Books and Reference
Previously Sold Works
BOOKS AND REFERENCE
Six Canadian Art Reference Books
six books
- ”Painting Place: The Life and Work of David B. Milne” (David P. Silcox, University of Toronto Press, Toronto, 1996);
- “Reflections in a Quiet Pool: The Prints of David Milne” (Rosemarie Tovell, National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa, 1980);
- “Jock Macdonald” (Joyce Zemans, Canadian Artist Series, National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa, 1985);
- “Paul-Émile Borduas” (François-Marc Gagnon, Canadian Artist Series, National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa, 1976);
- “The Logic of Ecstasy: Canadian Mystical Painting, 1920-1940” (Ann Davis, University of Toronto Press, Toronto, 1992);
- “Alex Colville: Diary of a War Artist” (Graham Metson and Cheryl Lean [compiled], Nimbus Publishing Ltd., Halifax, 1981)
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Auction Estimate: $100.00 - $200.00
Price Realized $183.00
Sale date: July 14th 2020
BOOKS AND REFERENCE
A Large Selection of Exhibition Pamphlets and Booklets
exhibition pamphlets and booklets
Including texts on:
-Emily Carr
-William Kurelek
-Henri Masson
-Horatio Walker
-The Group of Seven
-Tom Thomson
-Helen McNicoll
and others
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Auction Estimate: $50.00 - $150.00
Price Realized $186.00
Sale date: December 14th 2021
BOOKS AND REFERENCE
Selection of Ten Books on Art History and Canadian Art
ten books
- “Masters Gallery Ltd.: Celebrating Thirty Years 1976-2006” (Rod Green, Calgary, 2006);
- “The Restoration of Paintings” (Knut Nicolaus, Könemann, 1998);
- “Canadian Landscape: As Pictured by F.H. Brigden” (J.E. Middleton, The Ryerson Press, 1944);
- “The Collection, London, Ontario” (Tom Smart, London Regional Art and Historical Museums, 1990);
- “Towards a Lyrical Abstraction: The Art of L.A.C. Panton” (Christine Boyanski, The Art Gallery of Ontario, 1990);
- “Anne Savage” (Janet Braide, The Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, 1979);
- “Louis Icart: The Complete Etchings” (William R. Holland, Clifford P. Catania, Nathan D. Isen, Schiffer Publishing, 1998);
- “Expressions of Will: The Art of Prudence Heward” (Natalie Luckyj, Agnes Etherington Art Centre, 1986);
- “André Bourgault: Sculpteur” (Angéline Saint-Pierre, Aint-Jean-Port-Joli, 1996);
- “A.J. Casson: An Artist’s Life” (Christopher E. Jackson, McMichael Canadian Art Collection, 1999)
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Auction Estimate: $100.00 - $150.00
Price Realized $186.00
Sale date: December 14th 2021
BOOKS AND REFERENCE
The Second Portfolio of Canadian Drawings (5 lithographs)
one volume
The National Gallery of Canada, first edition; Four Artists from Quebec (Paul V. Beaulieu, “Man with Puppet”; Ozias Leduc, “The Prayer”; Alfred Pellan, “Head”; Stanley Cosgrove, “Nude”, as well as a fifth: Goodridge Roberts, “Gatineau Landscape”); in its original portfolio
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Auction Estimate: $200.00 - $300.00
Price Realized $173.00
Sale date: December 14th 2016
BOOKS AND REFERENCE
A Selection of Etchings, Christmas Cards and Reproductions
selection of thirteen items
Four Etchings (Initialed “S.T.”, Mary F. Wildman and a pair by Richardson Rome); six Christmas cards (5 signed by Edmund and Norma Walker”) and three colour reproductions (two depicting the work of Franz Johnston; one depicting the work of Nicholas Hornyasnky)
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Auction Estimate: $200.00 - $300.00
Price Realized $173.00
Sale date: December 14th 2016
BOOKS AND REFERENCE
Selection of Books and Pamphlets related to Tom Thomson
books
