Past Auction Highlights

Artwork by Ivan Kenneth Eyre, Amber Pass
IVAN KENNETH EYRE
Amber Pass

oil on canvas
signed lower left; signed, titled (twice) and dated 1992 on the reverse
46 x 49.75 ins ( 116.8 x 126.4 cms )

Auction Estimate: $120,000.00$80,000.00 - $120,000.00
Price Realized $228,000.00
Sale date: June 9th 2021

Artwork by Gordon Appelbe Smith, M.G.T. #4
GORDON APPELBE SMITH
M.G.T. #4

oil on canvas
signed lower right; stamped signature and titled on the reverse
56 x 65 ins ( 142.2 x 165.1 cms )

Auction Estimate: $35,000.00$25,000.00 - $35,000.00
Price Realized $31,200.00
Sale date: June 15th 2022

Artwork by Maud Lewis, Oxen Hauling Logs in Winter
MAUD LEWIS
Oxen Hauling Logs in Winter

mixed media on board
signed lower right
11.75 x 14 ins ( 29.8 x 35.6 cms )

Auction Estimate: $15,000.00$12,000.00 - $15,000.00
Price Realized $52,800.00
Sale date: May 31st 2022

Artwork by Rita Letendre, Reflet
RITA LETENDRE
Reflet

acrylic on canvas
signed and dated 1970 lower right; signed, titled "Reflét" and dated 1970 on the reverse; unframed
39.75 x 59.75 in ( 101 x 151.8 cm )

Auction Estimate: $40,000.00$30,000.00 - $40,000.00
Price Realized $36,000.00
Sale date: May 30th 2024

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Artwork by Jean Albert McEwen, Auto-portrait ocre et rouge #6
JEAN ALBERT MCEWEN
Auto-portrait ocre et rouge #6

oil on canvas
signed, titled and dated 1980 on the reverse
70 x 50 ins ( 177.8 x 127 cms )

Auction Estimate: $35,000.00$25,000.00 - $35,000.00
Price Realized $21,240.00
Sale date: June 15th 2022

Artwork by Lionel LeMoine FitzGerald, St. Mary’s Road
LIONEL LEMOINE FITZGERALD
St. Mary’s Road

oil on canvas
titled and dated 1918 to the framing plaque; Fitzgerald Inventory Stamp on the reverse (#235)
22 x 26 ins ( 55.9 x 66 cms )

Auction Estimate: $15,000.00$10,000.00 - $15,000.00
Price Realized $21,600.00
Sale date: January 23rd 2024

Artwork by Edwin Headley Holgate, Autumn Tangle, Morin Heights
EDWIN HEADLEY HOLGATE
Autumn Tangle, Morin Heights

oil on board
signed with initials lower left; signed, titled and dated “October, 1963” on the reverse
8.5 x 10.5 ins ( 21.6 x 26.7 cms )

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

Artwork by Alexander Young Jackson, Tadenac, November
ALEXANDER YOUNG JACKSON
Tadenac, November

oil on canvas
signed lower right; titled on the frame “Tadenac, November-Georgian Bay” and inscribed “Pickering College” (three times) and “Newmarket” on the stretcher, NJG Inventory No. 1710
40.25 x 38.25 ins ( 102.2 x 97.2 cms )

Auction Estimate: $600,000.00$400,000.00 - $600,000.00
Price Realized $936,000.00
Sale date: December 1st 2022

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