September Online Auction of Canadian and International Artwork (Online Auction) Highlights

This page provides details on a selection of works of art sold in our September Online Auction of Canadian and International Artwork (Online Auction) which concluded on September 17, 2019. Select an item for more details. All posted prices include Buyer's Premium.

Artwork by  Books and Reference, Selection of Thirteen Books on Canadian Art and Canadiana
BOOKS AND REFERENCE
Selection of Thirteen Books on Canadian Art and Canadiana

selection of thirteen books
“J.E.H. MacDonald: Sketchbook, 1915-1922” (introduction by Hunter Bishop, Penumbra Press, 1979); “A Concise History of Painting” (Dennis Reid, Oxford University Press, 1973); “Pictures from the Douglas M. Duncan Collection” (University of Toronto Press, 1975); “Lumberjack: Paintings and Story by William Kurelek” (William Kurelek, Tundra Books, Missing inside title page); “Les Plasticiens and Beyond: Montreal 1955-1970” (Roald Nasgaard and Michel Martin, Varley Art Gallery of Markham, 2013); “Les Automatistes” (Galerie l’Orange and Lacerte Art Contemporain, Montreal, 2008); “Canadian Art” (Summer 1987); “A Heritage of Canadian Art: The McMichael Collection” (McMichael Canadian Collection, 1979); “Colville” (Ed. Andrew Hunter, Art Gallery of Ontario, 2014); “Karsh Portfolio” (Yousuf Karsh; University of Toronto Press, 1967); “The Best Contemporary Canadian Art” (Joan Murray, Hurtig Publishers, 1987); “The Group of Seven: Art for a Nation” (Charlie Hill, National Gallery of Canada, 1995); “The Heritage of Upper Canadian Furniture: A Study in the Survival of Formal and Vernacular Styles from Britain, America and Europe, 1780-1900” (Howard Pain, Van Nostrand Reinhold Ltd., 1978)
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Auction Estimate: $300.00$250.00 - $300.00
Price Realized $236.00
Sale date: September 17th 2019

Artwork by Bruno Côté, Port au port
BRUNO CÔTÉ
Port au port

charcoal drawing
signed lower right, titled lower left
5 x 7 ins ( 12.7 x 17.8 cms ) ( sight )

Auction Estimate: $400.00$300.00 - $400.00
Price Realized $236.00
Sale date: September 17th 2019

Artwork by Marjorie Pigott, A Touch of Autumn
MARJORIE PIGOTT
A Touch of Autumn

watercolour
signed lower right; titled on a label on the reverse
26.26 x 17.5 ins ( 66.7 x 44.5 cms ) ( sheet )

Auction Estimate: $100.00$50.00 - $100.00
Price Realized $236.00
Sale date: September 17th 2019

Artwork by John Tallis , Three Historical Maps
JOHN TALLIS
Three Historical Maps

three colour lithographs
“British America” (10.75 x 14 ins); “North America” (14.5 x 10 ins) and “Nova Scotia and Newfoundland”, 1851” (10.5 x 13.5 ins), each by J. Rapkin for John Tallis & Company, London & New York, each unframed
14.5 x 10 ins ( 36.8 x 25.4 cms ) ( largest )

Auction Estimate: $300.00$200.00 - $300.00
Price Realized $207.00
Sale date: September 17th 2019

Artwork by  Books and Reference, Victor Vasarely: Plastic Arts of the 20th Century
BOOKS AND REFERENCE
Victor Vasarely: Plastic Arts of the 20th Century

book
Text and artwork by Victor Vasarely, Éditions du Griffon, Switzerland, 1969; hardcover book with colour and black and white illustrations and tipped-in Op-Art prints on acetate
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Auction Estimate: $200.00$100.00 - $200.00
Price Realized $207.00
Sale date: September 17th 2019

Artwork by Alexis Arts, Barns, Eastern Townships
ALEXIS ARTS
Barns, Eastern Townships

oil on board
signed and dated 1969 lower right; titled and dated 1969 on the reverse
16 x 20 ins ( 40.6 x 50.8 cms )

