Books and Reference
Previously Sold Works
BOOKS AND REFERENCE
Eight Canadian Art Reference Books (Including Bush, Gagnon, Town, Cahen, among others)
eight books
Full catalogue listing in details
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Auction Estimate: $200.00 - $300.00
Price Realized $390.00
Sale date: August 17th 2021
BOOKS AND REFERENCE
Eight Indigenous Art Reference Books
eight books
- “Pictographs: The Graphic Art of James Simon Mishibinijima” (The Porcupine’s Quill, Erin, Ontario, 1987);
- “Raven’s Cry” (Christie Harris, Bill Reid [illustrations], Douglas & McIntyre, Vancouver and Toronto, 1992);
- “The Elders are Watching” (Dave Bouchard, Roy Henry Vickers [illustrations], Eagle Dancer, Tofino, 1990);
- “The Sound of the Drum: The Sacred Art of the Anishnabec” (Mary E. Southcott, Boston Mills Press, 1985 - signed by the author on the title page);
- “Cedar” (Hilary Stewart, Douglas & McIntyre, Vancouver & Toronto, 1984);
- “Norval Morrisseau and the Emergence of the Image Makers” (Elizabeth McLuhan and Tom Hill, Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto, 1984);
- “A Cree Life: The Art of Allen Sapp” (John Anson Warner, Thecla Bradshaw, J.J. Douglas Ltd., Vancouver, 1977 - signed by the artist on the title page);
- “Norval Morrisseau” (Key Porter Books, Toronto, 1997)
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Auction Estimate: $150.00 - $250.00
Price Realized $360.00
Sale date: July 14th 2020
BOOKS AND REFERENCE
Eight Books
eight books
“A Concise History of Canadian Painting” (Dennis Reid, Oxford University Press, 1973); “Early Painters and Engravers in Canada” (J. Russell Harper, University of Toronto Press, 1970); “The Public Archives of Canada: Catalogue of Pictures” (Part 1, James F. Kenney, The Mortimer Company Limited, Ottawa, 1923); “Krieghoff” (J. Russell Harper, University of Toronto Press, Toronto/Buffalo/London, 1979, signed by the author); “Lemieux” (Guy Robert, translated to English by John David Allan, Gage Publishing, Toronto/Vancouver/Calgary/Montreal, 1975, signed by Guy Robert); “L’Estampe au Québec, 1900-1950” (Denis Martin, Musée du Québec, 1988); “Lords of the Stone: An Antropology of Eskimo Suculpture” (Alistair Macduff and George M. Galpin, Whitecap Books, North Vancouver, 1982); “Sculpture of the Eskimo” (George Swinton, McClelland & Stewart, Toronto, 1972)
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Auction Estimate: $400.00 - $600.00
Price Realized $354.00
Sale date: July 16th 2019
BOOKS AND REFERENCE
A.J. Casson: Roberts Gallery
book with lithograph
Paul Duval, Roberts Gallery, 1975; signed by the author and artist and numbered 104/325 on the back Edition Notice page; “Sunlit Isle”- signed and numbered 104/300 in the lower margin, titled on protective sheet, enclosed in hard cover; unframed (11.75 x 11.75 ins)
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Auction Estimate: $400.00 - $500.00
Price Realized $354.00
Sale date: July 16th 2019
BOOKS AND REFERENCE
Fifteen Canadian Art Reference Books
“Impressionism in Canada: A Journey of Rediscovery” (A.K. Prakash, Arnoldsche Art Publishers, Stuttgart, 2015); “Architects & Artisans: Canadian Art 1890-1918” (Charles C. Hill, National Gallery Artistsof Canada, Ottawa, 2013); “Painting in Canada: A History” (John Russell Harper, University of Toronto Press, Toronto, 1966); “Treasures of The National Gallery of Canada” (David Franklin, National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa, 2003); “Canadian Art - Volumes 1 A-F and II G-K” (Charles C. Hill and Pierre