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.
ALFRED JOSEPH CASSON
Jackknife Bay
oil on board
signed lower right; signed, titled and dated “September ‘82” on the reverse
12 x 15 ins ( 30.5 x 38.1 cms )
Sold for $34,500.00
Sale date: May 31st 2016
TED HARRISON
The Grecian House (Dawson City)
acrylic on canvas
signed lower right; signed, titled and dated 1982 on the reverse
48 x 60 ins ( 121.9 x 152.4 cms )
Sold for $34,500.00
Sale date: May 25th 2017
WILLIAM KURELEK
Candy Floss Clouds
oil on board
signed with monogram and dated 1977 lower right; titled on the reverse
20 x 20 ins ( 50.8 x 50.8 cms )
Sold for $34,500.00
Sale date: November 22nd 2016
EDWIN HEADLEY HOLGATE
Autumn Tangle, Morin Heights
oil on board
signed with initials lower left; signed, titled and dated “October, 1963” on the reverse
8.5 x 10.5 ins ( 21.6 x 26.7 cms )
Sold for $34,500.00
Sale date: May 25th 2017
DAVID ALEXANDER COLVILLE
Recording Zero Line, Near Nijmegen
watercolour
signed lower left; titled and inscribed “Lt. D.A. Colville, 4 Dec 44 (painted 6,8,12 Dec 44), ‘E’ Troop, 43 BTY, 12 FD REGT RCA, 3 CDN INF DIV, 15” x 22”, For Reference Only” on the reverse
15 x 22 ins ( 38.1 x 55.9 cms ) ( sight )
Sold for $34,500.00
Sale date: November 23rd 2017
FREDERICK GRANT BANTING
Village in Winter
oil on panel
signed lower right
8 x 10 ins ( 20.3 x 25.4 cms )
Sold for $34,500.00
Sale date: November 23rd 2017
DOROTHY ELSIE KNOWLES
Soft Greens in May
acrylic on canvas
signed and dated 1979 lower right; signed, titled and inscribed “AC-9-79” on the reverse
78 x 49 ins ( 198.1 x 124.5 cms )
Sold for $29,900.00
Sale date: November 28th 2014
TED HARRISON
The Village Road
acrylic on canvas
signed lower right; signed, titled and dated 1982 on the reverse
48 x 36 ins ( 121.9 x 91.4 cms )
Sold for $29,900.00
Sale date: November 28th 2014
ALEXANDER YOUNG JACKSON
Indian Graves, Echo Bay
oil on board
signed lower right; titled, dated “Sept. 1950” and inscribed “Great Bear Lake”, “Walter Stewart”, “Burt Richardson” and “Canvas 20 x 26” (the sizing crossed out) on the reverse
10.25 x 13.5 ins ( 26 x 34.3 cms )
Sold for $29,900.00
Sale date: May 25th 2017
MAURICE GALBRAITH CULLEN
Wintery Marshes, Quebec
oil on canvas
signed and dated 1896 lower right; Cullen Inventory Number 1091
18 x 32 ins ( 45.7 x 81.3 cms )
Sold for $28,750.00
Sale date: November 22nd 2016
CHARLES FRASER COMFORT
Smokestacks, Copper Cliff
oil on board
signed lower left
10 x 12 ins ( 25.4 x 30.5 cms )
Sold for $33,040.00
Sale date: May 29th 2018
LÉON BELLEFLEUR
Chant de mai
oil on canvas
signed and dated 1975 lower left; signed, titled and dated 1975 on the reverse
51.5 x 77 ins ( 130.8 x 195.6 cms )
Sold for $33,040.00
Sale date: September 24th 2020
JOHN WILLIAM BEATTY
Baie St. Paul
oil on canvas
signed and dated 1929 lower left
18 x 22 ins ( 45.7 x 55.9 cms )
Sold for $32,200.00
Sale date: November 25th 2015
Previous Auctions
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- Prints of Sampson Matthews (& Related Work) (Online Auction)
- Sale Closed: August 17, 2021
- Books & Reference (Online Auction)
- Sale Closed: August 17, 2021
- Canadian & International Art (Online Auction)
- Sale Closed: August 17, 2021
- People & Places
- Sale Closed: July 20, 2021
- Prints & Works on Paper
- Sale Closed: July 20, 2021
- Post-War & Contemporary Art (Online Auction)
