Fall Live Auction of Important Canadian Art Highlights

This page provides details on a selection of works of art sold in our Fall Live Auction of Important Canadian Art which concluded on November 23, 2017. Select an item for more details. All posted prices include Buyer's Premium.

Artwork by William Kurelek, I Hate Water (A Cat’s Loss of Dignity)
WILLIAM KURELEK
I Hate Water (A Cat’s Loss of Dignity)

mixed media on board
signed with monogram lower right; titled on the frame and on the reverse
7.75 x 11.5 ins ( 19.7 x 29.2 cms )

Auction Estimate: $18,000.00$14,000.00 - $18,000.00
Price Realized $25,300.00
Sale date: November 23rd 2017

Artwork by Cornelius Krieghoff, Going to Market
CORNELIUS KRIEGHOFF
Going to Market

oil on canvas
signed lower right
13.25 x 11.75 ins ( 33.7 x 29.8 cms )

Auction Estimate: $20,000.00$15,000.00 - $20,000.00
Price Realized $25,300.00
Sale date: November 23rd 2017

Artwork by Maud Lewis, Horse-Drawn Carriage
MAUD LEWIS
Horse-Drawn Carriage

mixed media on board
signed lower right
9 x 11 ins ( 22.9 x 27.9 cms )

Auction Estimate: $15,000.00$12,000.00 - $15,000.00
Price Realized $25,300.00
Sale date: November 23rd 2017

Artwork by Alfred Joseph Casson, Fraser Bay from the Mustard Cut (Looking West on Baie Fine toward Fraser Bay)
ALFRED JOSEPH CASSON
Fraser Bay from the Mustard Cut (Looking West on Baie Fine toward Fraser Bay)

watercolour
signed lower right and titled “Fraser Bay from the Mustard Cut”; also titled “Looking West on Baie Fine toward Fraser Bay” on the reverse of the framing
10.75 x 13.75 ins ( 27.3 x 34.9 cms )

Auction Estimate: $35,000.00$25,000.00 - $35,000.00
Price Realized $23,000.00
Sale date: November 23rd 2017

Artwork by Arthur Lismer, Neil’s Harbour, Cape Breton Island
ARTHUR LISMER
Neil’s Harbour, Cape Breton Island

oil on board
incised signature and dated 1946 lower right; signed, titled and dated July 1946 on the reverse
12 x 16 ins ( 30.5 x 40.6 cms )

Auction Estimate: $35,000.00$25,000.00 - $35,000.00
Price Realized $21,850.00
Sale date: November 23rd 2017

Artwork by Maud Lewis, Three Black Cats
MAUD LEWIS
Three Black Cats

mixed media on board
signed to the right
9 x 12 ins ( 22.9 x 30.5 cms )

Auction Estimate: $15,000.00$10,000.00 - $15,000.00
Price Realized $20,700.00
Sale date: November 23rd 2017

Artwork by Maud Lewis, Harbour Scene
MAUD LEWIS
Harbour Scene

mixed media on board
signed lower right
9 x 12 ins ( 22.9 x 30.5 cms )

Auction Estimate: $9,000.00$7,000.00 - $9,000.00
Price Realized $19,550.00
Sale date: November 23rd 2017

Artwork by Léon Bellefleur, Rituel
LÉON BELLEFLEUR
Rituel

oil on canvas
signed and dated 1985 lower right; signed, titled, dated and inscribed “huile 80F” on the reverse
58 x 45 ins ( 147.3 x 114.3 cms )

Auction Estimate: $30,000.00$20,000.00 - $30,000.00
Price Realized $19,550.00
Sale date: November 23rd 2017

Artwork by Charles Pachter, Lookout (Moose Proud)
CHARLES PACHTER
Lookout (Moose Proud)

acrylic on canvas
signed and dated 2015 lower right; signed, titled and dated on the reverse
36 x 60 ins ( 91.4 x 152.4 cms )

Auction Estimate: $30,000.00$20,000.00 - $30,000.00
Price Realized $19,550.00
Sale date: November 23rd 2017

Artwork by William Kurelek, Pornographic Reading (Temptations in the Desert Series)
WILLIAM KURELEK
Pornographic Reading (Temptations in the Desert Series)

mixed media on board
signed with initials and dated 1975 lower right
20 x 16 ins ( 50.8 x 40.6 cms )

Auction Estimate: $15,000.00$12,000.00 - $15,000.00
Price Realized $18,400.00
Sale date: November 23rd 2017

