Previously Sold Works

Artwork by  Books and Reference, Victor Vasarely: Plastic Arts of the 20th Century
BOOKS AND REFERENCE
Victor Vasarely: Plastic Arts of the 20th Century

book
Text and artwork by Victor Vasarely, Éditions du Griffon, Switzerland, 1969; hardcover book with colour and black and white illustrations and tipped-in Op-Art prints on acetate
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Auction Estimate: $200.00$100.00 - $200.00
Price Realized $207.00
Sale date: September 17th 2019

Artwork by  Books and Reference, Five Indigenous and Inuit Art Reference Books
BOOKS AND REFERENCE
Five Indigenous and Inuit Art Reference Books

five books
“Singing Songs to the Spirit” (Heritage Stamp Collection, Canada Post, 1980);
“Eskimo - Plastik” (Henry Schaefer-Simmern, 1968);
“Indian Painting” (Philip S. Rawson, 1961);
“Early Indian Village Churches” (John Veillette, Gary White, 1977);
“Indian Art in America” (Frederick J. Dockstader, 1961)
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Auction Estimate: $300.00$200.00 - $300.00
Price Realized $207.00
Sale date: January 28th 2020

Artwork by  Books and Reference, Paul Duval “Ken Danby”; Ken Danby “Looking In” lithograph
BOOKS AND REFERENCE
Paul Duval “Ken Danby”; Ken Danby “Looking In” lithograph

book with colour serigraph
Paul Duval, “Ken Danby”, Gallery Moos Limited, Toronto, 1974; includes “Looking In” (colour serigraph (20 colours), signed, dated 1974 and numbered 6/25 in pencil in the lower margin, 11.75 ins x 11.75 (sheet)); presented within the original slipcase; unframed
11.75 x 11.75 ins ( 29.8 x 29.8 cms ) ( sheet )

Auction Estimate: $250.00$150.00 - $250.00
Price Realized $207.00
Sale date: January 28th 2020

Artwork by  Books and Reference, Twenty-Seven Realist Art Reference Books
BOOKS AND REFERENCE
Twenty-Seven Realist Art Reference Books

books
“Fred Ross” (Galerie Dresdnere, Toronto, 1973);
“Christine Pflug” (Sarnia Public Library and Art Gallery, 1971);
“Christine Pflug” (The Winnipeg Art Gallery, 1966);
“John Hall’s Imitations of Life” (Nancy Tousley, 1989);
“Michael Thompson” (Gallery Moos, 1988);
“Four Ontario Realists” (The Art Gallery of Brant, 1976);
“Ivan Zadok Bray: Poetry and Truth” (Goldfish Contemporary Fine Art);
“Tom Forrestall” (Beaverbrook Art Gallery, 1972);
“Ken Danby” (Gallery Moos, 1967) - 2 copies;
“Ivan Eyre” (Mira Godard Gallery, 1978);
“Danby” (Gallery Moos, 1979) - 2 copies;
“Ken Danby” (Gallery Moos, 1989) - 4 copies;
“Ken Danby: The Graphic Work” (Art Gallery of Hamilton, 1989);
“Valerie Palmer” (Loch Gallery, 2012);
“Barry McCarthy: The Inner Atlantic” (The Kitchener-Waterloo Art Gallery, 1995, one signed by the artist) - 2 copies;
“Christine Pflug” (The Winnipeg Art Gallery, 1974);
“Christopher Pratt” (Galerie Godard Lefort, 1970);
“Hugh Mackenzie” (Morris Gallery, 1979);
“Richard Robertson: Works on Paper” (The Nickle Arts Museum of the University of Calgary, 1982);
“Aspects of Realism” (Rothmans, 1976);
“D.P. Brown, Ken Danby, Tom Forrestall, Christopher Pratt” (Pierre Boutin, 1974) - 2 copies



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Auction Estimate: $300.00$200.00 - $300.00
Price Realized $207.00
Sale date: January 28th 2020

Artwork by  Books and Reference, Eight Canadian Art Reference Books
BOOKS AND REFERENCE
Eight Canadian Art Reference Books

eight books
“Bill Reid” (Doris Shadbolt, Douglas & McIntyre, Vancouver and Toronto, 1998);
“Kurelek Country” (William Kurelek, Houghton Mifflin Co., Boston, 1975);
“Bellefleur: The Fervour of the Quest” (Guy Robert, Éditions Iconia, Montreal, 1988);
“Canadian Art: Selected Masters from Private Collections” (A.K. Prakash, Vincent Fortier Publishing, Ottawa and Toronto, 2003);
“Sorel Etrog: One Decade” (Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto, 1968);
“William Kurelek: The Polish Canadians” (Tundra Books, Montreal, 1981);
“Canadian Watercolours and Drawings in the Royal Ontario Museum” (Mary Allodi, Royal Ontario Museum, Toronto, 1974)
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Auction Estimate: $300.00$200.00 - $300.00
Price Realized $207.00
Sale date: February 18th 2020

