Record Breaking Auction of A Private Collection of Rare Canadian Art Masterpieces Grosses Over $36 Million
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Rob and Peter Highlight the Importance of Tom Thomson “Nocturne” (1916)
June 14“Nocturne”, an evocative sketch, dates from Tom Thomson’s golden painting year of 1916. Estimated at $900,000-1,200,000, this work has a long and distinguished pedigree. Private collections have kept this work well-hidden from public view since 2000, until today.
It has been a pleasure for Cowley Abbott to handle this painting and we look forward to offering this Tom Thomson tomorrow evening in our live auction.
Spring Live Auction of Important Canadian Art
June 15th
Rob and Peter both discuss the importance of this 1916 painting by Thomson in our new video, highlighting that the work was executed in the same year as Thomson’s “The West Wind” in the collection of the AGO.
View further images and information about this important painting here: https://cowleyabbott.ca/artwork/AW40914.
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