Lot 1
Franklin Carmichael
Lake and Hills
watercolour and graphite
signed lower right; titled on a label on the reverse
11.25 × 13.5 in (28.6 × 34.3 cm) (sight)
Estimate
$30,000 - $40,000
Sold
$50,400
December 6, 2023
Sale 1255 • 91 lots
80 lots
Lot 1
Lake and Hills
watercolour and graphite
signed lower right; titled on a label on the reverse
11.25 × 13.5 in (28.6 × 34.3 cm) (sight)
$30,000 - $40,000
$50,400
Lot 2
Untitled - Shoreline Landscape, circa 1923
oil on board
signed lower left; dated “circa 1923” on a label on the reverse
10.5 × 13 in (26.7 × 33.0 cm)
$20,000 - $30,000
$26,400
Lot 3
Passing Storm, circa 1934
oil on board
signed lower left; titled on an exhibition label on the reverse
9.25 × 11.25 in (23.5 × 28.6 cm)
$25,000 - $35,000
$31,200
Lot 4
Ragged Falls - Oxtongue River, 1969
oil on board
signed lower right; signed, titled and dated 1969 on the reverse
12 × 15 in (30.5 × 38.1 cm)
$20,000 - $30,000
$33,600
Lot 5
Sailboats, circa 1905-1906
oil on panel
4.75 × 6 in (12.1 × 15.2 cm)
$30,000 - $40,000
$48,000
Lot 6
Streets Pier, Worthing, circa 1957
gouache
signed lower left
30 × 21.5 in (76.2 × 54.6 cm)
$25,000 - $35,000
$144,000
Lot 7
Unisex Shop, circa 1971
oil on canvas
signed lower left
24 × 32 in (61.0 × 81.3 cm)
$50,000 - $60,000
$48,000
Lot 8
Woodnote, 1944
pencil and watercolour
signed lower left and signed with initials lower right; signed, titled, dated 1944 and inscribed “Wychwood in Alymer, Que.” and “Varley INV 191” on the reverse, Varley inventory no. 191
7 × 9.5 in (17.8 × 24.1 cm) (sheet)
$15,000 - $20,000
$13,680
Lot 9
Georgian Bay Landscape, 1950
oil on board
signed and dated 1950 lower centre
12 × 16 in (30.5 × 40.6 cm)
$15,000 - $20,000
$16,800
Lot 10
Morning on Nootka Sound, B.C., 1936
oil on board
signed and dated 1936 lower left; signed, titled and dated 1936 on the reverse
12 × 15 in (30.5 × 38.1 cm)
$20,000 - $30,000
$40,800
Lot 13
Shoreline Landscape
oil on canvas
signed lower left
36.25 × 30.5 in (92.1 × 77.5 cm)
$60,000 - $80,000
Lot 14
Algonquin Park, Early September, circa 1922
oil on board
signed lower right; signed, titled “Early September” and inscribed “to my friend, Albert Schnaufer, Xmas 1922” on the reverse
10.5 × 8.5 in (26.7 × 21.6 cm)
$10,000 - $15,000
$9,600
Lot 15
Rain Clouds, 1976
oil on canvas
signed lower right; signed and dated 1976 on a label on the reverse
24 × 30 in (61.0 × 76.2 cm)
$60,000 - $80,000
$72,000
Lot 17
Near the Banks of the South Saskatchewan River, Alberta, 1947
oil on board
signed lower right
10.5 × 13.5 in (26.7 × 34.3 cm)
$20,000 - $30,000
$26,400
Lot 18
Early Morning, Harrington, Que., 1968
oil on board
signed lower right; signed, titled and dated 1968 on the reverse; also signed on a label on the reverse
12 × 15 in (30.5 × 38.1 cm)
$20,000 - $30,000
$22,800
Lot 19
Lac Millette, Quebec (Winter Landscape)
oil on board
