Lot 1
Lawren Stewart Harris
Red House, Barrie, 1924
gouache
signed with initials lower right (beneath the mat)
6 × 7 in (15.2 × 17.8 cm) (sheet)
Estimate
$18,000 - $22,000
Sold
$66,000
June 8, 2023
Sale 1235 • 79 lots
76 lots
Lot 1
Red House, Barrie, 1924
gouache
signed with initials lower right (beneath the mat)
6 × 7 in (15.2 × 17.8 cm) (sheet)
$18,000 - $22,000
$66,000
Lot 2
Laurentian Landscape
oil on canvas
signed lower right
25 × 30.25 in (63.5 × 76.8 cm)
$60,000 - $80,000
$66,000
Lot 3
Untitled (Houses in a Village), circa 1933
oil on board
titled and dated circa 1933 to the gallery label on the reverse
20 × 24 in (50.8 × 61.0 cm)
$30,000 - $40,000
$28,800
Lot 4
Gaspé Shoreline , 1956
oil on canvas
signed lower right; titled on an exhibition label on the reverse
20.25 × 25.25 in (51.4 × 64.1 cm)
$40,000 - $60,000
$45,600
Lot 5
At Pilot Harbour, Lake Superior, 1959
oil on panel
signed lower left; titled and dated “July 17, 1959” on the reverse
10.5 × 13.5 in (26.7 × 34.3 cm)
$20,000 - $30,000
$18,000
Lot 6
Northern Farm-Madawaska Valley, circa 1959
oil on board
signed lower right; signed, titled and inscribed “Property of my wife” on the reverse
12 × 15 in (30.5 × 38.1 cm)
$20,000 - $30,000
$43,200
Lot 7
Mill Near Elephant Lake, 1955
watercolour
signed lower right; titled and dated 1955 on a gallery label on the reverse
9.75 × 12.75 in (24.8 × 32.4 cm) (sight)
$15,000 - $20,000
$28,800
Lot 8
Building the Porch III, 1922-23
watercolour
signed, dated “Oct 22-Feb 23” and inscribed “AP 22” lower right; catalogue raisonné no. 204.112
14.5 × 21 in (36.8 × 53.3 cm) (sight)
$25,000 - $35,000
$31,200
Lot 9
Rencontre enflammée, 1962
oil on canvas
signed and dated 1962 lower right; titled on three labels on the reverse
84 × 42 in (213.4 × 106.7 cm)
$250,000 - $350,000
$312,000
Lot 10
Picture for Heather #4, 1960
oil and lucite on masonite
titled and dated 1960 to two labels on the reverse; inscribed “P288 (O)” on the reverse
48 × 30 in (121.9 × 76.2 cm)
$18,000 - $22,000
$20,400
Lot 11
Deep Red #7, 1977
oil on canvas
signed, titled and dated 1977 on the reverse
38 × 42 in (96.5 × 106.7 cm)
$20,000 - $25,000
$38,400
Lot 12
North River, Laurentians, 1928 , 1928
pastel on board
signed lower right; Cullen Inventory No. 1579
15 × 18 in (38.1 × 45.7 cm)
$8,000 - $10,000
$8,400
Lot 13
Falling Leaves
oil on canvas on board
signed lower right; signed and titled on a label on the reverse
10 × 9 in (25.4 × 22.9 cm)
$4,000 - $6,000
$4,560
Lot 15
A Bolt Like That, 1965
mixed media on masonite
signed with monogram and dated 1965 lower right; titled on a gallery label on the reverse
24 × 47.5 in (61.0 × 120.7 cm)
$150,000 - $200,000
$264,000
Lot 16
Les Lacs du Nord , 1957
oil on canvas
signed and dated 1957 lower right; titled on the stretcher on the reverse
13.5 × 27.5 in (34.3 × 69.8 cm)
$20,000 - $30,000
$26,400
Lot 17
October Lagoon, Penetang Peninsula, circa 1940
oil on board
