Exceptional Results

This page provides details of a selection of works of art which achieved exceptional results in our past auctions. Select an artwork below for further details. All posted results include Buyer's Premium.

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 Adrien Hébert, The Eaton’s Window, Montreal (1937)
ADRIEN HÉBERT
The Eaton’s Window, Montreal (1937)

oil on canvas
signed lower right
32 x 48.25 ins ( 81.3 x 122.6 cms )

Auction Estimate: $90,000.00$70,000.00 - $90,000.00
Price Realized $408,000.00
Sale date: December 1st 2022

Artwork by Cornelius Krieghoff, The Royal Mail Crossing the St. Lawrence
CORNELIUS KRIEGHOFF
The Royal Mail Crossing the St. Lawrence

oil on canvas
signed and dated 1860 lower left
17 x 24 ins ( 43.2 x 61 cms )

Auction Estimate: $300,000.00$200,000.00 - $300,000.00
Price Realized $408,000.00
Sale date: June 8th 2023

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

Artwork by Marc-Aurèle de Foy Suzor-Coté, Magdalena (Méditation), 1921
MARC-AURÈLE DE FOY SUZOR-COTÉ
Magdalena (Méditation), 1921

oil on canvas
signed and dated 1921 lower right
41.5 x 41.5 ins ( 105.4 x 105.4 cms )

Auction Estimate: $275,000.00$225,000.00 - $275,000.00
Price Realized $384,000.00
Sale date: June 8th 2023

Artwork by Lawren Stewart Harris, Autumn Leaves
LAWREN STEWART HARRIS
Autumn Leaves

oil on canvas
signed with initials and dated 1910 lower right
25 x 20 in ( 63.5 x 50.8 cm )

Auction Estimate: $400,000.00$300,000.00 - $400,000.00
Price Realized $384,000.00
Sale date: May 30th 2024

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 Jack Hamilton Bush, Summer Lake
JACK HAMILTON BUSH
Summer Lake

acrylic on canvas
signed “Jack Bush - Toronto”, titled and dated January 1973 on the reverse
49.75 x 68.25 ins ( 126.4 x 173.4 cms )

Auction Estimate: $150,000.00$100,000.00 - $150,000.00
Price Realized $310,500.00
Sale date: May 29th 2014

Artwork by Jack Hamilton Bush, Pink on Red (Thrust)
JACK HAMILTON BUSH
Pink on Red (Thrust)

oil on canvas
signed and dated 1961 lower left; signed “Jack Bush - Toronto”, titled and dated on the reverse
79 x 79.25 ins ( 200.7 x 201.3 cms )

Auction Estimate: $225,000.00$175,000.00 - $225,000.00
Price Realized $299,000.00
Sale date: May 29th 2014

Artwork by Jean Paul Lemieux, Basse messe, dimanche
JEAN PAUL LEMIEUX
Basse messe, dimanche

oil on canvas
signed, titled “Basse Messe” and dated 1983 lower left; inscribed “Dimanche” on the stretcher
39 x 92 ins ( 99.1 x 233.7 cms )

Auction Estimate: $500,000.00$300,000.00 - $500,000.00
Price Realized $330,400.00
Sale date: November 19th 2019

Artwork by Norval Morrisseau, Animal Unity
NORVAL MORRISSEAU
Animal Unity

acrylic on canvas
signed in syllabics lower right
50 x 108 ins ( 127 x 274.3 cms )

Auction Estimate: $90,000.00$70,000.00 - $90,000.00
Price Realized $312,000.00
Sale date: June 15th 2022

Artwork by Arthur Lismer, Lake Superior-Pic Island
ARTHUR LISMER
Lake Superior-Pic Island

oil on board
signed lower right; signed, titled and inscribed “$75” on the reverse
12.5 x 16 ins ( 31.8 x 40.6 cms )

Auction Estimate: $90,000.00$70,000.00 - $90,000.00
Price Realized $312,000.00
Sale date: December 1st 2022

