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 Nicholas Hornyansky, Quebec from the Citadel
NICHOLAS HORNYANSKY
Quebec from the Citadel

colour etching
signed, titled and numbered 97/150 in the lower margin
8 x 6.75 ins ( 20.3 x 17.1 cms ) ( plate size )

Auction Estimate: $250.00$150.00 - $250.00
Price Realized $325.00
Sale date: July 14th 2020

Artwork by Rod Prouse, Island Flowers, St. Lucia
ROD PROUSE
Island Flowers, St. Lucia

pastel and watercolour
signed and titled in the lower margin
18.75 x 24 ins ( 47.6 x 61 cms ) ( sight )

Auction Estimate: $300.00$200.00 - $300.00
Price Realized $325.00
Sale date: July 14th 2020

Artwork by Elene Gamache, Bird’s Song
ELENE GAMACHE
Bird’s Song

mixed media on paper
signed lower right
20 x 19.5 ins ( 50.8 x 49.5 cms ) ( sheet )

Auction Estimate: $600.00$400.00 - $600.00
Price Realized $325.00
Sale date: July 14th 2020

Artwork by Joseph Drapell, Untitled Abstraction
JOSEPH DRAPELL
Untitled Abstraction

oil on paper
signed and dated 2000 lower left; unframed
30 x 22.5 ins ( 76.2 x 57.2 cms )

Auction Estimate: $300.00$200.00 - $300.00
Price Realized $295.00
Sale date: July 14th 2020

Artwork by Raymond Victor Cattell, Abstraction
RAYMOND VICTOR CATTELL
Abstraction

watercolour
signed lower right
19.5 x 29 ins ( 49.5 x 73.7 cms ) ( sight )

Auction Estimate: $350.00$250.00 - $350.00
Price Realized $295.00
Sale date: July 14th 2020

Artwork by Gordon Appelbe Smith, Homage to Bill Skow ‘47
GORDON APPELBE SMITH
Homage to Bill Skow ‘47

colour lithograph
signed, titled, dated 1993 and inscribed “Original drawing made in 1947 at Alert Bay - When Chief Bill Scow (sic) took me to Gwayasdums in his fish boat”; unframed
30.25 x 22.5 ins ( 76.8 x 57.2 cms ) ( sheet )

Auction Estimate: $400.00$300.00 - $400.00
Price Realized $295.00
Sale date: July 14th 2020

Artwork by Walter Coucill, Hallmark Christmas Card Illustration #2
WALTER COUCILL
Hallmark Christmas Card Illustration #2

tempera
signed in the lower right margin; signed, titled and dated “circa 1970” on a label affixed to the reverse of the framing
14.25 x 9.25 ins ( 36.2 x 23.5 cms ) ( subject )

Auction Estimate: $250.00$150.00 - $250.00
Price Realized $295.00
Sale date: July 14th 2020

Artwork by Rodolphe Duguay, L’épouvantail; Le four
RODOLPHE DUGUAY
L’épouvantail; Le four

pair of woodblock prints
each signed and titled within the margin of the plate; each unframed (affixed to supports)
7.5 x 8.25 ins ( 19.1 x 21 cms ) ( largest )

Auction Estimate: $450.00$350.00 - $450.00
Price Realized $295.00
Sale date: July 14th 2020

Artwork by Rodolphe Duguay, Le Benedicite; Le quêteux
RODOLPHE DUGUAY
Le Benedicite; Le quêteux

pair of woodblock prints
each signed and titled within the margin of the plate; each unframed (affixed to supports)
7.5 x 8.5 ins ( 19.1 x 21.6 cms ) ( largest )

Auction Estimate: $450.00$350.00 - $450.00
Price Realized $295.00
Sale date: July 14th 2020

Artwork by Frederic Marlett Bell-Smith, The Manoir Richelieu
FREDERIC MARLETT BELL-SMITH
The Manoir Richelieu

oil on canvas, laid down on board
signed (incised) lower right; titled on the reverse; unframed
4 x 5.75 ins ( 10.2 x 14.6 cms ) ( board )

Auction Estimate: $700.00$500.00 - $700.00
Price Realized $295.00
Sale date: July 14th 2020

Artwork by Herbert Raine, Houses on the Hill, Beaupré, P.Q.; Rivière Blanche, P.Q.; Near St. Joachim, P.Q.
HERBERT RAINE
Houses on the Hill, Beaupré, P.Q.; Rivière Blanche, P.Q.; Near St. Joachim, P.Q.

3 etchings
“Houses on the Hill, Beaupré, P.Q.” (3 x 4.5 ins. [plate] signed and titled in the lower margin);
“Rivière Blanche, P.Q.” (3 x 4.75 ins. [plate] signed and titled in the lower margin);
“Near St. Joachim, P.Q.” (3.5 x 4.5 ins. [plate] signed and titled in the lower margin);
all three framed together
3.5 x 4.5 ins ( 8.9 x 11.4 cms ) ( plate size (largest) )

Auction Estimate: $300.00$200.00 - $300.00
Price Realized $295.00
Sale date: July 14th 2020

Artwork by Isabel McLaughlin, Untitled (Tree of Life)
ISABEL MCLAUGHLIN
Untitled (Tree of Life)

ink on paper
signed and dated 1958 lower right
9 x 11 ins ( 22.9 x 27.9 cms ) ( sight )

Auction Estimate: $400.00$300.00 - $400.00
Price Realized $295.00
Sale date: July 14th 2020

Artwork by Marjorie Pigott, Flowers
MARJORIE PIGOTT
Flowers

watercolour
signed lower right
9.25 x 13.75 ins ( 23.5 x 34.9 cms )

Auction Estimate: $150.00$100.00 - $150.00
Price Realized $295.00
Sale date: July 14th 2020

Artwork by Carl Beam, The Way of the Cross
CARL BEAM
The Way of the Cross

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 $295.00
Sale date: July 14th 2020

Artwork by Carl Beam, Indian Residential Schools
CARL BEAM
Indian Residential Schools

mixed media on paper
signed lower right; artist’s seal lower left; unframed
11.5 x 15.5 ins ( 29.2 x 39.4 cms ) ( sheet )

Auction Estimate: $400.00$300.00 - $400.00
Price Realized $266.00
Sale date: July 14th 2020

Previous Auctions

Select from a list of previous auctions to view specific sale highlights.

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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
 
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Sale Closed: January 23, 2024
 
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Sale Closed: January 23, 2024
 
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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
 
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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
 
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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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Sale Closed: May 30, 2023
 
The Group of Seven & Their Associates (Online Auction)
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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
 
Select Canadian Prints (Online Auctions)
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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)
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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)
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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
 
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Little Pictures (Online Auction)
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Sale Closed: September 27, 2022
 
Inuit & First Nations Art (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: September 27, 2022
 
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The Art of Barbara Mercer (Online Auction)
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Sale Closed: May 31, 2022
 
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The Canadian Landscape (Online Auction)
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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)
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Works on Paper, Books & Tapestries (Online Auction)
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Holiday Charm (Online Auction)
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