November 27, 2024
Sale 1372 • 118 lots
95 lots
Lot 1
Near Cranberry Lake, Haliburton (Hills, Haliburton), 1933
oil on canvas
signed and dated 1933 lower left; signed with artist's Toronto address with extensive inscriptions on the stretcher, including the original title, “Hills, Haliburton”
32.25 × 37.25 in (81.9 × 94.6 cm)
$30,000 - $50,000
$50,400
Lot 2
The Green House, 1929
oil on panel
signed lower right; titled on the reverse
8.5 × 10.5 in (21.6 × 26.7 cm)
$30,000 - $40,000
$33,600
Lot 3
Inland Lake, Georgian Bay, 1932
oil on panel
signed lower right; signed twice, titled, dated "July 1932" and inscribed "To 'Hugh' In appreciation of his good services and many kindnesses" on the reverse; titled to the exhibition label on the reverse
8.5 × 10.5 in (21.6 × 26.7 cm)
$15,000 - $20,000
$26,620
Lot 4
Homestead/Farm Landscape
double-sided oil on board
signed and dated indistinctly lower right; presented in a standing frame, to allow rotation
10.5 × 13.5 in (26.7 × 34.3 cm)
$20,000 - $30,000
$20,400
Lot 5
Winter Afternoon, Doon
oil on board
signed lower left; Varley inventory stamp no. 1080 on the reverse
11.75 × 15 in (29.8 × 38.1 cm)
$15,000 - $20,000
$14,400
Lot 6
A Little Girl and Her Snowman, 1973
mixed media on board
signed with monogram and dated 1973 lower right; inscribed "The painting expresses that endearing quality children have of investing inanimate things with life - even human life as you will note in the future when you have your own little ones. The child in the picture is addressing her little snow man once in a while as she pulls him along. - Bill Kurelek" on a wedding card affixed to the reverse which is signed by the Kurelek family, "Bill, Jean, Barbara, Cathy, Steve, Tom"
9.5 × 13 in (24.1 × 33.0 cm)
$12,000 - $15,000
$216,000
Lot 7
The North River at St. Margarets, 1928
oil on canvas
signed lower right; Cullen inventory no. 1122
24 × 32 in (61.0 × 81.3 cm)
$40,000 - $60,000
$48,000
Lot 9
Log Barn, Haliburton, 1929
oil on board
signed lower right; signed and titled on the reverse; dated 1929 on two gallery labels on the reverse
9.5 × 11.5 in (24.1 × 29.2 cm)
$25,000 - $35,000
$26,400
Lot 10
Burch's Store, 1916
watercolour
titled on a label on the reverse; catalogue raisonné no. 107.28
11 × 15 in (27.9 × 38.1 cm) (sheet)
$20,000 - $30,000
$33,600
Lot 11
Venice Night, circa 1906
oil on canvas
signed lower right; titled "Moonlight, Venice" on a gallery label on the reverse
19.75 × 24 in (50.2 × 61.0 cm)
$400,000 - $600,000
$792,000
Lot 12
Ritual Dancer, 1960-1962
bronze
stamped signature and numbered 3/7 on the base
57 × 15 × 9.5 in (144.8 × 38.1 × 24.1 cm) (overall)
$30,000 - $50,000
$29,040
Lot 13
Hanging Up
mixed media
65 × 64.5 × 4.25 in (165.1 × 163.8 × 10.8 cm) (overall)
$20,000 - $30,000
$21,600
Lot 14
Flying Fish, 1971
polychrome enameled aluminium
stamped with the artist's name and dated "March 1971" on the base. Executed by Lippincott Company, North Haven, Connecticut
46 × 61 × 17 in (116.8 × 154.9 × 43.2 cm) (overall with the base)
$12,000 - $15,000
$26,400
Lot 17
Cathedral Mountain (Wiwaxy Peaks from Above Shäeffer Lake), circa 1927
oil on board
signed and inscribed “c. 1927, Part of Cathedral Mt.” on the reverse
8.5 × 10.5 in (21.6 × 26.7 cm)
$70,000 - $90,000