signed lower left; titled and inscribed “National Council of Jewish Women” on the reverse and inscribed “A.Y. Jackson” on the frame on the reverse
10.5 × 13.5 in (26.7 × 34.3 cm)
$20,000 - $30,000
$26,400
Lot 20
Ancient Relics, circa 1980
oil on linen
signed upper right; titled on the bottom edge; titled and dated “circa 1980” on a label on the reverse; unframed
48 × 72 in (121.9 × 182.9 cm)
$30,000 - $50,000
$312,000
Lot 21
Migrating, 1978
acrylic on canvas
signed in syllabics and dated 1978 lower right
52 × 53 in (132.1 × 134.6 cm)
$40,000 - $60,000
$108,000
Lot 22
Yan, Q.C.I., 1912
oil on canvas
signed, titled and dated 1912 lower right; inscribed “83” on the reverse; inscribed “E. Carr Trust Victoria/B.10/L-1 Carr” on a label affixed to the stretcher
19.75 × 24 in (50.2 × 61.0 cm)
$300,000 - $400,000
$384,000
Lot 24
Sumach and Sun Glow, Georgian Bay, 1944
oil on board
signed and dated 1944 lower left; signed and titled on a label on the reverse
12 × 15.75 in (30.5 × 40.0 cm)
$20,000 - $30,000
$24,000
Lot 25
Grey Evening, Lake of Two Rivers
oil on board
signed lower right; titled on the reverse
9.5 × 11.25 in (24.1 × 28.6 cm)
$25,000 - $35,000
$24,000
Lot 26
In the Forest, Vancouver Island, B.C., 1952
oil on canvas board
signed lower left
24 × 18 in (61.0 × 45.7 cm)
$30,000 - $40,000
$33,600
Lot 27
Jeune fille au chandail jaune, 1964
oil on canvas
signed and dated 1964 lower right
55 × 19.5 in (139.7 × 49.5 cm)
$400,000 - $500,000
Lot 28
Snowball #2, 2006
oil and acrylic on canvas on board
signed, titled, and dated 2006 on the reverse and on the upper edge; unframed
30 × 24 × 2 in (76.2 × 61.0 × 5.1 cm)
$8,000 - $10,000
$9,000
Lot 30
Beach
oil on canvas
signed lower right; signed and titled on the stretcher
30 × 48 in (76.2 × 121.9 cm)
$40,000 - $60,000
$51,600
Lot 31
La nuit se précise, 1952
oil on canvas
signed and dated 1952 lower right
7.75 × 12 in (19.7 × 30.5 cm)
$60,000 - $80,000
$72,000
Lot 32
Sans titre, 1977-78
oil on canvas
signed lower left; signed on the stretcher; catalogue raisonné no. 1977.194H.1977
6.25 × 10.75 in (15.9 × 27.3 cm)
$40,000 - $60,000
Lot 33
Portrait of an Old Lake Captain, circa 1909-1910, circa 1910
oil on canvas
signed lower left; catalogue raisonné no. 1906.05
23.75 × 14 in (60.3 × 35.6 cm)
$250,000 - $350,000
Lot 34
Bush Flowers, 1935
oil on canvas
signed and dated 1935 upper left; Milne catalogue raisonné no. 304.20
12 × 16 in (30.5 × 40.6 cm)
$40,000 - $60,000
$45,600
Lot 35
The Forest Edge, 1940
oil on paper on board
artist estate stamp lower left
18 × 12 in (45.7 × 30.5 cm)
$70,000 - $90,000
$168,000
Lot 36
Bridge Passage, 1975
acrylic on canvas
signed, titled and dated “Jan. 1975” on the reverse
66 × 91.5 in (167.6 × 232.4 cm)
$300,000 - $400,000
$288,000
Lot 37
AC-85-10, 1985
acrylic on canvas
signed, titled and dated 1985 on the reverse
53 × 37 in (134.6 × 94.0 cm)
$18,000 - $22,000
$33,600
Lot 39
Lake, B.C.