“Tom Thomson” (Harold Town and David Silcox, 1977); “The Art of Tom Thomson” (Joan Murray, 1971) (2); “The Tom Thomson Mystery” (William T. Little, 1970); “Tom Thomson: The Jack Pine” (Dennis Reid, 1975); “The Group of Seven and Tom Thomson” (Jeanne L. Pattinson, 1978); “TomThomson and Other Poems” (Arthur S. Bourinot, 1954); “The Gallery of Canadian Art :2: Tom Thomson” (R.H. Hubbard, 1962); “Two Letters of Tom Thomson 1915 & 1916” (William Colgate, 1948); “Paddle and palette: The Story of Tom Thomson” (Blodwen Davies, 1930); “Outline for Picture Study: Spring Ice by Tom Thomson” (Arthur Lismer, n.d.);”Exhibition of Works by Tom Thomson, March 13th to March 31st 1937 Mellors Galleries” (J.M. MacCallum, 1937) (2); “The Art Museum’s Permanent Collection, London Public Library and Art Museum” (London Public Library and Art Museum, n.d.); selection of notecards with images of Tom Thomson and Group of Seven artworks reproduced
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Auction Estimate: $200.00 - $300.00
Price Realized $177.00
Sale date: February 21st 2018
BOOKS AND REFERENCE
The Tranquility and the Turbulence: The Life and Work of Walter J. Phillips
book
Roger H. Boulet, M.B. Loates Publishing, Markham, Ontario, 1981
13.75 x 16 x 1.5 ins ( 34.9 x 40.6 x 3.8 cms )
Auction Estimate: $30.00 - $50.00
Price Realized $177.00
Sale date: February 21st 2018
BOOKS AND REFERENCE
Selection of Six Books related to Inuit Art
books
“Eskimo” (Edmund Carpenter, Frederick Varley, Robert Flaherty, University of TorontoPress, 1968); “The Eskimo and His Art” (Carson I.A. Ritchie, Academy Editions, 1975); “Arts of the Eskimo: Prints” (Patrick Furneaux and Leo Rosshandler, Signum Press, Montreal, 1974); “The Inuit Print” (National Museum of Man, Ottawa, 1977); “The Far North: 2000 Years of American Eskimo and Indian Art” ( Henry B. Collins, Frederica de Laguna, Edmund Carpenter and Peter Stone, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1973); “Eskimo Prints” (James Houston, Barre Publishing, 1967); included in this lot, 3 slides of Inuit masks
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Auction Estimate: $150.00 - $200.00
Price Realized $177.00
Sale date: February 21st 2018
BOOKS AND REFERENCE
3 Books on A.J. Casson
books
“A.J. Casson, His Life and Works, A Tribute” (Paul Duval, Cebrus/ Pretice-Hall, 1980), signed by A.J. Casson on front title page; “A.J. Casson” (Paul Duval, The Ryerson Press Toronto, 1951); “A.J. Casson” (Margaret Gray, Margaret Rand and Lois Steen, Gage Publishing, 1976)
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Auction Estimate: $150.00 - $200.00
Price Realized $177.00
Sale date: February 21st 2018
BOOKS AND REFERENCE
Canadian National Exhibition Catalogues (1936, 1937 & 1939) & Canadian Armed Forces Art Exhibition, 1942)
four catalogues
“Canadian National Exhibition Catalogue of the Arts, 1936”; “Canadian National Exhibition of the Arts, 1937”; “Canadian National Exhibition Catalogue of the Arts, 1939”; “Canadian Armed Forces Art Exhibition” (Hart House, University of Toronto, November 14th to 29th, 1942)
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Auction Estimate: $75.00 - $125.00
Price Realized $177.00
Sale date: July 18th 2018
BOOKS AND REFERENCE
“Thoreau MacDonald”; “Banting as an Artist”; “The Adventure of Canadian Painting”; “The Group of Seven in Western Canada”; “Lawren S. Harris: Urban Scenes and Wilderness Landscapes”; “The Polish Canadians”
six books
“Thoreau MacDonald” (E.R. Hunter, Canadian Art Series, Toronto, 2942); “Banting as an Artist” (A.Y. Jackson, Toronto, 1943); “The Adventure of Canadian Painting” (Richard S. Lambert, McClelland & Stewart, 1947); “The Group of Seven in Western Canada” (Catharine M. Mastin, Ed., Calgary, 2002); “Lawren S. Harris: Urban Scenes and Wilderness Landscapes” (Jeremy Adamson, Toronto, 1978); “The Polish Canadians” (William Kurelek, Tundra Books, 1981);
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Auction Estimate: $200.00 - $300.00
Price Realized $177.00
Sale date: March 20th 2019
BOOKS AND REFERENCE