signed lower middle left; signed, titled and dated circa 1940 on the reverse and to a gallery label; inscribed “A favorite [sic] fishing spot on the Penetang Peninsula” on the reverse by the artist
13 × 23 in (33.0 × 58.4 cm)
$9,000 - $12,000
$9,600
Lot 18
Beaver Lake, Eganville, Ontario, 1964
oil on canvas
signed lower right; inscribed “Dominion Gallery”, “Max Stern” and “NJG 254” on the reverse
25 × 32 in (63.5 × 81.3 cm)
$50,000 - $70,000
$60,000
Lot 19
Les Remparts, Québec, 1963
oil on canvas
signed lower right; signed, titled and dated 1968 on the stretcher on the reverse
24 × 30 in (61.0 × 76.2 cm)
$20,000 - $30,000
Lot 20
Rue Plessis next to Metro Metal Looking South to Logan , 2011
no-medium
signed lower right; signed, titled and dated 2011 on the reverse; oil on canvas
10 × 15 in (25.4 × 38.1 cm)
$8,000 - $10,000
$10,200
Lot 21
Oxtongue Lake, 1971
oil on board
signed lower right; signed, titled and dated 1971 on the reverse
12 × 15 in (30.5 × 38.1 cm)
$18,000 - $22,000
$45,600
Lot 22
Untitled
acrylic on canvas
signed and dated 1975 lower right; signed (three times) and dated 1975 on the reverse; unframed
42 × 66 in (106.7 × 167.6 cm)
$25,000 - $35,000
$33,600
Lot 23
Bi-sériel rose, 1968
acrylic on canvas
signed and dated 1968 on the reverse; titled to a gallery label on the reverse
51 × 19.5 in (129.5 × 49.5 cm)
$70,000 - $90,000
$102,000
Lot 24
Sans titre, 1953
oil on canvas
signed and dated 1953 lower right; catalogue raisonne no. 1953.058H.1953
28.5 × 21 in (72.4 × 53.3 cm)
$500,000 - $700,000
$552,000
Lot 25
In the Calumet Rapids , 1932
oil on canvas
signed and dated 1932 lower right; signed and dated on an artist label on the reverse
30.25 × 40.25 in (76.8 × 102.2 cm)
$10,000 - $15,000
$11,400
Lot 26
Buffalo in Autumn Landscape , 1931
oil on canvas
signed and dated 1931 lower right
24 × 30 in (61.0 × 76.2 cm)
$10,000 - $15,000
$11,400
Lot 29
Spanish Sketch, 1933
oil on board
signed lower right; titled and dated 1933 on an exhibition label on the reverse
8.5 × 10.5 in (21.6 × 26.7 cm)
$15,000 - $20,000
$14,400
Lot 31
Meadow Brook, 1916
oil on board
signed lower left; inscribed “Pers. Property of M.W. Reid” on a label on the reverse
6 × 9 in (15.2 × 22.9 cm)
$2,500 - $3,500
$3,360
Lot 32
Magdalena (Méditation), 1921
oil on canvas
signed and dated 1921 lower right
41.5 × 41.5 in (105.4 × 105.4 cm)
$225,000 - $275,000
$384,000
Lot 33
Motherhood, 1910 , 1910
oil on canvas
signed lower left
29.5 × 23.25 in (74.9 × 59.1 cm)
$25,000 - $35,000
$21,000
Lot 34
Portrait of Carol, circa 1885
pastel
titled and dated circa 1885 to a gallery label on the reverse
17 × 12.25 in (43.2 × 31.1 cm) (sheet)
$6,000 - $8,000
$6,000
Lot 35
Klee Wyck Pot
painted ceramic
incised on underside “Klee Wyck”
4.25 × 5.5 × 5.5 in (10.8 × 14.0 × 14.0 cm)
$8,000 - $12,000
$12,000
Lot 36
Fire Down on the Labrador, 1980
colour etching and aquatint
signed, titled, dated 1980 and inscribed “Artist’s Proof 3/10 Ed. 50” in the lower margin
31.75 × 19.75 in (80.6 × 50.2 cm) (subject)
