Past Auction Highlights

Artwork by Alfred Joseph Casson, Arden Village
ALFRED JOSEPH CASSON
Arden Village

oil on board
signed lower right; signed (twice), titled (twice) and dated 1957 on the reverse
9.25 x 11.25 ins ( 23.5 x 28.6 cms )

Auction Estimate: $40,000.00$30,000.00 - $40,000.00
Price Realized $35,400.00
Sale date: November 20th 2018

Artwork by Lawren Stewart Harris, Houses, University Avenue, Toronto
LAWREN STEWART HARRIS
Houses, University Avenue, Toronto

ink drawing
signed lower right; signed and titled on the reverse, inscribed "Ink Houses- Sumac St. Toronto" on a label affixed to the frame
8.5 x 10.75 in ( 21.6 x 27.3 cm ) ( image )

Auction Estimate: $20,000.00$15,000.00 - $20,000.00
Price Realized $38,400.00
Sale date: November 27th 2024

Artwork by Frederick Grant Banting, Island, French River, Ontario
FREDERICK GRANT BANTING
Island, French River, Ontario

oil on board
signed lower right; titled to gallery label on the reverse; certified and dated “24-4-76” by Lady Henrietta E. Banting on a stamp on the reverse
8.5 x 10.5 ins ( 21.6 x 26.7 cms )

Auction Estimate: $22,000.00$18,000.00 - $22,000.00
Price Realized $31,200.00
Sale date: December 3rd 2020

Artwork by William Kurelek, Streets Pier, Worthing, circa 1957
WILLIAM KURELEK
Streets Pier, Worthing, circa 1957

gouache
signed lower left
30 x 21.5 ins ( 76.2 x 54.6 cms )

Auction Estimate: $35,000.00$25,000.00 - $35,000.00
Price Realized $144,000.00
Sale date: December 6th 2023

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Artwork by Sorel Etrog, Standing Family Group Study
SOREL ETROG
Standing Family Group Study

bronze sculpture
stamped signature and numbered 8/9
16.5 x 5.5 x 3.25 ins ( 41.9 x 14 x 8.3 cms ) ( overall )

Auction Estimate: $18,000.00$14,000.00 - $18,000.00
Price Realized $23,600.00
Sale date: May 29th 2018

Artwork by Jean Albert McEwen, Auto-portrait ocre et rouge #6
JEAN ALBERT MCEWEN
Auto-portrait ocre et rouge #6

oil on canvas
signed, titled and dated 1980 on the reverse
70 x 50 ins ( 177.8 x 127 cms )

Auction Estimate: $35,000.00$25,000.00 - $35,000.00
Price Realized $21,240.00
Sale date: June 15th 2022

Artwork by Jack Hamilton Bush, Five Colour Prints (1965 Portfolio)
JACK HAMILTON BUSH
Five Colour Prints (1965 Portfolio)

complete set of five colour serigraphs
“Red Sash- New York 1962”, “Red Stripes- New York 1962”, “Red Orange Green- 1963”, “Nice Pink- 1965”, “Stripes to the Right- 1965”; each signed, dated 1965 and numbered 57/100, housed in the original portfolio
26 x 20.5 ins ( 66 x 52.1 cms ) ( each )

Auction Estimate: $20,000.00$15,000.00 - $20,000.00
Price Realized $57,500.00
Sale date: May 31st 2016

Artwork by William Kurelek, Arrived Too Early
WILLIAM KURELEK
Arrived Too Early

mixed media on board
signed and dated 1974 lower right; titled on the reverse
12.25 x 12.25 ins ( 31.1 x 31.1 cms )

Auction Estimate: $15,000.00$10,000.00 - $15,000.00
Price Realized $29,900.00
Sale date: November 23rd 2017

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