$70,000
Lot 19
Pastoral Landscape, circa 1914-1917, circa 1914
oil on canvas
titled and dated "c. 1919" to a label on the reverse
35 × 47 in (88.9 × 119.4 cm)
$25,000 - $35,000
$26,620
Lot 20
Boulter, Near Combermere, 1968
oil on board
signed lower right; titled and dated 1968 on the reverse
9.25 × 11.25 in (23.5 × 28.6 cm)
$20,000 - $30,000
$28,800
Lot 22
The Sisters, circa 1955
oil on canvas
30 × 24.25 in (76.2 × 61.6 cm)
$30,000 - $40,000
$24,000
Lot 23
Sumachs - Study for Background of "Dark Girl"
oil on board
titled on a gallery label and inscribed "5439" and "The Studio of E. Prudence Heward, A. Roug. Heward" on the reverse
12 × 14 in (30.5 × 35.6 cm)
$12,000 - $15,000
$13,200
Lot 24
Twigs in Winter, 1937
oil on canvas
signed and dated 1937 upper right; catalogue raisonné no. 305.6
12.25 × 14.5 in (31.1 × 36.8 cm)
$30,000 - $50,000
$31,200
Lot 25
Sleighing on the St. Lawrence, 1846, circa 1846
watercolour and gouache over graphite on paper
signed lower left
15.5 × 26 in (39.4 × 66.0 cm) (sight)
$8,000 - $12,000
$22,800
Lot 26
Bonsecours Market, St. Paul Street, about 1852, circa 1852
watercolour over graphite on paper
signed lower left; titled and dated “circa 1848” on a label on the reverse
15.5 × 24 in (39.4 × 61.0 cm)
$8,000 - $12,000
$66,000
Lot 28
Giant's Tomb, Georgian Bay, Summer 1914
oil on composite wood-pulp board
signed lower right; catalogue raisonné no. 1914.23
8.5 × 10.5 in (21.6 × 26.7 cm)
$500,000 - $700,000
$888,000
Lot 29
Couleurs au coucher de soleil, Charlevoix, 1923
oil on panel
titled, dated 1923 and certified by Lucile Rodier Gagnon (no. 147) on the reverse
6.25 × 9.25 in (15.9 × 23.5 cm)
$7,000 - $9,000
$14,400
Lot 30
Grenville, Quebec, 1970
oil on board
signed lower right; signed, titled and dated 1970 on the reverse; also signed on the artist's label on the reverse
12 × 14.75 in (30.5 × 37.5 cm)
$20,000 - $30,000
$24,000
Lot 33
Lumberjacks Returning to Camp
mixed media on board
signed lower right
17 × 34 in (43.2 × 86.4 cm)
$70,000 - $90,000
$102,000
Lot 34
Road to Copake, 1916
gouache and graphite on paper
dated “June 28 1916” at the right edge; an unfinished landscape on the reverse ("Flowing Waterfall, catalogue raisonné no. 107.23); catalogue raisonné no. 107.31
15.25 × 20.25 in (38.7 × 51.4 cm) (sheet)
$40,000 - $60,000
$78,000
Lot 35
Mythopoeic Prairie II, 1965
oil on canvas
signed and dated 1965 lower right
46 × 50.5 in (116.8 × 128.3 cm)
$8,000 - $12,000
$10,200
Lot 36
Early Evening, Winter, 1928
gouache on paperboard
signed and dated 1928 lower left
29.25 × 19.25 in (74.3 × 48.9 cm)
$15,000 - $20,000
$48,000
Lot 37
The Barn, circa 1930
oil on canvas laid on board
signed lower left
11.75 × 14.25 in (29.8 × 36.2 cm)
$14,000 - $18,000
$48,000
Lot 38
Mountainscape
watercolour
signed lower right
11.25 × 13.5 in (28.6 × 34.3 cm) (sheet)
$30,000 - $40,000
$33,880
Lot 39
St. Adele, Quebec, 1926
oil on panel
signed lower left; signed, titled, dated "March 1926" and inscribed "Studio Building, 25 Severn St., Toronto" on the reverse
8.5 × 10.5 in (21.6 × 26.7 cm)
$30,000 - $50,000
$38,400
Lot 40
Lake Kamaniskeg, circa 1930
oil on board
signed lower right; signed and titled on the reverse
12 × 15 in (30.5 × 38.1 cm)
$20,000 - $30,000
$20,570
Lot 41
