Past Auction Highlights

Artwork by Emily Carr, Untitled (Mount Verstovia, Sitka, Alaska)
EMILY CARR
Untitled (Mount Verstovia, Sitka, Alaska)

watercolour
signed lower right
10.75 x 14 ins ( 27.3 x 35.6 cms ) ( sheet )

Auction Estimate: $60,000.00$40,000.00 - $60,000.00
Price Realized $48,000.00
Sale date: December 6th 2023

Artwork by Arthur Lismer, Fall Colours, Kingsmere, Ontario, 1939
ARTHUR LISMER
Fall Colours, Kingsmere, Ontario, 1939

oil on board
signed and dated 1939 lower left; signed, titled and dated on a label on the reverse
12 x 16 in ( 30.5 x 40.6 cm )

Auction Estimate: $30,000.00$20,000.00 - $30,000.00
Price Realized $21,600.00
Sale date: May 28th 2025

Artwork by Samuel Borenstein, White Flowers and Dark Background
SAMUEL BORENSTEIN
White Flowers and Dark Background

oil on canvas
signed lower left; signed on the reverse; signed, titled and dated 1958 on the stretcher
30 x 24 ins ( 76.2 x 61 cms )

Auction Estimate: $18,000.00$14,000.00 - $18,000.00
Price Realized $22,420.00
Sale date: November 20th 2018

Artwork by Alfred Joseph Casson, Grey Evening, Lake of Two Rivers
ALFRED JOSEPH CASSON
Grey Evening, Lake of Two Rivers

oil on board
signed lower right; titled on the reverse
9.5 x 11.25 ins ( 24.1 x 28.6 cms )

Auction Estimate: $35,000.00$25,000.00 - $35,000.00
Price Realized $24,000.00
Sale date: December 6th 2023

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Artwork by Alfred Joseph Casson, After Rain, Redmond Bay, Lake Baptiste
ALFRED JOSEPH CASSON
After Rain, Redmond Bay, Lake Baptiste

oil on board
signed lower right; signed on a label on the reverse
20 x 24 ins ( 50.8 x 61 cms )

Auction Estimate: $60,000.00$40,000.00 - $60,000.00
Price Realized $35,000.00
Sale date: December 6th 2023

Artwork by Rita Letendre, Ira
RITA LETENDRE
Ira

acrylic on canvas
signed and dated 1973 lower right; signed, titled and dated 1973 on the reverse
30 x 40 in ( 76.2 x 101.6 cm )

Auction Estimate: $18,000.00$14,000.00 - $18,000.00
Price Realized $28,800.00
Sale date: October 22nd 2024

Artwork by George Agnew Reid, Blue and Gold (Blue and Gold-Temagami Forest or Harmony in Blue & Gold)
GEORGE AGNEW REID
Blue and Gold (Blue and Gold-Temagami Forest or Harmony in Blue & Gold)

oil on canvas
signed and dated 1928 lower right
40 x 50 in ( 101.6 x 127 cm )

Auction Estimate: $15,000.00$12,000.00 - $15,000.00
Price Realized $31,200.00
Sale date: May 30th 2024

Artwork by Alfred Joseph Casson, Pic Island, Lake Superior
ALFRED JOSEPH CASSON
Pic Island, Lake Superior

oil on board
signed lower right; signed, titled and dated 1928 on the reverse, signed and titled on the artist label on the reverse
9.5 x 11.25 in ( 24.1 x 28.6 cm )

Auction Estimate: $50,000.00$30,000.00 - $50,000.00
Price Realized $78,000.00
Sale date: May 30th 2024

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