Past Auction Highlights

This page provides details on a selection of works of art sold through past Cowley Abbott Canadian Art auctions or through the private sale process. Select an artwork for more details. All posted prices include Buyer's Premium.

Artwork by Robert Wakeham Pilot, Village in Winter
ROBERT WAKEHAM PILOT
Village in Winter

oil on canvas
signed lower right
22 x 28 ins ( 55.9 x 71.1 cms )

Auction Estimate: $25,000.00$20,000.00 - $25,000.00
Price Realized $20,700.00
Sale date: May 31st 2016

Artwork by Andy Warhol, The Shadow
ANDY WARHOL
The Shadow

screenprint on lenox museum board
signed and numbered 9/200 in pencil lower right; stamped “Copyright Andy Warhol 1981, Publisher Ronald Feldman Fine Arts Inc., New York” on the reverse; Printed by Rupert Jasen Smith, New York
38 x 38 ins ( 96.5 x 96.5 cms )

Auction Estimate: $35,000.00$25,000.00 - $35,000.00
Price Realized $18,530.00
Sale date: September 24th 2015

Artwork by James Wilson Morrice, A Bridge in London (ca. 1913-15)
JAMES WILSON MORRICE
A Bridge in London (ca. 1913-15)

oil on board
“Studio / J.W. Morrice” stamp on the reverse
11 x 14 ins ( 27.9 x 35.6 cms )

Auction Estimate: $70,000.00$50,000.00 - $70,000.00
Price Realized $192,000.00
Sale date: November 22nd 2021

Artwork by Kim Dorland, Alley
KIM DORLAND
Alley

oil and acrylic on canvas mounted to board
signed, titled and dated 2006 on the reverse; signed, titled and dated 2006 along the upper edge; unframed
60 x 48 ins ( 152.4 x 121.9 cms )

Auction Estimate: $30,000.00$25,000.00 - $30,000.00
Price Realized $31,200.00
Sale date: November 22nd 2021

Artwork by Antoine Sebastian Plamondon, Le flûtiste (The Flute Player)
ANTOINE SEBASTIAN PLAMONDON
Le flûtiste (The Flute Player)

oil on canvas
signed and dated 1868 lower right
42.25 x 33.5 ins ( 107.3 x 85.1 cms )

Auction Estimate: $120,000.00$80,000.00 - $120,000.00
Price Realized $120,000.00
Sale date: December 1st 2022

Artwork by Christo and Jeanne-Claude , Arc De Triomphe Wrapped (Project for Paris)(Schellman 144)
CHRISTO AND JEANNE-CLAUDE
Arc De Triomphe Wrapped (Project for Paris)(Schellman 144)


lithograph in colours with collage of broadcloth, thread, and city map with hand-colouring and charcoal editions mounted on board (as issued)
signed, numbered LP 12/20 and dated 1989 lower right; Printer: Landfall Press, Chicago; Publisher: Torsten Lilja, Stockholm
28 x 22 ins ( 71.1 x 55.9 cms )

Auction Estimate: $16,000.00$12,000.00 - $16,000.00
Price Realized $22,800.00
Sale date: September 28th 2021

Artwork by Jean Albert McEwen, Le baiser
JEAN ALBERT MCEWEN
Le baiser

oil on canvas
signed, titled and inscribed “aujourd’hui 8 julliet 1994” on the reverse
60 x 39.25 ins ( 152.4 x 99.7 cms )

Auction Estimate: $30,000.00$25,000.00 - $30,000.00
Price Realized $22,000.00
Sale date: December 3rd 2020

Artwork by Tom Thomson, Fallen Timber (Algonquin)
TOM THOMSON
Fallen Timber (Algonquin)

oil on canvas, laid down on paperboard
inscribed “Gordon Harkness” and signed and inscribed by Thoreau MacDonald on the reverse; catalogue raisonne number 1912.02
6 x 9.25 ins ( 15.2 x 23.5 cms )

Auction Estimate: $200,000.00$150,000.00 - $200,000.00
Price Realized $125,000.00
Sale date: May 25th 2017

Artwork by Alfred Joseph Casson, Byng Inlet
ALFRED JOSEPH CASSON
Byng Inlet

oil on board
signed lower left; signed and titled on the reverse
12 x 15 ins ( 30.5 x 38.1 cms )

Auction Estimate: $18,000.00$14,000.00 - $18,000.00
Price Realized $29,900.00
Sale date: May 25th 2017

Artwork by Sorel Etrog, Study for Hasidic Head
SOREL ETROG
Study for Hasidic Head

bronze
stamped signature and edition (3/7) on the base
13 x 11 x 10.5 ins ( 33 x 27.9 x 26.7 cms ) ( overall, including base )

Auction Estimate: $25,000.00$20,000.00 - $25,000.00
Price Realized $18,250.00
Sale date: June 15th 2022

Previous Auctions

Select from a list of previous auctions to view specific sale highlights.

