Past Auction Highlights

Artwork by John Hartman, The Old Port and Mount Royal
JOHN HARTMAN
The Old Port and Mount Royal

oil on canvas
signed lower right; signed, titled and dated 2005 in pencil on the stretcher
30 x 36 ins ( 76.2 x 91.4 cms )

Auction Estimate: $18,000.00$15,000.00 - $18,000.00
Price Realized $24,000.00
Sale date: June 9th 2021

Artwork by Robert Bateman, Cardinal and Oak, 1971
ROBERT BATEMAN
Cardinal and Oak, 1971

acrylic on board
signed lower right
15.5 x 18 ins ( 39.4 x 45.7 cms )

Auction Estimate: $15,000.00$12,000.00 - $15,000.00
Price Realized $31,200.00
Sale date: June 8th 2023

Artwork by Edwin Headley Holgate, Autumn Tangle, Morin Heights
EDWIN HEADLEY HOLGATE
Autumn Tangle, Morin Heights

oil on board
signed with initials lower left; signed, titled and dated “October, 1963” on the reverse
8.5 x 10.5 ins ( 21.6 x 26.7 cms )

Auction Estimate: $40,000.00$30,000.00 - $40,000.00
Price Realized $34,500.00
Sale date: May 25th 2017

Artwork by Arthur Lismer, Tumbled Rocks, Georgian Bay
ARTHUR LISMER
Tumbled Rocks, Georgian Bay

oil on board
signed and dated 1946 lower centre; signed, titled and dated 1946 on a label on the reverse
12 x 16 ins ( 30.5 x 40.6 cms )

Auction Estimate: $30,000.00$20,000.00 - $30,000.00
Price Realized $20,700.00
Sale date: November 25th 2015

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Artwork by Rita Letendre, Rencontre
RITA LETENDRE
Rencontre

oil on canvas
signed, titled and dated 1964 on the reverse
18 x 20 ins ( 45.7 x 50.8 cms )

Auction Estimate: $30,000.00$20,000.00 - $30,000.00
Price Realized $23,000.00
Sale date: May 31st 2016

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 James Edward Hervey MacDonald, Untitled Landscape
JAMES EDWARD HERVEY MACDONALD
Untitled Landscape

oil on panel
8.5 x 10.5 ins ( 21.6 x 26.7 cms )

Auction Estimate: $0.00
Price Realized $18,000.00
Sale date: June 23rd 2012

Artwork by Alexander Young Jackson, Bark Lake, Near Barry’s Bay, Ontario, In the Ottawa Valley
ALEXANDER YOUNG JACKSON
Bark Lake, Near Barry’s Bay, Ontario, In the Ottawa Valley

oil on canvas
signed lower right; titled on the reverse of the frame
16 x 20 ins ( 40.6 x 50.8 cms )

Auction Estimate: $40,000.00$30,000.00 - $40,000.00
Price Realized $52,800.00
Sale date: December 1st 2022

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