Live Auction of Important Canadian & International Art Highlights

This page provides details on a selection of works of art sold in our Live Auction of Important Canadian & International Art which concluded on September 24, 2020. Select an item for more details. All posted prices include Buyer's Premium.

Artwork by Joyce Wieland, “Conversation Piece” with a Short on Sailing
JOYCE WIELAND
“Conversation Piece” with a Short on Sailing

oil on canvas
signed and dated 1960 lower right; signed and titled on the reverse
16 x 12 ins ( 40.6 x 30.5 cms )

Auction Estimate: $9,000.00$7,000.00 - $9,000.00
Price Realized $5,900.00
Sale date: September 24th 2020

Artwork by Jack Hamilton Bush, Tangled Trees
JACK HAMILTON BUSH
Tangled Trees

watercolour
signed lower right; signed, titled and inscribed “28”, “Toronto” and “Autumn Lake, July 1947” on the reverse; “Jack Bush Heritage Corp.” and “WC-136” labels affixed to reverse of framing
15.5 x 22.75 ins ( 39.4 x 57.8 cms )

Auction Estimate: $9,000.00$7,000.00 - $9,000.00
Price Realized $5,900.00
Sale date: September 24th 2020

Artwork by George Agnew Reid, The Coming of the White Man
GEORGE AGNEW REID
The Coming of the White Man

oil on paper, laid on card
signed and dated 1912 lower left; signed lower right
20.5 x 27 ins ( 52.1 x 68.6 cms )

Auction Estimate: $12,000.00$8,000.00 - $12,000.00
Price Realized $5,900.00
Sale date: September 24th 2020

Artwork by Pierre Gendron, Sans titre
PIERRE GENDRON
Sans titre

oil on canvas
signed and dated 1963 lower right; inscribed “A-13-63” on the reverse
51.25 x 35 ins ( 130.2 x 88.9 cms )

Auction Estimate: $7,000.00$5,000.00 - $7,000.00
Price Realized $5,428.00
Sale date: September 24th 2020

Artwork by Toni Onley, Glacial Boulders, Savary Island, B.C.
TONI ONLEY
Glacial Boulders, Savary Island, B.C.

oil on canvas
signed lower left; titled and dated 1984 on the stretcher
30 x 40 ins ( 76.2 x 101.6 cms )

Auction Estimate: $7,000.00$5,000.00 - $7,000.00
Price Realized $5,192.00
Sale date: September 24th 2020

Artwork by Kazuo Nakamura, Nightfall
KAZUO NAKAMURA
Nightfall

watercolour
signed and dated 1957 lower right
15 x 21 ins ( 38.1 x 53.3 cms )

Auction Estimate: $3,500.00$2,500.00 - $3,500.00
Price Realized $4,720.00
Sale date: September 24th 2020

Artwork by Edwin Headley Holgate, Totem Poles, No. 4 (Departing People)
EDWIN HEADLEY HOLGATE
Totem Poles, No. 4 (Departing People)

woodcut
signed lower right; dated 1926 on a gallery label on the reverse
5.75 x 4.75 ins ( 14.6 x 12.1 cms ) ( plate size )

Auction Estimate: $7,000.00$5,000.00 - $7,000.00
Price Realized $4,720.00
Sale date: September 24th 2020

Artwork by Walter Hawley Yarwood, Abstract Form
WALTER HAWLEY YARWOOD
Abstract Form

steel, mounted to a wooden base
30 x 10.5 x 7.25 ins ( 76.2 x 26.7 x 18.4 cms ) ( overall (including base) )

Auction Estimate: $5,000.00$4,000.00 - $5,000.00
Price Realized $4,484.00
Sale date: September 24th 2020

Artwork by Jack Hamilton Bush, Summer Morning
JACK HAMILTON BUSH
Summer Morning

watercolour and pencil
signed, titled, dated “July 1946” and inscribed “Thunder Bay” and #31 (Bush inventory number) on the reverse
11.5 x 15.75 ins ( 29.2 x 40 cms ) ( sheet )

Auction Estimate: $5,000.00$3,000.00 - $5,000.00
Price Realized $4,248.00
Sale date: September 24th 2020

Artwork by Kenneth Campbell Lochhead, Untitled
KENNETH CAMPBELL LOCHHEAD
Untitled

acrylic on paper on board
signed and dated 1962 lower right
26 x 20 ins ( 66 x 50.8 cms )

Auction Estimate: $3,500.00$2,500.00 - $3,500.00
Price Realized $4,012.00
Sale date: September 24th 2020

Artwork by David Bolduc, New Moon
DAVID BOLDUC
New Moon

acrylic on canvas
signed, titled and dated 1994 on the reverse
58 x 50 ins ( 147.3 x 127 cms )

Auction Estimate: $5,500.00$3,500.00 - $5,500.00
Price Realized $3,776.00
Sale date: September 24th 2020

Artwork by William Goodridge Roberts, Baie St. Paul (1956)
WILLIAM GOODRIDGE ROBERTS
Baie St. Paul (1956)

oil on board
signed lower right; inscribed with Roberts Inventory No. 3017 on the reverse
19.75 x 23.5 ins ( 50.2 x 59.7 cms )

Auction Estimate: $7,000.00$5,000.00 - $7,000.00
Price Realized $3,540.00
Sale date: September 24th 2020

Artwork by John Goodwin Lyman, Sunny Beach with Two Trees
JOHN GOODWIN LYMAN
Sunny Beach with Two Trees

oil on canvas board with study in graphite
signed lower right; sold together with “Study for ‘Sunny Beach with Two Trees’” (graphite on paper; signed lower centre with artist notations within the composition; 6.25 ins 9.75 ins sight)
7 x 9.75 ins ( 17.8 x 24.8 cms )

Auction Estimate: $3,500.00$2,500.00 - $3,500.00
Price Realized $3,540.00
Sale date: September 24th 2020

Artwork by William Goodridge Roberts, Still Life with Tablecloth
WILLIAM GOODRIDGE ROBERTS
Still Life with Tablecloth

oil on canvas
signed lower right; Roberts Inventory Number (2189) inscribed on the stretcher
22 x 30.25 ins ( 55.9 x 76.8 cms )

Auction Estimate: $8,000.00$6,000.00 - $8,000.00
Price Realized $3,540.00
Sale date: September 24th 2020

Artwork by Laura Adeline Lyall Muntz, The Handmaiden
LAURA ADELINE LYALL MUNTZ
The Handmaiden

watercolour
signed and dated 1900 lower left
19.5 x 10.5 ins ( 49.5 x 26.7 cms ) ( sheet )

Auction Estimate: $5,000.00$3,000.00 - $5,000.00
Price Realized $2,596.00
Sale date: September 24th 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
 
En plein air (Online Auction)
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
( Download PDF )
 
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
( Download PDF )
 
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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