Artwork by  Books and Reference, A Selection of Seven Books on Canadian Art
BOOKS AND REFERENCE
A Selection of Seven Books on Canadian Art

seven books
- “Landmarks of Canadian Art” (Peter Mellen, McClelland and Stewart Ltd., Toronto, 1978);
- “Tom Thomson: The Silence and the Storm” (Harold Town and David P. Silcox, McClelland and Stewart Ltd., Toronto, 1977);
- “Andre Bieler: An Artist’s Life and Times” (Frances K. Smith, Merritt Publishing Company Limited, Toronto/ Vancouver, signed by the authors and dated 1980 on the title page);
- “Barker Fairley: Portraits” (Gary Michael Dault, Methuen, Toronto, 1981, signed by Barker Fairley on the title page);
- “The Art of Mary Pratt: The Substance of Light” (Tom Smart, Goose Lane Editions, Toronto, 1995);
- “Colville” (David Burnett, Art Gallery of Ontario, McClelland and Stewart Ltd., Toronto, 1983);
- “Celebrating Life: The Art of Doris McCarthy” (William Moore and Stuart Reid, McMichael Canadian Art Collection, Ontario, 1999, signed by Doris McCarthy on the cover page)
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Auction Estimate: $300.00$200.00 - $300.00
Price Realized $207.00
Sale date: September 29th 2020

Artwork by  Books and Reference, Twenty Canadian Art Reference Publications
BOOKS AND REFERENCE
Twenty Canadian Art Reference Publications

twenty books
Full listing within cataloguing details
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Auction Estimate: $300.00$200.00 - $300.00
Price Realized $210.00
Sale date: February 23rd 2021

Artwork by  Books and Reference, Thirty-Eight Canadian Art Reference Books and Magazines
BOOKS AND REFERENCE
Thirty-Eight Canadian Art Reference Books and Magazines

38 books and magazines
Full listing within cataloguing details
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Auction Estimate: $300.00$200.00 - $300.00
Price Realized $210.00
Sale date: February 23rd 2021

Artwork by  Books and Reference, Seven Canadian Art Reference Books
BOOKS AND REFERENCE
Seven Canadian Art Reference Books

seven books
Full catalogue listing in details

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Auction Estimate: $300.00$200.00 - $300.00
Price Realized $204.00
Sale date: August 17th 2021

Artwork by  Books and Reference, Seven Canadian Art Reference Books
BOOKS AND REFERENCE
Seven Canadian Art Reference Books

7 books
Full listing in cataloguing details
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Auction Estimate: $300.00$200.00 - $300.00
Price Realized $204.00
Sale date: January 31st 2023

Artwork by  Books and Reference, Sorel Etrog Reference Books and Exhibition Booklets
BOOKS AND REFERENCE
Sorel Etrog Reference Books and Exhibition Booklets

ten books
Full catalogue listing in details
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Auction Estimate: $300.00$200.00 - $300.00
Price Realized $192.00
Sale date: August 17th 2021

Artwork by  Books and Reference, Fifteen Canadian Art Reference Books
BOOKS AND REFERENCE
Fifteen Canadian Art Reference Books

fifteen books
Full listing in cataloguing details
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Auction Estimate: $300.00$200.00 - $300.00
Price Realized $192.00
Sale date: December 14th 2021

Artwork by  Books and Reference, Twelve Canadian Art Reference Books and Catalogues
BOOKS AND REFERENCE
Twelve Canadian Art Reference Books and Catalogues

12 books
Full listing in cataloguing details
11.5 x 1.25 x 9.5 ins ( 29.2 x 3.2 x 24.1 cms ) ( largest )

Auction Estimate: $300.00$200.00 - $300.00
Price Realized $192.00
Sale date: January 31st 2023

Artwork by  Books and Reference, A Dictionary of Canadian Artists, volumes 1-6
BOOKS AND REFERENCE
A Dictionary of Canadian Artists, volumes 1-6

six books
“A Dictionary of Canadian Artists” (compiled by Colin S. MacDonald, Canadian Paperbacks Publishing Ltd., Ottawa), vols. 1, 2, and 4 are 1st editions, vols. 3, 5, and 6 are 3rd editions
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Auction Estimate: $300.00$200.00 - $300.00
Price Realized $183.00
Sale date: February 20th 2019

Artwork by  Books and Reference, Selection of Ten Books and Exhibition Catalogues
BOOKS AND REFERENCE
Selection of Ten Books and Exhibition Catalogues

ten books
“Miro in Montreal”- (Alexander Gaudieri and Pierre Theberge, Montreal, 1986); “Independent Spirit: Early Canadian Women Artists”- (A.K. Prakash, Buffalo, 2008); “Mexican Muralists: Ozoca, Rivera, Siqueiros” - (Desmond Rochfort, San Franciso, 1993); “American Silver: A History of Style, 1650-1900” - (Graham Hood, New York, 1971); “Douglas Haynes: Split Diamond Paintings to Present, 1978-2011” - (exhibition pamphlet, James Rottman Fine Art, Toronto, 2011); “Picasso Graphics: An Homage to Pablo Picasso on the 130th Anniversary of the Artist’s Year of Birth” (exhibition pamphlet, Odon Wagner Gallery, Toronto, 2011); “Douglas Haynes: 25 Years”- (Catherine Crownston and Leslie Dawn, Edmonton, 2000); “An Introduction to Japanese Prints” - (Joe Earle, London, 1980); “Defiant Spirits: The Modern Revolution of the Group of Seven” - (Ross King, Toronto, 2011); “The Exhibition of Archeological Finds of the People’s Republic of China” - (THe Organization Committee of The Exhibition of Archeological Finds of the People’s Republic of China, 1974)
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Auction Estimate: $150.00$100.00 - $150.00
Price Realized $183.00
Sale date: March 20th 2019