Past Auction Highlights

Artwork by Alfred Joseph Casson, Byng Inlet
ALFRED JOSEPH CASSON
Byng Inlet

oil on board
signed lower left; signed and titled on the reverse
12 x 15 ins ( 30.5 x 38.1 cms )

Auction Estimate: $18,000.00$14,000.00 - $18,000.00
Price Realized $29,900.00
Sale date: May 25th 2017

Artwork by William Hodd McElcheran, Smug Man
WILLIAM HODD MCELCHERAN
Smug Man

bronze sculpture
signed, dated 1994 and numbered 1/9 on the base (incised)
28.5 x 11 x 18 ins ( 72.4 x 27.9 x 45.7 cms ) ( overall )

Auction Estimate: $22,000.00$18,000.00 - $22,000.00
Price Realized $21,240.00
Sale date: November 20th 2018

Artwork by Cornelius Krieghoff, The Old Habitant
CORNELIUS KRIEGHOFF
The Old Habitant

oil on canvas
signed and dated 1845 lower left
11 x 8.5 ins ( 27.9 x 21.6 cms )

Auction Estimate: $20,000.00$15,000.00 - $20,000.00
Price Realized $27,600.00
Sale date: November 22nd 2021

Artwork by Maud Lewis, Oxen Hauling Logs in Winter
MAUD LEWIS
Oxen Hauling Logs in Winter

mixed media on board
signed lower right
11.75 x 14 ins ( 29.8 x 35.6 cms )

Auction Estimate: $15,000.00$12,000.00 - $15,000.00
Price Realized $52,800.00
Sale date: May 31st 2022

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Artwork by Pablo Picasso, Wood-owl with spots (Ramié 120)
PABLO PICASSO
Wood-owl with spots (Ramié 120)

painted and glazed earthenware vase
from the edition of 300, inscribed “Madoura, Edition Picasso”, with the Edition Picasso and Madoura stamps to the underside
11.5 x 5.75 x 8.5 ins ( 29.2 x 14.6 x 21.6 cms ) ( overall )

Auction Estimate: $20,000.00$15,000.00 - $20,000.00
Price Realized $18,000.00
Sale date: November 22nd 2022

Artwork by Jean-Philippe Dallaire, Nature morte
JEAN-PHILIPPE DALLAIRE
Nature morte

oil on canvas
signed upper right; signed, dated 1963-64 and inscribed “Vence A.M.” on the reverse
21.25 x 25.5 ins ( 54 x 64.8 cms )

Auction Estimate: $20,000.00$15,000.00 - $20,000.00
Price Realized $24,000.00
Sale date: June 9th 2021

Artwork by Alexander Young Jackson, Sudbury Mine
ALEXANDER YOUNG JACKSON
Sudbury Mine

oil on board laid on board
inscribed with the title, date “1948” and NJG Inventory No. 1857 on the reverse
10.5 x 13.5 ins ( 26.7 x 34.3 cms )

Auction Estimate: $22,000.00$18,000.00 - $22,000.00
Price Realized $24,000.00
Sale date: December 1st 2022

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

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