December 6, 2023
Sale 1256 • 52 lots
52 lots
Lot 101
By-ward Market, circa 1916
oil on panel
signed lower right; titled and dated circa 1916 on the exhibition label on the reverse; titled “Winter Afternoon, The Hay Market, Ottawa” on the gallery label on the reverse
14 x 22 in (35.6 x 55.9 cm)
$30,000 - $40,000
$28,800
Lot 102
School’s Out, 1885
watercolour and gouache
signed and dated 1885 lower left
23 x 38 in (58.4 x 96.5 cm) (sheet)
$15,000 - $20,000
$66,000
Lot 103
Morning, Agawa River, 1919
oil on wood
signed lower right: signed, titled and dated “September ‘19 and 1920” on the reverse; inscribed “Algoma” on the reverse; NJG Inventory No. 2404
8.25 x 10 in (21.0 x 25.4 cm)
$30,000 - $40,000
$48,000
Lot 104
Small Lake in Algoma, 1920, circa 1920
oil on wood panel
inscribed “Small lake in Algoma” twice, “$50.00” and “Norah Bouillianne” on the reverse; dated circa 1920 on the exhibition label on the reverse
10.5 x 14 in (26.7 x 35.6 cm)
$100,000 - $150,000
$168,000
Lot 105
Sun and Wind, Georgian Bay, 1916 or 1920
oil on panel
signed lower right; titled and dated circa 1915 on the gallery and exhibition labels on the reverse; Varley Inventory Number 1068
12.25 x 16.25 in (31.1 x 41.3 cm)
$70,000 - $90,000
$984,000
Lot 106
Sombre Reflections, circa 1916
oil on board
titled and inscribed “35” on the reverse
10.5 x 13.25 in (26.7 x 33.7 cm)
$15,000 - $20,000
$36,000
Lot 107
Ragged Lake, Algonquin Park, 1914, circa 1914
oil on canvas
signed on a section of the original frame lower right; inscribed “JJIVAUGHAN” on the reverse; titled and dated circa 1914 on a label on the reverse
30 x 22 in (76.2 x 55.9 cm)
$250,000 - $350,000
$504,000
Lot 108
Ragged Lake, Algonquin Park, May 1914
oil on wood panel
signed, titled and dated 1914 on the reverse
12.25 x 9.25 in (31.1 x 23.5 cm)
$60,000 - $80,000
$114,000
Lot 110
Le Sanctus à la maison, circa 1897
oil on canvas
signed lower left; titled on a plaque affixed to the frame
14 x 19 in (35.6 x 48.3 cm)
$3,000 - $5,000
$12,000
Lot 111
The Meeting of Fernande and Claude (La rencontre de Fernande et de Claude), 1899
charcoal
monogrammed and dated 1899 in a stamp lower right
23.5 x 17.5 in (59.7 x 44.5 cm) (sheet)
$2,500 - $3,500
$2,400
Lot 112
Les foins (The Hayfield), 1901
oil on canvas
signed and dated 1901 lower right
24 x 36 in (61.0 x 91.4 cm)
$60,000 - $80,000
$288,000
Lot 113
Young Girl with Flowers (Elaine), 1927
watercolour
signed lower left; titled and dated 1927 on the gallery and exhibition labels on the reverse
11.5 x 9.75 in (29.2 x 24.8 cm) (sight)
$4,000 - $6,000
$3,600
Lot 114
The Picture Book, 1909
oil on canvas
signed lower left
25 x 20 in (63.5 x 50.8 cm)
$3,000 - $5,000
$6,000
Lot 115
Woman with a Book, 1907
oil on canvas
signed and dated 1907 upper right
28 x 21 in (71.1 x 53.3 cm)
$15,000 - $18,000
$8,400
Lot 116
La Malbaie, circa 1926
oil on canvas
signed lower left and titled lower right
22 x 26.25 in (55.9 x 66.7 cm)
$70,000 - $90,000
$168,000
Lot 117
Ice Harvest, Quebec, 1935
oil on canvas
signed lower right; Lucile Rodier Gagnon Inventory no. 190
25 x 36 in (63.5 x 91.4 cm)
$400,000 - $600,000
$984,000
Lot 118
Throwing the Bait, River St. Charles, Quebec, 1895
oil on canvas
signed twice and dated 1895 lower right; inscribed “River St. Charles Qc.” on the reverse
17 x 27 in (43.2 x 68.6 cm)
$8,000 - $12,000
$38,400
Lot 119
Outlet of the Pond, Late Afternoon, 1926
oil on canvas
