Spring Auction of Important Canadian Art Highlights

This page provides details on a selection of works of art sold in our Spring Auction of Important Canadian Art which concluded on May 29, 2014. Select an item for more details. All posted prices include Buyer's Premium.

FARQUHAR MCGILLIVRAY STRACHAN KNOWLES
Percé, Quebec

oil on canvas, laid down on board
signed lower left; titled on the reverse
14 x 21.5 ins ( 35.6 x 54.6 cms )

Auction Estimate: $1,000.00$800.00 - $1,000.00
Price Realized $748.00
Sale date: May 29th 2014

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FARQUHAR MCGILLIVRAY STRACHAN KNOWLES
Gathering Oysters, 1903

watercolour
signed and dated 1903 lower left
11 x 16.5 ins ( 27.9 x 41.9 cms )

Auction Estimate: $900.00$700.00 - $900.00
Price Realized $748.00
Sale date: May 29th 2014

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WALTER JOSEPH PHILLIPS
Ski Trail

colour woodcut
signed in the lower right margin
4 x 3 ins ( 10.2 x 7.6 cms )

Auction Estimate: $700.00$500.00 - $700.00
Price Realized $690.00
Sale date: May 29th 2014

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NORI PETER
Mother and Child

oil on canvas
signed and dated 1965 lower right
30 x 22 ins ( 76.2 x 55.9 cms )

Auction Estimate: $700.00$500.00 - $700.00
Price Realized $460.00
Sale date: May 29th 2014

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WILLIAM ARTHUR WINTER
Janet

oil on canvas board
signed lower right
10 x 8 ins ( 25.4 x 20.3 cms )

Auction Estimate: $700.00$500.00 - $700.00
Price Realized $460.00
Sale date: May 29th 2014

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ELIZABETH ANNIE MCGILLIVRAY KNOWLES
In August’s Glare

oil on canvas laid down on card
signed and dated 1905 lower right; titled on the reverse of the frame
17 x 12 ins ( 43.2 x 30.5 cms )

Auction Estimate: $700.00$500.00 - $700.00
Price Realized $460.00
Sale date: May 29th 2014

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WADIE EL MAHDY
Still Life

oil on unstretched canvas
signed lower right
16 x 12 ins ( 40.6 x 30.5 cms )

Auction Estimate: $300.00$200.00 - $300.00
Price Realized $144.00
Sale date: May 29th 2014

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ALBERT JACQUES FRANCK
Backyard on Lisgar Street

oil on board
signed and dated 1967 lower right
16 x 12 ins ( 40.6 x 30.5 cms )

Auction Estimate: $8,000.00$5,000.00 - $8,000.00
Price Realized $4,945.00
Sale date: May 29th 2014

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PETER CLAPHAM SHEPPARD
The Ward, Toronto (circa 1910)

oil on board
signed lower left; an autumn landscape on the reverse
10.5 x 8.5 ins ( 26.7 x 21.6 cms )

Auction Estimate: $4,000.00$3,000.00 - $4,000.00
Price Realized $2,150.00
Sale date: May 29th 2014

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PETER CLAPHAM SHEPPARD
Eventide, Toronto Skyline (circa 1932)

oil on board
signed lower right
8.5 x 10.5 ins ( 21.6 x 26.7 cms )

Auction Estimate: $4,000.00$3,000.00 - $4,000.00
Price Realized $2,473.00
Sale date: May 29th 2014