B. Landry, National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa, 1988-1994); “The National Gallery of Canada” (Jean Sutherland Boggs, Oxford University Press, Toronto, 1971); “Index to Art in Canada to 1930” (Electronic resource, National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa); “A Place for Art: The Architecture of the National Gallery of Canada” (Witold Rybczynski, National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa, 1993); “The Contemporary Arts Society: Montréal, 1939-1948 = La Société d’art Contemporain: Montréal, 1939-1948” (Edmonton Art Gallery, Edmonton, c. 1980); “The Flat Side of the Landscape: The Emma Lake Artists’ Workshops” (John O’Brian, Mendel Art Gallery, Saskatoon, 1989);
“Canadian Art: It’s Origin & Development” (William G. Colgate, The Ryerson Press, Toronto, c. 1943); “Saskatchewan: Art and Artists” (Terry Fenton and Wayne Morgan, Regina, s.n., 1971); “Our Own Country Canada: Being An Account of the National Aspirations of the Principal Landscape Artists in Montreal and Toronto 1860-1890” (Dennis Reid, National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa, 1979); “The True North: Canadian Landscape Painting 1896-1939” (Barbican Art Gallery, Lund Humphries, London, 1991); “Abstraction West: Emma Lake and after = Abstraction dans l’ouest le lac et après” (Terry Fenton, National Gallery of Canada Journal No. 11, 1 March 1976)
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Auction Estimate: $350.00 - $450.00
Price Realized $354.00
Sale date: December 12th 2019
BOOKS AND REFERENCE
Fifteen Reference Books related to Tom Thomson and The Group of Seven (with transparency of the “Northern Lights” by Tom Thomson)
fifteen books and one transparency
“The Gallery of Canadian Art: Tom Thomson” (R.H. Hubbard, 1962);
“Tom Thomson: The Algonquin Years” (Ottelyn Addison in collaboration with Elizabeth Harwood, 1975);
“J.E.H. MacDonald Sketchbook, 1915-1922” (Hunter Bishop, 1979);
“A.J. Casson” (Paul Duval, 1951);
“J.E.H. MacDonald, R.C.A., 1873-1932” (Art Gallery of Toronto, 1965);
“The McMichael Conservation Collection” (Paul Duval, 1967);
“The McMichael Canadian Collection” (Paul Duval, n.d.);
“The Art of Tom Thomson” (Joan Murray, 1971);
“Aurora: The Mysterious Northern Lights” (Candace Savage, 1994);
“Lawren Stewart Harris A Painter’s Progress” (The Americas Society, 2000);
“Lawren Harris North by West: The Arctic and Rocky Mountain, Paintings of Lawren Harris 1924-1931” (Glenbow Museum, 1991);
“F.H. Varley: A Centennial Exhibition” (Christopher Varley, 1981);
“Lawren S. Harris: Urban Scenes and Wilderness Landscapes 1906-1930” (Jeremy Adamson, 1978);
“The Cartoons of Arthur Lismer” (Ian M. Thom, 1985);
“Bright Land: A Warm Look at Arthur Lismer” (Lois Darroch, 1981);
“Frederick H. Varley” (Peter Varley, 1983);
with Tom Thomson “Northern Lights” transparency
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Auction Estimate: $400.00 - $500.00
Price Realized $354.00
Sale date: January 28th 2020
BOOKS AND REFERENCE
Canadian Art Books and Exhibition Catalogues
eight books and catalogues
- “Canadian War Memorials Paintings Exhibition - 1920” (Canadian War Records Office, Ottawa, 1920);
- “Catalogue of the Canadian Art Club Second Annual Exhibition” (Canadian Art Club, County of York, 1909);
- “Exposition d’Art Canadien” (Musée du Jeu de Paume, Paris, 1927);
- “Third Biennial Exhibition of Canadian Painting 1959” (The National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa, 1969);
