canvas
signed, titled and dated 2005 on the reverse; unframed
24 x 16 in ( 61 x 40.6 cm )
Estimated: $2,000.00 - $4,000.00
Current bid: $1,000.00Next bid is: $1,100.00
Closes May 21st at 03:45:00 PM EDT
RON SHUEBROOK
Gale, Sea and Shape
acrylic on canvas
signed, titled, dated 2014 and inscribed “#9” on the reverse; titled and dated to a gallery label on the reverse; unframed
14 x 11 in ( 35.6 x 27.9 cm )
Estimated: $500.00 - $700.00
Next bid is: $400.00
Closes May 21st at 03:45:00 PM EDT
JOYCE WIELAND
Heart Factory
ink on paper
signed and dated 1961 lower right; titled and dated 1961 to a gallery label on the reverse
11 x 16.25 in ( 27.9 x 41.3 cm )
Estimated: $600.00 - $800.00
Next bid is: $400.00
Closes May 21st at 03:45:00 PM EDT
MICHAEL JAMES ALECK SNOW
Title Excuse.....
photolithograph
signed, dated 1970 and numbered “9/50” lower right; titled on the gallery label on the reverse
20.5 x 24.5 in ( 52.1 x 62.2 cm ) ( sight )
Estimated: $1,000.00 - $1,500.00
Next bid is: $700.00
Closes May 21st at 03:45:00 PM EDT
MICHAEL JAMES ALECK SNOW
Condimental Shifts
glazed plate with colour screen print
signed, dated 2007 and numbered “158/265” on the underside
9 x 9 x 1 in ( 22.9 x 22.9 x 2.5 cm ) ( diameter )
Estimated: $600.00 - $800.00
Current bid: $400.00Next bid is: $425.00
Closes May 21st at 03:45:00 PM EDT
MICHAEL JAMES ALECK SNOW
Condimental Shifts
glazed plate with colour screen print
signed, dated 2007 and numbered “157/265” on the underside
9 x 9 x 1 in ( 22.9 x 22.9 x 2.5 cm ) ( diameter )
Estimated: $600.00 - $800.00
Next bid is: $400.00
Closes May 21st at 03:45:00 PM EDT
GREGORY RICHARD CURNOE
Hockey Stick Blades From West Lion Park, London (from the “Toronto 20 Portfolio”), 1965
mixed media print
signed, titled, dated “Aug /65” and numbered “96/100” in the lower margin; titled and dated to a gallery label on the reverse
26 x 20 in ( 66 x 50.8 cm ) ( sheet )
Estimated: $1,000.00 - $1,500.00
Next bid is: $700.00
Closes May 21st at 03:45:00 PM EDT
SUSANNA HELLER
A New Tower of Babel
oil on canvas (diptych)
signed, titled and dated 2015 twice on the reverse; unframed
24 x 6 in ( 61 x 15.2 cm )
Estimated: $900.00 - $1,200.00
Current bid: $600.00Next bid is: $650.00
Closes May 21st at 03:45:00 PM EDT
JAMES LAHEY
Study for Guido’s Rhombus
acrylic on tape, dry mounted on cotton board
signed, titled, dated 2009 and inscribed “(090807-02)” and “For Dennis with great affection” on the reverse
7.75 x 17.5 in ( 19.7 x 44.5 cm ) ( image )
Estimated: $800.00 - $1,200.00
Next bid is: $500.00
Closes May 21st at 03:45:00 PM EDT
MICHAEL TOROSIAN
Joyce Wieland
gelatin silver print
12.5 x 9.5 in ( 31.8 x 24.1 cm ) ( sight )
Estimated: $200.00 - $400.00
Current bid: $150.00Next bid is: $160.00
Closes May 21st at 03:45:00 PM EDT
DAVID BOLDUC
The Other Shore for Dennis, N.L. (Biscay Bay)
oil on canvas
signed, titled and dated 2003 on the reverse
24 x 30 in ( 61 x 76.2 cm )
Estimated: $2,000.00 - $3,000.00
Next bid is: $1,500.00
Closes May 21st at 03:45:00 PM EDT
ALBERT JACQUES FRANCK
House on the Corner
colour linocut
signed in the lower margin; inscribed on the reverse of the frame “Albert Franck, Xmas 1949”
3.75 x 4.5 in ( 9.5 x 11.4 cm ) ( image )
Estimated: $300.00 - $500.00
Current bid: $200.00Next bid is: $210.00
Closes May 21st at 03:45:00 PM EDT
WILLIAM NOTMAN
Victoria, B.C., From Government Buildings, 1809
photograph
titled and inscribed “WM. Notman & Son, Montreal” within the plate; inscribed to a label on the reverse “To Dennis, with best wishes from the staff of the National Gallery, July 1979”
7.25 x 9.25 in ( 18.4 x 23.5 cm ) ( image )
Estimated: $700.00 - $900.00
Next bid is: $500.00
Closes May 21st at 03:45:00 PM EDT
HENRY SANDHAM
Toronto Markets from the Bay
leggotype
titled to 2 gallery labels on the reverse
11 x 20.5 in ( 27.9 x 52.1 cm ) ( image )
Estimated: $500.00 - $700.00
Next bid is: $300.00
Closes May 21st at 03:45:00 PM EDT
AFTER THOMAS YOUNG
View in King Street (Looking Eastward), City of Toronto, Upper Canada
offset lithograph
11.75 x 18 in ( 29.8 x 45.7 cm ) ( image )
Estimated: $500.00 - $700.00
Next bid is: $300.00
Closes May 21st at 03:45:00 PM EDT
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From the Estate of Dennis Reid
Cowley Abbott is privileged to be entrusted with artworks from the collection of the esteemed Dennis Reid (1943-2023). Dennis was an author, academic, professor and pivotal member of the Canadian art community.
As a leading expert in Canadian art, he had a vast amount of experience holding numerous roles throughout his career, including thirty years at the Art Gallery of Ontario, as well as previous roles as a visiting lecturer at the University of Toronto, Professor at Carleton University and Curator at the National Gallery of Art.
He was the author of numerous publications, including A Concise History of Canadian Painting, a text that has been in publication for more than thirty years and is considered the definitive volume on the art of Canada. Furthermore, Reid’s book on the celebrated Canadian artist Cornelius Krieghoff, entitled, “Krieghoff: Images of Canada” was of great importance.
Dennis received multiple awards, including being named a Member of the Order of Canada (1998), Honorary Fellow of the Ontario College of Arts and Design (2000), receiving an honorary doctorate from the University of Lethbridge (2001), and recipient of the Queen’s Golden Jubilee Medal (2002) and Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Medal (2012).
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