$60,000 - $80,000
$84,000
Lot 37
Barbour’s Seabird Leaving Newtown (Bonavista Bay), 2003
oil tempera on board
signed and dated 2003 lower right; signed and titled on the reverse
48 × 60 in (121.9 × 152.4 cm)
$80,000 - $100,000
$96,000
Lot 39
Sans titre, circa 1920
oil on board
signed lower left
20 × 23.75 in (50.8 × 60.3 cm)
$30,000 - $40,000
$28,800
Lot 40
Cardinal and Oak, 1971
acrylic on board
signed lower right
15.5 × 18 in (39.4 × 45.7 cm)
$12,000 - $15,000
$31,200
Lot 41
Hauling Logs, Northumberland Hills
oil on canvas
signed lower left
20 × 26.25 in (50.8 × 66.7 cm)
$6,000 - $8,000
$9,000
Lot 42
Study for America, 1989-90
watercolour
signed and dated “June 1989-January 18/19 1990” in the lower right margin; titled and dated to two labels on the reverse
28.5 × 22 in (72.4 × 55.9 cm) (sheet)
$12,000 - $15,000
$12,000
Lot 43
The First Winter in Canada , 1977
mixed media on masonite
signed with a monogram and dated 1977 lower right; signed on a gallery label on the reverse
23.75 × 47.5 in (60.3 × 120.7 cm)
$100,000 - $150,000
$108,000
Lot 44
The Blacksmith Shop, 1968/1969
mixed media on board
signed lower right
12 × 16 in (30.5 × 40.6 cm)
$20,000 - $30,000
$40,800
Lot 45
Untitled (Houses in a Landscape), 1977
acrylic on board
signed and dated 1977 lower right
24.25 × 24.25 in (61.6 × 61.6 cm) (sight)
$10,000 - $15,000
$26,400
Lot 48
The Wheelbarrow
oil on board
signed with initials lower right; titled [sic] on a label on the reverse
15.5 × 17.5 in (39.4 × 44.5 cm)
$15,000 - $20,000
$19,200
Lot 49
Siblings , 1983
acrylic on canvas
signed and dated 1983 lower right; signed, titled and dated on the reverse
34 × 26 in (86.4 × 66.0 cm)
$15,000 - $20,000
$14,400
Lot 50
Women in Greenwich Village, N.Y.C., 1940, circa 1940
oil on canvas
inscribed “255” on the reverse
27.25 × 19.5 in (69.2 × 49.5 cm)
$14,000 - $18,000
$9,600
Lot 51
Still Life
oil on canvas
signed lower right
21 × 21 in (53.3 × 53.3 cm)
$20,000 - $30,000
$15,000
Lot 52
A Kim Phuc, 2001
oil and encaustic on canvas
signed, titled (indistinctly) and dated 2001 on the reverse; unframed
48 × 48 in (121.9 × 121.9 cm)
$6,000 - $8,000
$13,200
Lot 53
Still Life, 1925
oil on canvas
signed lower right; titled on an exhibition label on the reverse
18.25 × 19.75 in (46.4 × 50.2 cm)
$30,000 - $40,000
Lot 54
Construction, 1915
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 × 20 in (45.7 × 50.8 cm)
$200,000 - $250,000
$264,000
Lot 55
Le Gobelet, Tavern Restaurant , 1975
mixed media on masonite
signed with monogram lower right; titled on the reverse, titled and dated 1975 to four gallery labels on the reverse
28 × 9 in (71.1 × 22.9 cm)
$10,000 - $15,000
$40,800
Lot 56
Man on the Bridge, 1963
oil on canvas
signed lower right; titled and dated 1963 on a gallery label on the reverse
26 × 34 in (66.0 × 86.4 cm)
$15,000 - $20,000
$14,400
Lot 57
Splash Sept Cinq Zero , 1980
oil on canvas
signed and dated 1980 lower left; signed, titled and dated on the reverse
