Past Auction Highlights

Artwork by David Brown Milne, Building the Porch III, 1922-23
DAVID BROWN MILNE
Building the Porch III, 1922-23

watercolour
signed, dated “Oct 22-Feb 23” and inscribed “AP 22” lower right; catalogue raisonné no. 204.112
14.5 x 21 ins ( 36.8 x 53.3 cms ) ( sight )

Auction Estimate: $35,000.00$25,000.00 - $35,000.00
Price Realized $31,200.00
Sale date: June 8th 2023

Artwork by Peter Clapham Sheppard, Bonsecours Market, Montreal
PETER CLAPHAM SHEPPARD
Bonsecours Market, Montreal

oil on board
signed lower left; titled on the reverse
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 $28,800.00
Sale date: December 1st 2022

Artwork by Paul Kane, Ojibwa Camp in the Spider Islands
PAUL KANE
Ojibwa Camp in the Spider Islands

oil on canvas
18 x 29 ins ( 45.7 x 73.7 cms )

Auction Estimate: $1,200,000.00$900,000.00 - $1,200,000.00
Price Realized $1,080,000.00
Sale date: December 1st 2022

Artwork by Claude Tousignant, Absurdo
CLAUDE TOUSIGNANT
Absurdo

acrylic on canvas
signed and dated “11-64” lower left
72 x 72 ins ( 182.9 x 182.9 cms )

Auction Estimate: $80,000.00$60,000.00 - $80,000.00
Price Realized $188,800.00
Sale date: May 28th 2019

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Artwork by Alfred Joseph Casson, Arden Village
ALFRED JOSEPH CASSON
Arden Village

oil on board
signed lower right; signed (twice), titled (twice) and dated 1957 on the reverse
9.25 x 11.25 ins ( 23.5 x 28.6 cms )

Auction Estimate: $40,000.00$30,000.00 - $40,000.00
Price Realized $35,400.00
Sale date: November 20th 2018

Artwork by William Perehudoff, AC-78-33
WILLIAM PEREHUDOFF
AC-78-33

acrylic on canvas
signed, dated 1978 and inscribed “AC-78-33” on the reverse
41 x 136 ins ( 104.1 x 345.4 cms )

Auction Estimate: $35,000.00$25,000.00 - $35,000.00
Price Realized $46,000.00
Sale date: May 29th 2014

Artwork by Francis Newton Souza, Portrait (1984)
FRANCIS NEWTON SOUZA
Portrait (1984)

gouache
signed and dated 1984 upper right; unframed
24 x 18 ins ( 61 x 45.7 cms ) ( sheet )

Auction Estimate: $8,000.00$6,000.00 - $8,000.00
Price Realized $40,800.00
Sale date: November 7th 2023

Artwork by Alexander Young Jackson, Go Home Bay
ALEXANDER YOUNG JACKSON
Go Home Bay

oil on canvas
signed lower right
21 x 25.25 ins ( 53.3 x 64.1 cms )

Auction Estimate: $40,000.00$30,000.00 - $40,000.00
Price Realized $35,400.00
Sale date: November 20th 2018

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