Terrible & Sublime
acrylic on canvas
signed lower right; titled on two gallery labels on the reverse
29.75 × 29.75 in (75.6 × 75.6 cm)
$8,000 - $12,000
$19,200
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Lot 43
Landscape, Algeria [Oran]
oil and graphite on canvas
signed lower right; inscribed "Paysage de Jamaïque" on the stretcher, titled "Morroccan [sic] Landscape" on a label affixed to the stretcher, titled "Landscape, North Africa" on a label affixed to the stretcher
21.25 × 28.75 in (54.0 × 73.0 cm)
$175,000 - $225,000
$156,000
Lot 44
Untitled (Yellow Houses in Nowy Sacz), 1958
oil on canvas
signed lower right; signed, dated 1958 and inscribed “Zolte domy St. Sacz“ on the stretcher on the reverse
25.5 × 32 in (64.8 × 81.3 cm)
$8,000 - $12,000
$14,400
Lot 46
Cranberry Lake, circa 1935
oil on beaverboard
inscribed "Hills Cranberry", "96" and estate stamp on the reverse
10 × 12 in (25.4 × 30.5 cm)
$40,000 - $60,000
$41,140
Lot 47
Big Angel, 1971
acrylic on canvas
signed, titled and dated 1971 on the reverse
93.25 × 94.25 in (236.9 × 239.4 cm)
$15,000 - $20,000
$15,600
Lot 48
Canal Square, 1992
acrylic on canvas
signed lower left; titled and dated 1992 on the stretcher bar on the reverse
87.75 × 87.75 in (222.9 × 222.9 cm)
$60,000 - $80,000
$264,000
Lot 49
Distortion #40, Paris, 1933
gelatin silver print
signed, dated 1933 and inscribed #40 on the reverse; titled and dated on a label, further titled and dated on an exhibition label on the backing on the reverse. Printed later
7.38 × 9.62 in (18.7 × 24.4 cm) (image)
$8,000 - $12,000
$6,600
Lot 50
Blue Bay, 1952
watercolour on paper
titled and dated “February 1952” on the reverse; catalogue raisonné no. 503.36
14.5 × 21.5 in (36.8 × 54.6 cm) (sheet)
$15,000 - $20,000
$26,400
Lot 51
Huddle Colour, 1976
acrylic on canvas
signed, titled and inscribed "1976 18" on the reverse
57.5 × 65.75 in (146.1 × 167.0 cm)
$15,000 - $20,000
$11,400
Lot 52
Still Life with Iris and Pears, 1962, circa 1962
oil on board
signed lower right; titled on a label on the reverse
48 × 60 in (121.9 × 152.4 cm)
$12,000 - $15,000
$10,890
Lot 53
This Must Be the Place (Corlett III.20), 1965
colour offset lithograph on wove paper
printed signature, dated 1965 (as issued) and signed in the lower margin; titled and dated on a gallery label on the backing on the reverse. From an unknown edition size. Published by Leo Castelli Gallery, New York
21.38 × 16 in (54.3 × 40.6 cm) (image)
$15,000 - $25,000
$22,800
Lot 55
Small Malcolm, 2006
vinyl-based paint
signed, titled, inscribed “For Wayne with Much Love XO, Glenn” and dated 2006 twice on the reverse; unframed
10 × 8 in (25.4 × 20.3 cm)
$70,000 - $90,000
$50,000.4
Lot 59
Untitled, 1990
oil on canvas
signed lower right; titled on the stretcher, dated 1990 and inscribed "90/77" on the reverse
38 × 40.25 in (96.5 × 102.2 cm)
$30,000 - $50,000
$30,000
Lot 60
Mick Jagger (F&S II.142), 1975
colour screenprint on Arches Aquarelle (Rough) paper
signed by the artist, numbered 16/250 and signed by Mick Jagger in the lower margin; printed by Alexander Heinrici, New York; published by Seabird Editions, London, England, with their inkstamp on the reverse
43.5 × 29 in (110.5 × 73.7 cm) (sheet)
$100,000 - $150,000
$144,000
Lot 61
