Past Auction Highlights

Artwork by William Kurelek, Hot Day in Kensington Market
WILLIAM KURELEK
Hot Day in Kensington Market

mixed media on board
signed with monogram and dated 1972 lower right; titled and inscribed “from ‘Toronto’ series” on the reverse of the framing
24 x 30 ins ( 61 x 76.2 cms )

Auction Estimate: $200,000.00$150,000.00 - $200,000.00
Price Realized $472,000.00
Sale date: May 29th 2018

Artwork by Alexander Young Jackson, Sugar Maple, Brownsburg, QC
ALEXANDER YOUNG JACKSON
Sugar Maple, Brownsburg, QC

oil on board
signed lower right; signed, titled and dated “September 1965” 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 $22,800.00
Sale date: November 22nd 2022

Artwork by Cornelius Krieghoff, Canadians Preparing for Town
CORNELIUS KRIEGHOFF
Canadians Preparing for Town

oil on canvas
signed and dated 1862 lower left
13.75 x 20 ins ( 34.9 x 50.8 cms )

Auction Estimate: $175,000.00$125,000.00 - $175,000.00
Price Realized $192,000.00
Sale date: December 1st 2022

Artwork by Marc-Aurèle de Foy Suzor-Coté, Indian in the Wood (Indien à la chasse)
MARC-AURÈLE DE FOY SUZOR-COTÉ
Indian in the Wood (Indien à la chasse)

oil on canvas
signed and dated 1907 lower left
25.75 x 18.5 in ( 65.4 x 47 cm )

Auction Estimate: $60,000.00$50,000.00 - $60,000.00
Price Realized $48,000.00
Sale date: May 30th 2024

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Artwork by Alfred Joseph Casson, Farm Near Baptiste
ALFRED JOSEPH CASSON
Farm Near Baptiste

oil on board
signed lower right; signed and titled on the reverse; signed, titled and dated 1953 on a label on the reverse
12 x 15 ins ( 30.5 x 38.1 cms )

Auction Estimate: $22,000.00$18,000.00 - $22,000.00
Price Realized $31,200.00
Sale date: June 9th 2021

Artwork by Paul Peel, The Young Gleaner
PAUL PEEL
The Young Gleaner

oil on canvas
signed and dated 1888 lower left
33 x 23.25 ins ( 83.8 x 59.1 cms )

Auction Estimate: $200,000.00$150,000.00 - $200,000.00
Price Realized $408,000.00
Sale date: June 8th 2023

Artwork by Alfred Joseph Casson, Goose Lake
ALFRED JOSEPH CASSON
Goose Lake

oil on board
signed lower right; signed, titled and dated 1974 on the reverse
12 x 15 ins ( 30.5 x 38.1 cms )

Auction Estimate: $20,000.00$15,000.00 - $20,000.00
Price Realized $28,800.00
Sale date: June 15th 2022

Artwork by William Kurelek, Ukrainian Proverb
WILLIAM KURELEK
Ukrainian Proverb

mixed media on board
signed with initials lower right, inscribed “He who chases two rabbits at the same time catches neither” in Ukrainian and English; dated 1974 and titled (twice) on the reverse
10 x 4.5 ins ( 25.4 x 11.4 cms )

Auction Estimate: $20,000.00$15,000.00 - $20,000.00
Price Realized $41,400.00
Sale date: November 28th 2014

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