- Sale Closed: June 24, 2021
- Spring Auction of International Art
- Sale Closed: June 24, 2021
- Canadians at Home & Abroad (Online Auction)
- Sale Closed: June 24, 2021
- Spring Auction of Important Canadian Art
- Sale Closed: June 9, 2021
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- Canadian Art (Online Auction)
- Sale Closed: June 1, 2021
- From the Estate of William Ronald (Online Auction)
- Sale Closed: June 1, 2021
- The Canadian Landscape (Online Auction)
- Sale Closed: April 27, 2021
- April Abstractions (Online Auction)
- Sale Closed: April 27, 2021
- Canadian & International Art (Online Auction)
- Sale Closed: March 30, 2021
- Indigenous & Inuit Art (Online Auction)
- Sale Closed: March 30, 2021
- Works on Paper, Prints & Books (Online Auction)
- Sale Closed: February 23, 2021
- From the Archives of Sampson-Matthews Ltd. (& Related Material) (Online Auction)
- Sale Closed: February 23, 2021
- Post-War & Contemporary Art (Online Auction)
- Sale Closed: February 2, 2021
- Artwork from a Canadian Private Collection (Online Auction)
- Sale Closed: December 15, 2020
- Canadian & International Artwork (Online Auction)
- Sale Closed: December 15, 2020
- Fall Live Auction of Important Canadian Art
- Sale Closed: December 3, 2020
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- Canadian & International Art (Online Auction)
- Sale Closed: November 17, 2020
- The Canadian Landscape (Online Auction)
- Sale Closed: October 27, 2020
- Canadian & International Artwork (Online Auction)
- Sale Closed: September 29, 2020
- Live Auction of Important Canadian & International Art
- Sale Closed: September 24, 2020
- Canadian & International Artwork (Online Auction)
- Sale Closed: August 11, 2020
- Works on Paper, Prints & Books (Online Auction)
- Sale Closed: July 14, 2020
- Canadian and International Artwork (Online Auction)
- Sale Closed: June 23, 2020
- Canadian & International Artwork (Online Auction)
- Sale Closed: June 2, 2020
- The Canadian Landscape (Online Auction)
- Sale Closed: May 12, 2020
- Canadian and International Artwork (Online Auction)
- Sale Closed: April 14, 2020
- Works on Paper, Prints & Books (Online Auction)
- Sale Closed: February 18, 2020
- From the Collection of Paul Duval (Online Auction)
- Sale Closed: January 28, 2020
- Fall Live Auction of Important Canadian Art
- Sale Closed: November 19, 2019
- Spring Live Auction of Important Canadian Art
- Sale Closed: May 28, 2019
- Fall Live Auction of Important Canadian Art
- Sale Closed: November 20, 2018
- Spring Live Auction of Important Canadian Art
- Sale Closed: May 29, 2018
- Fall Live Auction of Important Canadian Art
- Sale Closed: November 23, 2017
- Spring Live Auction of Important Canadian Art
- Sale Closed: May 25, 2017
- Fall Live Auction of Important Canadian Art
- Sale Closed: November 22, 2016
- Spring Live Auction of Important Canadian Art
- Sale Closed: May 31, 2016
- Fall Auction of Important Canadian Art
- Sale Closed: November 25, 2015
- Spring Auction of Important Canadian Art
- Sale Closed: May 28, 2015
- Fall Auction of Important Canadian Art
- Sale Closed: November 28, 2014
- Spring Auction of Important Canadian Art
- Sale Closed: May 29, 2014
- Fall Auction of Important Canadian Art
- Sale Closed: November 29, 2013
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