Past Auction Highlights

Artwork by Doris Jean McCarthy, Along the Inland Passage
DORIS JEAN MCCARTHY
Along the Inland Passage

oil on canvas
signed lower right; titled and dated “July 16, 1987 (870716) on the reverse
24 x 30 ins ( 61 x 76.2 cms )

Auction Estimate: $40,000.00$30,000.00 - $40,000.00
Price Realized $38,400.00
Sale date: June 15th 2022

Artwork by John Geoffrey Caruthers Little, Night, De La Roche Street, Montreal
JOHN GEOFFREY CARUTHERS LITTLE
Night, De La Roche Street, Montreal

oil on canvas
signed lower right; signed, titled and dated 1966 on the stretcher
22 x 28 ins ( 55.9 x 71.1 cms )

Auction Estimate: $22,000.00$18,000.00 - $22,000.00
Price Realized $28,800.00
Sale date: June 15th 2022

Artwork by James Edward Hervey MacDonald, Lake O’Hara
JAMES EDWARD HERVEY MACDONALD
Lake O’Hara

oil on board
signed and dated 1925 lower left
8.5 x 10.5 in ( 21.6 x 26.7 cm )

Auction Estimate: $90,000.00$70,000.00 - $90,000.00
Price Realized $216,000.00
Sale date: May 30th 2024

Artwork by Alfred Joseph Casson, Old Hotel, Elora
ALFRED JOSEPH CASSON
Old Hotel, Elora

oil on board
signed lower right; signed, titled and dated 1929 on the reverse
9.5 x 11.25 ins ( 24.1 x 28.6 cms )

Auction Estimate: $40,000.00$30,000.00 - $40,000.00
Price Realized $36,800.00
Sale date: May 25th 2017

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Artwork by Denyse Thomasos, Untitled, 2012
DENYSE THOMASOS
Untitled, 2012

acrylic on canvas
titled and dated 2012 on a label on the reverse; unframed
48 x 60 ins ( 121.9 x 152.4 cms )

Auction Estimate: $80,000.00$60,000.00 - $80,000.00
Price Realized $96,000.00
Sale date: December 6th 2023

Artwork by James Edward Hervey MacDonald, On Montreal Lake, Algoma
JAMES EDWARD HERVEY MACDONALD
On Montreal Lake, Algoma

oil on board
signed, titled and inscribed “October 1919” and “To Lillian Edie, Wishing Her a Happy New Year, 1929” on the reverse
8.5 x 10.5 ins ( 21.6 x 26.7 cms )

Auction Estimate: $100,000.00$80,000.00 - $100,000.00
Price Realized $288,000.00
Sale date: December 1st 2022

Artwork by Frederick Grant Banting, Sunset, Ste. Fidèle, Quebec, 1930
FREDERICK GRANT BANTING
Sunset, Ste. Fidèle, Quebec, 1930

oil on board
signed lower right; titled and dated 1930 to the gallery label on the reverse
8.5 x 10.5 in ( 21.6 x 26.7 cm )

Auction Estimate: $22,000.00$18,000.00 - $22,000.00
Price Realized $20,400.00
Sale date: June 25th 2024

Artwork by Alfred Joseph Casson, Rapids on the Oxtongue River
ALFRED JOSEPH CASSON
Rapids on the Oxtongue River

oil on board
signed lower right; signed, titled and dated “August 1979” on the reverse (also signed on the artist’s label on the reverse)
12 x 15 ins ( 30.5 x 38.1 cms )

Auction Estimate: $30,000.00$20,000.00 - $30,000.00
Price Realized $20,400.00
Sale date: December 1st 2022

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