Fall Auction of Important Canadian Art Highlights

This page provides details on a selection of works of art sold in our Fall Auction of Important Canadian Art which concluded on November 29, 2013. Select an item for more details. All posted prices include Buyer's Premium.

Artwork by Tom Thomson, Daydreaming (Portrait of Thoreau MacDonald)
TOM THOMSON
Daydreaming (Portrait of Thoreau MacDonald)

oil on panel
a pencil sketch of a boy on the reverse, inscribed on the reverse “Drawing and oil by Tom Thomson, looks about 1913-14, Thoreau MacDonald”; circa 1914

7.5 x 11.5 ins ( 19.1 x 29.2 cms )

Auction Estimate: $250,000.00$200,000.00 - $250,000.00
Price Realized $172,500.00
Sale date: November 29th 2013

Artwork by Tom Thomson, Near Owen Sound
TOM THOMSON
Near Owen Sound

oil on board
6.75 x 10 ins ( 17.1 x 25.4 cms )

Auction Estimate: $140,000.00$80,000.00 - $140,000.00
Price Realized $80,500.00
Sale date: November 29th 2013

Artwork by Ivan Kenneth Eyre, Green Ledge, 1972
IVAN KENNETH EYRE
Green Ledge, 1972

acrylic and oil on canvas
signed lower right; signed and titled on the reverse
57 x 64 ins ( 144.8 x 162.6 cms )

Auction Estimate: $60,000.00$40,000.00 - $60,000.00
Price Realized $44,850.00
Sale date: November 29th 2013

Artwork by Sybil Andrews, Sails, 1960
SYBIL ANDREWS
Sails, 1960

colour linocut
signed and inscribed “Sail” and “TP” lower left
7.75 x 8.75 ins ( 19.7 x 22.2 cms )

Auction Estimate: $15,000.00$12,000.00 - $15,000.00
Price Realized $23,000.00
Sale date: November 29th 2013

Artwork by Daphne Odjig, The Joy of Intimacy
DAPHNE ODJIG
The Joy of Intimacy

acrylic on canvas
signed lower left; titled and dated 1990 on the reverse, unframed
40 x 38 ins ( 101.6 x 96.5 cms )

Auction Estimate: $35,000.00$25,000.00 - $35,000.00
Price Realized $20,700.00
Sale date: November 29th 2013

Artwork by Alfred Joseph Casson, Lake La Peche - Quebec
ALFRED JOSEPH CASSON
Lake La Peche - Quebec

oil on board
signed lower right; signed and titled on the reverse
9.5 x 11.5 ins ( 24.1 x 29.2 cms )

Auction Estimate: $20,000.00$15,000.00 - $20,000.00
Price Realized $16,100.00
Sale date: November 29th 2013

Artwork by Alfred Joseph Casson, Bark Lake
ALFRED JOSEPH CASSON
Bark Lake

oil on board
signed lower left
12 x 15 ins ( 30.5 x 38.1 cms )

Auction Estimate: $20,000.00$15,000.00 - $20,000.00
Price Realized $16,100.00
Sale date: November 29th 2013

Artwork by Alfred Joseph Casson, Madawaska Valley - Palmer Rapids
ALFRED JOSEPH CASSON
Madawaska Valley - Palmer Rapids

oil on board
signed lower right; signed, titled and dated 1956 on the reverse
12 x 15 ins ( 30.5 x 38.1 cms )

Auction Estimate: $20,000.00$15,000.00 - $20,000.00
Price Realized $14,000.00
Sale date: November 29th 2013

Artwork by Cornelius Krieghoff, Basket Seller in Winter
CORNELIUS KRIEGHOFF
Basket Seller in Winter

oil on canvas
signed, dated 1860 and inscribed “Quebec” lower left
11 x 9 ins ( 27.9 x 22.9 cms )

Auction Estimate: $20,000.00$15,000.00 - $20,000.00
Price Realized $14,950.00
Sale date: November 29th 2013

Artwork by Jean Paul Riopelle, Album 67
JEAN PAUL RIOPELLE
Album 67

lithographs
a complete set of fifteen lithographs, each signed and numbered 31/75, housed in the original portfolio
16 x 31.5 ins ( 40.6 x 80 cms )

Auction Estimate: $30,000.00$20,000.00 - $30,000.00
Price Realized $13,800.00
Sale date: November 29th 2013

Artwork by Harold Barling Town, Oasis
HAROLD BARLING TOWN
Oasis

oil and lucite on board
signed and dated 1955 upper left; signed and dated on the reverse, partial title on a torn gallery label
23.5 x 25 ins ( 59.7 x 63.5 cms )

Auction Estimate: $20,000.00$15,000.00 - $20,000.00
Price Realized $11,500.00
Sale date: November 29th 2013

Artwork by Rita Letendre, Electric Storm
RITA LETENDRE
Electric Storm

acrylic on canvas
signed and dated 1981 lower right; signed, titled and dated on the reverse, unframed
42 x 108 ins ( 106.7 x 274.3 cms )

Auction Estimate: $20,000.00$15,000.00 - $20,000.00
Price Realized $10,000.00
Sale date: November 29th 2013

Artwork by Charles Pachter, Prelude to the Afternoon of a Moose, L’apres midi d’un orignal (Baie-St-Paul, Quebec)
CHARLES PACHTER
Prelude to the Afternoon of a Moose, L’apres midi d’un orignal (Baie-St-Paul, Quebec)

acrylic on canvas
signed and dated 2001 lower right; signed, titled and dated on the reverse, unframed
24 x 30 ins ( 61 x 76.2 cms )

Auction Estimate: $8,000.00$6,000.00 - $8,000.00
Price Realized $9,200.00
Sale date: November 29th 2013

Artwork by Frank Hans Johnston, The Old Barn
FRANK HANS JOHNSTON
The Old Barn

oil on panel
signed lower left; titled on the reverse
5.5 x 8.5 ins ( 14 x 21.6 cms )

Auction Estimate: $15,000.00$10,000.00 - $15,000.00
Price Realized $8,625.00
Sale date: November 29th 2013

Artwork by Alexander Young Jackson, Ship in Port (Pictou, N.S.)
ALEXANDER YOUNG JACKSON
Ship in Port (Pictou, N.S.)

watercolour
signed lower left; signed, dated 1902 and inscribed “Pictou, N.S.” in pencil on the reverse
14 x 10.5 ins ( 35.6 x 26.7 cms )

Auction Estimate: $7,000.00$5,000.00 - $7,000.00
Price Realized $5,750.00
Sale date: November 29th 2013

Previous Auctions

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

Select Canadian Prints
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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
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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
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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
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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
 

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