Past Auction Highlights

Artwork by Lucius Richard O'Brien, Through the Rocky Mountains, a Pass on the Canadian Highway
LUCIUS RICHARD O'BRIEN
Through the Rocky Mountains, a Pass on the Canadian Highway

watercolour
signed and dated 1887 lower right
40 x 27.5 ins ( 101.6 x 69.9 cms ) ( sheet )

Auction Estimate: $20,000.00$15,000.00 - $20,000.00
Price Realized $72,000.00
Sale date: June 8th 2023

Artwork by Fernand Leduc, Eclypse
FERNAND LEDUC
Eclypse

oil on canvas
signed and dated 1957 lower left; signed with initials and titled on the reverse; unframed
60 x 60 ins ( 152.4 x 152.4 cms ) ( approximate )

Auction Estimate: $70,000.00$50,000.00 - $70,000.00
Price Realized $52,800.00
Sale date: December 1st 2022

Artwork by William Kurelek, Stop Thief!
WILLIAM KURELEK
Stop Thief!

mixed media on board
signed with monogram and dated 1974 lower right; titled on the reverse
7.25 x 8.75 ins ( 18.4 x 22.2 cms )

Auction Estimate: $18,000.00$14,000.00 - $18,000.00
Price Realized $34,500.00
Sale date: May 31st 2016

Artwork by Doris Jean McCarthy, Along the Inland Passage
DORIS JEAN MCCARTHY
Along the Inland Passage

oil on canvas
signed lower right; titled and dated “July 16, 1987 (870716) on the reverse
24 x 30 ins ( 61 x 76.2 cms )

Auction Estimate: $40,000.00$30,000.00 - $40,000.00
Price Realized $38,400.00
Sale date: June 15th 2022

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Artwork by Ted Harrison, Discovery Day, Dawson City
TED HARRISON
Discovery Day, Dawson City

acrylic on canvas board
signed and dated 1977 lower right; titled on the reverse
18 x 24 ins ( 45.7 x 61 cms )

Auction Estimate: $30,000.00$20,000.00 - $30,000.00
Price Realized $22,800.00
Sale date: June 15th 2022

Artwork by Nora Frances Elisabeth Collyer, Village on the St. Lawrence River
NORA FRANCES ELISABETH COLLYER
Village on the St. Lawrence River

oil on canvas
signed lower right; signed, titled and dated 1937 on the stretcher; an unfinished portrait of two girls on the reverse
26.25 x 28.25 ins ( 66.7 x 71.8 cms )

Auction Estimate: $30,000.00$20,000.00 - $30,000.00
Price Realized $32,200.00
Sale date: November 23rd 2017

Artwork by Adrien Hébert, The Eaton’s Window, Montreal (1937)
ADRIEN HÉBERT
The Eaton’s Window, Montreal (1937)

oil on canvas
signed lower right
32 x 48.25 ins ( 81.3 x 122.6 cms )

Auction Estimate: $90,000.00$70,000.00 - $90,000.00
Price Realized $408,000.00
Sale date: December 1st 2022

Artwork by Maurice Galbraith Cullen, Wintery Marshes, Quebec
MAURICE GALBRAITH CULLEN
Wintery Marshes, Quebec

oil on canvas
signed and dated 1896 lower right; Cullen Inventory Number 1091
18 x 32 ins ( 45.7 x 81.3 cms )

Auction Estimate: $40,000.00$30,000.00 - $40,000.00
Price Realized $28,750.00
Sale date: November 22nd 2016

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