Past Auction Highlights

Artwork by Cornelius Krieghoff, Montmorency Falls in the Autumn
CORNELIUS KRIEGHOFF
Montmorency Falls in the Autumn

oil on canvas
signed and dated “1860 Quebec” lower right
17 x 25 ins ( 43.2 x 63.5 cms ) ( oval )

Auction Estimate: $60,000.00$40,000.00 - $60,000.00
Price Realized $96,000.00
Sale date: June 8th 2023

Artwork by William Hodd McElcheran, Businessmen in Discussion
WILLIAM HODD MCELCHERAN
Businessmen in Discussion

bronze
sold with custom built wooden pedestal
20.75 x 16.75 x 19.75 ins ( 52.7 x 42.5 x 50.2 cms ) ( overall (excluding wooden pedestal) )

Auction Estimate: $20,000.00$15,000.00 - $20,000.00
Price Realized $28,800.00
Sale date: November 22nd 2021

Artwork by Maud Lewis, Winter Sleighing Scene with a Covered Bridge
MAUD LEWIS
Winter Sleighing Scene with a Covered Bridge

mixed media on board
signed lower right; inscribed “Digby, Nova Scotia, August - 1966” (not in the artist’s hand) on the reverse
12.5 x 13.75 ins ( 31.8 x 34.9 cms )

Auction Estimate: $20,000.00$15,000.00 - $20,000.00
Price Realized $45,600.00
Sale date: March 22nd 2022

Artwork by Kazuo Nakamura, Solitude
KAZUO NAKAMURA
Solitude

oil on canvas
signed and dated 1973 lower right; titled and dated “September 6, 1973” on a label on the reverse
24 x 30 ins ( 61 x 76.2 cms )

Auction Estimate: $15,000.00$10,000.00 - $15,000.00
Price Realized $28,320.00
Sale date: September 24th 2020

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Artwork by Franklin Carmichael, Lake and Hills
FRANKLIN CARMICHAEL
Lake and Hills

watercolour and graphite
signed lower right; titled on a label on the reverse
11.25 x 13.5 ins ( 28.6 x 34.3 cms ) ( sight )

Auction Estimate: $40,000.00$30,000.00 - $40,000.00
Price Realized $50,400.00
Sale date: December 6th 2023

Artwork by James Wilson Morrice, Study for Golden Venice, circa 1901-1902
JAMES WILSON MORRICE
Study for Golden Venice, circa 1901-1902

oil on board
5 x 6 in ( 12.7 x 15.2 cm )

Auction Estimate: $70,000.00$50,000.00 - $70,000.00
Price Realized $66,000.00
Sale date: May 30th 2024

Artwork by Sorel Etrog, Small Chair (Hand)
SOREL ETROG
Small Chair (Hand)

bronze
stamped signature and edition (1/7)
17 x 9.5 x 9.5 ins ( 43.2 x 24.1 x 24.1 cms ) ( overall )

Auction Estimate: $25,000.00$20,000.00 - $25,000.00
Price Realized $18,000.00
Sale date: December 3rd 2020

Artwork by David Lloyd Blackwood, Barbour’s Seabird Leaving Newtown (Bonavista Bay)
DAVID LLOYD BLACKWOOD
Barbour’s Seabird Leaving Newtown (Bonavista Bay)

oil tempera on board
signed and dated 2003 lower right; signed and titled on the reverse
48 x 60 ins ( 121.9 x 152.4 cms )

Auction Estimate: $100,000.00$80,000.00 - $100,000.00
Price Realized $96,000.00
Sale date: June 8th 2023

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