Fall Auction of Important Canadian Art (Live Auction) Highlights

This page provides details on a selection of works of art sold in our Fall Auction of Important Canadian Art (Live Auction) which concluded on November 19, 2019. Select an item for more details. All posted prices include Buyer's Premium.

Artwork by Gregory Richard Curnoe, Moustache #9 (1965)
GREGORY RICHARD CURNOE
Moustache #9 (1965)


collage, stamp-pad ink on paper, Plexiglass, screws, cup-washers, screw eye on painted wood

date stamped “Dec. 5, 1965” lower centre
8.5 x 18 ins ( 21.6 x 45.7 cms )

Auction Estimate: $7,000.00$5,000.00 - $7,000.00
Price Realized $4,708.00
Sale date: November 19th 2019

Artwork by Manly Edward MacDonald, Winter Mill Landscape
MANLY EDWARD MACDONALD
Winter Mill Landscape

oil on canvas
signed lower left
20 x 26 ins ( 50.8 x 66 cms )

Auction Estimate: $6,000.00$4,000.00 - $6,000.00
Price Realized $4,484.00
Sale date: November 19th 2019

Artwork by Frederick Arthur Verner, Buffalo
FREDERICK ARTHUR VERNER
Buffalo

watercolour, mounted to card
signed and dated 1910 lower right
7 x 9.25 ins ( 17.8 x 23.5 cms ) ( sight )

Auction Estimate: $5,000.00$3,000.00 - $5,000.00
Price Realized $4,484.00
Sale date: November 19th 2019

Artwork by Yvonne McKague Housser, Cap Chat River
YVONNE MCKAGUE HOUSSER
Cap Chat River

oil on board
signed and titled on the exhibition label on the reverse
19 x 25.5 ins ( 48.3 x 64.8 cms )

Auction Estimate: $7,000.00$5,000.00 - $7,000.00
Price Realized $4,400.00
Sale date: November 19th 2019

Artwork by Frederick Nicholas Loveroff, York Mills
FREDERICK NICHOLAS LOVEROFF
York Mills

oil on board
signed lower left; signed and titled on the reverse
8.5 x 10.5 ins ( 21.6 x 26.7 cms )

Auction Estimate: $5,000.00$3,000.00 - $5,000.00
Price Realized $4,012.00
Sale date: November 19th 2019

Artwork by Frederick William Hutchison, Winter Scene, Hudson Heights, Quebec
FREDERICK WILLIAM HUTCHISON
Winter Scene, Hudson Heights, Quebec

oil on canvas
signed lower right; titled to gallery label on the reverse
30 x 36 ins ( 76.2 x 91.4 cms )

Auction Estimate: $5,000.00$3,000.00 - $5,000.00
Price Realized $4,012.00
Sale date: November 19th 2019

Artwork by Walter Joseph Phillips, Sunset, Lake of the Woods
WALTER JOSEPH PHILLIPS
Sunset, Lake of the Woods

colour woodcut
signed and inscribed “83” in pencil in the lower margin
7.25 x 8.25 ins ( 18.4 x 21 cms ) ( plate )

Auction Estimate: $3,000.00$2,000.00 - $3,000.00
Price Realized $4,012.00
Sale date: November 19th 2019

Artwork by William Armstrong, Nipigon River, 18 miles North of Red Rock
WILLIAM ARMSTRONG
Nipigon River, 18 miles North of Red Rock

watercolour
signed and titled along the lower edge
9 x 14.75 ins ( 22.9 x 37.5 cms )

Auction Estimate: $3,500.00$2,500.00 - $3,500.00
Price Realized $3,776.00
Sale date: November 19th 2019

Artwork by Barker Fairley, Olive Turner
BARKER FAIRLEY
Olive Turner

oil on board
signed, titled and dated 1974 on the reverse
20 x 16 ins ( 50.8 x 40.6 cms )

Auction Estimate: $4,000.00$3,000.00 - $4,000.00
Price Realized $3,540.00
Sale date: November 19th 2019

Artwork by Frank Shirley Panabaker, Approaching Storm, Georgian Bay
FRANK SHIRLEY PANABAKER
Approaching Storm, Georgian Bay

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

Auction Estimate: $4,000.00$3,000.00 - $4,000.00
Price Realized $3,540.00
Sale date: November 19th 2019

Artwork by Yves Gaucher, Untitled
YVES GAUCHER
Untitled

gouache over pencil on paper
signed and dated 1982 lower right
20 x 25.75 ins ( 50.8 x 65.4 cms ) ( sheet )

Auction Estimate: $5,000.00$3,000.00 - $5,000.00
Price Realized $3,304.00
Sale date: November 19th 2019

Artwork by John William Beatty, Waxing Moon at Dusk
JOHN WILLIAM BEATTY
Waxing Moon at Dusk

oil on canvas, laid down on board
signed lower left
10.5 x 12.75 ins ( 26.7 x 32.4 cms )

Auction Estimate: $4,000.00$3,000.00 - $4,000.00
Price Realized $3,068.00
Sale date: November 19th 2019

Artwork by Christopher Pratt, Girl in my Shirt
CHRISTOPHER PRATT
Girl in my Shirt

graphite drawing
signed, dated “Nov. 15 /05”, inscribed “Donated to OCA Whodunit, 2005 by Christopher Pratt” and “’Found Object’: A drawing of Donna Meaney, done in 1973, study for ‘Girl in my shirt’ (1974’)” on the reverse
7.25 x 5 ins ( 18.4 x 12.7 cms ) ( sight )

Auction Estimate: $4,000.00$3,000.00 - $4,000.00
Price Realized $2,832.00
Sale date: November 19th 2019

Artwork by Doris Jean McCarthy, Kitchen of the Knothole
DORIS JEAN MCCARTHY
Kitchen of the Knothole

oil on board
signed lower right; signed, titled, dated 1959 and inscribed “590804” on the reverse; inscribed “Painting recording original condition of Knothole Kitchen” on a note affixed to the reverse (the note completed by the artist on August 24, 2001)
16 x 12 ins ( 40.6 x 30.5 cms )

Auction Estimate: $4,000.00$3,000.00 - $4,000.00
Price Realized $2,832.00
Sale date: November 19th 2019

Artwork by John William Beatty, Don Valley Pasture
JOHN WILLIAM BEATTY
Don Valley Pasture

oil on board
signed lower right; titled on a label on the reverse
7.25 x 10 ins ( 18.4 x 25.4 cms )

Auction Estimate: $6,000.00$4,000.00 - $6,000.00
Price Realized $2,832.00
Sale date: November 19th 2019

Previous Auctions

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

Select Canadian Prints
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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
 
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
 
Spring Live Auction of Important Canadian Art
Sale Closed: May 25, 2017
 
Fall Live Auction of Important Canadian Art
Sale Closed: November 22, 2016
 
Spring Live Auction of Important Canadian Art
Sale Closed: May 31, 2016
 
Fall Auction of Important Canadian Art (Catalogue Auction)
Sale Closed: November 25, 2015
 
Spring Auction of Important Canadian Art (Catalogue Auction)
Sale Closed: May 28, 2015
 
Fall Auction of Important Canadian Art (Catalogue Auction)
Sale Closed: November 28, 2014
 

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