Past Auction Highlights

Artwork by Cornelius Krieghoff, Hudson Bay Trader (Early Trading with the Indians), circa 1845-47
CORNELIUS KRIEGHOFF
Hudson Bay Trader (Early Trading with the Indians), circa 1845-47

oil on canvas
signed lower right
11.5 x 15.5 ins ( 29.2 x 39.4 cms )

Auction Estimate: $60,000.00$40,000.00 - $60,000.00
Price Realized $47,200.00
Sale date: November 19th 2019

Artwork by Anne Douglas Savage, Saint-Sauveur-des-Monts
ANNE DOUGLAS SAVAGE
Saint-Sauveur-des-Monts

oil on board
signed lower left; titled on the reverse
6.5 x 8.25 ins ( 16.5 x 21 cms )

Auction Estimate: $20,000.00$15,000.00 - $20,000.00
Price Realized $48,000.00
Sale date: December 6th 2023

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

oil on canvas
signed lower right
25 x 30.25 ins ( 63.5 x 76.8 cms )

Auction Estimate: $80,000.00$60,000.00 - $80,000.00
Price Realized $66,000.00
Sale date: June 8th 2023

Artwork by Carl Fellman Schaefer, Near Cranberry Lake, Haliburton (Hills, Haliburton), 1933
CARL FELLMAN SCHAEFER
Near Cranberry Lake, Haliburton (Hills, Haliburton), 1933

oil on canvas
signed and dated 1933 lower left; signed with artist's Toronto address with extensive inscriptions on the stretcher, including the original title,
“Hills, Haliburton”
32.25 x 37.25 in ( 81.9 x 94.6 cm )

Auction Estimate: $50,000.00$30,000.00 - $50,000.00
Price Realized $50,400.00
Sale date: November 27th 2024

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Artwork by Dorothy Elsie Knowles, Soft Greens in May
DOROTHY ELSIE KNOWLES
Soft Greens in May

acrylic on canvas
signed and dated 1979 lower right; signed, titled and inscribed “AC-9-79” on the reverse
78 x 49 ins ( 198.1 x 124.5 cms )

Auction Estimate: $15,000.00$12,000.00 - $15,000.00
Price Realized $29,900.00
Sale date: November 28th 2014

Artwork by Alexander Young Jackson, Sun and Fog, Great Bear Lake
ALEXANDER YOUNG JACKSON
Sun and Fog, Great Bear Lake

oil on board
signed lower right; titled, dated 1938 and inscribed “J.S. McLean” on the reverse
10.5 x 13.5 ins ( 26.7 x 34.3 cms )

Auction Estimate: $35,000.00$25,000.00 - $35,000.00
Price Realized $20,060.00
Sale date: May 28th 2019

Artwork by Ted Harrison, Carcross
TED HARRISON
Carcross

acrylic on board
signed and dated 1977 lower right; signed, titled, dated 1977 and inscribed “Whitehorse-Yukon” on a copy of a label affixed to the reverse
16.5 x 24 ins ( 41.9 x 61 cms )

Auction Estimate: $15,000.00$12,000.00 - $15,000.00
Price Realized $20,700.00
Sale date: December 14th 2016

Artwork by Lawren Stewart Harris, Abstract #146
LAWREN STEWART HARRIS
Abstract #146

oil on canvas
numbered 146 upon the “Lawren Harris LSH Holdings Ltd.” stamp on the reverse
30 x 44 ins ( 76.2 x 111.8 cms )

Auction Estimate: $40,000.00$30,000.00 - $40,000.00
Price Realized $31,200.00
Sale date: December 6th 2023

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