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 Raoul Dufy, Music
RAOUL DUFY
Music

colour lithograph
Twin Editions, New York label on reverse; unframed
21.5 x 29 ins ( 54.6 x 73.7 cms ) ( sheet )

Auction Estimate: $300.00$200.00 - $300.00
Price Realized $118.00
Sale date: February 18th 2020

Artwork by Henry John Simpkins, Summer Landscape with House
HENRY JOHN SIMPKINS
Summer Landscape with House

watercolour
signed and dated lower left, unframed
10.75 x 14.75 ins ( 27.3 x 37.5 cms ) ( sight )

Auction Estimate: $300.00$200.00 - $300.00
Price Realized $118.00
Sale date: February 18th 2020

Artwork by Frederic Marlett Bell-Smith, Village Scene
FREDERIC MARLETT BELL-SMITH
Village Scene

watercolour on board
unsigned; unframed
7.25 x 10.5 ins ( 18.4 x 26.7 cms ) ( board )

Auction Estimate: $300.00$200.00 - $300.00
Price Realized $118.00
Sale date: February 18th 2020

Artwork by Frank Milton Armington, Meditation
FRANK MILTON ARMINGTON
Meditation

etching
signed, dated 1913 and inscribed “Special print for my dear Carrie from Frank” in pencil in the lower margin; signed, titled and dated within the print top left; with Janet Braide and Nancy Parke-Taylor, “Caroline and Frank Armington: Canadian painter-etchers in Paris”, Art Gallery of Peel, Brampton, Ontario, 1990.
9.25 x 7 ins ( 23.5 x 17.8 cms ) ( sight )

Auction Estimate: $175.00$125.00 - $175.00
Price Realized $118.00
Sale date: February 18th 2020

Artwork by Frank Milton Armington, La Pluie, Place de la Concorde, Paris
FRANK MILTON ARMINGTON
La Pluie, Place de la Concorde, Paris

etching
signed, titled and dated 1924 in the plate
8.25 x 11.25 ins ( 21 x 28.6 cms ) ( plate size )

Auction Estimate: $150.00$100.00 - $150.00
Price Realized $89.00
Sale date: February 18th 2020

Artwork by Doris Jean McCarthy, Three books devoted to the artist and her work
DORIS JEAN MCCARTHY
Three books devoted to the artist and her work

three books
“Celebrating Life: The Art of Doris McCarthy” (The McMichael Canadian Art Collection, Canada, 2002 - reprint of the 1999 publication); “Doris McCarthy: Feast of Incarnation Paintings 1929-1989” (the Gallery/Stratford, 1991); “Doris McCarthy: The View from Here” (Art Gallery of Mississauga, 1999)
x ins ( 0 x 0 cms )

Auction Estimate: $75.00$50.00 - $75.00
Price Realized $89.00
Sale date: February 18th 2020

Artwork by Donald Appelbe Smith, Farm, Winter
DONALD APPELBE SMITH
Farm, Winter

watercolour
signed and dated 1961 lower left
9 x 11.5 ins ( 22.9 x 29.2 cms ) ( sight )

Auction Estimate: $250.00$150.00 - $250.00
Price Realized $89.00
Sale date: February 18th 2020

Artwork by Mathias Muleme, The Flutist
MATHIAS MULEME
The Flutist

colour etching
signed, titled and dated 1995 in the lower margin
11.5 x 3.5 ins ( 29.2 x 8.9 cms ) ( subject )

Auction Estimate: $35.00$25.00 - $35.00
Price Realized $86.00
Sale date: February 18th 2020

Artwork by Maurice Estève, Estève, Peintures 1935-1947, Galerie Louis Carré
MAURICE ESTÈVE
Estève, Peintures 1935-1947, Galerie Louis Carré

poster
exhibition poster printed by Mourlot Imprimeur, Paris, unframed
30.5 x 20.5 ins ( 77.5 x 52.1 cms ) ( sheet )

Auction Estimate: $175.00$125.00 - $175.00
Price Realized $83.00
Sale date: February 18th 2020

Artwork by Thoreau MacDonald, Landscape
THOREAU MACDONALD
Landscape

pencil drawing
initialed lower right
4.75 x 6.75 ins ( 12.1 x 17.1 cms ) ( sight )

Auction Estimate: $200.00$100.00 - $200.00
Price Realized $71.00
Sale date: February 18th 2020

Artwork by  Books and Reference, Collection of Canadian Art Reference Materials
BOOKS AND REFERENCE
Collection of Canadian Art Reference Materials

five catalogues/books
“Catalogue of the Fiftieth Annual Exhibition of The Ontario Society of Artists, 1922”; “Painters of Quebec” (Marius Barbeau, Canadian Art Series, Ryerson Press, Toronto, 1945); “The Rebel Princess, Watercolour by HRH The Princess Louise” (The Bermuda National Gallery, Bermuda, January 24-April 11, 1998); “Nicholas Hornyansky Retrospective 1926-1965”; “Côté The Wood Carver” (Marius Barbeau, Canadian Art Series, Ryerson Press, Toronto, 1943)
x ins ( 0 x 0 cms )

Auction Estimate: $200.00$100.00 - $200.00
Price Realized $71.00
Sale date: February 18th 2020

Artwork by Frank Milton Armington, Now the Day is Over
FRANK MILTON ARMINGTON
Now the Day is Over

etching
an illustrated poem/prayer by Sabine Baring-Gould (British, 1834-1924), illustrated by Frank Armington; inscribed within the plate “Sabine Baring-Gould” and “Etched by Frank Armington, 1911”
13.25 x 10.5 ins ( 33.7 x 26.7 cms )

Auction Estimate: $125.00$75.00 - $125.00
Price Realized $59.00
Sale date: February 18th 2020

Artwork by Vera Frenkel, Window View with Paths
VERA FRENKEL
Window View with Paths

lithograph, laid down on board
signed twice, titled, dated 1970 and 1972 and numbered 133/150 in the lower margin; unframed
21.5 x 31.25 ins ( 54.6 x 79.4 cms ) ( sheet )

Auction Estimate: $250.00$150.00 - $250.00
Price Realized $59.00
Sale date: February 18th 2020

Artwork by Robert Markle, Reclining Nude
ROBERT MARKLE
Reclining Nude

lithograph laid down on card
signed and dated 1971 upper left; signed, dated 1972 and numbered 133/150 lower right; unframed
21.5 x 32.25 ins ( 54.6 x 81.9 cms ) ( sheet )

Auction Estimate: $300.00$200.00 - $300.00
Price Realized $59.00
Sale date: February 18th 2020

Artwork by Barker Fairley, Shoreline Landscape
BARKER FAIRLEY
Shoreline Landscape

lithograph, laid down on board
signed, dated 1972 and numbered 136/150 in the lower margin; unframed
21.5 x 24.5 ins ( 54.6 x 62.2 cms ) ( sheet )

Auction Estimate: $300.00$200.00 - $300.00
Price Realized $59.00
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
 
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Sale Closed: December 12, 2023
 
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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
 
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Sale Closed: November 7, 2023
 
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Sale Closed: November 7, 2023
 
Auction to Benefit NSCAD (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: November 7, 2023
 
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Sale Closed: November 7, 2023
 
Artwork from a Private Collection (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: November 7, 2023
 
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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
( Download PDF )
 
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
( Download PDF )
 
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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