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

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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: June 25, 2024
 
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Sale Closed: June 25, 2024
 
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Sale Closed: June 25, 2024
 
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Sale Closed: May 21, 2024
 
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Sale Closed: April 23, 2024
 
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Sale Closed: April 23, 2024
 
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Sale Closed: March 26, 2024
 
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Sale Closed: March 26, 2024
 
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Sale Closed: March 26, 2024
 
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Sale Closed: March 26, 2024
 
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Sale Closed: March 26, 2024
 
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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
 
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Sale Closed: January 23, 2024
 
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Sale Closed: January 23, 2024
 
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Sale Closed: December 12, 2023
 
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Sale Closed: December 6, 2023
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