Past Auction Highlights

Artwork by Molly Lamb Bobak, The Parade
MOLLY LAMB BOBAK
The Parade

oil on canvas
signed lower right; signed and titled on the reverse
14 x 18 ins ( 35.6 x 45.7 cms )

Auction Estimate: $18,000.00$14,000.00 - $18,000.00
Price Realized $24,000.00
Sale date: June 15th 2022

Artwork by William Kurelek, Death Fears Him Who Resists Her
WILLIAM KURELEK
Death Fears Him Who Resists Her

mixed media on board
signed upper left and titled in Cyrillic upper left
6.5 x 13.25 in ( 16.5 x 33.7 cm )

Auction Estimate: $30,000.00$20,000.00 - $30,000.00
Price Realized $50,400.00
Sale date: May 30th 2024

Artwork by Norval Morrisseau, Migrating, 1978
NORVAL MORRISSEAU
Migrating, 1978

acrylic on canvas
signed in syllabics and dated 1978 lower right
52 x 53 ins ( 132.1 x 134.6 cms )

Auction Estimate: $60,000.00$40,000.00 - $60,000.00
Price Realized $108,000.00
Sale date: December 6th 2023

Artwork by Alfred Joseph Casson, Old Hotel, Elora
ALFRED JOSEPH CASSON
Old Hotel, Elora

oil on board
signed lower right; signed, titled and dated 1929 on the reverse
9.5 x 11.25 ins ( 24.1 x 28.6 cms )

Auction Estimate: $40,000.00$30,000.00 - $40,000.00
Price Realized $36,800.00
Sale date: May 25th 2017

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Artwork by Albert Henry Robinson, Opulent Autumn, St. Geneviève
ALBERT HENRY ROBINSON
Opulent Autumn, St. Geneviève

oil on panel
signed lower left and titled lower right
11 x 13 ins ( 27.9 x 33 cms )

Auction Estimate: $35,000.00$25,000.00 - $35,000.00
Price Realized $48,000.00
Sale date: December 6th 2023

Artwork by Robert Harris, The Unruly Guest (Portraits of Children of G. Stethem, Esq.), 1880
ROBERT HARRIS
The Unruly Guest (Portraits of Children of G. Stethem, Esq.), 1880

oil on canvas
signed lower right; signed and titled on a label on the stretcher on the reverse
36 x 48 ins ( 91.4 x 121.9 cms )

Auction Estimate: $30,000.00$20,000.00 - $30,000.00
Price Realized $31,200.00
Sale date: December 6th 2023

Artwork by Alex Simeon Janvier, Shoreline Existence
ALEX SIMEON JANVIER
Shoreline Existence

acrylic on canvas
signed, dated 1973 and inscribed “287” lower right; titled on the stretcher
24 x 30 ins ( 61 x 76.2 cms )

Auction Estimate: $15,000.00$10,000.00 - $15,000.00
Price Realized $31,200.00
Sale date: December 3rd 2020

Artwork by Alexander Young Jackson, Sugar Maple, Brownsburg, QC
ALEXANDER YOUNG JACKSON
Sugar Maple, Brownsburg, QC

oil on board
signed lower right; signed, titled and dated “September 1965” on the reverse
10.5 x 13.5 ins ( 26.7 x 34.3 cms )

Auction Estimate: $22,000.00$18,000.00 - $22,000.00
Price Realized $22,800.00
Sale date: November 22nd 2022

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