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 28, 2015. Select an item for more details. All posted prices include Buyer's Premium.

Artwork by Emily Carr, Arbutus Trees
EMILY CARR
Arbutus Trees

watercolour
signed and dated 1908 lower left
14.5 x 10.75 ins ( 36.8 x 27.3 cms )

Auction Estimate: $70,000.00$50,000.00 - $70,000.00
Price Realized $52,900.00
Sale date: May 28th 2015

Artwork by Jack Hamilton Bush, Quarter Moon
JACK HAMILTON BUSH
Quarter Moon

gouache on paper
signed and dated 1975 lower right; signed and inscribed “Jack Bush – Toronto”, titled and dated June 1975 on the reverse

29 x 21 ins ( 73.7 x 53.3 cms )

Auction Estimate: $35,000.00$30,000.00 - $35,000.00
Price Realized $41,400.00
Sale date: May 28th 2015

Artwork by Alfred Joseph Casson, Morning Mist - September
ALFRED JOSEPH CASSON
Morning Mist - September

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

Auction Estimate: $30,000.00$20,000.00 - $30,000.00
Price Realized $20,700.00
Sale date: May 28th 2015

Artwork by Alfred Joseph Casson, Shoreline, Lake Kamaniskeg
ALFRED JOSEPH CASSON
Shoreline, Lake Kamaniskeg

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

Auction Estimate: $30,000.00$20,000.00 - $30,000.00
Price Realized $18,400.00
Sale date: May 28th 2015

Artwork by Albert Henry Robinson, Misty Morning, Quebec
ALBERT HENRY ROBINSON
Misty Morning, Quebec

oil on board
signed lower right; signed and titled on the reverse
11.25 x 13 ins ( 28.6 x 33 cms )

Auction Estimate: $20,000.00$15,000.00 - $20,000.00
Price Realized $11,500.00
Sale date: May 28th 2015

Artwork by Maud Lewis, Winter Sleighing Scene
MAUD LEWIS
Winter Sleighing Scene

oil on board
signed lower right
12 x 13.75 ins ( 30.5 x 34.9 cms )

Auction Estimate: $7,000.00$5,000.00 - $7,000.00
Price Realized $10,925.00
Sale date: May 28th 2015

Artwork by Manly Edward MacDonald, Logging Scene
MANLY EDWARD MACDONALD
Logging Scene

oil on board
signed lower left
10 x 23.25 ins ( 25.4 x 59.1 cms )

Auction Estimate: $4,000.00$3,000.00 - $4,000.00
Price Realized $9,775.00
Sale date: May 28th 2015

Artwork by John William Beatty, Beaver Lake, Parry Sound
JOHN WILLIAM BEATTY
Beaver Lake, Parry Sound

oil on board
signed lower right; titled on the artist’s label on the reverse
10.5 x 13.75 ins ( 26.7 x 34.9 cms )

Auction Estimate: $5,000.00$3,000.00 - $5,000.00
Price Realized $7,590.00
Sale date: May 28th 2015

Artwork by Maud Lewis, Oxen in Winter
MAUD LEWIS
Oxen in Winter

oil on board
signed lower right
14.5 x 20.75 ins ( 36.8 x 52.7 cms )

Auction Estimate: $9,000.00$7,000.00 - $9,000.00
Price Realized $7,475.00
Sale date: May 28th 2015

Artwork by Thomas de Vany Forrestall, The Falling Lamp, 1969
THOMAS DE VANY FORRESTALL
The Falling Lamp, 1969

egg tempera on panel
signed lower right
31.5 x 48 ins ( 80 x 121.9 cms )

Auction Estimate: $12,000.00$8,000.00 - $12,000.00
Price Realized $7,475.00
Sale date: May 28th 2015

Artwork by John Kasyn, Sunday Morning, Adeline Street, Ottawa
JOHN KASYN
Sunday Morning, Adeline Street, Ottawa

oil on board
signed and dated 1975 lower right; signed, titled and dated on the reverse
24 x 20 ins ( 61 x 50.8 cms )

Auction Estimate: $8,000.00$6,000.00 - $8,000.00
Price Realized $7,475.00
Sale date: May 28th 2015

Artwork by Jean-Paul Jérôme, Arcane sonore
JEAN-PAUL JÉRÔME
Arcane sonore

acrylic on canvas
signed and dated 1978 lower right; signed and titled on the stretcher
51 x 63 ins ( 129.5 x 160 cms )

Auction Estimate: $10,000.00$8,000.00 - $10,000.00
Price Realized $7,475.00
Sale date: May 28th 2015

Artwork by John William Beatty, Late Afternoon
JOHN WILLIAM BEATTY
Late Afternoon

oil on board
signed lower right
9.5 x 11.75 ins ( 24.1 x 29.8 cms )

Auction Estimate: $8,000.00$6,000.00 - $8,000.00
Price Realized $6,900.00
Sale date: May 28th 2015

Artwork by Frank Hans Johnston, September Glow, Georgian Bay
FRANK HANS JOHNSTON
September Glow, Georgian Bay

oil on board
signed lower left; signed and titled on the reverse
8 x 10 ins ( 20.3 x 25.4 cms )

Auction Estimate: $9,000.00$7,000.00 - $9,000.00
Price Realized $6,900.00
Sale date: May 28th 2015

Artwork by Allen Sapp, A Nice Day for Playing Hockey
ALLEN SAPP
A Nice Day for Playing Hockey

acrylic on canvas
signed lower right
30 x 48 ins ( 76.2 x 121.9 cms )

Auction Estimate: $8,000.00$6,000.00 - $8,000.00
Price Realized $6,900.00
Sale date: May 28th 2015

Previous Auctions

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

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
( Download PDF )
 
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
 
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
 

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