Past Auction Highlights

Artwork by Alexander Young Jackson, St. Irenée, Quebec
ALEXANDER YOUNG JACKSON
St. Irenée, Quebec

oil on panel
signed lower left; signed and titled on the reverse
8.5 x 10.5 ins ( 21.6 x 26.7 cms )

Auction Estimate: $60,000.00$40,000.00 - $60,000.00
Price Realized $94,400.00
Sale date: November 20th 2018

Artwork by James Wilson Morrice, Neige, Canada (Snow, Canada) (circa 1905)
JAMES WILSON MORRICE
Neige, Canada (Snow, Canada) (circa 1905)

oil on canvas
signed lower right; inscribed “Neige, Canada” on the lower stretcher bar
18 x 25.75 ins ( 45.7 x 65.4 cms )

Auction Estimate: $600,000.00$400,000.00 - $600,000.00
Price Realized $1,260,000.00
Sale date: December 1st 2022

Artwork by James Williamson Galloway Macdonald, Drying Herring Roe
JAMES WILLIAMSON GALLOWAY MACDONALD
Drying Herring Roe

oil on canvas
signed and dated 1938 lower right; signed and titled on the stretcher bar on the reverse
28.25 x 32 ins ( 71.8 x 81.3 cms )

Auction Estimate: $70,000.00$50,000.00 - $70,000.00
Price Realized $408,000.00
Sale date: December 1st 2022

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

oil on paper on canvas
catalogue raisonné no. 1958.038P.1958
22.25 x 30.5 in ( 56.5 x 77.5 cm )

Auction Estimate: $50,000.00$30,000.00 - $50,000.00
Price Realized $28,800.00
Sale date: May 30th 2024

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Artwork by Guido Molinari, Série noir/blanc
GUIDO MOLINARI
Série noir/blanc

acrylic on canvas
signed and dated “11/67” on the reverse
81 x 68 ins ( 205.7 x 172.7 cms )

Auction Estimate: $300,000.00$200,000.00 - $300,000.00
Price Realized $264,000.00
Sale date: June 15th 2022

Artwork by Frederick Grant Banting, Island, French River, Ontario
FREDERICK GRANT BANTING
Island, French River, Ontario

oil on board
signed lower right; titled to gallery label on the reverse; certified and dated “24-4-76” by Lady Henrietta E. Banting on a stamp on the reverse
8.5 x 10.5 ins ( 21.6 x 26.7 cms )

Auction Estimate: $22,000.00$18,000.00 - $22,000.00
Price Realized $31,200.00
Sale date: December 3rd 2020

Artwork by Maud Lewis, Winter Sleigh Scene
MAUD LEWIS
Winter Sleigh Scene

oil on board
signed lower right
12 x 13.75 ins ( 30.5 x 34.9 cms )

Auction Estimate: $12,000.00$9,000.00 - $12,000.00
Price Realized $38,400.00
Sale date: November 30th 2021

Artwork by Clarence Alphonse Gagnon, Ice Harvest, Quebec, 1935
CLARENCE ALPHONSE GAGNON
Ice Harvest, Quebec, 1935

oil on canvas
signed lower right; Lucile Rodier Gagnon Inventory no. 190
25 x 36 ins ( 63.5 x 91.4 cms )

Auction Estimate: $600,000.00$400,000.00 - $600,000.00
Price Realized $984,000.00
Sale date: December 6th 2023

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