Past Auction Highlights

Artwork by Jean Paul Lemieux, Basse messe, dimanche
JEAN PAUL LEMIEUX
Basse messe, dimanche

oil on canvas
signed, titled “Basse Messe” and dated 1983 lower left; inscribed “Dimanche” on the stretcher
39 x 92 ins ( 99.1 x 233.7 cms )

Auction Estimate: $500,000.00$300,000.00 - $500,000.00
Price Realized $330,400.00
Sale date: November 19th 2019

Artwork by Lawren Stewart Harris, Lake Superior (I.D. 463)
LAWREN STEWART HARRIS
Lake Superior (I.D. 463)

pencil sketch
inscribed “39” (striked), “40” and “1925” in the upper left margin
8.5 x 10.75 ins ( 21.6 x 27.3 cms ) ( sheet )

Auction Estimate: $30,000.00$20,000.00 - $30,000.00
Price Realized $161,000.00
Sale date: November 23rd 2017

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 Perehudoff, AC-83-94
WILLIAM PEREHUDOFF
AC-83-94

acrylic on canvas
signed, titled and dated 1983 on the reverse
68 x 16.5 ins ( 172.7 x 41.9 cms )

Auction Estimate: $12,000.00$9,000.00 - $12,000.00
Price Realized $24,000.00
Sale date: November 22nd 2021

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Artwork by Jean Paul Lemieux, Jeune fille en forêt
JEAN PAUL LEMIEUX
Jeune fille en forêt

oil on canvas
signed and dated 1963 lower left
26.75 x 22.5 ins ( 67.9 x 57.2 cms )

Auction Estimate: $40,000.00$30,000.00 - $40,000.00
Price Realized $20,400.00
Sale date: December 3rd 2020

Artwork by Arthur Lismer, McGregor Bay, circa 1923
ARTHUR LISMER
McGregor Bay, circa 1923

oil on panel
signed lower left and lower right; signed and inscribed “MacGregor [sic] Bay, Georgian Bay” on the reverse
9 x 12 ins ( 22.9 x 30.5 cms )

Auction Estimate: $35,000.00$25,000.00 - $35,000.00
Price Realized $78,000.00
Sale date: June 8th 2023

Artwork by Karel Appel, Self-Portrait
KAREL APPEL
Self-Portrait

gouache and collage on paper
signed and dated 1971 lower right
39 x 28 ins ( 99.1 x 71.1 cms )

Auction Estimate: $20,000.00$15,000.00 - $20,000.00
Price Realized $23,000.00
Sale date: June 25th 2014

Artwork by Marc-Aurèle Fortin, Sans titre, circa 1920
MARC-AURÈLE FORTIN
Sans titre, circa 1920

oil on board
signed lower left
20 x 23.75 ins ( 50.8 x 60.3 cms )

Auction Estimate: $40,000.00$30,000.00 - $40,000.00
Price Realized $28,800.00
Sale date: June 8th 2023

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