Auction Estimate: $400.00$300.00 - $400.00
Price Realized $207.00
Sale date: September 17th 2019

Artwork by Anthony Thorn, Portrait of Barbara Acker
ANTHONY THORN
Portrait of Barbara Acker

oil on canvas board, mounted on masonite
signed lower right; signed, titled, dated 1962 and inscribed “Regina” on the reverse
24 x 15 ins ( 61 x 38.1 cms )

Auction Estimate: $300.00$200.00 - $300.00
Price Realized $207.00
Sale date: September 17th 2019

Artwork by Harold Barling Town, Charlie Chaplin and Marie Dressler
HAROLD BARLING TOWN
Charlie Chaplin and Marie Dressler

lithograph
signed and dated 1971 upper left, numbered “109-175” lower left; unframed
20 x 14 ins ( 50.8 x 35.6 cms )

Auction Estimate: $300.00$200.00 - $300.00
Price Realized $177.00
Sale date: September 17th 2019

Artwork by Ernest Sawford Dye, House of Canadian Poet Wm. Henry Drummond
ERNEST SAWFORD DYE
House of Canadian Poet Wm. Henry Drummond

watercolour
signed lower right; titled on a label on the reverse
5 x 6.5 ins ( 12.7 x 16.5 cms ) ( sight )

Auction Estimate: $300.00$200.00 - $300.00
Price Realized $177.00
Sale date: September 17th 2019

Artwork by Toni Onley, Valley to the Sea
TONI ONLEY
Valley to the Sea

serigraph
signed, titled and numbered “AP iii/vi” in the lower margin
20.75 x 24.5 ins ( 52.7 x 62.2 cms ) ( sight )

Auction Estimate: $300.00$200.00 - $300.00
Price Realized $177.00
Sale date: September 17th 2019

Artwork by Alexander Samuel Millar, Bernice; Island Landscape; Tree Trunks in a Sunny Haze
ALEXANDER SAMUEL MILLAR
Bernice; Island Landscape; Tree Trunks in a Sunny Haze

three oils on board
“Bernice” (signed lower left; titled on the reverse; 36 ins x 24 ins); “Island Landscape” (signed lower left; 18 ins x 24 ins); “Tree Trunks in a Sunny Haze” (signed lower right; 16 ins x 20 ins); each unframed
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Auction Estimate: $250.00$150.00 - $250.00
Price Realized $177.00
Sale date: September 17th 2019

Artwork by Thomas Keith Roberts, Main Street
THOMAS KEITH ROBERTS
Main Street

sampson matthews silkscreen
unframed
19.5 x 26.75 ins ( 49.5 x 67.9 cms ) ( sheet )

Auction Estimate: $300.00$200.00 - $300.00
Price Realized $177.00
Sale date: September 17th 2019

Artwork by G. Blair Laing, Memoirs of an Art Dealer, Volumes 1 & 2
G. BLAIR LAING
Memoirs of an Art Dealer, Volumes 1 & 2

two books
Volume 1 (Toronto, McClelland & Stewart, 1979); Volume 2 (Toronto, McClelland & Stewart, 1982), signed by the author on the title page
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Auction Estimate: $250.00$150.00 - $250.00
Price Realized $177.00
Sale date: September 17th 2019

Artwork by Geoffrey Armstrong, Shoreline Landscape
GEOFFREY ARMSTRONG
Shoreline Landscape

acrylic on canvas
signed lower right; unframed
24 x 32 ins ( 61 x 81.3 cms )

Auction Estimate: $400.00$300.00 - $400.00
Price Realized $177.00
Sale date: September 17th 2019

Artwork by Minnie Kallmeyer, Hay Stooks
MINNIE KALLMEYER
Hay Stooks

oil on canvas, laid down on board
signed lower right
10 x 11.5 ins ( 25.4 x 29.2 cms )

Auction Estimate: $200.00$150.00 - $200.00
Price Realized $177.00
Sale date: September 17th 2019

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