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 Alexander Young Jackson, Alberta Farm
ALEXANDER YOUNG JACKSON
Alberta Farm

sampson-matthews silkscreen
artist name, title and “Issued by the National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa” printed lower right; a Sampson Matthews label on the reverse
29.75 x 40.25 ins ( 75.6 x 102.2 cms )

Auction Estimate: $600.00$400.00 - $600.00
Price Realized $413.00
Sale date: February 18th 2020

Artwork by Marmaduke Matthews, Rogers Pass
MARMADUKE MATTHEWS
Rogers Pass

watercolour
signed lower left
8 x 15 ins ( 20.3 x 38.1 cms ) ( sight )

Auction Estimate: $400.00$300.00 - $400.00
Price Realized $413.00
Sale date: February 18th 2020

Artwork by Gordon Rayner, Smoking Tiger, 1989
GORDON RAYNER
Smoking Tiger, 1989

coloured ink and collage
signed lower right; titled on the gallery label on the reverse
17.25 x 14.25 ins ( 43.8 x 36.2 cms ) ( sight )

Auction Estimate: $600.00$400.00 - $600.00
Price Realized $384.00
Sale date: February 18th 2020

Artwork by Shepard Fairey, Obey Giant (Face)
SHEPARD FAIREY
Obey Giant (Face)

colour silkscreen
signed and dated “’13” lower right; unnumbered edition; unframed (shrinkwrapped)
38 x 25 ins ( 96.5 x 63.5 cms ) ( sheet )

Auction Estimate: $300.00$200.00 - $300.00
Price Realized $384.00
Sale date: February 18th 2020

Artwork by Norval Morrisseau, Gathering Loons
NORVAL MORRISSEAU
Gathering Loons

colour serigraph
signed, titled “Gathering Looms” and numbered 126/160 at the lower edge
12 x 19 ins ( 30.5 x 48.3 cms ) ( sight )

Auction Estimate: $300.00$250.00 - $300.00
Price Realized $384.00
Sale date: February 18th 2020

Artwork by Gordon Appelbe Smith, November Sea
GORDON APPELBE SMITH
November Sea

colour silkscreen
signed, titled and inscribed “A/P” in the lower margin; unframed
10.25 x 13.5 ins ( 26 x 34.3 cms ) ( sheet )

Auction Estimate: $400.00$300.00 - $400.00
Price Realized $384.00
Sale date: February 18th 2020

Artwork by Caroline Helena Armington, Santa Maria della Salute, Venice
CAROLINE HELENA ARMINGTON
Santa Maria della Salute, Venice

pencil on paper
signed on the reverse
8.75 x 12.25 ins ( 22.2 x 31.1 cms ) ( sheet )

Auction Estimate: $200.00$100.00 - $200.00
Price Realized $325.00
Sale date: February 18th 2020

Artwork by Yvonne McKague Housser, Evening, Nipigon River
YVONNE MCKAGUE HOUSSER
Evening, Nipigon River

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

Auction Estimate: $400.00$300.00 - $400.00
Price Realized $325.00
Sale date: February 18th 2020

Artwork by David Brown Milne, Maple Leaves in Autumn
DAVID BROWN MILNE
Maple Leaves in Autumn

colour silkscreen
Markgraf reproduction embossed stamp lower left; unframed
26 x 31 ins ( 66 x 78.7 cms ) ( sheet )

Auction Estimate: $300.00$200.00 - $300.00
Price Realized $325.00
Sale date: February 18th 2020

Artwork by Léon Bellefleur, Roses-Fusees
LÉON BELLEFLEUR
Roses-Fusees

colour etching
signed, titled, dated 1958 and numbered 9/15 in the lower margin
11.5 x 9.25 ins ( 29.2 x 23.5 cms ) ( subject )

Auction Estimate: $400.00$300.00 - $400.00
Price Realized $325.00
Sale date: February 18th 2020

Artwork by Ronald York Wilson, Blue Opus
RONALD YORK WILSON
Blue Opus

colour lithograph
signed, titled and numbered “HC 6/25” in the lower margin; unframed
21.75 x 24 ins ( 55.2 x 61 cms ) ( sheet )

Auction Estimate: $200.00$150.00 - $200.00
Price Realized $325.00
Sale date: February 18th 2020

