Past Auction Highlights

Artwork by James Edward Hervey MacDonald, Tracks and Traffic
JAMES EDWARD HERVEY MACDONALD
Tracks and Traffic

oil on board
signed and dated 1912 lower right
7.5 x 10.5 ins ( 19.1 x 26.7 cms )

Auction Estimate: $250,000.00$200,000.00 - $250,000.00
Price Realized $230,000.00
Sale date: November 22nd 2016

Artwork by Maud Lewis, Covered Bridge in Winter
MAUD LEWIS
Covered Bridge in Winter

oil on board
signed lower right
10.75 x 13.75 ins ( 27.3 x 34.9 cms )

Auction Estimate: $15,000.00$12,000.00 - $15,000.00
Price Realized $43,200.00
Sale date: December 14th 2021

Artwork by Alexander Young Jackson, Evening, Mount Robson from Berg Lake
ALEXANDER YOUNG JACKSON
Evening, Mount Robson from Berg Lake

oil on panel
signed lower right; signed, titled, dated 1914 and inscribed in stencil “S. Walter Stewart” with an unfinished landscape sketch on the reverse
8.5 x 10.5 ins ( 21.6 x 26.7 cms )

Auction Estimate: $30,000.00$20,000.00 - $30,000.00
Price Realized $22,800.00
Sale date: June 24th 2021

Artwork by Sorel Etrog, Sunbird II
SOREL ETROG
Sunbird II

bronze
stamped signature and numbered 3/6
20.5 x 8 x 8.25 ins ( 52.1 x 20.3 x 21 cms ) ( overall )

Auction Estimate: $30,000.00$25,000.00 - $30,000.00
Price Realized $23,600.00
Sale date: September 24th 2020

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Artwork by Gordon Appelbe Smith, West Coast #2 (1974)
GORDON APPELBE SMITH
West Coast #2 (1974)

acrylic on canvas
signed lower right; signed, titled, inscribed “April” and stamped with the artist’s name on the stretcher; dated 1974 on the gallery label on the reverse
56 x 65 ins ( 142.2 x 165.1 cms )

Auction Estimate: $35,000.00$25,000.00 - $35,000.00
Price Realized $40,120.00
Sale date: November 19th 2019

Artwork by Peter Clapham Sheppard, Painting Muskoka Rapids (Self Portrait)
PETER CLAPHAM SHEPPARD
Painting Muskoka Rapids (Self Portrait)

oil on board
signed lower right; titled and dated 1932 with the artist’s estate stamp on the reverse
13 x 16 ins ( 33 x 40.6 cms )

Auction Estimate: $5,000.00$3,000.00 - $5,000.00
Price Realized $20,400.00
Sale date: July 20th 2021

Artwork by Tom Thomson, Road Near Leith
TOM THOMSON
Road Near Leith

oil on canvas
signed and dated 1908 lower right; catalogue raisonne number 1918.04
8.25 x 13.5 ins ( 21 x 34.3 cms )

Auction Estimate: $80,000.00$60,000.00 - $80,000.00
Price Realized $100,300.00
Sale date: May 28th 2019

Artwork by Nora Frances Elisabeth Collyer, Coté Des Neiges
NORA FRANCES ELISABETH COLLYER
Coté Des Neiges

oil on panel
12 x 14 ins ( 30.5 x 35.6 cms )

Auction Estimate: $0.00
Price Realized $23,000.00
Sale date: March 18th 2012

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