Past Auction Highlights

Artwork by Harold Barling Town, Tyranny of the Corner (Hypothesis Set)
HAROLD BARLING TOWN
Tyranny of the Corner (Hypothesis Set)

oil and lucite on canvas
signed (twice), titled and dated 1962 (twice) on the reverse
81 x 74 ins ( 205.7 x 188 cms )

Auction Estimate: $30,000.00$20,000.00 - $30,000.00
Price Realized $20,700.00
Sale date: November 22nd 2016

Artwork by Guido Molinari, Série noir/blanc
GUIDO MOLINARI
Série noir/blanc

acrylic on canvas
signed and dated “11/67” on the reverse
81 x 68 ins ( 205.7 x 172.7 cms )

Auction Estimate: $300,000.00$200,000.00 - $300,000.00
Price Realized $264,000.00
Sale date: June 15th 2022

Artwork by Sorel Etrog, La Dance
SOREL ETROG
La Dance

bronze
stamped signature and numbered (7/7) on the base
19.5 x 14 x 6.5 ins ( 49.5 x 35.6 x 16.5 cms ) ( overall )

Auction Estimate: $25,000.00$20,000.00 - $25,000.00
Price Realized $31,200.00
Sale date: November 22nd 2021

Artwork by Henry George Glyde, Alaska Highway, Northern British Columbia
HENRY GEORGE GLYDE
Alaska Highway, Northern British Columbia

oil on canvas
signed lower left
20 x 26 ins ( 50.8 x 66 cms )

Auction Estimate: $7,000.00$5,000.00 - $7,000.00
Price Realized $54,280.00
Sale date: June 1st 2021

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Artwork by Maud Lewis, Two Oxen with Red Cart, Winter
MAUD LEWIS
Two Oxen with Red Cart, Winter

mixed media on board
signed lower right
12 x 13.75 ins ( 30.5 x 34.9 cms )

Auction Estimate: $20,000.00$15,000.00 - $20,000.00
Price Realized $36,000.00
Sale date: July 19th 2022

Artwork by Alexander Young Jackson, Morning, St. Tite des Caps
ALEXANDER YOUNG JACKSON
Morning, St. Tite des Caps

oil on panel
signed lower right; signed on the reverse; signed and titled on the reverse of the framing
8.5 x 10.5 ins ( 21.6 x 26.7 cms )

Auction Estimate: $35,000.00$25,000.00 - $35,000.00
Price Realized $55,200.00
Sale date: November 22nd 2021

Artwork by Alfred Joseph Casson, Jackknife Bay
ALFRED JOSEPH CASSON
Jackknife Bay

oil on board
signed lower right; signed, titled and dated “September ‘82” on the reverse
12 x 15 ins ( 30.5 x 38.1 cms )

Auction Estimate: $25,000.00$20,000.00 - $25,000.00
Price Realized $34,500.00
Sale date: May 31st 2016

Artwork by William Kurelek, Stop Thief!
WILLIAM KURELEK
Stop Thief!

mixed media on board
signed with monogram and dated 1974 lower right; titled on the reverse
7.25 x 8.75 ins ( 18.4 x 22.2 cms )

Auction Estimate: $18,000.00$14,000.00 - $18,000.00
Price Realized $34,500.00
Sale date: May 31st 2016

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