Previously Sold Works

Artwork by  Books and Reference, A Selection of Eight Books on Frederick H. Varley and The Group of Seven
BOOKS AND REFERENCE
A Selection of Eight Books on Frederick H. Varley and The Group of Seven

eight books
- “The Group of Seven and Tom Thomson” (David P. Silcox, Firefly Books, 2003);
- “F.H. Varley: A Centennial Exhibition” (Christopher Varley, The Edmonton Art Gallery, 1981);
- “The Group of Seven: In Western Canada” (Ed. Catherine Mastin, The Glenbow Museum, 2002);
- “The Canadian Earth: Landscape Paintings by the Group of Seven” (Roger Boulet, Cerebrus Prentice Hall, 1982);
- “Frederick H. Varley” (Peter Varley, Key Porter Books, 1983);
- “The Best of the Group of Seven” (Joan Murray, Robert McLaughlin Gallery, 1984);
- “A Story og the Group of Seven: Canada’s Great Landscape Painters” (Harry Hunkin, Paul Harris Publishing, 1979);
“The Group of Seven” - housed in original slipcase (Peter Mellen, McClelland and Stewart, 1970)
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Auction Estimate: $500.00$300.00 - $500.00
Price Realized $120.00
Sale date: December 14th 2021

Artwork by  Books and Reference, Eleven Canadian Art Reference Books
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Eleven Canadian Art Reference Books

eleven books
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Auction Estimate: $300.00$200.00 - $300.00
Price Realized $120.00
Sale date: December 14th 2021

Artwork by  Books and Reference, Four Canadian Art Books and Print Porfolios
BOOKS AND REFERENCE
Four Canadian Art Books and Print Porfolios

four books and portfolios
- “15 dessins de Léon Bellefleur” (numbered 159/300 - éditions Erta Montréal, Montréal, 1954);
- “Le Pain Quotidien” (Michel Beaulieu, illustrations by Jean McEwen, Esterel, Montreal, 1965);
- “A Portfolio of Canadian Paintings” (The National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa, 1950);
- “Cities of Canada: Reproductions from the Seagram Collection of Paintings” (The House of Seagram, Montreal, 1953)
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Auction Estimate: $400.00$300.00 - $400.00
Price Realized $120.00
Sale date: December 14th 2021

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

seven books
- “Laura Muntz Lyall: Impressionism of Women and Childhood” (Joan Murray, McGill-Queens University Press, 2012);
- “Quiet Harmony: The Art of Mary Hiester Reid” (Brian Foss and Janice Anderson, Art Gallery of Ontario, 2000);
- “The Nude in Canadian Painting” (Jerrold Morris, New Press, 1972);
- “Sympathetic Realism: George A. Reid and the Academic Tradition” (Christine Boyanoski, Art Gallery of Ontario, 1986);
- “Emily Carr:” New Perspectives on a Canadian Icon” (National Gallery of Canada, 2006);
- “Canadian Impressionism” (Paul Duval, McClelland and Stewart, 1990);
- “A Collection of works by Florence Helena McGillivray”- signed and numbered 422 on inside sponsor page (W.C. Allen Friesen Press, 2016)
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Auction Estimate: $400.00$300.00 - $400.00
Price Realized $120.00
Sale date: December 14th 2021

Artwork by  Books and Reference, A Selection of Inuit Art Periodicals and Reference Books
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A Selection of Inuit Art Periodicals and Reference Books

periodicals and books
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Auction Estimate: $250.00$150.00 - $250.00
Price Realized $120.00
Sale date: December 14th 2021

Artwork by  Books and Reference, Collection of Art Reference Books
BOOKS AND REFERENCE
Collection of Art Reference Books

twelve books
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Auction Estimate: $300.00$200.00 - $300.00
Price Realized $108.00
Sale date: August 17th 2021

Artwork by  Books and Reference, Tom Thomson and the Group of Seven Books
BOOKS AND REFERENCE
Tom Thomson and the Group of Seven Books

9 books
- “Tom Thomson The Silence and the Storm” (Harold Town & David Silcox, McClelland and Stewart, Toronto, 1977); signedn by authors; housed in original case;
- “Bright Land, A Warm Look at Arthur Lismer” (Lois Darroch, Merritt Publishing, Toronto/Vancouver, 1981); housed in original case;
- “A Border of Beauty: Arthur Lismer’s Pen and Pencil” (Marjorie Lismer Bridges, Red Rock Publishing, Toronto, 1977);
- “September Gale: A Study of Arthur Lismer” (John A. B. McLeish, J.M. Dent & Sons, Toronto/Vancouver, 1955); signed by the artist
- “Frederick H. Varley” (Peter Varley, Key Porter Books, Toronto, 1983);
- “F.H. Varley Portraits into the Light” (Katerina Atanassova, Dundurn Press, Toronto, 2007);
- “F.H. Varley” (Christopher Varley, The Edmonton Art Gallery, 1981);
- “Edwin Holgate” (Rosalind Pepall & Brian Foss, The Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, Montreal, 2005);
- “Lionel Lemoine Fitzgerald The Development of an Artist” (The Winnipeg Art Gallery, Winnipeg, 1978-79)
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Auction Estimate: $350.00$250.00 - $350.00
Price Realized $108.00
Sale date: December 14th 2021

