June Auction of Canadian and International Artwork (Online Auction) Highlights

This page provides details on a selection of works of art sold in our June Auction of Canadian and International Artwork (Online Auction) which concluded on June 23, 2020. Select an item for more details. All posted prices include Buyer's Premium.

Artwork by Irving Burman, Abstract Form
IRVING BURMAN
Abstract Form

bronze
13.5 x 6 x 14 ins ( 34.3 x 15.2 x 35.6 cms ) ( overall )

Auction Estimate: $700.00$500.00 - $700.00
Price Realized $413.00
Sale date: June 23rd 2020

Artwork by William Ronald, Augustan Blue Moon
WILLIAM RONALD
Augustan Blue Moon

mixed media on paper
signed and dated 1994 lower left; signed, titled and dated on the reverse; unframed
17.25 x 23.5 ins ( 43.8 x 59.7 cms )

Auction Estimate: $700.00$500.00 - $700.00
Price Realized $354.00
Sale date: June 23rd 2020

Artwork by Bobs Cogill Haworth, Port au Persil
BOBS COGILL HAWORTH
Port au Persil

watercolour
signed lower right; titled and dated “circa 1943/44” on a label on the reverse
6.75 x 9.75 ins ( 17.1 x 24.8 cms )

Auction Estimate: $600.00$400.00 - $600.00
Price Realized $354.00
Sale date: June 23rd 2020

Artwork by Carl Beam, Phosphorescence
CARL BEAM
Phosphorescence

mixed media on paper
signed lower right; artist’s seal lower left; unframed
15 x 12 ins ( 38.1 x 30.5 cms ) ( sheet )

Auction Estimate: $400.00$300.00 - $400.00
Price Realized $354.00
Sale date: June 23rd 2020

Artwork by Lindee Climo , Steer
LINDEE CLIMO
Steer

oil on board
signed upper left
14.5 x 14.5 ins ( 36.8 x 36.8 cms )

Auction Estimate: $600.00$400.00 - $600.00
Price Realized $354.00
Sale date: June 23rd 2020

Artwork by John Godfrey, Aileen’s Room, Nov. 1973
JOHN GODFREY
Aileen’s Room, Nov. 1973

acrylic on canvas
titled and dated “Nov 1973” on the reverse
48 x 60 ins ( 121.9 x 152.4 cms )

Auction Estimate: $600.00$400.00 - $600.00
Price Realized $354.00
Sale date: June 23rd 2020

Artwork by Frederic Marlett Bell-Smith, Hotel with Horse-Drawn Cart
FREDERIC MARLETT BELL-SMITH
Hotel with Horse-Drawn Cart

watercolour
unsigned; unframed
5.5 x 7.5 ins ( 14 x 19.1 cms ) ( card )

Auction Estimate: $300.00$200.00 - $300.00
Price Realized $354.00
Sale date: June 23rd 2020

Artwork by Frederick Arthur Verner, Burnham Beeches
FREDERICK ARTHUR VERNER
Burnham Beeches

watercolour
signed and dated 1906 lower right; titled on a gallery label on the reverse
8.75 x 12.5 ins ( 22.2 x 31.8 cms ) ( sight )

Auction Estimate: $600.00$400.00 - $600.00
Price Realized $354.00
Sale date: June 23rd 2020

Artwork by George Henry Griffin, Coastal Landscape, Peggy’s Cove; Village Landscape, Peggy’s Cove
GEORGE HENRY GRIFFIN
Coastal Landscape, Peggy’s Cove; Village Landscape, Peggy’s Cove

two oils on board
each with artist’s stamped signature on the reverse; “Coastal Landscape” dated 1937 on the reverse
11.5 x 14 ins ( 29.2 x 35.6 cms ) ( each )

Auction Estimate: $700.00$500.00 - $700.00
Price Realized $354.00
Sale date: June 23rd 2020

Artwork by Terry Tomalty, La lessive du lundi, Verchères
TERRY TOMALTY
La lessive du lundi, Verchères

oil on board
signed and dated 1970 lower right; titled and dated “Sept 1970” on the reverse
8 x 10 ins ( 20.3 x 25.4 cms )

Auction Estimate: $400.00$200.00 - $400.00
Price Realized $354.00
Sale date: June 23rd 2020

Artwork by Alice Des Clayes, Horses at the Stream
ALICE DES CLAYES
Horses at the Stream

oil on canvas
signed lower left; unframed
16 x 20 ins ( 40.6 x 50.8 cms )

Auction Estimate: $700.00$500.00 - $700.00
Price Realized $354.00
Sale date: June 23rd 2020