30.5 × 40 in (77.5 × 101.6 cm)
$15,000 - $20,000
$16,800
Lot 58
Celebration, 1954
oil on canvas
signed and dated 1954 upper right; signed, titled and dated on the reverse
24 × 36 in (61.0 × 91.4 cm)
$12,000 - $15,000
$22,800
Lot 59
Portrait de femme
oil on textured paper mounted to card
signed lower left; signed in pencil on a paper affixed to the reverse
14 × 11 in (35.6 × 27.9 cm)
$35,000 - $55,000
$52,800
Lot 60
Hometown Fans, 1981
acrylic on canvas
signed lower right; titled, dated 1981 and inscribed “CLX-44” on the reverse
18 × 24 in (45.7 × 61.0 cm)
$15,000 - $20,000
$28,800
Lot 61
Hoarfrost #2, 2006
oil and acrylic on canvas
signed, titled and dated 2006 on the reverse; unframed
36 × 30 in (91.4 × 76.2 cm)
$10,000 - $15,000
$19,200
Lot 62
ABCs, circa 1984
metal leaf on rice paper (in two parts)
36.5 × 49.5 in (92.7 × 125.7 cm) (sheet)
$10,000 - $15,000
Lot 63
Totem Poles No. 4 (Departing People), 1926 , 1926
wood engraving
signed and inscribed “No. 25” in the lower margin
5.75 × 4.75 in (14.6 × 12.1 cm) (plate size)
$4,000 - $6,000
$11,400
Lot 64
Two Figures, 1955
wood engraving
signed and inscribed “No. 6/20” in the lower margin
8 × 7 in (20.3 × 17.8 cm) (plate size)
$4,000 - $6,000
$7,800
Lot 65
L’Artiste II (M.929), 1978
colour lithograph
signed and numbered 44/50 in the lower margin; titled and dated 1978 on a gallery label on the backing on the reverse
19 × 15.25 in (48.3 × 38.7 cm) (sheet)
$5,000 - $7,000
$7,200
Lot 66
The Eight, 1930
linocut
signed, titled and numbered 49/50 twice
15.25 × 10.25 in (38.7 × 26.0 cm) (sight)
$80,000 - $120,000
$114,000
Lot 67
Untitled #8 (SF59-411), 1959
oil and plastic emulsion on paper on masonite
titled and dated 1959 on a label on the backing on the reverse
6 × 5.5 in (15.2 × 14.0 cm)
$10,000 - $15,000
$19,200
Lot 68
Untitled
gouache on paper
signed on the reverse
10.5 × 14.25 in (26.7 × 36.2 cm) (sheet)
$60,000 - $80,000
$132,000
Lot 69
The Kitchen, 1994
oil on canvas
signed and dated 1994 lower right; titled and dated on a gallery label on the frame on the reverse
39.75 × 48.5 in (101.0 × 123.2 cm)
$350,000 - $450,000
$468,000
Lot 70
Nail-Head of Trent Reznor, 1995
oil and mixed media on canvas
titled and annotated with lyrics; signed, titled and dated 1995 on the reverse
11 × 8.5 in (27.9 × 21.6 cm)
$35,000 - $55,000
$38,400
Lot 71
Nehemiah Checking the Walls of Jerusalem, 1966
ink on paper
signed and inscribed “for Paul on his Birthday, April 27th 1966” lower right; titled “Study for Book of Nehemiah” and dated on a gallery label on the backing on the reverse
20 × 12.5 in (50.8 × 31.8 cm) (sheet)
$12,000 - $16,000
$102,000
Lot 72
Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom from Reigning Queens, 1985 (F&S II.334-337) , 1985
four colour silkscreens on Lenox Museum board
