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 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 James Edward Hervey MacDonald, On Montreal Lake, Algoma
JAMES EDWARD HERVEY MACDONALD
On Montreal Lake, Algoma

oil on board
signed, titled and inscribed “October 1919” and “To Lillian Edie, Wishing Her a Happy New Year, 1929” on the reverse
8.5 x 10.5 ins ( 21.6 x 26.7 cms )

Auction Estimate: $100,000.00$80,000.00 - $100,000.00
Price Realized $288,000.00
Sale date: December 1st 2022

Artwork by Alexander Young Jackson, Le Boulanger, Baie-Saint-Paul, circa 1925
ALEXANDER YOUNG JACKSON
Le Boulanger, Baie-Saint-Paul, circa 1925

oil on canvas
signed lower left
21 x 26 ins ( 53.3 x 66 cms )

Auction Estimate: $300,000.00$200,000.00 - $300,000.00
Price Realized $288,000.00
Sale date: June 8th 2023

Artwork by Frederick Horsman Varley, Lynn Valley, B.C.
FREDERICK HORSMAN VARLEY
Lynn Valley, B.C.

oil on canvas on board
signed lower left; signed and inscribed “B.C. Landscape” and Varley Inventory No. 53 on a label on the reverse
20 x 24 ins ( 50.8 x 61 cms )

Auction Estimate: $200,000.00$150,000.00 - $200,000.00
Price Realized $288,000.00
Sale date: June 8th 2023

Artwork by Ozias Leduc, Les foins (The Hayfield), 1901
OZIAS LEDUC
Les foins (The Hayfield), 1901

oil on canvas
signed and dated 1901 lower right
24 x 36 ins ( 61 x 91.4 cms )

Auction Estimate: $80,000.00$60,000.00 - $80,000.00
Price Realized $288,000.00
Sale date: December 6th 2023

Artwork by Emily Carr, European Street Scene
EMILY CARR
European Street Scene

watercolour
signed and dated 1911 lower left
15 x 10.75 ins ( 38.1 x 27.3 cms )

Auction Estimate: $175,000.00$150,000.00 - $175,000.00
Price Realized $276,000.00
Sale date: November 23rd 2017

Artwork by James Edward Hervey MacDonald, Laurentian Hillside, October 1914
JAMES EDWARD HERVEY MACDONALD
Laurentian Hillside, October 1914

oil on canvas
signed and dated 1914 lower right; inscribed “$850.00” on the reverse
30.25 x 40.5 ins ( 76.8 x 102.9 cms )

Auction Estimate: $350,000.00$250,000.00 - $350,000.00
Price Realized $230,000.00
Sale date: December 6th 2023

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 Rita Letendre, Terre feconde
RITA LETENDRE
Terre feconde

oil on canvas
signed and dated 1961 lower right; signed, titled and dated 1961 on the reverse
48 x 48 ins ( 121.9 x 121.9 cms )

Auction Estimate: $175,000.00$125,000.00 - $175,000.00
Price Realized $264,000.00
Sale date: December 1st 2022

Artwork by William Blair Bruce, Picking Pears in Barbizon (The Pear Orchard), 1882
WILLIAM BLAIR BRUCE
Picking Pears in Barbizon (The Pear Orchard), 1882

oil on canvas
signed and dated 1882 lower left
29.5 x 59 ins ( 74.9 x 149.9 cms )

Auction Estimate: $90,000.00$70,000.00 - $90,000.00
Price Realized $264,000.00
Sale date: June 8th 2023

Artwork by William Kurelek, A Bolt Like That
WILLIAM KURELEK
A Bolt Like That

mixed media on masonite
signed with monogram and dated 1965 lower right; titled on a gallery label on the reverse
24 x 47.5 ins ( 61 x 120.7 cms )

Auction Estimate: $200,000.00$150,000.00 - $200,000.00
Price Realized $264,000.00
Sale date: June 8th 2023

Artwork by David Brown Milne, Construction
DAVID BROWN MILNE
Construction

oil on canvas
titled and dated 1915 on a gallery label on the reverse; Douglas Duncan Estate no. 682; Milne catalogue raisonné no.106.26
18 x 20 ins ( 45.7 x 50.8 cms )

Auction Estimate: $250,000.00$200,000.00 - $250,000.00
Price Realized $264,000.00
Sale date: June 8th 2023

Previous Auctions

Select from a list of previous auctions to view specific sale highlights.

