Previously Sold Works

Artwork by William Kurelek, Bad Companions (Temptation in the Desert Series)
WILLIAM KURELEK
Bad Companions (Temptation in the Desert Series)

mixed media on board
signed, titled and dated 1975 on the reverse
20 x 16 ins ( 50.8 x 40.6 cms )

Auction Estimate: $15,000.00$12,000.00 - $15,000.00
Price Realized $11,500.00
Sale date: May 25th 2017

Artwork by William Kurelek, Hand Garden Rake / Three to Get Married
WILLIAM KURELEK
Hand Garden Rake / Three to Get Married

mixed media on board
titled and inscribed to the original owners “on their wedding” verso
7.75 x 13.5 ins ( 19.7 x 34.3 cms )

Auction Estimate: $20,000.00$15,000.00 - $20,000.00
Price Realized $11,800.00
Sale date: November 19th 2019

Artwork by William Kurelek, Tale of a Dog
WILLIAM KURELEK
Tale of a Dog

mixed media on board
signed with monogram and dated 1975 lower right; titled and dated on the reverse
13.25 x 1.25 ins ( 33.7 x 3.2 cms )

Auction Estimate: $9,000.00$7,000.00 - $9,000.00
Price Realized $10,620.00
Sale date: May 28th 2019

Artwork by William Kurelek, To My Father’s Village
WILLIAM KURELEK
To My Father’s Village

watercolour
signed with initials and dated 1977 lower right; inscribed in Ukrainian lower centre
14 x 22.5 ins ( 35.6 x 57.2 cms )

Auction Estimate: $9,000.00$7,000.00 - $9,000.00
Price Realized $9,775.00
Sale date: November 22nd 2016

Artwork by William Kurelek, Untitled
WILLIAM KURELEK
Untitled

gouache and watercolour on card
Atelier William Kurelek stamp lower right; inscribed “Jean-Louis” and “#352” on the reverse
24 x 16 ins ( 61 x 40.6 cms ) ( sheet )

Auction Estimate: $6,000.00$4,000.00 - $6,000.00
Price Realized $3,840.00
Sale date: December 3rd 2020

Artwork by William Kurelek, Ukrainian Proverb
WILLIAM KURELEK
Ukrainian Proverb

mixed media on board
signed with initials lower right, inscribed “He who chases two rabbits at the same time catches neither” in Ukrainian and English; dated 1974 and titled (twice) on the reverse
10 x 4.5 ins ( 25.4 x 11.4 cms )

Auction Estimate: $20,000.00$15,000.00 - $20,000.00
Price Realized $41,400.00
Sale date: November 28th 2014

Artwork by William Kurelek, The Good Fish and the Bad
WILLIAM KURELEK
The Good Fish and the Bad

gouache
signed with monogram and dated 1966 lower right; titled and inscribed on a label on the reverse
11 x 15 ins ( 27.9 x 38.1 cms )

Auction Estimate: $18,000.00$15,000.00 - $18,000.00
Price Realized $17,250.00
Sale date: November 25th 2015

Artwork by William Kurelek, Madonna and Child with Flowers
WILLIAM KURELEK
Madonna and Child with Flowers

gouache on paper on board
signed lower left; inscribed with the artist’s name, title, “No. 2” and William Kurelek’s former address in London, UK on the reverse of the frame
18.75 x 23.5 in ( 47.6 x 59.7 cm )

Auction Estimate: $20,000.00$15,000.00 - $20,000.00
Price Realized $15,000.00
Sale date: April 23rd 2024

Artwork by William Kurelek, Mexican Coconut Factory
WILLIAM KURELEK
Mexican Coconut Factory

mixed media on board
signed with initials lower right; titled on the reverse
12.25 x 5.5 ins ( 31.1 x 14 cms )

Auction Estimate: $9,000.00$7,000.00 - $9,000.00
Price Realized $11,520.00
Sale date: March 30th 2021

Artwork by William Kurelek, The Well Watered Post
WILLIAM KURELEK
The Well Watered Post

mixed media on board
signed with monogram and dated 1973 lower right; titled and dated on the reverse, titled and dated on the gallery label on the reverse
6 x 7 ins ( 15.2 x 17.8 cms )

Auction Estimate: $9,000.00$7,000.00 - $9,000.00
Price Realized $10,200.00
Sale date: July 25th 2023

Artwork by William Kurelek, Winter Wheat, Ontario, 1969
WILLIAM KURELEK
Winter Wheat, Ontario, 1969

mixed media on board
signed with monogram and dated 1969 lower right; titled and dated 1969 on a gallery label on the reverse
10 x 12 in ( 25.4 x 30.5 cm )

Auction Estimate: $15,000.00$10,000.00 - $15,000.00
Price Realized $9,600.00
Sale date: January 28th 2025

Artwork by William Kurelek, Sports Portfolio
WILLIAM KURELEK
Sports Portfolio

twelve lithographs
each signed, initialled, numbered 161/225, and embossed with the artist’s stamp in the lower margin; each unframed
17 x 12.5 ins ( 43.2 x 31.8 cms ) ( sheet (each) )

Auction Estimate: $4,000.00$3,000.00 - $4,000.00
Price Realized $9,120.00
Sale date: February 27th 2024

Artwork by William Kurelek, Breakaway
WILLIAM KURELEK
Breakaway

lithograph
initialed and dated 1976 within the plate; signed and numbered 578/950 within the margin
12 x 29.5 ins ( 30.5 x 74.9 cms )

Auction Estimate: $1,200.00$800.00 - $1,200.00
Price Realized $7,000.00
Sale date: November 28th 2014

Artwork by William Kurelek, Memo of the Isaacs Gallery Workshop
WILLIAM KURELEK
Memo of the Isaacs Gallery Workshop

graphite drawing heightened with white
dated 1970 and inscribed on the reverse of the framing:

“From the Isaacs Gallery Workshop
A joint going away gift to our Marlene

Av Isaacs: gave materials, situation, location, artist, customer etc towards the making of this gift

Bill Kurelek: did the drawing

Stan Beecham: made the frame

Rashied: finished the frame with M.L and color

Hal Ames: fitted, linen lined the picture and frame

We all shall sincerely miss you.”

An Isaacs Gallery label present on the reverse
13.3 x 7.75 ins ( 33.8 x 19.7 cms ) ( sheet )

Auction Estimate: $12,000.00$9,000.00 - $12,000.00
Price Realized $7,800.00
Sale date: June 28th 2022

Artwork by William Kurelek, Marriage Cooperation
WILLIAM KURELEK
Marriage Cooperation

ink drawing
signed, signed with monogram, titled, dated 1974 and inscribed “Ukrainian Pioneers Making Lumber by Hand in Alberta” lower right; titled and inscribed on a label on the reverse of the framing
16 x 19.25 ins ( 40.6 x 48.9 cms )

Auction Estimate: $3,500.00$2,500.00 - $3,500.00
Price Realized $4,830.00
Sale date: November 25th 2015

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