Past Auction Highlights

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

Artwork by William Kurelek, Streets Pier, Worthing, circa 1957
WILLIAM KURELEK
Streets Pier, Worthing, circa 1957

gouache
signed lower left
30 x 21.5 ins ( 76.2 x 54.6 cms )

Auction Estimate: $35,000.00$25,000.00 - $35,000.00
Price Realized $144,000.00
Sale date: December 6th 2023

Artwork by Maud Lewis, Three Black Cats
MAUD LEWIS
Three Black Cats

mixed media on board
signed to the right
11.75 x 13.75 ins ( 29.8 x 34.9 cms )

Auction Estimate: $15,000.00$12,000.00 - $15,000.00
Price Realized $22,420.00
Sale date: May 12th 2020

Artwork by Maud Lewis, White Kitten in a Tea Cup
MAUD LEWIS
White Kitten in a Tea Cup

oil on board
signed lower right
13.75 x 11.75 ins ( 34.9 x 29.8 cms )

Auction Estimate: $15,000.00$12,000.00 - $15,000.00
Price Realized $38,400.00
Sale date: June 9th 2021

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Artwork by Cornelius Krieghoff, The Royal Mail Crossing the St. Lawrence
CORNELIUS KRIEGHOFF
The Royal Mail Crossing the St. Lawrence

oil on canvas
signed and dated 1860 lower left
17 x 24 ins ( 43.2 x 61 cms )

Auction Estimate: $300,000.00$200,000.00 - $300,000.00
Price Realized $408,000.00
Sale date: June 8th 2023

Artwork by Frederick Horsman Varley, Spring Meadow, Don Valley
FREDERICK HORSMAN VARLEY
Spring Meadow, Don Valley

oil on canvas
titled and Varley Inventory Number 1044 stamped on the stretcher
9.25 x 13.25 ins ( 23.5 x 33.7 cms )

Auction Estimate: $35,000.00$25,000.00 - $35,000.00
Price Realized $28,320.00
Sale date: May 28th 2019

Artwork by Alfred Joseph Casson, Near Kincardine
ALFRED JOSEPH CASSON
Near Kincardine

oil on board
signed lower right; signed, titled and dated 1968 on the reverse
9.5 x 11.25 ins ( 24.1 x 28.6 cms )

Auction Estimate: $35,000.00$25,000.00 - $35,000.00
Price Realized $40,800.00
Sale date: November 22nd 2021

Artwork by Ted Harrison, The Village Road
TED HARRISON
The Village Road

acrylic on canvas
signed lower right; signed, titled and dated 1982 on the reverse
48 x 36 ins ( 121.9 x 91.4 cms )

Auction Estimate: $18,000.00$15,000.00 - $18,000.00
Price Realized $29,900.00
Sale date: November 28th 2014

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