oil on canvas
signed lower left; titled on a label on the reverse
24 × 31 in (61.0 × 78.7 cm)
$25,000 - $35,000
Lot 41
After Rain, Redmond Bay, Lake Baptiste, circa 1963
oil on board
signed lower right; signed on a label on the reverse
20 × 24 in (50.8 × 61.0 cm)
$40,000 - $60,000
$36,000
Lot 42
Otter Head, Lake Superior, 1960
oil on canvas
signed lower right; titled “Otter Head” and inscribed “H.U. Ross” on the reverse
20.25 × 25.25 in (51.4 × 64.1 cm)
$50,000 - $75,000
$90,000
Lot 43
Sunset at Port Loring, 1934
oil on canvas
signed and dated 1934 lower right
34 × 36 in (86.4 × 91.4 cm)
$25,000 - $35,000
$33,600
Lot 44
Vieille maison, Ste-Rose
oil on board
signed lower left; signed and titled on the reverse
17 × 17 in (43.2 × 43.2 cm)
$40,000 - $60,000
$66,000
Lot 45
Billowing Trees (New York), circa 1910-11, circa 1910/11
oil on canvas
Milne catalogue raisonné no. 103.91
15 × 18.25 in (38.1 × 46.4 cm)
$100,000 - $150,000
$120,000
Lot 46
Views of Niagara Falls
four handcoloured aquatints
– "View of the British Fall Taken from Goat Island" – inscribed "painted and engraved by W.J.Bennett" in the lower margin (plate size 16.25 ins x 20.75 ins); – "Part of the British Fall Taken from Under the Table Rock" – inscribed "painted by W.J. Bennett and engraved by J. Hill" in the lower margin (plate size 20.75 ins x 16.75 ins); – "Part of the American Fall from the Foot of the Staircase" – inscribed "painted by W.J. Bennett and engraved by J. Hill" in the lower margin (plate size 20.75 x 16.75); – "View of the American Fall Taken from Goat Island" – inscribed "painted and engraved by W.J. Bennett" in the lower margin (plate size 16 ins x 20.75 ins); each published by H.J. Megarey, New York [1829–31]
18.5 × 21.5 in (47.0 × 54.6 cm) (each (sight))
$15,000 - $20,000
$14,400
Lot 47
Femme en noir, 1980
oil on canvas
signed and dated 1980 lower left; titled on the gallery label on the reverse
44.5 × 24.25 in (113.0 × 61.6 cm)
$150,000 - $200,000
$120,000
Lot 48
Serial, 1964/1966, 1964/66
acrylic on canvas
signed and dated “9/64” and “9/66” on the reverse
45 × 39 in (114.3 × 99.1 cm)
$125,000 - $150,000
$204,000
Lot 50
Winter Solstice, 1980
acrylic on canvas
signed titled and dated 1980 on the reverse; unframed
24 × 36 in (61.0 × 91.4 cm)
$15,000 - $20,000
$30,000
Lot 51
The Subterranean, 1961
oil on canvas
signed and dated 1961 lower right; signed, titled and dated on the stretcher
36 × 42 in (91.4 × 106.7 cm)
$70,000 - $90,000
$78,000
Lot 53
Totem Poles, no. 3, 1926
wood engraving
signed and inscribed “no 8” in the lower margin
6 × 5.25 in (15.2 × 13.3 cm) (plate size)
$6,000 - $8,000
$6,000
Lot 54
Abstract #146
oil on canvas
numbered 146 upon the “Lawren Harris LSH Holdings Ltd.” stamp on the reverse
30 × 44 in (76.2 × 111.8 cm)
$30,000 - $40,000
$31,200
Lot 55
Spring Landscape #1, 1967
oil on canvas
signed, titled and dated 1967 on the reverse
52.25 × 40.25 in (132.7 × 102.2 cm)
$25,000 - $35,000
Lot 56
Woman and Tapestry Pattern (Patsy Milne), 1914
oil on canvas
Milne catalogue raisonné no. 105.60
18 × 20 in (45.7 × 50.8 cm)