signed and dated 1926 upper right; titled on the exhibition label on the reverse; titled and dated “Landscape, Temagami Period, 1928” on the gallery label on the reverse; Milne catalogue raisonné no. 207.80
18.25 x 22 in (46.4 x 55.9 cm)
$70,000 - $90,000
$528,000
Lot 120
Winter, 1916 , 1916
oil on board
signed and dated 1916 lower right; titled “Down in the Valley, 1916” on a label on the reverse
22 x 23.75 in (55.9 x 60.3 cm)
$100,000 - $150,000
$168,000
Lot 121
Laurentian Hillside, October 1914
oil on canvas
signed and dated 1914 lower right; inscribed “$850.00” on the reverse
30.25 x 40.5 in (76.8 x 102.9 cm)
$250,000 - $350,000
$240,000
Lot 122
Laurentian Hillside, 1913
oil on book binder’s board
initialed lower left; signed and inscribed “Sketch for Laurentian Hillside” on the reverse
6 x 8 in (15.2 x 20.3 cm)
$20,000 - $30,000
$18,000
Lot 123
Autumn Tangle, circa 1940
oil on canvas
signed lower left
12.5 x 14.5 in (31.8 x 36.8 cm)
$30,000 - $50,000
$78,000
Lot 124
Lake Superior Sketch no. 3, circa 1926
oil on beaverboard
signed, titled and dated c.1926 on a label on the reverse: inscribed “This is an authentic sketch by Lawren Harris made at Lake Superior about 1926. A.J. Casson May 8, 1973” and “4/3” on the reverse
12 x 15 in (30.5 x 38.1 cm)
$300,000 - $500,000
$624,000
Lot 125
Opulent Autumn, St. Geneviève, circa 1928
oil on panel
signed lower left and titled lower right
11 x 13 in (27.9 x 33.0 cm)
$25,000 - $35,000
$48,000
Lot 126
Montreal River, Algoma, 1919
oil on wood
signed lower left; signed, titled, dated 1919 and inscribed “35.00” on the reverse; inscribed “To Jane Stewart Fifteen Years Since Oct. 25. 1924”; inscribed “Told us this was the exact spot from when J. E. MacDonald painted ‘The Solemn Land’”; NJG Inventory No. 2405 on the reverse
8.5 x 10.5 in (21.6 x 26.7 cm)
$30,000 - $40,000
$72,000
Lot 127
The Mid-day Halt, circa 1860
oil on canvas
signed lower left
13 x 18 in (33.0 x 45.7 cm)
$40,000 - $60,000
$60,000
Lot 128
Encampment by the River, 1871
oil on canvas
signed and dated 1871 lower left
11 x 16.5 in (27.9 x 41.9 cm)
$10,000 - $15,000
$57,600
Lot 129
Nirvana, circa 1930
oil on paper
35.25 x 20.25 in (89.5 x 51.4 cm)
$250,000 - $350,000
$744,000
Lot 130
The Skipper’s Daughter, 1908
oil on canvas
signed lower left; titled on the stretcher on the reverse
24 x 30 in (61.0 x 76.2 cm)
$15,000 - $18,000
$66,000
Lot 131
Don’t Be Afraid, circa 1878
oil on canvas
titled and dated circa 1878 on the exhibition labels on the reverse
32.25 x 43 in (81.9 x 109.2 cm)
$100,000 - $150,000
$624,000
Lot 132
Study for Don’t Be Afraid, circa 1878
oil on paper laid down on paper
8 x 10 in (20.3 x 25.4 cm)
$20,000 - $30,000
$19,200
Lot 133
Portrait, circa 1896-1897, circa 1896
oil on panel
signed lower left; inscribed “Portrait of the Director of the International Exposition (Exhibition) in Venice 1904-1908 attribution by Clarence Gagnon R.C.A” on a label on the reverse
9.5 x 6.5 in (24.1 x 16.5 cm)
$30,000 - $50,000
$66,000
Lot 134
The Young Biologist, 1891, circa 1891
oil on canvas
signed lower left
18.25 x 15 in (46.4 x 38.1 cm)
$100,000 - $150,000
$144,000
Lot 135
Jess (1950), 1950
oil on canvas
signed upper right (vertically), with artist’s thumb-print beneath; Varley Inventory No. 450 (twice) on the reverse
22 x 16 in (55.9 x 40.6 cm)
$60,000 - $80,000
$60,000
Lot 136
Self-Portrait, 1908
oil on board
signed and dated ‘2 June 1908” lower left; signed, titled and dated on a gallery label on the backing on the reverse
