Past Auction Highlights

Artwork by Alexander Young Jackson, Near Combermere
ALEXANDER YOUNG JACKSON
Near Combermere

oil on board
signed lower right; signed, titled and dated 1961 on the reverse
10.5 x 13.5 ins ( 26.7 x 34.3 cms )

Auction Estimate: $25,000.00$20,000.00 - $25,000.00
Price Realized $23,600.00
Sale date: May 29th 2018

Artwork by Norval Morrisseau, Door to Astral Heaven
NORVAL MORRISSEAU
Door to Astral Heaven

acrylic on canvas
signed in syllabics lower right
48 x 32 ins ( 121.9 x 81.3 cms )

Auction Estimate: $20,000.00$15,000.00 - $20,000.00
Price Realized $31,200.00
Sale date: January 23rd 2024

Artwork by David Brown Milne, Under the Porch
DAVID BROWN MILNE
Under the Porch

oil on canvas
signed and dated “Sept 13, 1927” upper right; titled and dated “Sept. 13, 1927” on the reverse; Milne catalogue raisonné no. 207.98
12 x 16.25 ins ( 30.5 x 41.3 cms ) ( support )

Auction Estimate: $80,000.00$60,000.00 - $80,000.00
Price Realized $60,000.00
Sale date: December 1st 2022

Artwork by Ronald York Wilson, Untitled
RONALD YORK WILSON
Untitled

oil on canvas
signed lower right
52 x 80 ins ( 132.1 x 203.2 cms )

Auction Estimate: $12,000.00$9,000.00 - $12,000.00
Price Realized $22,420.00
Sale date: November 19th 2019

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Artwork by Emily Carr, Logged Land
EMILY CARR
Logged Land

oil on paper laid on canvas
signed “M.E. Carr” lower right; signed and titled on a label on the reverse
23 x 34.75 ins ( 58.4 x 88.3 cms )

Auction Estimate: $325,000.00$275,000.00 - $325,000.00
Price Realized $377,600.00
Sale date: May 29th 2018

Artwork by James Wilson Morrice, Study for Golden Venice, circa 1901-1902
JAMES WILSON MORRICE
Study for Golden Venice, circa 1901-1902

oil on board
5 x 6 in ( 12.7 x 15.2 cm )

Auction Estimate: $70,000.00$50,000.00 - $70,000.00
Price Realized $66,000.00
Sale date: May 30th 2024

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 Paul Peel, The Young Gleaner
PAUL PEEL
The Young Gleaner

oil on canvas
signed and dated 1888 lower left
33 x 23.25 ins ( 83.8 x 59.1 cms )

Auction Estimate: $200,000.00$150,000.00 - $200,000.00
Price Realized $408,000.00
Sale date: June 8th 2023

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