Past Auction Highlights

Artwork by Jack Hamilton Bush, Summer Gone
JACK HAMILTON BUSH
Summer Gone

acrylic on canvas
signed, titled and dated “Aug. 1976” on the reverse (also titled on the stretcher)
28.5 x 61.5 ins ( 72.4 x 156.2 cms ) ( overall, triangular )

Auction Estimate: $90,000.00$70,000.00 - $90,000.00
Price Realized $90,000.00
Sale date: December 3rd 2020

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 Ronald York Wilson, Untitled
RONALD YORK WILSON
Untitled

oil on canvas
signed lower right
52 x 80 ins ( 132.1 x 203.2 cms )

Auction Estimate: $12,000.00$9,000.00 - $12,000.00
Price Realized $22,420.00
Sale date: November 19th 2019

Artwork by Alfred Joseph Casson, Rapids on the Oxtongue River
ALFRED JOSEPH CASSON
Rapids on the Oxtongue River

oil on board
signed lower right; signed, titled and dated “August 1979” on the reverse (also signed on the artist’s label on the reverse)
12 x 15 ins ( 30.5 x 38.1 cms )

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

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Artwork by Clarence Alphonse Gagnon, Ferme au dégel (Charlevoix)
CLARENCE ALPHONSE GAGNON
Ferme au dégel (Charlevoix)

oil on board
signed, titled, dated 1923 and certified by Lucile Rodier Gagnon (no. 265) on a label on the reverse
4.5 x 7 ins ( 11.4 x 17.8 cms )

Auction Estimate: $30,000.00$20,000.00 - $30,000.00
Price Realized $23,600.00
Sale date: May 29th 2018

Artwork by Maud Lewis, Three Black Cats
MAUD LEWIS
Three Black Cats

mixed media on board
signed to the right
11.5 x 12.5 ins ( 29.2 x 31.8 cms )

Auction Estimate: $15,000.00$12,000.00 - $15,000.00
Price Realized $21,240.00
Sale date: May 28th 2019

Artwork by Norval Morrisseau, Animal Unity
NORVAL MORRISSEAU
Animal Unity

acrylic on canvas
signed in syllabics lower right
50 x 108 ins ( 127 x 274.3 cms )

Auction Estimate: $90,000.00$70,000.00 - $90,000.00
Price Realized $312,000.00
Sale date: June 15th 2022

Artwork by Emily Carr, Forest Glade (Dark Glade)
EMILY CARR
Forest Glade (Dark Glade)

oil on paper on board
stamped (twice) along the lower edge; inscribed “Dark Glade” on the reverse of the board; titled “Forest Glade” on the Dominion Gallery label on the reverse (Dominion Gallery Inventory #B176)
28.75 x 23.75 ins ( 73 x 60.3 cms )

Auction Estimate: $150,000.00$100,000.00 - $150,000.00
Price Realized $216,000.00
Sale date: December 3rd 2020

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