Artwork by Telford Fenton, Three Works on Paper
TELFORD FENTON
Three Works on Paper

watercolour, lithograph
“Man in Glasses” (watercolour, signed and dated 1985 lower right, 12.25 x 16.25 inches); “Boat on the Water” (watercolour, signed lower right, 18.75 x 24 inches); “Self-Portrait Exhibition Poster” (colour lithograph, signed and numbered 39/50, inscribed “Telford Fenton/ landscapes, portraits, oil and watercolour/ Ten Mile House, 555 York, Hamilton/ November 30 to December 8 inclusive, open 11-9”, 24.5 x 16.5 inches); unframed
24.5 x 16.5 ins ( 62.2 x 41.9 cms ) ( largest sheet )

Auction Estimate: $400.00$200.00 - $400.00
Price Realized $325.00
Sale date: February 18th 2020

Artwork by  Books and Reference, Collection of Canadian National Exhibition Catalogues
BOOKS AND REFERENCE
Collection of Canadian National Exhibition Catalogues

thirteen exhibition catalogues
includes 1930, 1931, 1932, 1933, 1934, 1935, 1936, 1937, 1938, 1939, 1949, 1947 and 1954


x ins ( 0 x 0 cms )

Auction Estimate: $300.00$200.00 - $300.00
Price Realized $325.00
Sale date: February 18th 2020

Artwork by William Kurelek, Potato Planters
WILLIAM KURELEK
Potato Planters

colour lithograph
signed and numbered 186/300 in the lower margin
12 x 7.25 ins ( 30.5 x 18.4 cms ) ( subject )

Auction Estimate: $700.00$500.00 - $700.00
Price Realized $325.00
Sale date: February 18th 2020

Artwork by Manly Edward MacDonald, Horse
MANLY EDWARD MACDONALD
Horse

pencil sketch on paper
unsigned
8 x 10 ins ( 20.3 x 25.4 cms ) ( sight )

Auction Estimate: $150.00$100.00 - $150.00
Price Realized $295.00
Sale date: February 18th 2020

Previous Auctions

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Sale Closed: September 24, 2024
 
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Sale Closed: September 24, 2024
 
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Sale Closed: September 24, 2024
 
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Sale Closed: September 24, 2024
 
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Sale Closed: September 24, 2024
 
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Sale Closed: August 20, 2024
 
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Sale Closed: August 20, 2024
 
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Sale Closed: August 20, 2024
 
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Sale Closed: August 20, 2024
 
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Sale Closed: July 23, 2024
 
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Sale Closed: July 23, 2024
 
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Sale Closed: July 23, 2024
 
The Art of Atlantic Canada (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: July 23, 2024
 
The Grand Tour (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: July 23, 2024
 
Books & Reference: From the Library of Dennis Reid (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: July 23, 2024
 
British & Continental Pictures (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: June 25, 2024
 
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Sale Closed: June 25, 2024
 
First Nations & Inuit Art (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: June 25, 2024
 
Works from the Estate of William Ronald (Part II) (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: June 25, 2024
 
The Artwork of Sir Frederick Banting (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: June 25, 2024
 
Spring Live Auction (Session 1 & 2)
Sale Closed: May 30, 2024
 
Modern & Contemporary International Art (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: May 21, 2024
 
The Group of Seven (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: May 21, 2024
 
Select Canadian Art (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: May 21, 2024
 
Works from the Estate of Dennis Reid (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: May 21, 2024
 
The Artwork of David Blackwood (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: May 21, 2024
 
Capture (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: April 23, 2024
 
Post-War & Contemporary Art (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: April 23, 2024
 
The Canadian Landscape (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: April 23, 2024
 
Modern Forms (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: April 23, 2024
 
Works on Paper (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: April 23, 2024
 
The Academy (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: April 23, 2024
 
International Prints, Multiples & Works on Paper (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: March 26, 2024
 
Celebrating Women Artists (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: March 26, 2024
 
La belle province (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: March 26, 2024
 
Art of Atlantic Canada (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: March 26, 2024
 
Art Gallery of Hamilton (Auction of Donated Artwork for Fundraising) (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: March 26, 2024
 
Coast to Coast (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: February 27, 2024
 
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Sale Closed: February 27, 2024
 
Watercolours & Drawings (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: February 27, 2024
 
Canadian Prints & Multiples (Online Auction)
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)
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Sale Closed: May 30, 2023
 
Art of Quebec (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: May 30, 2023
 
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April Abstractions (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: April 18, 2023
 
The Canadian Landscape (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: April 18, 2023
 
Prints, Photography & Multiples (Online Auction)
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Sale Closed: April 18, 2023
 
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Sale Closed: March 21, 2023
 
Peaks to Prairies: Art of Western Canada (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: March 21, 2023
 
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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)
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