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Previous Auctions

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

Past and Present: International Art from the Collection of Robert Noakes (Online Auction): Sale Closed: April 22, 2025
Select Canadian Art (Online Auction): Sale Closed: April 22, 2025
Works on Paper & Prints (Online Auction): Sale Closed: April 22, 2025
The Art of Atlantic Canada (Online Auction): Sale Closed: April 22, 2025
Books & Reference: From the Library of Dennis Reid (Online Auction): Sale Closed: April 22, 2025
International Prints & Multiples (Online Auction): Sale Closed: March 25, 2025
Post-War & Contemporary Art (Online Auction): Sale Closed: March 25, 2025
The Art of Quebec (Online Auction): Sale Closed: March 25, 2025
Celebrating Women Artists (Online Auction): Sale Closed: March 25, 2025
In the Eye of the Beholder: Photographs from the Collection of Robert Noakes (Online Auction): Sale Closed: March 25, 2025
Books & Reference: From the Library of Dennis Reid (Online Auction): Sale Closed: March 25, 2025
Books & Reference: From the Library of Dennis Reid (Online Auction): Sale Closed: February 25, 2025
The Canadian Landscape (Online Auction): Sale Closed: February 25, 2025
Artwork from the Estate of Jaan Poldaas (Online Auction): Sale Closed: February 25, 2025
Three Dimensions (Online Auction): Sale Closed: February 25, 2025
Abstract vs. Figural: Prints from the Collection of Robert Noakes (Online Auction): Sale Closed: February 25, 2025
A Modern Eye: Canadian Art from the Collection of Robert Noakes (Online Auction): Sale Closed: February 25, 2025
Drawn to Places: Landscapes on Paper (Online Auction): Sale Closed: February 25, 2025
Post-War & Contemporary Art (Online Auction): Sale Closed: January 28, 2025
Works on Paper & Prints (Online Auction): Sale Closed: January 28, 2025
The Artwork of Sir Frederick Banting (Online Auction): Sale Closed: January 28, 2025
The Academy (Online Auction): Sale Closed: January 28, 2025
Select Canadian Prints (Online Auction): Sale Closed: December 10, 2024
Holiday Sale (Online Auction): Sale Closed: December 10, 2024
Books & Reference: From the Library of Dennis Reid (Online Auction): Sale Closed: December 10, 2024
Photography from the Collection of Salah Bachir (Online Auction): Sale Closed: December 10, 2024
Live Auction of Important Canadian & International Art: Sale Closed: November 27, 2024
Art Gallery of Hamilton (Auction of Donated Works for Fundraising) (Online Auction): Sale Closed: November 19, 2024
Works on Paper & Prints (Online Auction): Sale Closed: November 19, 2024
British & Continental Pictures (Online Auction): Sale Closed: November 19, 2024
The Art of Atlantic Canada (Online Auction): Sale Closed: November 19, 2024
First Nations & Inuit Art (Online Auction): Sale Closed: November 19, 2024
Canadian Abstraction (Online Auction): Sale Closed: November 19, 2024
Select Canadian Art (Online Auction)_: Sale Closed: October 22, 2024
Modern & Contemporary International Art (Online Auction): Sale Closed: October 22, 2024
The Art of Quebec (Online Auction): Sale Closed: October 22, 2024
Capture (Online Auction): Sale Closed: October 22, 2024
The Group of Seven & Their Associates (Online Auction): Sale Closed: October 22, 2024
Books & Reference: From the Library of Dennis Reid (Online Auction): Sale Closed: October 22, 2024
Post-War & Contemporary Art (Online Auction): Sale Closed: September 24, 2024
The Canadian Landscape (Online Auction): Sale Closed: September 24, 2024
Picasso & His Contemporaries (Online Auction): Sale Closed: September 24, 2024
International Prints & Multiples (Online Auction): Sale Closed: September 24, 2024
Books & Reference: From the Library of Dennis Reid (Online Auction): Sale Closed: September 24, 2024
Mousseau and Friends (Online Auction): Sale Closed: September 24, 2024
Canadian Art (Online Auction): Sale Closed: August 20, 2024
En plein air (Online Auction): Sale Closed: August 20, 2024
Three Dimensions (Online Auction): Sale Closed: August 20, 2024