Artwork by John Godfrey, Streetcar
JOHN GODFREY
Streetcar

oil on canvas
signed lower left; dated “Dec 1973” on the reverse
32 x 30 ins ( 81.3 x 76.2 cms )

Auction Estimate: $600.00$400.00 - $600.00
Price Realized $325.00
Sale date: June 23rd 2020

Artwork by  Books and Reference, A Selection of Canadian Art Reference Books
BOOKS AND REFERENCE
A Selection of Canadian Art Reference Books

fourteen books
-”Bruno Bobak” (ed. Bernard Riordon, Goose Lane Editions, Fredericton, 2006);
-”Tom Forrestall: Paintings, Drawings, Writings” (Tom Smart, Key Porter Books, 2008);
-”Tom Forrestall” (Retrospective Exhibition booklet 1957-1978, Mount Allison University, 1978, signed by the artist);
-”Tom Forrestall: Shapes of the paintings interest me as an integral part of the work” (traveling exhibition booklet, Beaverbrook Art Gallery, Fredericton, 1971);
-“Tom Forrestall: Paintings 2003” (Kinsman Robinson Gallery, Toronto, 2003);
-”Tom Forrestall (published periodicals, 1964-1975, Three Oaks Corp., signed by the artist);
-”Tom Forrestall: Returning the Favour, Vision for Vision” (Lancelot Press, Hansport, NS, 1992, signed sketch by the artist on the title page);
-”Tom Forrestall: This Good Looking Land” (Lancelot Press, Hansport, NS, 1976);
-”Jack Chambers: The Last Decade” (London Regional Art Gallery, London, 1980);
-”Joe Fafard: The Bronze Years” (Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, Montreal, 1996);
-”The Art of Robert Bateman” (Ramsay Derry, Madison Press, Markham, 1981);
-”Shaped by this Land: Tom Forrestall and Alden Nowlan” (Brunswick Press, University Press of New Brunswick, Fredericton, 1974, signed by the artist on the title page);
-”Colville” (ed. Andrew Hunter, Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto, 2014);
-”Alex Colville: Diary of a War Artist” (compiled by Graham Metson and Cheryl Lean, Nimbus Publishing, Halifax, 1981, signed by the artist on the title page)
x ins ( 0 x 0 cms )

Auction Estimate: $300.00$200.00 - $300.00
Price Realized $325.00
Sale date: June 23rd 2020

Artwork by Gordon Edward Pfeiffer, Barns at Lac-Beauport (Snow Roller)
GORDON EDWARD PFEIFFER
Barns at Lac-Beauport (Snow Roller)

oil on board
signed lower left; titled indistinctly with an outline sketch of the same subject on the reverse
9 x 11 ins ( 22.9 x 27.9 cms )

Auction Estimate: $400.00$300.00 - $400.00
Price Realized $325.00
Sale date: June 23rd 2020

Artwork by Rodolphe Duguay, La Vierge Mère; Effets de neige
RODOLPHE DUGUAY
La Vierge Mère; Effets de neige

pair of woodblock prints
each signed with initials within the plate, each signed and titled within the margin of the plate; each unframed, affixed to supports
9.5 x 10.75 ins ( 24.1 x 27.3 cms ) ( largest )

Auction Estimate: $450.00$350.00 - $450.00
Price Realized $295.00
Sale date: June 23rd 2020

Previous Auctions

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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
 
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Sale Closed: February 27, 2024
 
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Sale Closed: January 23, 2024
 
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Sale Closed: November 7, 2023
 
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Sale Closed: November 7, 2023
 
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Sale Closed: November 7, 2023
 
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Sale Closed: September 12, 2023
 
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Sale Closed: September 12, 2023
 
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Sale Closed: August 15, 2023
 
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Sale Closed: August 15, 2023
 
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Sale Closed: July 25, 2023
 
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Sale Closed: July 25, 2023
 
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Sale Closed: July 25, 2023
 
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Sale Closed: June 27, 2023
 
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Sale Closed: June 27, 2023
 
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Sale Closed: May 30, 2023
 
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April Abstractions (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: April 18, 2023
 
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Sale Closed: April 18, 2023
 
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Sale Closed: April 18, 2023
 
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Sale Closed: March 21, 2023
 
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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
 
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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
 
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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
 
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Sale Closed: December 1, 2022
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Sale Closed: November 22, 2022
 
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Sale Closed: November 22, 2022
 
Post-War & Contemporary Canadian Art (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: November 22, 2022
 
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Sale Closed: November 22, 2022
 
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Sale Closed: September 27, 2022
 
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Sale Closed: September 27, 2022
 
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Sale Closed: August 23, 2022
 
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Works on Paper & Prints (Online Auction)
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Post War & Contemporary Art (Online Auction)
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