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 28, 2014. Select an item for more details. All posted prices include Buyer's Premium.

Artwork by Arthur Lismer, Seashells
ARTHUR LISMER
Seashells

oil on canvas board
signed and dated lower left; signed and dated 1960 on the reverse
12 x 16 ins ( 30.5 x 40.6 cms )

Auction Estimate: $10,000.00$8,000.00 - $10,000.00
Price Realized $6,900.00
Sale date: November 28th 2014

Artwork by Alan Caswell Collier, Fraser Canyon, BC
ALAN CASWELL COLLIER
Fraser Canyon, BC

oil on canvas
signed lower left
30 x 40 ins ( 76.2 x 101.6 cms )

Auction Estimate: $9,000.00$7,000.00 - $9,000.00
Price Realized $6,000.00
Sale date: November 28th 2014

Artwork by Illingworth Holey Kerr, The Bow, Night
ILLINGWORTH HOLEY KERR
The Bow, Night

oil on canvas board
signed with monogram lower right; signed, titled and dated 1986 on the reverse
12 x 16 ins ( 30.5 x 40.6 cms )

Auction Estimate: $3,500.00$2,500.00 - $3,500.00
Price Realized $6,000.00
Sale date: November 28th 2014

Artwork by Sorel Etrog, Haialet (1959)
SOREL ETROG
Haialet (1959)

bronze
signed and numbered 4/5 on the base
14.5 x 4 x 4 ins ( 36.8 x 10.2 x 10.2 cms )

Auction Estimate: $9,000.00$7,000.00 - $9,000.00
Price Realized $5,500.00
Sale date: November 28th 2014

Artwork by Jessie Oonark, Untitled
JESSIE OONARK
Untitled

pastel drawing
signed in syllabics
11 x 14.5 ins ( 27.9 x 36.8 cms )

Auction Estimate: $8,000.00$6,000.00 - $8,000.00
Price Realized $5,000.00
Sale date: November 28th 2014

Artwork by Joe Fafard, The Couple
JOE FAFARD
The Couple

bronze sculpture
signed, dated 1988 and numbered 7/12
4 x 9 x 9.75 ins ( 10.2 x 22.9 x 24.8 cms )

Auction Estimate: $6,000.00$4,000.00 - $6,000.00
Price Realized $4,800.00
Sale date: November 28th 2014

Artwork by David Alexander Colville, Heron
DAVID ALEXANDER COLVILLE
Heron

serigraph
signed, dated 1977 and numbered 50/70 in the margin
13 x 34 ins ( 33 x 86.4 cms )

Auction Estimate: $5,000.00$3,000.00 - $5,000.00
Price Realized $4,800.00
Sale date: November 28th 2014

Artwork by Jean-Paul Jérôme, Marécages
JEAN-PAUL JÉRÔME
Marécages

acrylic on canvas
signed and dated 1977 lower right; signed, titled and inscribed “Mont. 1977” on the stretcher
24 x 15 ins ( 61 x 38.1 cms )

Auction Estimate: $3,500.00$2,500.00 - $3,500.00
Price Realized $4,000.00
Sale date: November 28th 2014

Artwork by William Kurelek, Nepali Mother Before Father Abraham’s Bus-Tee (Dwelling)
WILLIAM KURELEK
Nepali Mother Before Father Abraham’s Bus-Tee (Dwelling)

mixed media on paper
signed with initials and dated 1969 lower right; titled on the reverse of the framing
25.5 x 19.5 ins ( 64.8 x 49.5 cms )

Auction Estimate: $8,000.00$6,000.00 - $8,000.00
Price Realized $4,000.00
Sale date: November 28th 2014

Artwork by Doris Jean McCarthy, Village on the North Shore
DORIS JEAN MCCARTHY
Village on the North Shore

watercolour
signed lower right
22.5 x 30.5 ins ( 57.2 x 77.5 cms )

Auction Estimate: $4,500.00$3,500.00 - $4,500.00
Price Realized $3,700.00
Sale date: November 28th 2014

Artwork by Léon Bellefleur, Sans titre
LÉON BELLEFLEUR
Sans titre

oil on canvas
signed and dated 1975 lower right
20 x 24 ins ( 50.8 x 61 cms )

Auction Estimate: $7,000.00$5,000.00 - $7,000.00
Price Realized $4,140.00
Sale date: November 28th 2014

Artwork by David Thauberger, Tourist Trap
DAVID THAUBERGER
Tourist Trap

acrylic and letraset on canvas
signed, titled, dated April 1993 and inscribed “Painted in Charlottetown, PEI” on the reverse
43 x 56 ins ( 109.2 x 142.2 cms )

Auction Estimate: $7,000.00$5,000.00 - $7,000.00
Price Realized $3,400.00
Sale date: November 28th 2014

Artwork by William Goodridge Roberts, Jug with Wild Flowers
WILLIAM GOODRIDGE ROBERTS
Jug with Wild Flowers

oil on board
signed lower left
16 x 12 ins ( 40.6 x 30.5 cms )

Auction Estimate: $3,500.00$2,500.00 - $3,500.00
Price Realized $3,910.00
Sale date: November 28th 2014

Artwork by David Lloyd Blackwood, William Lane Leaving Bragg’s Island
DAVID LLOYD BLACKWOOD
William Lane Leaving Bragg’s Island

etching and aquatint
signed, titled, dated 1971 and inscribed “Artist’s Proof” in lower margin
15.75 x 19.75 ins ( 40 x 50.2 cms )

Auction Estimate: $3,500.00$2,500.00 - $3,500.00
Price Realized $3,200.00
Sale date: November 28th 2014

Artwork by Frederic Marlett Bell-Smith, Fleet Street
FREDERIC MARLETT BELL-SMITH
Fleet Street

oil on card
signed lower right; titled on the reverse
12.25 x 8 ins ( 31.1 x 20.3 cms )

Auction Estimate: $3,500.00$2,500.00 - $3,500.00
Price Realized $3,100.00
Sale date: November 28th 2014

Previous Auctions

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

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
( Download PDF )
 
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
 
Art of Quebec (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: September 12, 2023
 
Still Life & Figural Work (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: August 15, 2023
 
Works on Paper & Prints (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: August 15, 2023
 
Art of Atlantic Canada (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: July 25, 2023
 
Historical Canadian Art (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: July 25, 2023
 
Post-War & Contemporary Art (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: July 25, 2023
 
Modern & Contemporary Art (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: June 27, 2023
 
The Art of Europe (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: June 27, 2023
 
Canadians at Home & Abroad (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: June 27, 2023
 
Spring Live Auction of Important Canadian & International Art (Session 1)
Sale Closed: June 8, 2023
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An Important Private Collection of Canadian Art (Session 2)
Sale Closed: June 8, 2023
( Download PDF )
 
Post-War & Contemporary Art (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: May 30, 2023
 
Art of Quebec (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: May 30, 2023
 
The Group of Seven & Their Associates (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: May 30, 2023
 
April Abstractions (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: April 18, 2023
 
The Canadian Landscape (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: April 18, 2023
 
Prints, Photography & Multiples (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: April 18, 2023
 
Select Canadian Prints (Online Auctions)
Sale Closed: April 18, 2023
 
Inuit & First Nations Art (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: March 21, 2023
 
Peaks to Prairies: Art of Western Canada (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: March 21, 2023
 
Celebrating Women Artists (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: March 21, 2023
 
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
( Download PDF )
 
Fall Live Auction of Important Canadian Art (Session 1)
Sale Closed: December 1, 2022
( Download PDF )
 
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
( Download PDF )
 
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
 

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