“Southern Cross”; “The Arts in Canada”; “A Grand Eye for Glory”; “Put on her Mettle”; “Painting Canada: Tom Thomson and the Group of Seven”; “Jeremy Smith”; “Modernism in Quebec Art, 1916-1946”
seven books
“Southern Cross” (Laurence Hyde, Los Angeles, 1951); “The Arts in Canada” (Canadian Citizenship Series, Ottawa, 1967); “A Grand Eye for Glory” (Robert Burford Mason, Toronto, 1998); “Put on her Mettle” (Natalie Luckyj, Toronto, 1999); “Painting Canada: Tom Thomson and the Group of Seven” (Dulwich Picture Gallery, London, 2011); “Jeremy Smith” (Mira Godard Gallery, Toronto, 2014); “Modernism in Quebec Art, 1916-1946” (Jean-René Ostiguy, Ottawa, 1982)
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Auction Estimate: $200.00 - $300.00
Price Realized $177.00
Sale date: March 20th 2019
BOOKS AND REFERENCE
Memoirs of an Art Dealer, volumes 1 and 2
two books
G. Blair Laing, Memoirs of an Art Dealer (Toronto, McClelland & Stewart, 1979); G. Blair Laing, Memoirs of an Art Dealer 2 (Toronto, McClelland & Stewart, 1982), signed by the author on the title page
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Auction Estimate: $150.00 - $200.00
Price Realized $177.00
Sale date: July 16th 2019
BOOKS AND REFERENCE
Eighteen Canadian Art Reference Books
“Watercolour Painting in Saskatchewan 1905-1980” (Mendel Art Gallery, Saskatoon, 1981); “Seven Saskatchewan Folk Artists: From the Permanent Collections of the Mendel Art Gallery and Saskatchewan Arts Board” (Ann Harbuz, Medndel Art Gallery, The Gallery, Saskatoon, 1983); “Tradition and Innovation: Saskatoon Art and the 1950s (Dan Ring, Mendel Art Gallery, The Gallery, Saskatoon, 1987); “From Regionalism to Abstraction: Mashel Teitelbaum and Saskatchewan Art in the 1940s” (Dan Ring, Matthew Teitelbaum, Mendel Art Gallery, Saskatoon, 1991); “Robert Ayre: The Critic and the Collection” (The Gallery, Montreal, 1992); “A Boundless Horizon: Visual Records of Exploration and Settlement in the Manitoba Region, 1624-1824 / The Winnipeg Art Gallery, September 15-October 30, 1983” (Virginia G. Berry, The Gallery, Winnipeg, c. 1983); “Modernism in Quebec Art, 1916-1946” (Jean-René Ostiguy, National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa, 1982); “Discerning Tastes: Montreal Collectors, 1880-1920” (Janet M. Brooke, Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, Montreal, c. 1989); “Achieving the Modern: Canadian Abstract Painting and Design in the 1950s” (Robert Stacey, WAG, Winnipeg, 1993); “The Winnipeg School of Art: The Early Years” (Marilyn Baker, University of Manitoba Press, Winnipeg, 1984); “White Winds of Dawn” (Frances Beatrice Taylor, J.E.H. MacDonald illus., McClelland & Stewart, Toronto, 1924); “Fires of Driftwood” (Isabel Ecclestone Mackay, J.E.H. MacDonald illus., McClelland & Stewart, Toronto, 1922); “Thorn Apple Tree” (Grace Campbell, Wm. Collins Sons & Co., Toronto, 1942); “The Downfall of Temlaham” (Marius Barbeau, The MacMillan Company of Canada, Toronto, 1929); “Cities of Canada: Reproductions from the Seagram Collection of Paintings” (Distillers Corporation-Seagrams Ltd., House of Seagram, Montreal, 1953); “Art Plastic Designed for Living” (Andrea DiNoto, Abbeville Press, New York, 1984); “The Lost Craft of Ornamented Architecture: Canadian Architectural Drawings, 1850-1930” (Jean B. Weir, Dalhousie University, Halifax, 1983); “Canadian Centre for Architecture: Building and Gardens” (Larry Richards, Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montreal, 1989)
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Auction Estimate: $200.00 - $300.00
Price Realized $177.00
Sale date: December 12th 2019
BOOKS AND REFERENCE
Twelve Canadian Art Magazine Issues
includes October-November 1943, November 1946, Spring-Summer 1948, Christmas-New Year 1949-50, October 1951, Spring 1952, New Year 1955, Summer 1955, Winter 1956, Spring 1956, Autumn 1958, Spring 1957
10 x 7.5 ins ( 25.4 x 19.1 cms ) ( each )
Auction Estimate: $200.00 - $300.00
Price Realized $177.00
Sale date: December 12th 2019