Artwork by James Wilson Morrice, À Venise (Study for “Red Houses, Venice”)
JAMES WILSON MORRICE
À Venise (Study for “Red Houses, Venice”)

oil on wood panel
signed lower left; titled and inscribed “J.W. Morrice”, “Bordeaux”, “chez M. Guichardaz 29 Rue T. Dragon”, “G. Lege...” on the reverse; stamped “Emilio Aikelin/Via 22 Marzo N. 2578/Venezia” (inversed) on the reverse; inscribed “Morrice. 2.” on a P. Ferret label on the reverse (stamped faintly “Salon de Bordeaux 1911”
13 x 9.25 ins ( 33 x 23.5 cms )

Auction Estimate: $120,000.00$90,000.00 - $120,000.00
Price Realized $312,000.00
Sale date: June 8th 2023

Artwork by Rita Letendre, Rencontre enflammée
RITA LETENDRE
Rencontre enflammée

oil on canvas
signed and dated 1962 lower right; titled on three labels on the reverse
84 x 42 ins ( 213.4 x 106.7 cms )

Auction Estimate: $350,000.00$250,000.00 - $350,000.00
Price Realized $312,000.00
Sale date: June 8th 2023

Artwork by Lawren Stewart Harris, Coronet Mountain, Brazeau Glacier, 1924
LAWREN STEWART HARRIS
Coronet Mountain, Brazeau Glacier, 1924

oil on panel
signed twice, titled, inscribed “Not for Sale” (twice), “Bess Harris Collection”, “9” (circled), “78”, “one of 5 sketches made in one day in July 1925 or 6” with a cross in a circle in black ink on the reverse
10.75 x 13.75 in ( 27.3 x 34.9 cm )

Auction Estimate: $400,000.00$300,000.00 - $400,000.00
Price Realized $312,000.00
Sale date: May 30th 2024

Previous Auctions

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International Prints & Multiples (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: March 25, 2025
 
Post-War & Contemporary Art (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: March 25, 2025
 
The Art of Quebec (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: March 25, 2025
 
Celebrating Women Artists (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: March 25, 2025
 
In the Eye of the Beholder: Photographs from the Collection of Robert Noakes (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: March 25, 2025
 
Books & Reference: From the Library of Dennis Reid (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: March 25, 2025
 
Books & Reference: From the Library of Dennis Reid (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: February 25, 2025
 
The Canadian Landscape (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: February 25, 2025
 
Artwork from the Estate of Jaan Poldaas (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: February 25, 2025
 
Three Dimensions (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: February 25, 2025
 
Abstract vs. Figural: Prints from the Collection of Robert Noakes (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: February 25, 2025
 
A Modern Eye: Canadian Art from the Collection of Robert Noakes (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: February 25, 2025
 
Drawn to Places: Landscapes on Paper (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: February 25, 2025
 
Post-War & Contemporary Art (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: January 28, 2025
 
Works on Paper & Prints (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: January 28, 2025
 
The Artwork of Sir Frederick Banting (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: January 28, 2025
 
The Academy (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: January 28, 2025
 
Select Canadian Prints (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: December 10, 2024
 
Holiday Sale (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: December 10, 2024
 
Books & Reference: From the Library of Dennis Reid (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: December 10, 2024
 
Photography from the Collection of Salah Bachir (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: December 10, 2024
 
Live Auction of Important Canadian & International Art
Sale Closed: November 27, 2024
 
Art Gallery of Hamilton (Auction of Donated Works for Fundraising) (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: November 19, 2024
 
Works on Paper & Prints (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: November 19, 2024
 
British & Continental Pictures (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: November 19, 2024
 
The Art of Atlantic Canada (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: November 19, 2024
 
First Nations & Inuit Art (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: November 19, 2024
 
Canadian Abstraction (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: November 19, 2024
 
Select Canadian Art (Online Auction)_
Sale Closed: October 22, 2024
 
Modern & Contemporary International Art (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: October 22, 2024
 
The Art of Quebec (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: October 22, 2024
 
Capture (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: October 22, 2024
 
The Group of Seven & Their Associates (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: October 22, 2024
 
Books & Reference: From the Library of Dennis Reid (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: October 22, 2024
 
