Spring Auction of Important Canadian Art (Live Auction) Highlights
This page provides details on a selection of works of art sold in our Spring Auction of Important Canadian Art (Live Auction) which concluded on May 25, 2017. Select an item for more details. All posted prices include Buyer's Premium.
HERBERT SIDNEY PALMER
Working in the Field at Spring Time
oil on board
signed lower left
16 x 20 ins ( 40.6 x 50.8 cms )
Auction Estimate: $2,500.00 - $3,500.00
Price Realized $2,300.00
Sale date: May 25th 2017
CHRISTOPHER PRATT
Shop on an Island
colour offset (photo) lithograph
signed and numbered 58/100 within the lower margin
11 x 12.75 ins ( 27.9 x 32.4 cms ) ( subject )
Auction Estimate: $2,000.00 - $3,000.00
Price Realized $2,070.00
Sale date: May 25th 2017
WILLIAM GOODRIDGE ROBERTS
Country Road
watercolour
signed and dated “June 1945” lower right
15 x 19 ins ( 38.1 x 48.3 cms ) ( sight )
Auction Estimate: $2,000.00 - $3,000.00
Price Realized $2,070.00
Sale date: May 25th 2017
PETER CLAPHAM SHEPPARD
In the Artist’s Studio, Bathurst and Bloor
oil on canvas, laid down on board
signed lower right; titled and dated circa 1930 on the reverse
10.5 x 8.5 ins ( 26.7 x 21.6 cms )
Auction Estimate: $2,500.00 - $3,500.00
Price Realized $1,725.00
Sale date: May 25th 2017
FRANK MILTON ARMINGTON
Parc de Montsouris, Paris
oil on panel
signed and dated 1922 lower right; signed and titled on the reverse
10.5 x 8.5 ins ( 26.7 x 21.6 cms )
Auction Estimate: $1,500.00 - $2,000.00
Price Realized $1,725.00
Sale date: May 25th 2017
WASHINGTON FRIEND
Chaudiere Falls, Near Quebec
watercolour, heightened with white
signed lower left; titled on the reverse
13.75 x 18 ins ( 34.9 x 45.7 cms ) ( sight )
Auction Estimate: $2,000.00 - $2,500.00
Price Realized $1,725.00
Sale date: May 25th 2017
PAUL ARCHIBALD CARON
Hotel Tadoussac
oil on canvas
signed lower right
10.75 x 8.75 ins ( 27.3 x 22.2 cms )
Auction Estimate: $1,200.00 - $1,500.00
Price Realized $1,495.00
Sale date: May 25th 2017
MANLY EDWARD MACDONALD
Autumn Tints, Rosedale Golf Club
oil on board
signed lower left; titled on the reverse
8.5 x 10.75 ins ( 21.6 x 27.3 cms )
Auction Estimate: $1,500.00 - $2,000.00
Price Realized $1,495.00
Sale date: May 25th 2017
FREDERIC MARLETT BELL-SMITH
In the Selkirks, BC
watercolour
signed lower left
9.75 x 6.75 ins ( 24.8 x 17.1 cms ) ( sight )
Auction Estimate: $1,500.00 - $2,000.00
Price Realized $1,380.00
Sale date: May 25th 2017
BERNICE FENWICK MARTIN
Steam and Haze of Industry along Toronto’s Waterfront
oil on board
signed lower right; titled, dated 1940 and with the artist’s stamp on the reverse
8.5 x 10.5 ins ( 21.6 x 26.7 cms ) ( image )
Auction Estimate: $1,000.00 - $1,500.00
Price Realized $1,265.00
Sale date: May 25th 2017
LAWRENCE ARTHUR COLLEY PANTON
Study for the White Tree
oil on board
signed lower right; inscribed “Preliminary Study for ‘The White Tree’” on the reverse
16 x 14 ins ( 40.6 x 35.6 cms )
Auction Estimate: $1,000.00 - $1,500.00
Price Realized $1,265.00
Sale date: May 25th 2017
JOHN GOODWIN LYMAN
Nannies on the Beach
ink, watercolour and graphite on paper
signed lower right with artist notations in the margins
5.75 x 8 ins ( 14.6 x 20.3 cms )
Auction Estimate: $1,200.00 - $1,500.00
Price Realized $1,150.00
Sale date: May 25th 2017
HENRY GEORGE GLYDE
Near Vegreville
watercolour
signed and dated 1938 lower right
11 x 15 ins ( 27.9 x 38.1 cms ) ( sight )
Auction Estimate: $1,500.00 - $1,800.00
Price Realized $1,150.00
Sale date: May 25th 2017
LIONEL LEMOINE FITZGERALD
Open Plains
ink drawing
signed with initial lower left; dated 1946 and inscribed “Jessy” and “75-” on the reverse
8.25 x 11.5 ins ( 21 x 29.2 cms ) ( sight )
Auction Estimate: $1,200.00 - $1,500.00
Price Realized $920.00
Sale date: May 25th 2017
BERNICE FENWICK MARTIN
Gold and White Blooms
oil on board
signed lower left; titled and with artist’s stamp on the reverse
8.5 x 10.5 ins ( 21.6 x 26.7 cms ) ( image )
Auction Estimate: $800.00 - $1,200.00
Price Realized $805.00
Sale date: May 25th 2017
Previous Auctions
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- 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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