Spring Live Auction of Important Canadian Art Highlights

This page provides details on a selection of works of art sold in our Spring Live Auction of Important Canadian Art which concluded on May 28, 2019. Select an item for more details. All posted prices include Buyer's Premium.

Artwork by Claude Tousignant, Absurdo
CLAUDE TOUSIGNANT
Absurdo

acrylic on canvas
signed and dated “11-64” lower left
72 x 72 ins ( 182.9 x 182.9 cms )

Auction Estimate: $80,000.00$60,000.00 - $80,000.00
Price Realized $188,800.00
Sale date: May 28th 2019

Artwork by Lawren Stewart Harris, Algoma Sketch XCII (Algoma Autumn)
LAWREN STEWART HARRIS
Algoma Sketch XCII (Algoma Autumn)

oil on panel
titled on a label on the reverse; a cross in a circle inscribed on the reverse
10.25 x 13.75 ins ( 26 x 34.9 cms )

Auction Estimate: $250,000.00$150,000.00 - $250,000.00
Price Realized $130,000.00
Sale date: May 28th 2019

Artwork by David Brown Milne, Soft Hills (Misty Hill) (Boston Corners, N.Y.)
DAVID BROWN MILNE
Soft Hills (Misty Hill) (Boston Corners, N.Y.)

watercolour
Catalogue Raisonne Number 107.89 (circa June, 1917); titled “Soft Hills” (crossed out) by Patsy Milne and dated 1917 on the reverse
15 x 22.5 ins ( 38.1 x 57.2 cms ) ( sheet )

Auction Estimate: $60,000.00$40,000.00 - $60,000.00
Price Realized $112,100.00
Sale date: May 28th 2019

Artwork by Tom Thomson, Road Near Leith
TOM THOMSON
Road Near Leith

oil on canvas
signed and dated 1908 lower right; catalogue raisonne number 1918.04
8.25 x 13.5 ins ( 21 x 34.3 cms )

Auction Estimate: $80,000.00$60,000.00 - $80,000.00
Price Realized $100,300.00
Sale date: May 28th 2019

Artwork by William Perehudoff, AC-69-29
WILLIAM PEREHUDOFF
AC-69-29

acrylic on canvas
signed and inscribed “AC-69-#29” on the reverse
63.5 x 78.75 ins ( 161.3 x 200 cms )

Auction Estimate: $30,000.00$20,000.00 - $30,000.00
Price Realized $51,920.00
Sale date: May 28th 2019

Artwork by Bill Ronald Reid, Bear Cub Pendant (1990)
BILL RONALD REID
Bear Cub Pendant (1990)


22k gold pendant with abalone inlay and 18k gold clasp

hand signed, dated 1990 and numbered 2/15 on the reverse
1 x .75 ins ( 2.5 x 1.9 cms ) ( including clasp )

Auction Estimate: $50,000.00$30,000.00 - $50,000.00
Price Realized $47,200.00
Sale date: May 28th 2019

Artwork by Jack Hamilton Bush, Ochre Blue Square
JACK HAMILTON BUSH
Ochre Blue Square

oil on canvas
signed and dated 1962 lower left; signed, titled and dated 1962 on the reverse
30 x 24 ins ( 76.2 x 61 cms )

Auction Estimate: $40,000.00$30,000.00 - $40,000.00
Price Realized $30,680.00
Sale date: May 28th 2019

Artwork by Jack Hamilton Bush, Summer Afternoon/The Lovers
JACK HAMILTON BUSH
Summer Afternoon/The Lovers

oil on board
signed and dated 1951 lower right
30 x 40 ins ( 76.2 x 101.6 cms )

Auction Estimate: $40,000.00$30,000.00 - $40,000.00
Price Realized $28,320.00
Sale date: May 28th 2019

Artwork by Frederick Horsman Varley, Spring Meadow, Don Valley
FREDERICK HORSMAN VARLEY
Spring Meadow, Don Valley

oil on canvas
titled and Varley Inventory Number 1044 stamped on the stretcher
9.25 x 13.25 ins ( 23.5 x 33.7 cms )

Auction Estimate: $35,000.00$25,000.00 - $35,000.00
Price Realized $28,320.00
Sale date: May 28th 2019

Artwork by Lawren Stewart Harris, Algoma
LAWREN STEWART HARRIS
Algoma

graphite on paper
3.75 x 5 ins ( 9.5 x 12.7 cms )

Auction Estimate: $20,000.00$15,000.00 - $20,000.00
Price Realized $25,960.00
Sale date: May 28th 2019

Artwork by Marc-Aurèle de Foy Suzor-Coté, Near Arthabaska at Dusk
MARC-AURÈLE DE FOY SUZOR-COTÉ
Near Arthabaska at Dusk

oil on canvas
signed and dated 1922 lower right
20 x 27 ins ( 50.8 x 68.6 cms )

Auction Estimate: $35,000.00$25,000.00 - $35,000.00
Price Realized $23,600.00
Sale date: May 28th 2019

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

mixed media on board
signed to the right
11.5 x 12.5 ins ( 29.2 x 31.8 cms )

Auction Estimate: $15,000.00$12,000.00 - $15,000.00
Price Realized $21,240.00
Sale date: May 28th 2019

Artwork by Robert Bateman, Cheetah on the Mara
ROBERT BATEMAN
Cheetah on the Mara

acrylic on board
signed and dated 2000 lower right
11.75 x 18 ins ( 29.8 x 45.7 cms )

Auction Estimate: $15,000.00$12,000.00 - $15,000.00
Price Realized $21,240.00
Sale date: May 28th 2019

Artwork by Alexander Young Jackson, Sun and Fog, Great Bear Lake
ALEXANDER YOUNG JACKSON
Sun and Fog, Great Bear Lake

oil on board
signed lower right; titled, dated 1938 and inscribed “J.S. McLean” on the reverse
10.5 x 13.5 ins ( 26.7 x 34.3 cms )

Auction Estimate: $35,000.00$25,000.00 - $35,000.00
Price Realized $20,060.00
Sale date: May 28th 2019

Artwork by Alexander Young Jackson, South Pine from Split Rock
ALEXANDER YOUNG JACKSON
South Pine from Split Rock

oil on panel
signed lower right; signed, titled and dated “August 1956” on the reverse
10.5 x 13.5 ins ( 26.7 x 34.3 cms )

Auction Estimate: $22,000.00$18,000.00 - $22,000.00
Price Realized $18,880.00
Sale date: May 28th 2019

Previous Auctions

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

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
( 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
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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
 
Fall Live Auction of Important Canadian Art
Sale Closed: November 20, 2018
 
Spring Live Auction of Important Canadian Art
Sale Closed: May 29, 2018
 
Fall Live Auction of Important Canadian Art
Sale Closed: November 23, 2017
 

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