- “Seventh Biennial Exhibition of Canadian Painting 1968” (The National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa, 1968);
-”From Women’s Eyes: Women Painters in Canada” (Agnes Etherington Art Centre, Kingston, 1975);
- “A Collector’s Choice of Canadian Art” (Bram Garber, Montreal, n.d.);
- “Peinture canadienne des années trente” (Charles C. Hill, National Gallery of Canada, 1975);
- “L’art du connaisseur” (Musee des Beaux-Arts de Montreal, Montreal, 1978)
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Auction Estimate: $300.00 - $400.00
Price Realized $360.00
Sale date: August 17th 2021
BOOKS AND REFERENCE
Portfolio of Canadian Art
one volume
Rous and Mann, Toronto, 1926; Reproductions of Important Canadian Paintings, including Cornelius Krieghoff, Otto Jacobi, Paul Kane, Daniel Fowler, William Brymner, Paul Peel, Blair Bruce, Frederick M. Bell-Smith, James Wilson Morrice and Tom Thomson. Introductory text by Eric Browne and biographical sketches by Fred Jacob; within its original portofolio
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Auction Estimate: $200.00 - $300.00
Price Realized $316.00
Sale date: December 14th 2016
BOOKS AND REFERENCE
Cineplex Odeon-The First Ten Years; Maurice Cullen-1866-1934; Colville; Homer Watson-The Man of Doon; Jack Bush-A Retrospective; Hidden Values-Contemporary Canadian Art in Corporate Collections; Joe Fafard; Iskowitz; The Art of Betty Goodwin
nine books
“Cineplex Odeon: The First Ten Years” (David Burnett, Toronto, 1989); “Maurice Cullen: 1866-1934” (Sylvia Antoniou, Queen’s University, 1982); “Colville” (David Burnett, Art Gallery of Ontario, 1983); “Homer Watson: The Man of Doon” (Muriel Miller, Toronto, 1988); “Jack Bush: A Retrospective” (Art Gallery of Ontario, 1976); “Hidden Values: Contemporary Canadian Art in Corporate Collections” (Robert Swain, Vancouver/Toronto, 1994); Joe Fafard (Terrence Heath, National Gallery of Canada, 2007); Iskowitz (David Burnett, Art Gallery of Ontario, 1982); “The Art of Betty Goodwin” [Jessica Bradley & Matthew Teitelbaum (eds.), Art Gallery of Ontario, 1998]
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Auction Estimate: $500.00 - $700.00
Price Realized $325.00
Sale date: December 12th 2018
BOOKS AND REFERENCE
Canadian Art in the Twentieth Century; The Ontario Community Collects; Agnes Etherington Art Centre-Permanent Collection 1968; A Concise History of Canadian Painting; Art Gallery of Ontario-The Canadian Collection; Joan Murray-Confessions of a Curator
six books
“Canadian Art in the Twentieth Century” (Joan Murray, Toronto, 1999); “The Ontario Community Collects” (William C. Forsey, Art Gallery of Ontario, 1975); “Agnes Etherington Art Centre: Permanent Collection 1968” (Queen’s University, 1968); “A Concise History of Canadian Painting” (Dennis Reid, Don Mills, 2012, Third Edition); “Art Gallery of Ontario: The Canadian Collection” (Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto, 1970); “Confessions of a Curator: Adventures in Canadian Art” (Joan Murray, Oshawa, 1984)
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Auction Estimate: $300.00 - $400.00
Price Realized $325.00
Sale date: December 12th 2018
BOOKS AND REFERENCE
Selection of 6 Books on Canadian Art
six books
“Christopher Pratt: Personal Reflections on a Life in Art” - signed by the artist on the title page (Christopher Pratt and David Silcox, Key Porter Books, 1995); “Christopher Pratt”- signed by the artist and authors on front cover page (David P. Silcox and Meriké Weiler, Prentice-Hall Canada Inc., 1982); “The Group of Seven” (Peter Mellen, McClelland and Stewart Limited, 1970); “Gershon Iskowitz: Painter of Light”- signed by the artist on title page, signed by the author on inside title page (Adele Freedman, Merritt Publishing Company Limited, 1982); “Ken Danby”- signed by the author on front title page (Paul Duval, Clarke, Irwin and Company Limited, 1976); “David Milne” (Ed. Ian M. Thom, Douglas and McIntyre, 1991)