Books & Reference: From the Library of Dennis Reid (Online Auction): Sale Closed: August 20, 2024
Post-War & Contemporary Art (Online Auction): Sale Closed: July 23, 2024
Works on Paper (Online Auction): Sale Closed: July 23, 2024
Canadian Prints & Multiples (Online Auction): Sale Closed: July 23, 2024
The Art of Atlantic Canada (Online Auction): Sale Closed: July 23, 2024
The Grand Tour (Online Auction): Sale Closed: July 23, 2024
Books & Reference: From the Library of Dennis Reid (Online Auction): Sale Closed: July 23, 2024
British & Continental Pictures (Online Auction): Sale Closed: June 25, 2024
The Canadian Landscape (Online Auction): Sale Closed: June 25, 2024
First Nations & Inuit Art (Online Auction): Sale Closed: June 25, 2024
Works from the Estate of William Ronald (Part II) (Online Auction): Sale Closed: June 25, 2024
The Artwork of Sir Frederick Banting (Online Auction): Sale Closed: June 25, 2024
Spring Live Auction (Session 1 & 2): Sale Closed: May 30, 2024
Modern & Contemporary International Art (Online Auction): Sale Closed: May 21, 2024
The Group of Seven (Online Auction): Sale Closed: May 21, 2024
Select Canadian Art (Online Auction): Sale Closed: May 21, 2024
Works from the Estate of Dennis Reid (Online Auction): Sale Closed: May 21, 2024
The Artwork of David Blackwood (Online Auction): Sale Closed: May 21, 2024
Capture (Online Auction): Sale Closed: April 23, 2024
Post-War & Contemporary Art (Online Auction): Sale Closed: April 23, 2024
The Canadian Landscape (Online Auction): Sale Closed: April 23, 2024
Modern Forms (Online Auction): Sale Closed: April 23, 2024
Works on Paper (Online Auction): Sale Closed: April 23, 2024
The Academy (Online Auction): Sale Closed: April 23, 2024
International Prints, Multiples & Works on Paper (Online Auction): Sale Closed: March 26, 2024
Celebrating Women Artists (Online Auction): Sale Closed: March 26, 2024
La belle province (Online Auction): Sale Closed: March 26, 2024
Art of Atlantic Canada (Online Auction): Sale Closed: March 26, 2024
Art Gallery of Hamilton (Auction of Donated Artwork for Fundraising) (Online Auction): Sale Closed: March 26, 2024
Coast to Coast (Online Auction): Sale Closed: February 27, 2024
En plein air (Online Auction): Sale Closed: February 27, 2024
Watercolours & Drawings (Online Auction): Sale Closed: February 27, 2024
Canadian Prints & Multiples (Online Auction): Sale Closed: February 27, 2024
Post-War & Contemporary Art (Online Auction): Sale Closed: January 23, 2024
20th Century Works on Paper (Online Auction): Sale Closed: January 23, 2024
The Academy (Online Auction): Sale Closed: January 23, 2024
Inuit & First Nations Art (Online Auction): Sale Closed: January 23, 2024
The Collection of Joe & Anita Robertson (Online Auction): Sale Closed: December 12, 2023
Bidding in a Winter Wonderland (Online Auction): Sale Closed: December 12, 2023
An Important Private Collection of Canadian Art (Session 2): Sale Closed: December 6, 2023
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Fall Live Auction of Important Canadian & International Art (Session 1): Sale Closed: December 6, 2023
Modern & Contemporary Art (Online Auction): Sale Closed: November 7, 2023
British & Continental Pictures (Online Auction): Sale Closed: November 7, 2023
Toronto: Represented and Abstracted (Online Auction): Sale Closed: November 7, 2023
Auction to Benefit NSCAD (Online Auction): Sale Closed: November 7, 2023
Select Canadian Art (Online Auction): Sale Closed: November 7, 2023
Artwork from a Private Collection (Online Auction): Sale Closed: November 7, 2023
Select Canadian Art (Online Auction): Sale Closed: October 10, 2023
Post-War & Contemporary Art (Online Auction): Sale Closed: October 10, 2023
Little Pictures (Online Auction): Sale Closed: October 10, 2023
Prints & Multiples (Online Auction): Sale Closed: September 12, 2023
The Canadian Landscape (Online Auction): Sale Closed: September 12, 2023

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