July Auction of Works on Paper, Prints & Books (Online Auction) Highlights

This page provides details on a selection of works of art sold in our July Auction of Works on Paper, Prints & Books (Online Auction) which concluded on July 14, 2020. Select an item for more details. All posted prices include Buyer's Premium.

Artwork by Ted Harrison, Family; The Last Horizon (book)
TED HARRISON
Family; The Last Horizon (book)

colour serigraph; book
-”The Last Horizon: Ted Harrison” (Merritt Publishing Co. Ltd., Toronto and Vancouver, 1980 - signed and numbered A.P. 12/25)
-including ”Family” (colour serigraph, signed, dated 1981 and numbered A.P. 12/20 in the lower margin - 13 x 10.75 ins. [sheet], unframed);
13 x 10.75 ins ( 33 x 27.3 cms ) ( sheet )

Auction Estimate: $175.00$125.00 - $175.00
Price Realized $472.00
Sale date: July 14th 2020

Artwork by  Books and Reference, Charles Pachter; The Ascent
BOOKS AND REFERENCE
Charles Pachter; The Ascent

book and serigraph
“Charles Pachter” (Bogomila Welsh-Ovcharov, McClelland & Stewart, 1992); signed by Bogomila Welsh-Ovcharov, Margaret Atwood and Charles Pachter on the frontispiece;
sold together with “The Ascent” (serigraph on paper, signed, dated 1992 and numbered 27/150 in the lower margin, 11.5 x 9.5 ins); housed in folder; all in original slipcase
11.5 x 9.5 ins ( 29.2 x 24.1 cms )

Auction Estimate: $700.00$500.00 - $700.00
Price Realized $472.00
Sale date: July 14th 2020

Artwork by Pitaloosie Saila, Nelenait
PITALOOSIE SAILA
Nelenait

stonecut
signed, titled, dated 1973, numbered 26/50 and inscribed “Cape Dorset” in the lower margin
21 x 31.25 ins ( 53.3 x 79.4 cms ) ( sight )

Auction Estimate: $600.00$400.00 - $600.00
Price Realized $443.00
Sale date: July 14th 2020

Artwork by Rodolphe Duguay, Sur le St. Maurice, 21 avril 1936
RODOLPHE DUGUAY
Sur le St. Maurice, 21 avril 1936

colour woodblock
signed, titled and dated “21 avril 1936” in the lower margin
10.5 x 13 ins ( 26.7 x 33 cms ) ( image )

Auction Estimate: $400.00$300.00 - $400.00
Price Realized $443.00
Sale date: July 14th 2020

Artwork by Alfred Joseph Casson, Northern Church; Snow Laden Spruce; White Forest
ALFRED JOSEPH CASSON
Northern Church; Snow Laden Spruce; White Forest

three colour serigraphs
each signed by the estate of the artist, titled and numbered AP 18/60 in the lower margin, Northern Church; Snow Laden Spruce; White Forest; each unframed

27.5 x 32 ins ( 69.9 x 81.3 cms ) ( each sheet )

Auction Estimate: $650.00$450.00 - $650.00
Price Realized $443.00
Sale date: July 14th 2020

Artwork by Henri Leopold Masson, Paysage Vert, Masham
HENRI LEOPOLD MASSON
Paysage Vert, Masham

watercolour
signed lower right; titled on the reverse
13 x 19.5 ins ( 33 x 49.5 cms )

Auction Estimate: $600.00$400.00 - $600.00
Price Realized $413.00
Sale date: July 14th 2020

Artwork by Herbert Raine, Old Courtyard, St. Vincent Street, Montreal
HERBERT RAINE
Old Courtyard, St. Vincent Street, Montreal

etching
signed and titled in the lower margin
8 x 5 ins ( 20.3 x 12.7 cms ) ( plate size )

Auction Estimate: $300.00$250.00 - $300.00
Price Realized $413.00
Sale date: July 14th 2020

Artwork by Kananginak Pootoogook, Tuktu of Tasikjuk
KANANGINAK POOTOOGOOK
Tuktu of Tasikjuk

stonecut
signed, titled, dated 1970, numbered and inscribed “Cape Dorset” in the lower margin
20 x 32 ins ( 50.8 x 81.3 cms ) ( sight )

Auction Estimate: $600.00$400.00 - $600.00
Price Realized $413.00
Sale date: July 14th 2020

