February Auction of Works on Paper, Prints & Books (Online Auction) Highlights

This page provides details on a selection of works of art sold in our February Auction of Works on Paper, Prints & Books (Online Auction) which concluded on February 18, 2020. Select an item for more details. All posted prices include Buyer's Premium.

Artwork by Lise Gervais, Le chat chinois
LISE GERVAIS
Le chat chinois

ink and watercolour
signed and dated 1982 lower right; titled lower left
12.75 x 17.5 ins ( 32.4 x 44.5 cms ) ( sight )

Auction Estimate: $1,500.00$1,200.00 - $1,500.00
Price Realized $1,180.00
Sale date: February 18th 2020

Artwork by Bertram Charles Binning, Ships in Classical Calm
BERTRAM CHARLES BINNING
Ships in Classical Calm

silkscreen
Sampson Matthews; unframed
30 x 40 ins ( 76.2 x 101.6 cms ) ( sheet )

Auction Estimate: $900.00$700.00 - $900.00
Price Realized $1,180.00
Sale date: February 18th 2020

Artwork by Frederic Marlett Bell-Smith, Becalmed (Moonlight)
FREDERIC MARLETT BELL-SMITH
Becalmed (Moonlight)

watercolour, mounted to card
signed lower left; signed and titled on the reverse
7.5 x 10 ins ( 19.1 x 25.4 cms )

Auction Estimate: $1,500.00$1,200.00 - $1,500.00
Price Realized $1,180.00
Sale date: February 18th 2020

Artwork by Joan Miro, Femmes au bord du lac à la surface irisée par le passage d'un cygne
JOAN MIRO
Femmes au bord du lac à la surface irisée par le passage d'un cygne

colour pochoir print
reproduction of signature, title, date of “4/V/1940” and inscription “Palma de majorque” on the reverse
17 x 13.75 ins ( 43.2 x 34.9 cms ) ( sight )

Auction Estimate: $1,600.00$1,200.00 - $1,600.00
Price Realized $1,180.00
Sale date: February 18th 2020

Artwork by Fernand Toupin, Abstraction
FERNAND TOUPIN
Abstraction

gouache on paper
signed and dated 1971 lower left
5 x 7 ins ( 12.7 x 17.8 cms )

Auction Estimate: $700.00$500.00 - $700.00
Price Realized $1,121.00
Sale date: February 18th 2020

Artwork by Georges Braque, Oiseaux
GEORGES BRAQUE
Oiseaux

colour lithograph
signed and numbered 21/200 in the lower margin; inscribed “Lithographie de Braque, Oiseause au ciel” on the reverse
11.5 x 9.5 ins ( 29.2 x 24.1 cms )

Auction Estimate: $1,200.00$900.00 - $1,200.00
Price Realized $1,121.00
Sale date: February 18th 2020

Artwork by Albert  Dumouchel, Sans titre
ALBERT DUMOUCHEL
Sans titre

ink on paper
signed and dated 1951 lower right; titled to label on the reverse
12.75 x 19.75 ins ( 32.4 x 50.2 cms ) ( sight )

Auction Estimate: $900.00$700.00 - $900.00
Price Realized $1,003.00
Sale date: February 18th 2020

Artwork by William Kurelek, Map of Canada
WILLIAM KURELEK
Map of Canada

colour lithograph
signed and numbered 160/554 in the lower right margin; unframed
22 x 23.5 ins ( 55.9 x 59.7 cms ) ( image )

Auction Estimate: $900.00$700.00 - $900.00
Price Realized $1,003.00
Sale date: February 18th 2020

Artwork by John Ensor, Summer’s Store
JOHN ENSOR
Summer’s Store

silkscreen
Sampson Matthews; unframed
19.75 x 28.5 ins ( 50.2 x 72.4 cms ) ( sheet )

Auction Estimate: $400.00$200.00 - $400.00
Price Realized $1,003.00
Sale date: February 18th 2020