Artwork by  Books and Reference, Twelve Canadian Art Reference Books
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Twelve Canadian Art Reference Books

twelve books
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Auction Estimate: $200.00$100.00 - $200.00
Price Realized $108.00
Sale date: December 14th 2021

Artwork by  Books and Reference, Nine Canadian Art Reference Books
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Nine Canadian Art Reference Books

9 books
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Auction Estimate: $300.00$200.00 - $300.00
Price Realized $108.00
Sale date: January 31st 2023

Artwork by  Books and Reference, Four Books
BOOKS AND REFERENCE
Four Books


“The Lake O’Hara Art of J.E.H. MacDonald and Hiker’s Guide” (Lisa Christensen, 2003); “Canadian Painting in the Thirties” (Charles Hill, 1975); “David Milne: Watercolours, Painting Towards the Light” (Katharine Lochnan, 2005); “Suzor-Coté: Light and Matter” (Laurier Lacroix, 2002)
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Auction Estimate: $150.00$100.00 - $150.00
Price Realized $96.00
Sale date: September 17th 2014

Artwork by  Books and Reference, Light for a Cold Land; Emily Carr; André Bieler at the Crossroads of Canadian Painting; Climbing the Cold White Peaks; Jori Smith: A Celebration; Harold Town Drawings; David Urban: “The Constructor”
BOOKS AND REFERENCE
Light for a Cold Land; Emily Carr; André Bieler at the Crossroads of Canadian Painting; Climbing the Cold White Peaks; Jori Smith: A Celebration; Harold Town Drawings; David Urban: “The Constructor”

seven books
“Light for a Cold Land: Lawren Harris’s Work and Life - An Interpretation” (Peter Larisey, Toronto, 1993); “Emily Carr: New Perspectives on a Canadian Icon” (Hill, Lamoureux & Thom [curators], National Gallery of Canada/Vancouver Art Gallery, 2006), “André Bieler at the Crossroads of Canadian Painting (Les Presses de L’Université Laval, 2004); “Climbing the Cold White Peaks: A survey of artists in and from Hamilton 1910-1950” (Stuart MacCuaig, Hamilton, 1986); “Jori Smith: A Celebration” (Concordia University, 1997); “Harold Town: Drawings” (McClelland and Stewart Limited, Toronto/Montreal, 1969); “David Urban: “The Constructor”” (Michael Gibson Gallery, 2005)
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Auction Estimate: $400.00$300.00 - $400.00
Price Realized $94.00
Sale date: February 20th 2019

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

seven books
- “The Sacred Scrolls of the Southern Ojibway” (Selwyn Dewdney, University of Toronto Press, Toronto & Buffalo, 1975);
- “Tales from the Smokehouse” (Herbert T. Schwarz, illustrated by Daphne Odjig, Hurtig Publishers, Edmonton, 1974);
- “Images: Stone: B.C.” (Wilson Duff, Oxford University Press, Toronto, 1975);
- “Rock Drawings of the MicMac Indians” (Marion Robertson, Nova Scotia Museum, Halifax, 1973);
- “Norval Morrisseau and the Emergence of the Image Makers” (Elizabeth McLuhan and Tom Hill, Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto, 1984);
- “Stones, Bones and Skin: Ritual and Shamanic Art” (ArtsCanada, Dec. 1973/ Jan. 1974);
- “The Spirit Sings: Artistic Traditions of Canada’s First People” (Glenbow Museum, McClelland and Stewart, Toronto, 1987)
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Auction Estimate: $250.00$150.00 - $250.00
Price Realized $94.00
Sale date: July 14th 2020

Artwork by  Books and Reference, Fourteen Canadian Art Reference Books
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Fourteen Canadian Art Reference Books

fourteen publications
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Auction Estimate: $150.00$100.00 - $150.00
Price Realized $96.00
Sale date: August 17th 2021

Artwork by  Books and Reference, Nineteen International Art Reference Books
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Nineteen International Art Reference Books

nineteen books
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Auction Estimate: $250.00$150.00 - $250.00
Price Realized $96.00
Sale date: August 17th 2021

Artwork by  Books and Reference, A Large Collection of Auction Catalogues and Publications
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A Large Collection of Auction Catalogues and Publications

auction catalogues and publications
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Auction Estimate: $300.00$200.00 - $300.00
Price Realized $96.00
Sale date: August 17th 2021