Past Auction Highlights

Artwork by Jean Paul Riopelle, Sans titre, 1953
JEAN PAUL RIOPELLE
Sans titre, 1953

oil on canvas
signed and dated 1953 lower right; catalogue raisonne no. 1953.058H.1953
28.5 x 21 ins ( 72.4 x 53.3 cms )

Auction Estimate: $700,000.00$500,000.00 - $700,000.00
Price Realized $552,000.00
Sale date: June 8th 2023

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 Paul Peel, The Young Sailor
PAUL PEEL
The Young Sailor

oil on canvas
signed, dated 1881 and inscribed “Brittany” lower right; signed and dated 1881 on the stretcher on the reverse
18 x 12 ins ( 45.7 x 30.5 cms )

Auction Estimate: $35,000.00$25,000.00 - $35,000.00
Price Realized $26,400.00
Sale date: November 7th 2023

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

oil on board
signed lower right; signed, titled and dated 1967 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 $24,000.00
Sale date: June 9th 2021

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Artwork by David Brown Milne, Woman and Tapestry Pattern (Patsy Milne)
DAVID BROWN MILNE
Woman and Tapestry Pattern (Patsy Milne)

oil on canvas
Milne catalogue raisonné no. 105.60
18 x 20 ins ( 45.7 x 50.8 cms )

Auction Estimate: $350,000.00$250,000.00 - $350,000.00
Price Realized $264,000.00
Sale date: December 6th 2023

Artwork by Edwin Headley Holgate, Laurentian Village
EDWIN HEADLEY HOLGATE
Laurentian Village

oil on board
signed with initials lower left; signed and inscribed “Laurentian Back Street” on a label on the reverse
8.5 x 10.5 ins ( 21.6 x 26.7 cms ) ( board (overall) )

Auction Estimate: $30,000.00$20,000.00 - $30,000.00
Price Realized $36,000.00
Sale date: December 1st 2022

Artwork by Ted Harrison, The Grecian House (Dawson City)
TED HARRISON
The Grecian House (Dawson City)

acrylic on canvas
signed lower right; signed, titled and dated 1982 on the reverse
48 x 60 ins ( 121.9 x 152.4 cms )

Auction Estimate: $40,000.00$30,000.00 - $40,000.00
Price Realized $34,500.00
Sale date: May 25th 2017

Artwork by John William Beatty, Early Spring, Algonquin Park
JOHN WILLIAM BEATTY
Early Spring, Algonquin Park

oil on board
signed lower left
8.5 x 10.5 ins ( 21.6 x 26.7 cms )

Auction Estimate: $15,000.00$10,000.00 - $15,000.00
Price Realized $168,000.00
Sale date: November 22nd 2021

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