Post-War & Contemporary Art (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: September 24, 2024
 
The Canadian Landscape (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: September 24, 2024
 
Picasso & His Contemporaries (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: September 24, 2024
 
International Prints & Multiples (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: September 24, 2024
 
Books & Reference: From the Library of Dennis Reid (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: September 24, 2024
 
Mousseau and Friends (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: September 24, 2024
 
Canadian Art (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: August 20, 2024
 
En plein air (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: August 20, 2024
 
Three Dimensions (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: August 20, 2024
 
Books & Reference: From the Library of Dennis Reid (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: August 20, 2024
 
Post-War & Contemporary Art (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: July 23, 2024
 
Works on Paper (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: July 23, 2024
 
Canadian Prints & Multiples (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: July 23, 2024
 
The Art of Atlantic Canada (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: July 23, 2024
 
The Grand Tour (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: July 23, 2024
 
Books & Reference: From the Library of Dennis Reid (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: July 23, 2024
 
British & Continental Pictures (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: June 25, 2024
 
The Canadian Landscape (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: June 25, 2024
 
First Nations & Inuit Art (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: June 25, 2024
 
Works from the Estate of William Ronald (Part II) (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: June 25, 2024
 
The Artwork of Sir Frederick Banting (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: June 25, 2024
 
Spring Live Auction (Session 1 & 2)
Sale Closed: May 30, 2024
 
Modern & Contemporary International Art (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: May 21, 2024
 
The Group of Seven (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: May 21, 2024
 
Select Canadian Art (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: May 21, 2024
 
Works from the Estate of Dennis Reid (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: May 21, 2024
 
The Artwork of David Blackwood (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: May 21, 2024
 
Capture (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: April 23, 2024
 
Post-War & Contemporary Art (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: April 23, 2024
 
The Canadian Landscape (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: April 23, 2024
 
Modern Forms (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: April 23, 2024
 
Works on Paper (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: April 23, 2024
 
The Academy (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: April 23, 2024
 
International Prints, Multiples & Works on Paper (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: March 26, 2024
 
Celebrating Women Artists (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: March 26, 2024
 
La belle province (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: March 26, 2024
 
Art of Atlantic Canada (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: March 26, 2024
 
Art Gallery of Hamilton (Auction of Donated Artwork for Fundraising) (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: March 26, 2024
 
Coast to Coast (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: February 27, 2024
 
En plein air (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: February 27, 2024
 
Watercolours & Drawings (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: February 27, 2024
 
Canadian Prints & Multiples (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: February 27, 2024
 
Post-War & Contemporary Art (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: January 23, 2024
 
20th Century Works on Paper (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: January 23, 2024
 
The Academy (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: January 23, 2024
 
Inuit & First Nations Art (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: January 23, 2024
 
The Collection of Joe & Anita Robertson (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: December 12, 2023
 
Bidding in a Winter Wonderland (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: December 12, 2023
 
An Important Private Collection of Canadian Art (Session 2)
Sale Closed: December 6, 2023
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Fall Live Auction of Important Canadian & International Art (Session 1)
Sale Closed: December 6, 2023
 
Modern & Contemporary Art (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: November 7, 2023
 
British & Continental Pictures (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: November 7, 2023
 
Toronto: Represented and Abstracted (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: November 7, 2023
 
Auction to Benefit NSCAD (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: November 7, 2023
 
Select Canadian Art (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: November 7, 2023
 
Artwork from a Private Collection (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: November 7, 2023
 
Select Canadian Art (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: October 10, 2023
 
Post-War & Contemporary Art (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: October 10, 2023
 
Little Pictures (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: October 10, 2023
 
Prints & Multiples (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: September 12, 2023
 
The Canadian Landscape (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: September 12, 2023
 
Art of Quebec (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: September 12, 2023
 
Still Life & Figural Work (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: August 15, 2023
 
Works on Paper & Prints (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: August 15, 2023
 
Art of Atlantic Canada (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: July 25, 2023
 
Historical Canadian Art (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: July 25, 2023
 

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