$250,000 - $350,000
$264,000
Lot 57
Untitled (Mount Verstovia, Sitka, Alaska), 1907/08
watercolour
signed lower right
10.75 × 14 in (27.3 × 35.6 cm) (sheet)
$40,000 - $60,000
$48,000
Lot 58
Untitled, Mt. Lake, 2001
oil on canvas
signed lower right; dated “030101 (January 1, 2003)” on the reverse
48 × 66 in (121.9 × 167.6 cm)
$35,000 - $45,000
$36,000
Lot 59
Prairie Call to Cold Company (Nativity Series), 1975
mixed media on board
signed with monogram and dated 1975 lower right; titled and inscribed “14” on the reverse
24 × 23.75 in (61.0 × 60.3 cm)
$60,000 - $80,000
$60,000
Lot 60
Antigone, 1963
bronze
stamped signature and edition (7/7) on the base
52.5 × 10.5 × 7.75 in (133.3 × 26.7 × 19.7 cm) (overall)
$40,000 - $60,000
Lot 62
Six Girls Choir, 1981
acrylic on canvas
signed and dated 1981 lower left; titled on the stretcher
34 × 26 in (86.4 × 66.0 cm)
$15,000 - $20,000
$26,400
Lot 63
Walking on the Summit, 1985
acrylic on canvas
signed in syllabics along the lower right edge; description of the composition inscribed on the reverse; sold together with James R. Stevens, “A Picasso in the North Country: The Wild Journey of Canadian Artist, Norval Morrisseau” (Thunder Bay, 2011)
48 × 72 in (121.9 × 182.9 cm)
$70,000 - $90,000
$90,000
Lot 64
Saint-Sauveur-des-Monts
oil on board
signed lower left; titled on the reverse
6.5 × 8.25 in (16.5 × 21.0 cm)
$15,000 - $20,000
$48,000
Lot 66
Annunciation, 1951
oil on board
signed and dated 1951 lower left; signed, titled and dated 1951 on “Jack Bush Art Estate” label on the reverse
50 × 37 in (127.0 × 94.0 cm)
$30,000 - $40,000
$52,800
Lot 68
Winter Break Up, Montreal Harbour, 1950
oil on canvas
signed lower right; signed, titled and dated 1950 on the reverse
19 × 24.25 in (48.3 × 61.6 cm)
$8,000 - $10,000
$15,600
Lot 69
Winter, Ste. Tite des Caps, circa 1930-1935
oil on board
signed lower right; signed and titled on the reverse
8.5 × 10.5 in (21.6 × 26.7 cm)
$25,000 - $35,000
$31,200
Lot 70
The Wayside Cross
oil on board
signed lower right; Cullen Inventory Number 1510
10.5 × 13.75 in (26.7 × 34.9 cm)
$25,000 - $35,000
$31,200
Lot 71
Coucher de soleil à Cernay, 1891
oil on canvas
signed, dated 1891 and inscribed “Paris” lower right
35.5 × 51.5 in (90.2 × 130.8 cm)
$60,000 - $80,000
Lot 72
Landscape Near Doon
oil on canvas
signed lower right
18.25 × 14.75 in (46.4 × 37.5 cm)
$3,000 - $4,000
$6,600
Lot 73
Landscape
oil on canvas on board
J.W. Morrice Studio Stamp on the reverse
9 × 12.25 in (22.9 × 31.1 cm)
$30,000 - $40,000
$36,000
Lot 76
Boats in the Harbour, circa 1916/18
oil on panel
artist studio stamp and titled on a gallery label on the reverse
6 × 5 in (15.2 × 12.7 cm)
$30,000 - $40,000
$30,000
Lot 77
Fishing Village
double-sided oil on board
signed lower left; an oil sketch depicting a shoreline village with figures and ducks on the reverse
11.5 × 13.5 in (29.2 × 34.3 cm)
$8,000 - $10,000
$10,800
Lot 79
AC-84-39
acrylic on canvas
signed, titled and dated 1984 on the reverse
52 × 76 in (132.1 × 193.0 cm)
$25,000 - $35,000
$38,400
Lot 80
Grace, 1960
oil on board
signed and dated 1960 lower left
