Past Auction Highlights

Artwork by Maud Lewis, Carriage Ride Through Town
MAUD LEWIS
Carriage Ride Through Town

mixed media on board
signed lower right; unframed
11.5 x 13.75 ins ( 29.2 x 34.9 cms )

Auction Estimate: $18,000.00$14,000.00 - $18,000.00
Price Realized $21,240.00
Sale date: October 22nd 2019

Artwork by Edward Seago, Morning Sunlight on the Orwell
EDWARD SEAGO
Morning Sunlight on the Orwell

oil on masonite
signed lower left and titled on a frame plaque; titled on a label on the reverse
20 x 30 ins ( 50.8 x 76.2 cms )

Auction Estimate: $20,000.00$15,000.00 - $20,000.00
Price Realized $50,400.00
Sale date: June 8th 2023

Artwork by John William Beatty, Baie St. Paul
JOHN WILLIAM BEATTY
Baie St. Paul

oil on canvas
signed and dated 1929 lower left
18 x 22 ins ( 45.7 x 55.9 cms )

Auction Estimate: $30,000.00$25,000.00 - $30,000.00
Price Realized $32,200.00
Sale date: November 25th 2015

Artwork by Bruno Cote, October at the Camp
BRUNO COTE
October at the Camp

oil on canvas
signed lower right; signed and titled on the reverse; unframed
47.75 x 71.5 ins ( 121.3 x 181.6 cms )

Auction Estimate: $9,000.00$7,000.00 - $9,000.00
Price Realized $39,100.00
Sale date: September 20th 2017

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Artwork by Jean Paul Riopelle, Polyvalencia
JEAN PAUL RIOPELLE
Polyvalencia

oil on canvas
signed lower right; inscribed “PM 20” on the stretcher; catalogue raisonné #1961.024H.1961
16 x 12.75 ins ( 40.6 x 32.4 cms )

Auction Estimate: $200,000.00$100,000.00 - $200,000.00
Price Realized $120,000.00
Sale date: June 15th 2022

Artwork by Jean Paul Riopelle, Sans titre, 1970
JEAN PAUL RIOPELLE
Sans titre, 1970

oil on board
11.75 x 6.75 ins ( 29.8 x 17.1 cms )

Auction Estimate: $50,000.00$30,000.00 - $50,000.00
Price Realized $52,800.00
Sale date: December 3rd 2020

Artwork by Alfred Joseph Casson, Afterglow, Moose Lake
ALFRED JOSEPH CASSON
Afterglow, Moose Lake

oil on canvas
signed lower right
24 x 30 ins ( 61 x 76.2 cms )

Auction Estimate: $90,000.00$70,000.00 - $90,000.00
Price Realized $63,250.00
Sale date: May 29th 2014

Artwork by Jack Hamilton Bush, Ochre Blue Square
JACK HAMILTON BUSH
Ochre Blue Square

oil on canvas
signed and dated 1962 lower left; signed, titled and dated 1962 on the reverse
30 x 24 ins ( 76.2 x 61 cms )

Auction Estimate: $40,000.00$30,000.00 - $40,000.00
Price Realized $30,680.00
Sale date: May 28th 2019

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