Past Auction Highlights

Artwork by Alexander Young Jackson, The Green House
ALEXANDER YOUNG JACKSON
The Green House

oil on panel
signed lower right; titled on the reverse
8.5 x 10.5 in ( 21.6 x 26.7 cm )

Auction Estimate: $40,000.00$30,000.00 - $40,000.00
Price Realized $33,600.00
Sale date: November 27th 2024

Artwork by James Williamson Galloway Macdonald, The Fringe of the Coast, Nootka, B.C., 1936
JAMES WILLIAMSON GALLOWAY MACDONALD
The Fringe of the Coast, Nootka, B.C., 1936

oil on board
signed and dated 1936 lower right; signed and titled on the reverse
12 x 15 in ( 30.5 x 38.1 cm )

Auction Estimate: $35,000.00$25,000.00 - $35,000.00
Price Realized $28,800.00
Sale date: November 27th 2024

Artwork by Arthur Lismer, Sumach and Sun Glow, Georgian Bay
ARTHUR LISMER
Sumach and Sun Glow, Georgian Bay

oil on board
signed and dated 1944 lower left; signed and titled on a label on the reverse
12 x 15.75 ins ( 30.5 x 40 cms )

Auction Estimate: $30,000.00$20,000.00 - $30,000.00
Price Realized $22,000.00
Sale date: December 6th 2023

Artwork by Sorel Etrog, La Dance
SOREL ETROG
La Dance

bronze
stamped signature and numbered (7/7) on the base
19.5 x 14 x 6.5 ins ( 49.5 x 35.6 x 16.5 cms ) ( overall )

Auction Estimate: $25,000.00$20,000.00 - $25,000.00
Price Realized $31,200.00
Sale date: November 22nd 2021

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Artwork by Lucius Richard O'Brien, Through the Rocky Mountains, a Pass on the Canadian Highway
LUCIUS RICHARD O'BRIEN
Through the Rocky Mountains, a Pass on the Canadian Highway

watercolour
signed and dated 1887 lower right
40 x 27.5 ins ( 101.6 x 69.9 cms ) ( sheet )

Auction Estimate: $20,000.00$15,000.00 - $20,000.00
Price Realized $72,000.00
Sale date: June 8th 2023

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

oil on canvas
signed lower left
12.5 x 14.5 ins ( 31.8 x 36.8 cms )

Auction Estimate: $50,000.00$30,000.00 - $50,000.00
Price Realized $78,000.00
Sale date: December 6th 2023

Artwork by Peter Clapham Sheppard, Bonsecours Market, Montreal
PETER CLAPHAM SHEPPARD
Bonsecours Market, Montreal

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

Auction Estimate: $15,000.00$10,000.00 - $15,000.00
Price Realized $28,800.00
Sale date: December 1st 2022

Artwork by William Perehudoff, AC-83-92
WILLIAM PEREHUDOFF
AC-83-92

acrylic on canvas
signed, titled and dated 1983 on the reverse
40 x 52 ins ( 101.6 x 132.1 cms )

Auction Estimate: $15,000.00$12,000.00 - $15,000.00
Price Realized $21,240.00
Sale date: November 19th 2019

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