Past Auction Highlights

Artwork by Edward John Hughes, Steamer in Grenville Channel, 1952
EDWARD JOHN HUGHES
Steamer in Grenville Channel, 1952

graphite
signed lower left
14 x 18 in ( 35.6 x 45.7 cm ) ( sight )

Auction Estimate: $35,000.00$25,000.00 - $35,000.00
Price Realized $156,000.00
Sale date: November 27th 2024

Artwork by Jean Paul Riopelle, Sans titre (circa 1959)
JEAN PAUL RIOPELLE
Sans titre (circa 1959)

oil on canvas
inscribed “24” on the reverse; catalogue raisonne #1959.053H.V1959
34 x 39 ins ( 86.4 x 99.1 cms )

Auction Estimate: $500,000.00$300,000.00 - $500,000.00
Price Realized $504,000.00
Sale date: November 22nd 2021

Artwork by Fritz Brandtner, Abstract #33
FRITZ BRANDTNER
Abstract #33

oil on board
signed towards the lower edge; a signed abstract composition on the reverse; signed and dated 1966 on the reverse of the framing; typed title to a gallery label on the reverse
21 x 14.75 ins ( 53.3 x 37.5 cms )

Auction Estimate: $15,000.00$10,000.00 - $15,000.00
Price Realized $23,600.00
Sale date: November 30th 2021

Artwork by Sorel Etrog, Ritual Dancer, 1960-1962
SOREL ETROG
Ritual Dancer, 1960-1962

bronze
stamped signature and numbered 3/7 on the base
57 x 15 x 9.5 in ( 144.8 x 38.1 x 24.1 cm ) ( overall )

Auction Estimate: $50,000.00$30,000.00 - $50,000.00
Price Realized $28,800.00
Sale date: November 27th 2024

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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 Maud Lewis, Three Black Cats
MAUD LEWIS
Three Black Cats

mixed media on board, mounted to masonite
signed to the right
12 x 14 ins ( 30.5 x 35.6 cms )

Auction Estimate: $15,000.00$12,000.00 - $15,000.00
Price Realized $23,600.00
Sale date: October 27th 2020

Artwork by Lawren Phillips Harris, Camp Site, Algonquin Park
LAWREN PHILLIPS HARRIS
Camp Site, Algonquin Park

oil on canvas board
signed and dated 1939 lower centre; signed, titled and dated “August 1939” on the reverse
14 x 18 ins ( 35.6 x 45.7 cms )

Auction Estimate: $3,000.00$2,000.00 - $3,000.00
Price Realized $31,200.00
Sale date: October 25th 2022

Artwork by David Lloyd Blackwood, Fire Down on the Labrador
DAVID LLOYD BLACKWOOD
Fire Down on the Labrador

colour etching & aquatint
signed, titled, dated 1980, editioned “Artist’s Proof 10/10” and inscribed “Ed. 50” in the lower margin
31.5 x 19.75 in ( 80 x 50.2 cm ) ( plate size )

Auction Estimate: $80,000.00$60,000.00 - $80,000.00
Price Realized $96,000.00
Sale date: May 30th 2024

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