1. II.334, signed and numbered 27/40 lower right; 2. II.335, signed and numbered 21/40 lower right 3. II.336, signed and numbered 24/40 lower right 4. II.337, signed and numbered 19/40 lower right each with the printer’s blindstamp and with the artist copyright ink stamp on the reverse. Each printed by Rupert Jasen Smith, New York. Published by George C.P. Mulder, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
39.4 × 31.5 in (100.1 × 80.0 cm) (each)
$700,000 - $900,000
$936,000
Lot 73
Two Women Sewing, circa 1922
no-medium
pencil heightened with watercolour on typewriter paper atelier stamp lower right; titled and dated circa 1922 on a gallery label on the backing on the reverse
10.38 × 8.5 in (26.4 × 21.6 cm) (sheet)
$3,000 - $5,000
$3,120
Lot 74
Nu féminin assis “Camelia”
dark blue patinated bronze
signed, numbered 3/6 and inscribed ‘Susse Fondeur Paris’ on the back of the right leg
19 × 21 × 18 in (48.3 × 53.3 × 45.7 cm) (overall)
$15,000 - $20,000
$26,400
Lot 75
Morning Sunlight on the Orwell
oil on masonite
signed lower left and titled on a frame plaque; titled on a label on the reverse
20 × 30 in (50.8 × 76.2 cm)
$15,000 - $20,000
$50,400
Lot 76
Zum Thema Verteidigung (Topic of Defense), 1984
aquatint with etching and drypoint
signed and numbered 21/30 in the lower margin; titled and dated 1984 on a gallery label on the backing on the reverse
24 × 33.75 in (61.0 × 85.7 cm) (plate size)
$1,000 - $1,500
$1,200
Lot 77
Paris, 1984
colour soft ground etching
signed and numbered 25/25 in the lower margin; titled, dated 1984, and numbered 23/25 [sic] on a gallery label on the backing on the reverse
15.5 × 20.25 in (39.4 × 51.4 cm) (plate size)
$1,000 - $1,500
$1,020
Lot 79
Flowers in Space, 1994
oil on canvas
signed and dated 1994 lower right; titled on a gallery label on the frame on the reverse
39.5 × 47 in (100.3 × 119.4 cm)
$10,000 - $15,000
$5,400
Lot 80
Untitled Still Life, 1978
mixed media on paper
signed and dated 1978 upper left; titled and dated on two gallery labels on the reverse
27 × 40.5 in (68.6 × 102.9 cm) (sheet)
$10,000 - $15,000
$15,600
Lot 82
Visage de femme, 1953 (A.R. 220), 1953
glazed and partially incised earthenware with coloured engobe platter
glazed and partially incised earthenware with coloured engobe platter from an edition of 400, with the Edition Picasso and Madoura Plein Feu stamps on the underside
15.25 × 11.5 × 1 in (38.7 × 29.2 × 2.5 cm) (overall)
$40,000 - $60,000
Lot 83
Reclining Figure. 1949 (TEX 21.1:S2), 1949
five colour serigraph on artificial silk
printed signature and date “49” lower right; unframed
67.5 × 96 in (171.4 × 243.8 cm) (overall)
$15,000 - $20,000
$14,400
Lot 84
Untitled (#27-#30) (A Quadriptych), 1993
four acrylics on canvas
each signed and dated 1993 on the stretcher, each titled and dated on a gallery label on the stretcher on the reverse; each unframed
16 × 16 in (40.6 × 40.6 cm) (each)
$2,500 - $3,500
$1,800
Lot 85
Compotier aux fruits, 1980
watercolour on paper
signed and dated 1980 lower right; signed, titled and dated on two gallery labels on the backing on the reverse
62.5 × 43.5 in (158.8 × 110.5 cm) (sheet)
$175,000 - $225,000
$156,000