Artwork by David Brown Milne, Painting Place (Hilltop) within the Colophon
DAVID BROWN MILNE
Painting Place (Hilltop) within the Colophon

drypoint etching, printed in colours
This work is contained within “The Colophon: A Book Collectors' Quarterly, Part V”, Colophon Ltd., Edited by Elmer Adler, Burton Emmett, and John T. Winterich, New York, 1931
signed within the margin
10.5 x 8.5 ins ( 26.7 x 21.6 cms ) ( sheet - sight )

Auction Estimate: $1,500.00$1,000.00 - $1,500.00
Price Realized $944.00
Sale date: February 18th 2020

Artwork by Jean-Paul Jérôme, Abstraction
JEAN-PAUL JÉRÔME
Abstraction

ink on paper
signed and dated “24/4/69” lower left
5.25 x 8.25 ins ( 13.3 x 21 cms )

Auction Estimate: $800.00$600.00 - $800.00
Price Realized $944.00
Sale date: February 18th 2020

Artwork by Victor Vasarely, Gold Structure (from CTA 102)
VICTOR VASARELY
Gold Structure (from CTA 102)

colour serigraph
signed in pencil in the lower margin; titled to gallery label on the reverse
27.25 x 27.25 ins ( 69.2 x 69.2 cms ) ( sheet )

Auction Estimate: $500.00$300.00 - $500.00
Price Realized $944.00
Sale date: February 18th 2020

Artwork by Tom Thomson, Joe Creek
TOM THOMSON
Joe Creek

silkscreen
Sampson Matthews; artist name, title and “Issued by the National Gallery of Canada” printed in the margin; a Sampson Matthews label on the reverse, unframed
19.75 x 27 ins ( 50.2 x 68.6 cms ) ( card )

Auction Estimate: $900.00$700.00 - $900.00
Price Realized $944.00
Sale date: February 18th 2020

Artwork by Alfred Joseph Casson, A.J. Casson: The Group of Seven Commemorative Anniversary Suite; Folio One: Oil Paintings
ALFRED JOSEPH CASSON
A.J. Casson: The Group of Seven Commemorative Anniversary Suite; Folio One: Oil Paintings


“The Client”; “Ice Hummocks”; “Thunderheads”; “North Channel”; “Mill Lake”; “Village Mosaic”; “Aftermath”; each signed with initials, titled and numbered AP 43/75 in pencil in the lower margin; housed in card portfolio box with cover page; all unframed
25.5 x 30 ins ( 64.8 x 76.2 cms ) ( each sheet )

Auction Estimate: $1,200.00$800.00 - $1,200.00
Price Realized $944.00
Sale date: February 18th 2020

Artwork by Doris Jean McCarthy, Connamara Flock
DORIS JEAN MCCARTHY
Connamara Flock

watercolour
signed lower right; titled on gallery label on the reverse
4.75 x 6.75 ins ( 12.1 x 17.1 cms )

Auction Estimate: $900.00$700.00 - $900.00
Price Realized $885.00
Sale date: February 18th 2020

Previous Auctions

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

Coast to Coast (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: February 27, 2024
 
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Sale Closed: February 27, 2024
 
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Sale Closed: February 27, 2024
 
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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
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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
 
Art of Quebec (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: September 12, 2023
 
Still Life & Figural Work (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: August 15, 2023
 
Works on Paper & Prints (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: August 15, 2023
 
Art of Atlantic Canada (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: July 25, 2023
 
Historical Canadian Art (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: July 25, 2023
 
Post-War & Contemporary Art (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: July 25, 2023
 
Modern & Contemporary Art (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: June 27, 2023
 
The Art of Europe (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: June 27, 2023
 
Canadians at Home & Abroad (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: June 27, 2023
 
Spring Live Auction of Important Canadian & International Art (Session 1)
Sale Closed: June 8, 2023
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An Important Private Collection of Canadian Art (Session 2)
Sale Closed: June 8, 2023
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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
( 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
( Download PDF )
 
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
 

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