Works on Paper & Prints (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: February 28, 2023
 
Three Dimensions (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: February 28, 2023
 
Canada & Abroad (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: February 28, 2023
 
Post-War & Contemporary Art (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: January 31, 2023
 
Canadian Winter (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: January 31, 2023
 
Still Life & Figural Work (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: January 31, 2023
 
Books & Reference (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: January 31, 2023
 
From the Estate of William Ronald (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: January 31, 2023
 
Holiday Charm (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: December 13, 2022
 
Coast to Coast (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: December 13, 2022
 
An Important Private Collection of Canadian Art (Session 2)
Sale Closed: December 1, 2022
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Fall Live Auction of Important Canadian Art (Session 1)
Sale Closed: December 1, 2022
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Canadian Group of Painters (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: November 22, 2022
 
Fall Auction of International Art (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: November 22, 2022
 
Post-War & Contemporary Canadian Art (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: November 22, 2022
 
Historical Canadian Art (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: November 22, 2022
 
October Abstractions (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: October 25, 2022
 
Little Pictures (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: October 25, 2022
 
The Canadian Landscape (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: October 25, 2022
 
Art of Atlantic Canada (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: October 25, 2022
 
La belle province (Art of Quebec) (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: September 27, 2022
 
Prints, Photography & Multiples (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: September 27, 2022
 
Inuit & First Nations Art (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: September 27, 2022
 
Canadians at Home & Abroad (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: August 23, 2022
 
Prints & Works on Paper (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: August 23, 2022
 
Still Life & Figural Work (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: August 23, 2022
 
The Art of Barbara Mercer (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: August 23, 2022
 
Post-War & Contemporary Art (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: July 19, 2022
 
Cities & Towns (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: July 19, 2022
 
Art of Atlantic Canada (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: July 19, 2022
 
Spring Auction of International Art (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: June 28, 2022
 
From the Estate of Robert Markle (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: June 28, 2022
 
Spring Live Auction of Important Canadian Art
Sale Closed: June 15, 2022
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Historical Canadian Art (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: May 31, 2022
 
Post-War & Contemporary Canadian Art (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: May 31, 2022
 
April Abstractions (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: April 19, 2022
 
Prints, Photography & Multiples (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: April 19, 2022
 
The Canadian Landscape (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: April 19, 2022
 
Inuit and First Nations Art (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: March 22, 2022
 
Celebrating Women Artists (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: March 22, 2022
 
Canada & Abroad (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: March 1, 2022
 
Three Dimensions (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: March 1, 2022
 
Works on Paper & Prints (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: March 1, 2022
 
Post War & Contemporary Art (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: February 1, 2022
 
Canadian Winter (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: February 1, 2022
 
Still Life & Figural Work (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: February 1, 2022
 
Works on Paper, Books & Tapestries (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: December 14, 2021
 
Holiday Charm (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: December 14, 2021
 
Coast to Coast (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: December 14, 2021
 
Canadian Art (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: November 30, 2021
 
Fall Auction of International Art (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: November 30, 2021
 
Auction to Benefit the Art Gallery of Alberta (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: November 30, 2021
 
Fall Live Auction of Important Canadian Art
Sale Closed: November 22, 2021
( Download PDF )
 
October Abstractions (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: October 26, 2021
 
Little Pictures (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: October 26, 2021
 
The Canadian Landscape (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: October 26, 2021
 
Indigenous & Inuit Art (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: September 28, 2021
 
Prints, Photography & Multiples (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: September 28, 2021
 
Art of Quebec: La belle province (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: September 28, 2021
 
Prints of Sampson Matthews (& Related Work) (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: August 17, 2021
 
Books & Reference (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: August 17, 2021
 
Canadian & International Art (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: August 17, 2021
 
People & Places (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: July 20, 2021
 
Prints & Works on Paper (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: July 20, 2021
 
Post-War & Contemporary Art (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: June 24, 2021
 
Spring Auction of International Art (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: June 24, 2021
 
Canadians at Home & Abroad (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: June 24, 2021
 
Spring Live Auction of Important Canadian Art
Sale Closed: June 9, 2021
( Download PDF )
 
Canadian Art (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: June 1, 2021
 
From the Estate of William Ronald (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: June 1, 2021
 
The Canadian Landscape (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: April 27, 2021
 
April Abstractions (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: April 27, 2021
 
Canadian & International Art (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: March 30, 2021
 
Indigenous & Inuit Art (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: March 30, 2021
 
Works on Paper, Prints & Books (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: February 23, 2021
 
From the Archives of Sampson-Matthews Ltd. (& Related Material) (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: February 23, 2021
 
Post-War & Contemporary Art (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: February 2, 2021
 
Artwork from a Canadian Private Collection (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: December 15, 2020
 
Canadian & International Artwork (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: December 15, 2020
 
Fall Live Auction of Important Canadian Art
Sale Closed: December 3, 2020
( Download PDF )
 
Canadian & International Art (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: November 17, 2020
 
Canadian & International Artwork (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: September 29, 2020
 
Live Auction of Important Canadian & International Art
Sale Closed: September 24, 2020
 
Canadian & International Artwork (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: August 11, 2020
 
Canadian and International Artwork (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: June 23, 2020
 
Canadian & International Artwork (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: June 2, 2020
 
Canadian and International Artwork (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: April 14, 2020
 
From the Collection of Paul Duval (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: January 28, 2020
 
Fall Live Auction of Important Canadian Art
Sale Closed: November 19, 2019
 
Spring Live Auction of Important Canadian Art
Sale Closed: May 28, 2019
 
Fall Live Auction of Important Canadian Art
Sale Closed: November 20, 2018
 
Spring Live Auction of Important Canadian Art
Sale Closed: May 29, 2018
 
Fall Live Auction of Important Canadian Art
Sale Closed: November 23, 2017
 
Spring Live Auction of Important Canadian Art
Sale Closed: May 25, 2017
 
Fall Live Auction of Important Canadian Art
Sale Closed: November 22, 2016
 
Spring Live Auction of Important Canadian Art
Sale Closed: May 31, 2016
 
Fall Auction of Important Canadian Art (Catalogue Auction)
Sale Closed: November 25, 2015
 
Spring Auction of Important Canadian Art (Catalogue Auction)
Sale Closed: May 28, 2015
 
Fall Auction of Important Canadian Art (Catalogue Auction)
Sale Closed: November 28, 2014
 
Spring Auction of Important Canadian Art (Catalogue Auction)
Sale Closed: May 29, 2014
 

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