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 Ralph Wallace Burton, Log Mill, Perkin Mills, Que.
RALPH WALLACE BURTON
Log Mill, Perkin Mills, Que.

oil on panel
signed lower right; titled on the reverse
10.5 x 13.25 ins ( 26.7 x 33.7 cms )

Auction Estimate: $800.00$600.00 - $800.00
Price Realized $978.00
Sale date: May 28th 2015

Artwork by Harold Barling Town, Two Women
HAROLD BARLING TOWN
Two Women

ink drawing
signed and dated “17-3-71” lower right
31 x 22.25 ins ( 78.7 x 56.5 cms )

Auction Estimate: $1,500.00$1,200.00 - $1,500.00
Price Realized $920.00
Sale date: May 28th 2015

Artwork by Jean LeFébure, A22
JEAN LEFÉBURE
A22

acrylic on paper
signed and dated 2010 lower right
34.5 x 26 ins ( 87.6 x 66 cms )

Auction Estimate: $3,000.00$2,000.00 - $3,000.00
Price Realized $863.00
Sale date: May 28th 2015

Artwork by John Anderson, Abstraction, Paris, 1968
JOHN ANDERSON
Abstraction, Paris, 1968

oil on canvas
signed with the artist’s monogram and inscribed “Pour Roberto 5/68” lower left
36.25 x 31 ins ( 92.1 x 78.7 cms )

Auction Estimate: $1,000.00$800.00 - $1,000.00
Price Realized $863.00
Sale date: May 28th 2015

Artwork by William Ronald, Untitled
WILLIAM RONALD
Untitled

watercolour
signed and dated 1959 lower right; inscribed “Season’s Greetings & Best Wishes for the New Year, Ronald” on a label on the reverse
6 x 9 ins ( 15.2 x 22.9 cms )

Auction Estimate: $1,200.00$800.00 - $1,200.00
Price Realized $748.00
Sale date: May 28th 2015

Artwork by William Ronald, Untitled
WILLIAM RONALD
Untitled

watercolour
signed, dated 1956 and inscribed “N.Y.C.” lower left
18 x 24 ins ( 45.7 x 61 cms )

Auction Estimate: $3,500.00$2,500.00 - $3,500.00
Price Realized $690.00
Sale date: May 28th 2015

Artwork by Kenojuak Ashevak, Owls
KENOJUAK ASHEVAK
Owls

engraving
signed, titled, dated 1968 and numbered 44/50
6 x 7.75 ins ( 15.2 x 19.7 cms )

Auction Estimate: $800.00$600.00 - $800.00
Price Realized $518.00
Sale date: May 28th 2015

Artwork by Gabriel Joseph Gely, Arlaloo - Return from Hunt (Clyde River)
GABRIEL JOSEPH GELY
Arlaloo - Return from Hunt (Clyde River)

oil on canvas
signed lower left; titled on the stretcher
16 x 20 ins ( 40.6 x 50.8 cms )

Auction Estimate: $500.00$300.00 - $500.00
Price Realized $518.00
Sale date: May 28th 2015

Artwork by David James Gilhooly, 3 Donuts
DAVID JAMES GILHOOLY
3 Donuts

three ceramic sculptures
each inscribed indistinctly on the underside
1.25 x 3.25 x 3.25 ins ( 3.2 x 8.3 x 8.3 cms )

Auction Estimate: $700.00$500.00 - $700.00
Price Realized $489.00
Sale date: May 28th 2015

Artwork by Owen Staples, Oxtongue River, Near Dwight
OWEN STAPLES
Oxtongue River, Near Dwight

watercolour
signed and dated 1937 lower left; titled on the reverse
8 x 10.5 ins ( 20.3 x 26.7 cms )

Auction Estimate: $300.00$200.00 - $300.00
Price Realized $489.00
Sale date: May 28th 2015

Artwork by David James Gilhooly, A Baked Potato with Butter and Frogs
DAVID JAMES GILHOOLY
A Baked Potato with Butter and Frogs

ceramic sculpture
signed and dated 1971 on the underside
4 x 5.5 x 3.5 ins ( 10.2 x 14 x 8.9 cms )

Auction Estimate: $500.00$300.00 - $500.00
Price Realized $460.00
Sale date: May 28th 2015

Artwork by William Nicoll Cresswell, Waterfall in the Rockies
WILLIAM NICOLL CRESSWELL
Waterfall in the Rockies

watercolour
signed and dated 1868 lower right
9 x 13.5 ins ( 22.9 x 34.3 cms )

Auction Estimate: $600.00$400.00 - $600.00
Price Realized $403.00
Sale date: May 28th 2015

Artwork by  Canadian School, Reindeer, Baffin Island (circa 1921)
CANADIAN SCHOOL
Reindeer, Baffin Island (circa 1921)

watercolour
attached at four corners to a card and titled on the reverse; unframed
13.5 x 18.5 ins ( 34.3 x 47 cms )

Auction Estimate: $600.00$400.00 - $600.00
Price Realized $345.00
Sale date: May 28th 2015

Artwork by Mary Marguerite Porter Zwicker, Coastal Community
MARY MARGUERITE PORTER ZWICKER
Coastal Community

watercolour
signed lower right
7 x 9.5 ins ( 17.8 x 24.1 cms )

Auction Estimate: $300.00$200.00 - $300.00
Price Realized $173.00
Sale date: May 28th 2015

Artwork by William Perehudoff, AC-88-34
WILLIAM PEREHUDOFF
AC-88-34

acrylic on canvas
signed, titled and dated 1988 on the reverse
80 x 68 ins ( 203.2 x 172.7 cms )

Auction Estimate: $20,000.00$15,000.00 - $20,000.00
Price Realized $16,100.00
Sale date: May 28th 2015

Previous Auctions

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

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
( Download PDF )
 
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
 
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
( Download PDF )
 
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
 

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