Artwork by Marc-Aurèle de Foy Suzor-Coté, Paysage
MARC-AURÈLE DE FOY SUZOR-COTÉ
Paysage

oil on canvas
signed lower right
12 x 26 ins ( 30.5 x 66 cms )

Auction Estimate: $22,000.00$18,000.00 - $22,000.00
Price Realized $18,400.00
Sale date: November 23rd 2017

Artwork by Gershon Iskowitz, Spring Yellows - B
GERSHON ISKOWITZ
Spring Yellows - B

oil on canvas
signed, titled and dated 1982 on the reverse
39 x 34 ins ( 99.1 x 86.4 cms )

Auction Estimate: $22,000.00$18,000.00 - $22,000.00
Price Realized $18,400.00
Sale date: November 23rd 2017

Artwork by Frank Hans Johnston, Fine Weather
FRANK HANS JOHNSTON
Fine Weather

oil on board
signed lower left; titled on the artist label on the reverse
16 x 20 ins ( 40.6 x 50.8 cms )

Auction Estimate: $15,000.00$10,000.00 - $15,000.00
Price Realized $19,200.00
Sale date: November 23rd 2017

Artwork by Cornelius Krieghoff, Indian Encampment on the Lower St. Lawrence
CORNELIUS KRIEGHOFF
Indian Encampment on the Lower St. Lawrence

oil on canvas
signed lower right
12.25 x 16.25 ins ( 31.1 x 41.3 cms )

Auction Estimate: $35,000.00$25,000.00 - $35,000.00
Price Realized $17,250.00
Sale date: November 23rd 2017

Artwork by Alexander Young Jackson, Gatineau
ALEXANDER YOUNG JACKSON
Gatineau

oil on board
signed lower centre; titled and dated “April 16th, 1960” on the reverse
10.5 x 13.5 ins ( 26.7 x 34.3 cms )

Auction Estimate: $20,000.00$15,000.00 - $20,000.00
Price Realized $17,250.00
Sale date: November 23rd 2017

Previous Auctions

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

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
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Fall Live Auction of Important Canadian Art (Session 1)
Sale Closed: December 1, 2022
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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
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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
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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
 
Indigenous & Inuit Art (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: September 28, 2021
 
Prints, Photography & Multiples (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: September 28, 2021
 
Art of Quebec: La belle province (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: September 28, 2021
 
Prints of Sampson Matthews (& Related Work) (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: August 17, 2021
 
Books & Reference (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: August 17, 2021
 
Canadian & International Art (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: August 17, 2021
 
People & Places (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: July 20, 2021
 
Prints & Works on Paper (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: July 20, 2021
 
Post-War & Contemporary Art (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: June 24, 2021
 
Spring Auction of International Art (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: June 24, 2021
 
Canadians at Home & Abroad (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: June 24, 2021
 
Spring Live Auction of Important Canadian Art
Sale Closed: June 9, 2021
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Canadian Art (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: June 1, 2021
 
From the Estate of William Ronald (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: June 1, 2021
 
The Canadian Landscape (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: April 27, 2021
 
April Abstractions (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: April 27, 2021
 
Canadian & International Art (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: March 30, 2021
 
Indigenous & Inuit Art (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: March 30, 2021
 
Works on Paper, Prints & Books (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: February 23, 2021
 
From the Archives of Sampson-Matthews Ltd. (& Related Material) (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: February 23, 2021
 
Post-War & Contemporary Art (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: February 2, 2021
 
Artwork from a Canadian Private Collection (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: December 15, 2020
 
Canadian & International Artwork (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: December 15, 2020
 
Fall Live Auction of Important Canadian Art
Sale Closed: December 3, 2020
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Canadian & International Art (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: November 17, 2020
 
Canadian & International Artwork (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: September 29, 2020
 
Live Auction of Important Canadian & International Art
Sale Closed: September 24, 2020
 
Canadian & International Artwork (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: August 11, 2020
 
Canadian and International Artwork (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: June 23, 2020
 
Canadian & International Artwork (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: June 2, 2020
 
Canadian and International Artwork (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: April 14, 2020
 
From the Collection of Paul Duval (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: January 28, 2020
 
Fall Live Auction of Important Canadian Art
Sale Closed: November 19, 2019
 
Spring Live Auction of Important Canadian Art
Sale Closed: May 28, 2019
 

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