36 × 30 in (91.4 × 76.2 cm)
$20,000 - $30,000
Lot 81
Caravane, 1960
oil on canvas
signed and dated 1959 lower right; signed, titled and dated 1960 on the reverse
18.75 × 24.75 in (47.6 × 62.9 cm)
$30,000 - $50,000
$26,400
Lot 82
Great-Horned Owl from Rattlesnake Point, 2013
acrylic on board
signed and dated 2013 lower right; titled and inscribed “13-02” on the reverse
12 × 16.5 in (30.5 × 41.9 cm)
$10,000 - $15,000
$33,600
Lot 83
The Caribou Hunter, 1930
oil on canvas
signed and dated 1930 lower right; signed and titled on the reverse of the frame
15 × 20 in (38.1 × 50.8 cm)
$8,000 - $10,000
$20,400
Lot 84
Spring Seeding, 1944
oil on canvas
signed and dated 1944 lower right; titled on a gallery label on the reverse
20 × 26 in (50.8 × 66.0 cm)
$5,000 - $7,000
$5,520
Lot 86
Warm Pub
oil on canvas
signed lower right; signed and titled on the reverse
24 × 30 in (61.0 × 76.2 cm)
$8,000 - $10,000
$10,200
Lot 88
Children at the Seaside
oil on canvas
signed lower left
20.25 × 16 in (51.4 × 40.6 cm)
$20,000 - $30,000
$48,000
Lot 89
L’Opéra (M. 715), 1974
colour lithograph
signed and inscribed “Epreuve d’artiste” in the lower margin
34 × 24.5 in (86.4 × 62.2 cm) (sight)
$25,000 - $35,000
$31,200
Lot 91
Gypsies on the Beach at Zarauz (sic)
watercolour
signed lower right; signed and titled on the original card affixed to the backing on the reverse
15.5 × 20.5 in (39.4 × 52.1 cm) (sight)
$20,000 - $30,000
$21,600
Lot 92
Holiday After Ramadan, Cairo, 1961
watercolour
signed lower right; signed, titled and dated “March-April 1961” on the original card affixed to the backing on the reverse
19.5 × 26.5 in (49.5 × 67.3 cm) (sight)
$20,000 - $30,000
$19,200
Lot 93
Composition Red Yellow Green, 1957
oil on board
signed and dated 1957 lower right; titled on the reverse and also titled on a typed label on the reverse
30 × 22.25 in (76.2 × 56.5 cm)
$8,000 - $10,000
Lot 95
Balloon Rabbit (Violet), 2017
porcelain
stamped signature, dated 2017 and numbered 951/999 in silver on the underside. Published by Bernardaud, Limoges. Contained in the original box as issued.
10.75 × 5.5 × 8 in (27.3 × 14.0 × 20.3 cm) (overall)
$9,000 - $12,000
$12,000
Lot 97
Portrait of a Young Lady, 1882
oil on canvas
signed and dated 1882 lower right
22.5 × 16 in (57.1 × 40.6 cm)
$10,000 - $15,000
Lot 98
Mick Jagger (F&S II.141), 1975
colour screenprint on Arches Aquarelle (Rough) paper
signed by the artist, numbered 13/250 and signed by Mick Jagger in the lower margin. Printed by Alexander Heinrici, New York. Published by Seabird Editions, London, England
43.5 × 28.75 in (110.5 × 73.0 cm) (sheet)
$135,000 - $175,000
$276,000
Lot 99
Female Nude in Repose
green patinated bronze
incised signature and numbered 1/6 on the right leg; Art Foundry Toronto mark to the underside
4.5 × 8.5 × 9.5 in (11.4 × 21.6 × 24.1 cm) (overall )
$9,000 - $12,000
Lot 100
Bearded Yan (AR 513), 1963
red earthenware clay
inscribed, stamped “Edition Picasso” and “Madoura Plein Feu” and numbered 4/300 on the underside
10.75 × 4.5 × 5.5 in (27.3 × 11.4 × 14.0 cm) (overall)
$10,000 - $15,000
$9,600