Artwork by Harold Barling Town, Moon Net
HAROLD BARLING TOWN
Moon Net

colour serigraph
signed and dated 1970 upper right, numbered 185/200 upper left; unframed
28.5 x 40.75 ins ( 72.4 x 103.5 cms ) ( sheet )

Auction Estimate: $600.00$400.00 - $600.00
Price Realized $384.00
Sale date: July 14th 2020

Artwork by Bill Ronald Reid, “The Salmon” by Roderick Haig-Brown
BILL RONALD REID
“The Salmon” by Roderick Haig-Brown


“The Salmon” written by Roderick Haig-Brown (with David Denbigh, Robert H. Reid and L.H. Legeault; contained within the original portfolio which includes five unsigned prints by Bill Reid
(”The Legacy”); five unsigned lithographs by J. Stewart and John Miller (”The Atlantic”); five unsigned prints by David Denbigh (”The Pacific”); four unsigned prints by Rudy Kovach & two unsigned prints by David Denbigh (”The Cycle); the collection housed in a cloth-covered drop-back box, with wooden sides and a replica of Bill Reid’s sculpture “Haida Salmon” in simulated argilite inset on the front; within the original slipcover
17 x 22 ins ( 43.2 x 55.9 cms ) ( each sheet )

Auction Estimate: $600.00$400.00 - $600.00
Price Realized $384.00
Sale date: July 14th 2020

Artwork by James Keirstead, House; Barn
JAMES KEIRSTEAD
House; Barn

ink and wash
two works: each signed and dated 1966
8 x 12 ins ( 20.3 x 30.5 cms ) ( each (sight) )

Auction Estimate: $150.00$100.00 - $150.00
Price Realized $384.00
Sale date: July 14th 2020

Artwork by  Books and Reference, Eight Indigenous Art Reference Books
BOOKS AND REFERENCE
Eight Indigenous Art Reference Books

eight books
- “Pictographs: The Graphic Art of James Simon Mishibinijima” (The Porcupine’s Quill, Erin, Ontario, 1987);
- “Raven’s Cry” (Christie Harris, Bill Reid [illustrations], Douglas & McIntyre, Vancouver and Toronto, 1992);
- “The Elders are Watching” (Dave Bouchard, Roy Henry Vickers [illustrations], Eagle Dancer, Tofino, 1990);
- “The Sound of the Drum: The Sacred Art of the Anishnabec” (Mary E. Southcott, Boston Mills Press, 1985 - signed by the author on the title page);
- “Cedar” (Hilary Stewart, Douglas & McIntyre, Vancouver & Toronto, 1984);
- “Norval Morrisseau and the Emergence of the Image Makers” (Elizabeth McLuhan and Tom Hill, Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto, 1984);
- “A Cree Life: The Art of Allen Sapp” (John Anson Warner, Thecla Bradshaw, J.J. Douglas Ltd., Vancouver, 1977 - signed by the artist on the title page);
- “Norval Morrisseau” (Key Porter Books, Toronto, 1997)
x ins ( 0 x 0 cms )

Auction Estimate: $250.00$150.00 - $250.00
Price Realized $360.00
Sale date: July 14th 2020

Artwork by Gordon Appelbe Smith, A II
GORDON APPELBE SMITH
A II

colour screenprint
signed, titled, numbered V/X (épreuve d'artiste) and dated 1967 in the lower margin
19.5 x 19.5 ins ( 49.5 x 49.5 cms ) ( sight )

Auction Estimate: $600.00$400.00 - $600.00
Price Realized $354.00
Sale date: July 14th 2020

Artwork by Herbert Raine, Craig Street, Montreal
HERBERT RAINE
Craig Street, Montreal

etching
signed and titled in the lower margin
7 x 9 ins ( 17.8 x 22.9 cms ) ( plate size )

Auction Estimate: $200.00$150.00 - $200.00
Price Realized $354.00
Sale date: July 14th 2020

Artwork by Mashel Teitelbaum, Poplars
MASHEL TEITELBAUM
Poplars

acrylic on paper
signed and dated ‘76 lower right; titled and dated to a label on the reverse
14 x 10.25 ins ( 35.6 x 26 cms ) ( sight )

Auction Estimate: $300.00$200.00 - $300.00
Price Realized $354.00
Sale date: July 14th 2020

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