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.
YOUSUF KARSH
Vincent Massey
gelatin silver print
signed and autographed by the sitter in black ink in the lower margin; with studio stamp on the reverse
16.75 x 13.5 ins ( 42.5 x 34.3 cms ) ( plate/sheet )
Auction Estimate: $300.00 - $500.00
Price Realized $885.00
Sale date: February 18th 2020
ANNE MEREDITH BARRY
Conception Bay Waterfall; Change Islands, Summer
two colour lithographs
“Conception Bay Waterfall” (signed, titled, dated 1992 lower right and numbered 16/20 in pencil in the lower margin, 19.5 x 27.25 inches); “Change Islands, Summer” (signed, titled, dated 1992 lower right and numbered 14/30 in pencil in the lower margin, 17.75 x 23.5 inches)
19.5 x 27.25 ins ( 49.5 x 69.2 cms ) ( sight )
Auction Estimate: $600.00 - $800.00
Price Realized $767.00
Sale date: February 18th 2020
VICTOR VASARELY
Rubin (from Lapidaire)
colour serigraph
signed and numbered 103/150 in pencil in the lower margin; titled to gallery label on the reverse
32.5 x 29 ins ( 82.6 x 73.7 cms ) ( sheet sight )
Auction Estimate: $300.00 - $500.00
Price Realized $767.00
Sale date: February 18th 2020
DORIS JEAN MCCARTHY
Sailboats (Riding at St. Tropez)
watercolour and marker
signed lower right; dated “51224” (February 24, 1951) on the reverse; inscribed “Riding at St. Tropez” on the reverse of the original matting included with this lot; sketching in marker visible within the composition; unframed
15 x 22 ins ( 38.1 x 55.9 cms )
Auction Estimate: $500.00 - $700.00
Price Realized $767.00
Sale date: February 18th 2020
JOHN SCOTT
Standing Figure
ink on paper
35.75 x 24 ins ( 90.8 x 61 cms )
Auction Estimate: $500.00 - $700.00
Price Realized $708.00
Sale date: February 18th 2020
STANLEY FRANCIS TURNER
A Selection of Six Works
six etchings
Western University (signed and titled, 7 ins x 5.5 ins plate size); Lower Town, Quebec “No. 5” (signed, 8.25 ins x 6 ins plate size); Timber Line, Banff (signed, titled, dated 1924 and numbered 1/50, 7 ins x 6.25 ins); St. Anne de Beaupré (signed, titled and numbered 39/50, 11 ins x 8 ins); sold together with two additional signed, untitled etchings (3 ins x 3 ins; 4 ins x 5 ins)
10.75 x 8 ins ( 27.3 x 20.3 cms ) ( largest (subject) )
Auction Estimate: $300.00 - $500.00
Price Realized $708.00
Sale date: February 18th 2020
FREDERIC MARLETT BELL-SMITH
Limehouse Hole
watercolour
signed lower right; titled lower left; inscribed “ Foggy Day on the Thames” top right
7 x 9.75 ins ( 17.8 x 24.8 cms ) ( sight )
Auction Estimate: $500.00 - $700.00
Price Realized $708.00
Sale date: February 18th 2020
ALBERT DUMOUCHEL
Les remparts d’Avila
etching
signed, titled, inscribed “epreuve d’etat no. 6” and dated 1961 in pencil in the lower margin
19.5 x 12.5 ins ( 49.5 x 31.8 cms )
Auction Estimate: $700.00 - $900.00
Price Realized $708.00
Sale date: February 18th 2020
![Artwork by Marc Chagall, Les Deux Chèvres (The Two Goats), Les Fables de la Fontaine, 1952 [plate 98, Cramer 22]](https://conimg.imgix.net/157910849034354_B.jpg?h=350&ixlib=php-1.2.1&w=300&s=dea611f52ea2683262d5ca2e06472ff7)
MARC CHAGALL
Les Deux Chèvres (The Two Goats), Les Fables de la Fontaine, 1952 [plate 98, Cramer 22]
etching and aquatint
signed and numbered 98 in pencil in the lower margin
12.75 x 10.5 ins ( 32.4 x 26.7 cms ) ( sight )
Auction Estimate: $400.00 - $600.00
Price Realized $649.00
Sale date: February 18th 2020
PAUL-VANIER BEAULIEU
Still Life
watercolour
signed and dated 1958 lower centre
19.5 x 25.5 ins ( 49.5 x 64.8 cms ) ( sight )
Auction Estimate: $600.00 - $800.00
Price Realized $649.00
Sale date: February 18th 2020
LAWRENCE ARTHUR COLLEY PANTON
Windswept
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
30 x 40 ins ( 76.2 x 101.6 cms ) ( card )
Auction Estimate: $700.00 - $900.00
Price Realized $649.00
Sale date: February 18th 2020
JOYCE WIELAND
Self Portrait
ink on paper
signed lower right; unframed; Condition Noted: tears, creases and folds are present, sold “as is” and not subject to return (full condition report available upon request)
13.25 x 18.75 ins ( 33.7 x 47.6 cms ) ( largest )
Auction Estimate: $150.00 - $250.00
Price Realized $649.00
Sale date: February 18th 2020
EDWIN HEADLEY HOLGATE
Snow Clouds
colour silkscreen
15 x 20 ins ( 38.1 x 50.8 cms ) ( sight )
Auction Estimate: $600.00 - $800.00
Price Realized $590.00
Sale date: February 18th 2020
ALFRED JOSEPH CASSON
Autumn Landscape
colour silkscreen on canvas, laid on card
unframed
15.25 x 15.75 ins ( 38.7 x 40 cms ) ( card )
Auction Estimate: $700.00 - $900.00
Price Realized $590.00
Sale date: February 18th 2020
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