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
( Download PDF )
 
Fall Live Auction of Important Canadian & International Art (Session 1)
Sale Closed: December 6, 2023
( Download PDF )
 
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
 
Post-War & Contemporary Art (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: July 25, 2023
 
Modern & Contemporary Art (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: June 27, 2023
 
The Art of Europe (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: June 27, 2023
 
Canadians at Home & Abroad (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: June 27, 2023
 
Spring Live Auction of Important Canadian & International Art (Session 1)
Sale Closed: June 8, 2023
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An Important Private Collection of Canadian Art (Session 2)
Sale Closed: June 8, 2023
( Download PDF )
 
Post-War & Contemporary Art (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: May 30, 2023
 
Art of Quebec (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: May 30, 2023
 
The Group of Seven & Their Associates (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: May 30, 2023
 
April Abstractions (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: April 18, 2023
 
The Canadian Landscape (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: April 18, 2023
 
Prints, Photography & Multiples (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: April 18, 2023
 
Select Canadian Prints (Online Auctions)
Sale Closed: April 18, 2023
 
Inuit & First Nations Art (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: March 21, 2023
 
Peaks to Prairies: Art of Western Canada (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: March 21, 2023
 
Celebrating Women Artists (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: March 21, 2023
 
Works on Paper & Prints (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: February 28, 2023
 
Three Dimensions (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: February 28, 2023
 
Canada & Abroad (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: February 28, 2023
 
Post-War & Contemporary Art (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: January 31, 2023
 
Canadian Winter (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: January 31, 2023
 
Still Life & Figural Work (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: January 31, 2023
 
Books & Reference (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: January 31, 2023
 
From the Estate of William Ronald (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: January 31, 2023
 
Holiday Charm (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: December 13, 2022
 
Coast to Coast (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: December 13, 2022
 
An Important Private Collection of Canadian Art (Session 2)
Sale Closed: December 1, 2022
( Download PDF )
 
Fall Live Auction of Important Canadian Art (Session 1)
Sale Closed: December 1, 2022
( Download PDF )
 
Canadian Group of Painters (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: November 22, 2022
 
Fall Auction of International Art (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: November 22, 2022
 
Post-War & Contemporary Canadian Art (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: November 22, 2022
 
Historical Canadian Art (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: November 22, 2022
 
October Abstractions (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: October 25, 2022
 
Little Pictures (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: October 25, 2022
 
The Canadian Landscape (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: October 25, 2022
 
Art of Atlantic Canada (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: October 25, 2022
 
La belle province (Art of Quebec) (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: September 27, 2022
 
Prints, Photography & Multiples (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: September 27, 2022
 
Inuit & First Nations Art (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: September 27, 2022
 
Canadians at Home & Abroad (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: August 23, 2022
 
Prints & Works on Paper (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: August 23, 2022
 
Still Life & Figural Work (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: August 23, 2022
 
The Art of Barbara Mercer (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: August 23, 2022
 
Post-War & Contemporary Art (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: July 19, 2022
 
Cities & Towns (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: July 19, 2022
 
Art of Atlantic Canada (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: July 19, 2022
 
Spring Auction of International Art (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: June 28, 2022
 
From the Estate of Robert Markle (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: June 28, 2022
 
Spring Live Auction of Important Canadian Art
Sale Closed: June 15, 2022
( Download PDF )
 
Historical Canadian Art (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: May 31, 2022
 
Post-War & Contemporary Canadian Art (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: May 31, 2022
 
April Abstractions (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: April 19, 2022
 
Prints, Photography & Multiples (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: April 19, 2022
 
The Canadian Landscape (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: April 19, 2022
 
Inuit and First Nations Art (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: March 22, 2022
 
Celebrating Women Artists (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: March 22, 2022
 
Canada & Abroad (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: March 1, 2022
 
Three Dimensions (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: March 1, 2022
 
Works on Paper & Prints (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: March 1, 2022
 
Post War & Contemporary Art (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: February 1, 2022
 
Canadian Winter (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: February 1, 2022
 
Still Life & Figural Work (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: February 1, 2022
 
Works on Paper, Books & Tapestries (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: December 14, 2021
 
Holiday Charm (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: December 14, 2021
 
Coast to Coast (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: December 14, 2021
 
Canadian Art (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: November 30, 2021
 
Fall Auction of International Art (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: November 30, 2021
 
Auction to Benefit the Art Gallery of Alberta (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: November 30, 2021
 
Fall Live Auction of Important Canadian Art
Sale Closed: November 22, 2021
( Download PDF )
 
October Abstractions (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: October 26, 2021
 
Little Pictures (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: October 26, 2021
 
The Canadian Landscape (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: October 26, 2021
 

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