13.25 x 10.5 in (33.7 x 26.7 cm)
$5,000 - $7,000
$5,520
Lot 137
Portrait de Rodolphe Brunet, 1897
oil on board
signed and dated 1897 towards middle right along the edge; signed, titled and dated on multiple gallery labels on the backing on the reverse
11 x 8.5 in (27.9 x 21.6 cm)
$5,000 - $7,000
$9,000
Lot 138
The Dancer, circa 1925
oil on board
signed lower right; titled and dated circa 1925 on the gallery label on the reverse; with an unfinished pencil sketch of two figures on the reverse
10.5 x 8.5 in (26.7 x 21.6 cm)
$2,500 - $3,500
$2,640
Lot 140
The Chintz Sofa, circa 1912, 1912 or 1913
oil on canvas
signed lower left; studio stamp and titled on the reverse
31.75 x 39 in (80.6 x 99.1 cm)
$250,000 - $350,000
$888,000
Lot 141
Self Portrait, circa 1891
oil on canvas
signed lower right
25.5 x 21.25 in (64.8 x 54.0 cm)
$20,000 - $30,000
$19,200
Lot 142
Le vieux pionnier canadien, 1914
bronze
signed (incised), dated 1912 and inscribed "Copyrighted‒Canada 1914" and "USA" on the base; stamped "Roman Bronze Works N.Y." on the underside of the base
16 x 16 x 8.5 in (40.6 x 40.6 x 21.6 cm)
$5,000 - $7,000
$7,800
Lot 143
La compagne du vieux pionnier canadien, 1912
bronze
signed (incised), dated 1912 and inscribed "Copyright of Canada, 1914, U.S.A." on the base; stamped "Roman Bronze Works N.Y." on the underside of the base
16 x 17 x 9.25 in (40.6 x 43.2 x 23.5 cm) (overall)
$5,000 - $7,000
$10,200
Lot 144
The Unruly Guest (Portraits of Children of G. Stethem, Esq.), 1880 , 1880
oil on canvas
signed lower right; signed and titled on a label on the stretcher on the reverse
36 x 48 in (91.4 x 121.9 cm)
$20,000 - $30,000
$31,200
Lot 145
Group of Game (Canadian Game), 1869
watercolour on paper
signed and dated 1869 lower left; titled on the exhibition labels on the reverse
18.5 x 27 in (47.0 x 68.6 cm) (sight)
$4,000 - $6,000
$11,400
Lot 146
Head of Marc-Aurèle de Foy Suzor-Coté, 1906
bronze
signed and dated 1906 lower right
8.75 x 7.5 x 0.75 in (22.2 x 19.1 x 1.9 cm) (overall )
$2,500 - $3,500
$2,400
Lot 147
The Habitant at Home, 1873
oil on paper laid down on cardboard
signed and dated lower right
10.25 x 7.75 in (26.0 x 19.7 cm)
$6,000 - $8,000
$9,600
Lot 148
La Fiacre, Rue Champlain, Quebec City, 1899
oil on canvas
signed and dated 1899 lower left
23.25 x 17 in (59.1 x 43.2 cm)
$4,000 - $6,000
$8,400
Lot 149
Dufferin Terrace, Winter, circa 1950
oil on board
signed lower right; titled “Dufferin Terrace, Winter” and dated circa 1950 on a gallery label on the reverse
8 x 10.5 in (20.3 x 26.7 cm)
$6,000 - $8,000
$21,600
Lot 150
Shipyard at Lévis, 1897, circa 1897
oil on canvas
signed and dated 1897 lower right; titled on multiple gallery labels on the reverse; Cullen Inventory No. 1130
16.25 x 18.25 in (41.3 x 46.4 cm)
$40,000 - $60,000
$45,600
Lot 151
Edith Quin (née Schreiber), circa 1880
oil on canvas
titled and dated circa 1890 on the exhibition label on the reverse
38.5 x 30.5 in (97.8 x 77.5 cm)
$15,000 - $20,000
$16,800
Lot 152
Fishing Fleet, Mouth of the Fraser River, B.C., circa 1910
oil on canvas
signed lower right
22 x 34 in (55.9 x 86.4 cm)
$15,000 - $20,000
$15,600
Lot 153
Toronto Waterfront, 1886
oil on canvas
signed and dated 1886 lower left
24 x 36 in (61.0 x 91.4 cm)
$70,000 - $90,000
$216,000
Lot 154
Corbeau at Montmorency Falls , 1845
oil on canvas
signed, titled and dated 1845 towards lower left
21 x 26.5 in (53.3 x 67.3 cm)
$150,000 - $250,000
$744,000