Metropolitan Museum of Art, after early state of the centre panel of 'Triptych 1974-77' (Sabatier 11), 1975
lithograph on Arches vellum paper
signed and numbered 74/200 in the lower margin; titled "Triptych, May/June 1974" and numbered on a gallery label on the backing on the reverse. Published by the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, printed by Alexis Manaranche, Paris
62.5 × 43 in (158.8 × 109.2 cm) (sheet)
$9,000 - $12,000
$9,600
Lot 62
The Lost, 2008
oil and acrylic on canvas
signed, titled and dated 2008 on the reverse; unframed
60 × 72 in (152.4 × 182.9 cm)
$20,000 - $30,000
$18,000
Lot 63
Ephraim Kelloway's Night Door, 1989-1990
oil on canvas
signed and dated 1990 lower left; signed, initialled (twice), titled, dated 1989-1990 and inscribed "painted Feb 18 1990" on the reverse
48 × 40 in (121.9 × 101.6 cm)
$80,000 - $120,000
$132,000
Lot 64
The Fringe of the Coast, Nootka, B.C., 1936
oil on board
signed and dated 1936 lower right; signed and titled on the reverse
12 × 15 in (30.5 × 38.1 cm)
$25,000 - $35,000
$28,800
Lot 65
Afternoon at Woolastook
oil on canvas board
signed lower right; titled "Afternoon at Woolostook" [sic] on the reverse
7 × 10.75 in (17.8 × 27.3 cm)
$7,000 - $9,000
$19,200
Lot 67
Laufende Katze (Running Cat)
bronze
incised with monogram, numbered 2/8 and with the foundry stamp “GUSS BARTH BLN. MARIENDORF” to the underside; modelled in 1956
6.25 × 16 × 9 in (15.9 × 40.6 × 22.9 cm) (overall)
$12,000 - $16,000
$7,200
Lot 70
Don Giovani, 1967, circa 1967
bronze
stamped signature and numbered 1/7 on the base
27.5 × 22 × 5.75 in (69.8 × 55.9 × 14.6 cm)
$20,000 - $30,000
$20,400
Lot 71
In From North Shore of Lake Superior, 1921
oil on wood
signed lower left; signed, titled and inscribed "7" in a circle on the reverse, titled "North Shore, Lake Superior" on a gallery label on the reverse
10.5 × 13.75 in (26.7 × 34.9 cm)
$175,000 - $225,000
$264,000
Lot 73
Nude, March 1954
oil on masonite
signed and dated 1954 lower right; titled and dated 1954 on three labels on the reverse; catalogue raisonné no. 1.191.1954.204
52.25 × 17.25 in (132.7 × 43.8 cm)
$40,000 - $50,000
$50,400
Lot 75
Le croisement, 1967
oil on canvas
signed and dated 1967 lower right; titled on the stretcher
19.5 × 70.25 in (49.5 × 178.4 cm)
$100,000 - $150,000
$120,000
Lot 76
Falling Down, 1856
oil on canvas
signed and dated "Quebec 1856" lower right
9 × 13.5 in (22.9 × 34.3 cm)
$40,000 - $60,000
$38,400
Lot 78
Winter Landscape
oil on board
"Estate of Franklin Carmichael" stamp and inscribed "OS-4-S" on the reverse
8 × 10 in (20.3 × 25.4 cm)
$25,000 - $35,000
$24,000
Lot 79
March Mist
oil on canvas
signed lower right; titled in pencil to the stretcher
21 × 28 in (53.3 × 71.1 cm)
$10,000 - $15,000
$28,800
Lot 80
Highways, circa 1958
oil on board
signed lower left; titled and inscribed "This painting is the 'original sketch' used for the painting 'Highways' painted for the Imperial Bank of Canada and used on their 1959 calendar" on the reverse of the framing
12 × 16 in (30.5 × 40.6 cm)
$6,000 - $8,000
$15,730
Lot 81
Houses, University Avenue, Toronto
ink drawing
signed lower right; signed and titled on the reverse, inscribed "Ink Houses- Sumac St. Toronto" on a label affixed to the frame
