Past Auction Highlights

Artwork by Maud Lewis, Winter Sleighing Scene with a Covered Bridge
MAUD LEWIS
Winter Sleighing Scene with a Covered Bridge

mixed media on board
signed lower right
11.25 x 12 ins ( 28.6 x 30.5 cms )

Auction Estimate: $30,000.00$20,000.00 - $30,000.00
Price Realized $26,400.00
Sale date: December 1st 2022

Artwork by Maud Lewis, Two Oxen
MAUD LEWIS
Two Oxen

mixed media on board
signed lower right
11 x 13.5 ins ( 27.9 x 34.3 cms )

Auction Estimate: $15,000.00$12,000.00 - $15,000.00
Price Realized $20,400.00
Sale date: October 10th 2023

Artwork by Cyril Power, The Eight, 1930
CYRIL POWER
The Eight, 1930

linocut
signed, titled and numbered 49/50 twice
15.25 x 10.25 ins ( 38.7 x 26 cms ) ( sight )

Auction Estimate: $120,000.00$80,000.00 - $120,000.00
Price Realized $114,000.00
Sale date: June 8th 2023

Artwork by Emily Carr, Two Totems
EMILY CARR
Two Totems

oil on board
artist estate stamp lower left
16.25 x 13.75 in ( 41.3 x 34.9 cm )

Auction Estimate: $200,000.00$150,000.00 - $200,000.00
Price Realized $180,000.00
Sale date: May 30th 2024

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Past Auction Highlights

Artwork by Ted Harrison, Yellow House, Atlin
TED HARRISON
Yellow House, Atlin

acrylic on canvas
signed and dated 1975 lower right; titled on the reverse
24 x 18 in ( 61 x 45.7 cm )

Auction Estimate: $15,000.00$12,000.00 - $15,000.00
Price Realized $20,400.00
Sale date: October 22nd 2024

Artwork by Lawren Stewart Harris, Algoma Sketch XCII (Algoma Autumn)
LAWREN STEWART HARRIS
Algoma Sketch XCII (Algoma Autumn)

oil on panel
titled on a label on the reverse; a cross in a circle inscribed on the reverse
10.25 x 13.75 ins ( 26 x 34.9 cms )

Auction Estimate: $250,000.00$150,000.00 - $250,000.00
Price Realized $130,000.00
Sale date: May 28th 2019

Artwork by Arthur Lismer, Sumach and Sun Glow, Georgian Bay
ARTHUR LISMER
Sumach and Sun Glow, Georgian Bay

oil on board
signed and dated 1944 lower left; signed and titled on a label on the reverse
12 x 15.75 ins ( 30.5 x 40 cms )

Auction Estimate: $30,000.00$20,000.00 - $30,000.00
Price Realized $22,000.00
Sale date: December 6th 2023

Artwork by Frances Anne Hopkins, Voyageurs Encampment (Camp Scene on the Ottawa)
FRANCES ANNE HOPKINS
Voyageurs Encampment (Camp Scene on the Ottawa)

oil on canvas
signed with initials and dated 1867 lower right
15 x 26.25 ins ( 38.1 x 66.7 cms )

Auction Estimate: $90,000.00$70,000.00 - $90,000.00
Price Realized $552,000.00
Sale date: December 1st 2022

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