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Auction Estimate: $200.00 - $300.00
Price Realized $325.00
Sale date: July 16th 2019
BOOKS AND REFERENCE
Selection of Books on Historical Canadian Art
six books
“The Tranquility and the Turbulence: The Life and Work of Walter J. Phillips” (Roger Boulet, M.B. Loates Publishing, 1981); “Paul Kane’s Frontier” (J. Russell Harper, The National Gallery of Canada, 1971); “Miller Brittain: When the Stars Threw Down Their Spears” (Tom Smart, Beaverbrook Art Gallery, 2007); “Krieghoff” (J. Russell Harper, Key Porter Books, 1999); “The Tangled Garden: The Art of J.E.H. MacDonald”- signed by the author on title page (Paul Duval, Cerebrus/ Prentice-Hall, 1978); “Tom Thomson: The Silence and the Storm”- signed by the authors and dated 1978 on front cover page (David Silcox and Harold Town, McClelland and Stewart, 1977)
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Auction Estimate: $250.00 - $350.00
Price Realized $325.00
Sale date: July 16th 2019
BOOKS AND REFERENCE
Paul Duval, “A.J. Casson”; A.J. Casson “Sunlit Isle” lithograph
book with lithograph and letter
Paul Duval, “A.J. Casson”, Roberts Gallery, 1975; signed by the author and artist and numbered 5/325 on the Edition Notice page; includes “Sunlit Isle” (signed and numbered 5/325 in the lower margin, titled on protective sheet, 11.75 x 11.75 ins (sheet size)); enclosed in hard cover; with letter from A.J. Casson to Paul Duval (dated August 4th, 1975 and signed by A.J. Casson)
11.75 x 11.75 ins ( 29.8 x 29.8 cms ) ( sheet size )
Auction Estimate: $200.00 - $300.00
Price Realized $325.00
Sale date: January 28th 2020
BOOKS AND REFERENCE
Twelve Reference Books and Catalogues on Canadian Abstraction
books and catalogues
“Ray Mead: New Paintings” (Waddington and Shiell Galleries Ltd., 1988);
“John Meredith: A Retrospective” (Kaspar Gallery, 1991);
“John Meredith: New Paintings” (The Isaacs Gallery, 1980);
“Origins of Abstraction in Ontario: The Abstracts at Home Show 1953” (The Robert McLaughlin Gallery, 1992);
“A Disquisition on Abstract Painting” (Rous and Mann, 1954);
“Alexandra Luke” (The Robert McLaughlin Gallery, n.d.);
“Tom Hodgson: Creativity Is Change” (Merton Gallery, n.d., signed by Tom Hodgson on inside cover);
“Alfred Pellan” (The National Gallery of Canada, 1960);
“Jock MacDonald: The Inner Landscape: A Retrospective Exhibition” (The Art Gallery of Ontario, 1981);
“G. Iskowitz: An Exhibition of Rare Paintings from the 1960’s and 1970’s” (Miriam Shiell, 2008);
“Gershon Iskowitz: Paintings from the 1980’s” (Miriam Shiell, 2006);
“The Cahén Archives” (collection of publications on Oscar Cahén bound by the artists estate, 2006 with a note writted to to Paul Duval, signed by Michael Cahén);
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Auction Estimate: $200.00 - $300.00
Price Realized $325.00
Sale date: January 28th 2020
BOOKS AND REFERENCE
Collection of Canadian National Exhibition Catalogues
thirteen exhibition catalogues
includes 1930, 1931, 1932, 1933, 1934, 1935, 1936, 1937, 1938, 1939, 1949, 1947 and 1954
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Auction Estimate: $200.00 - $300.00
Price Realized $325.00
Sale date: February 18th 2020