8.5 × 10.75 in (21.6 × 27.3 cm) (image)
$15,000 - $20,000
$38,400
Lot 82
Landscape
pencil on paper
signed with initials lower right
5.25 × 9 in (13.3 × 22.9 cm) (sheet)
$15,000 - $20,000
$13,310
Lot 83
Variation on a Variation, 1957
oil and lucite on board
signed and dated 1957 lower right; titled and dated 1957 to an exhibition label on the reverse
48.25 × 45 in (122.6 × 114.3 cm)
$18,000 - $22,000
$66,000
Lot 84
The Judge, 1958
oil and acrylic on canvas
signed and dated 1958 lower left; titled three times on the reverse; titled and dated 1958 to a label on the reverse; William Ronald Authentic Inventory WRAI.1958.0032
48 × 52 in (121.9 × 132.1 cm)
$20,000 - $30,000
$16,940
Lot 85
Mass Plane Black, One in the Series, 1976-1977, 1976
acrylic on canvas
24 × 18 in (61.0 × 45.7 cm)
$7,000 - $9,000
$26,400
Lot 86
OH, 1957
oil on canvas
signed and dated 1957 upper right; signed, titled and dated 1957 to a gallery label on the reverse
48 × 36 in (121.9 × 91.4 cm)
$20,000 - $30,000
$72,000
Lot 88
Seated Woman: Torso (HMF 82(317)), 1982
chalk and graphite on paper
signed lower right; titled and dated on a gallery label on the backing on the reverse
11 × 9.25 in (27.9 × 23.5 cm)
$15,000 - $20,000
$16,800
Lot 89
Composition au Tournesol, 1953
gouache on paper laid on canvas
signed with initials and dated 1953 lower right
11.5 × 9.75 in (29.2 × 24.8 cm)
$20,000 - $30,000
$21,600
Lot 90
The Knave, 1957
oil on board
signed and dated 1957 upper left; signed, titled and dated "Oct. '57" on the reverse; titled to an exhibition label on the reverse
47.25 × 47 in (120.0 × 119.4 cm)
$6,000 - $8,000
$21,600
Lot 91
The Butterfly, 1957
oil and lucite on board
signed and dated 1957 lower left; titled on the reverse
20 × 24 in (50.8 × 61.0 cm)
$10,000 - $15,000
$11,495
Lot 92
Study for “The Deluge”, 2018
acrylic on canvas
signed and dated 2018 lower left; unframed
40 × 34 in (101.6 × 86.4 cm) (unframed)
$140,000 - $180,000
$144,000
Lot 94
Yellow Centre (AC-33), 1963
acrylic on canvas
signed, titled and dated 1963 on the reverse
80 × 72 in (203.2 × 182.9 cm)
$30,000 - $50,000
$26,400
Lot 97
Libros antiguos y palmatoria II, 2002
oil and alkyd on canvas laid on to board
signed with monogram and dated 2002 lower left; titled and dated on an artist's label on the reverse, titled on a gallery label on the frame on the reverse
39.5 × 59 in (100.3 × 149.9 cm)
$15,000 - $20,000
$14,520
Lot 98
Cantimploras chinas, 2002
oil and alkyd on canvas laid on to board
signed with monogram and dated 2002 lower left; titled and dated on an artist's label on the reverse
39.5 × 59 in (100.3 × 149.9 cm)
$15,000 - $20,000
$14,520
Lot 99
All in One, 1998
bronze
signed twice, signed in Pinyin, dated 1998 and numbered 2/6 on the lower reverse
58.5 × 22 × 21 in (148.6 × 55.9 × 53.3 cm) (Overall)
$60,000 - $80,000
$96,000
Lot 101
Et m'arrache toujours une nouvelle mort Plus précieuse que la vie (Valéry), 1966
acrylic on canvas
titled on the reverse; titled to a gallery label on the reverse
39 × 39 in (99.1 × 99.1 cm)
$20,000 - $30,000
$19,200
Lot 102
Untitled
oil on canvas
Gershon Iskowitz Foundation stamp (numbered B33) on the stretcher; unframed
40 × 33.75 in (101.6 × 85.7 cm)
$8,000 - $12,000
$6,000
Lot 105
Aluminium Drypoint Table, 1978
mixed media on wood
signed and dated 1978 middle centre; titled and dated on a gallery label on the reverse
16 × 21 in (40.6 × 53.3 cm)
$20,000 - $30,000
$20,400
Lot 106
Éclatement, 1963
oil on canvas
signed and dated 1963 lower right; signed, titled and dated "Paris 1963" on the reverse
18.25 × 21.75 in (46.4 × 55.2 cm)
$25,000 - $35,000
$45,980
Lot 109
Two Models with Griffin and Lion, 1993
watercolour
signed and dated 1993 lower left; titled and dated 1991 on a gallery label and further titled and dated 1993 on a second gallery label on the backing on the reverse
41 × 29.5 in (104.1 × 74.9 cm) (sheet)
$15,000 - $20,000
$21,600
Lot 110
Modern Girl, 2010
oil on canvas on panel
signed, titled, dated 2010 and inscribed "Boileau" on the reverse; unframed
26 × 15.25 × 1.25 in (66.0 × 38.7 × 3.2 cm) (Overall (Irregular))
$10,000 - $15,000
$16,800
Lot 111
Entrance, Quidi Vidi: Newfoundland Sketch II, 1921
oil on beaver board
signed lower right; signed and titled on the reverse, dated 1921 on a label on the reverse, with a cross in a circle in black ink on the reverse
10.75 × 13.75 in (27.3 × 34.9 cm)
$70,000 - $90,000
$108,000
Lot 114
Etah, circa 1927
ink drawing
signed lower right; titled in the lower margin with further notations in the margins
4.75 × 6 in (12.1 × 15.2 cm)
$4,000 - $6,000
$10,200
Lot 115
Bylot Island, circa 1927
ink drawing
signed lower right; titled in the lower margin with further notations in the margins
4.75 × 6 in (12.1 × 15.2 cm)
$4,000 - $6,000
$12,000
Lot 116
Winter, the Wayside Shrine
oil on canvas
signed lower left
11.75 × 20.75 in (29.8 × 52.7 cm)
$50,000 - $70,000
$72,000
Lot 118
Small Mother and Child Relief (LH 916)
bronze
signed with incised signature and numbered 4/9 on the underside. Cast at the Fiorini Ltd., London, United Kingdom
6 × 3.75 × 0.5 in (15.2 × 9.5 × 1.3 cm) (overall)
$15,000 - $20,000
$15,600
Lot 119
Maternité
painted ceramic
signed lower right
11 × 7.5 × 2 in (27.9 × 19.1 × 5.1 cm) (overall)
$12,000 - $16,000
$10,200
Lot 120
Femme porteuse de rêves
oil on canvas
signed lower middle and titled upper left
25.5 × 32 in (64.8 × 81.3 cm)
$10,000 - $15,000
$8,400
Lot 121
Old Pioneer/Jean-Baptiste Cholette, 1918
oil on canvas
signed and dated 1918 lower right
27 × 20 in (68.6 × 50.8 cm)
$25,000 - $35,000
$31,200
Lot 122
Untitled (View from a Lookout), 1911
oil on canvas
signed and dated 1911 lower left
27 × 42 in (68.6 × 106.7 cm)
$7,000 - $9,000
$16,800
Lot 123
Steamer in Grenville Channel, 1952
graphite
signed lower left
14 × 18 in (35.6 × 45.7 cm) (sight)
$25,000 - $35,000
$157,300
Lot 124
Autumn Near Bancroft
oil on board
signed lower right; signed and titled on the reverse
12 × 15 in (30.5 × 38.1 cm)
$20,000 - $30,000
$22,800
Lot 125
Winter, Mont Tremblant
oil on canvas
signed lower right; Cullen inventory no. 1603
24 × 32 in (61.0 × 81.3 cm)
$40,000 - $60,000
$36,000
Lot 126
Fog on the Barn, 1969
mixed media on board
signed with monogram lower right; titled and dated 1969 on a label on the reverse
12 × 9.75 in (30.5 × 24.8 cm)
$15,000 - $20,000
$43,560
Lot 127
Loss of the Flora S. Nickerson, 1993
etching and aquatint
signed, titled, dated 1993 and numbered 8/75 in the lower margin
33 × 21 in (83.8 × 53.3 cm)
$10,000 - $15,000
$21,780
