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.
HENRY JOHN SIMPKINS
Market Scene
watercolour
signed lower right
19 x 26 ins ( 48.3 x 66 cms )
Auction Estimate: $300.00 - $400.00
Price Realized $266.00
Sale date: July 14th 2020
JOHN CARL HEYWOOD
Still Life with Glass Bottle and Guitar (A Study in Surfaces)
screenprint
signed, titled, dated 1999 and numbered 10/50 in pencil in the lower margin
27.5 x 35.5 ins ( 69.9 x 90.2 cms ) ( sight )
Auction Estimate: $300.00 - $500.00
Price Realized $236.00
Sale date: July 14th 2020
BOOKS AND REFERENCE
Six Group of Seven Art Reference Books
six books
-“A.J. Casson: His Life and Works, A Tribute” (Paul Duval, Cerebrus/Prentice-Hall, Toronto, 1980), signed by A.J. Casson on the title page;
- “The Tangled Garden: The Art of J.E.H. MacDonald” (Paul Duval, Cerebrus/Prentice-Hall, Toronto, 1978);
- “Frederick H. Varley” (Peter Varley, Key Porter Books, Toronto, 1983), signed by the author;
- “F.H. Varley: Portraits into the Light” (Katerina Atanassova, Dundurn Press, Toronto, 2007);
- “F.H. Varley: A Centennial Exhibition” (The Edmonton Art Gallery, 1981);
- “The Group of Seven in Western Canada” (Catharine M. Mastin (ed.), Key Porter Books, Toronto, 2002, 2008)
x ins ( 0 x 0 cms )
Auction Estimate: $300.00 - $400.00
Price Realized $236.00
Sale date: July 14th 2020
BOOKS AND REFERENCE
Picasso 347
two oblong folios
Contains 347 black and white illustrations by the artist. Random House/Maecenas Press, New York (1970); First Edition; folios contained within original clamshell box
17.5 x 12.5 ins ( 44.5 x 31.8 cms )
Auction Estimate: $300.00 - $400.00
Price Realized $236.00
Sale date: July 14th 2020
GRAHAM NOBLE NORWELL
Winter, Laurentians
watercolour
signed lower right
12.5 x 16 ins ( 31.8 x 40.6 cms ) ( sight )
Auction Estimate: $250.00 - $350.00
Price Realized $236.00
Sale date: July 14th 2020
HERBERT RAINE
Notre Dame, Montreal, PQ
etching
signed and titled in the lower margin
8 x 8.75 ins ( 20.3 x 22.2 cms ) ( plate size )
Auction Estimate: $150.00 - $200.00
Price Realized $207.00
Sale date: July 14th 2020
MANLY EDWARD MACDONALD
Standing Female Nude
pencil drawing
14 x 10 ins ( 35.6 x 25.4 cms ) ( sight )
Auction Estimate: $100.00 - $150.00
Price Realized $207.00
Sale date: July 14th 2020
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 ) ( sheet )
Auction Estimate: $200.00 - $300.00
Price Realized $207.00
Sale date: July 14th 2020
BOOKS AND REFERENCE
Six Canadian Art Reference Books
six books
- ”Painting Place: The Life and Work of David B. Milne” (David P. Silcox, University of Toronto Press, Toronto, 1996);
- “Reflections in a Quiet Pool: The Prints of David Milne” (Rosemarie Tovell, National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa, 1980);
- “Jock Macdonald” (Joyce Zemans, Canadian Artist Series, National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa, 1985);
- “Paul-Émile Borduas” (François-Marc Gagnon, Canadian Artist Series, National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa, 1976);
- “The Logic of Ecstasy: Canadian Mystical Painting, 1920-1940” (Ann Davis, University of Toronto Press, Toronto, 1992);
- “Alex Colville: Diary of a War Artist” (Graham Metson and Cheryl Lean [compiled], Nimbus Publishing Ltd., Halifax, 1981)
x ins ( 0 x 0 cms )
Auction Estimate: $100.00 - $200.00
Price Realized $183.00
Sale date: July 14th 2020
HENRI LEOPOLD MASSON
Landscape; Ice Skaters; Six Girls at the Lake
three lithographs
-”Landscape” (lithograph, signed lower right and numbered 88/100 lower left)
-”Ice Skaters” (lithograph, signed lower right and numbered 88/100 lower left)
-”Six Girls at the Lake” (lithograph, signed lower right and numbered 88/100 lower left)
14.25 x 21.5 ins ( 36.2 x 54.6 cms ) ( each sheet - sight )
Auction Estimate: $200.00 - $300.00
Price Realized $177.00
Sale date: July 14th 2020
HERBERT RAINE
Chateau de Ramezay, Montreal, PQ
lithograph
signed and titled in the lower margin
9 x 7.75 ins ( 22.9 x 19.7 cms ) ( subject )
Auction Estimate: $150.00 - $250.00
Price Realized $177.00
Sale date: July 14th 2020
BOOKS AND REFERENCE
Nine Books
nine books
“Reflected Lights: Frank Panabaker - His Story in Words and Pictures” (Frank Panabaker, The Ryerson Press, Toronto, 1957);
“Firestone Art Collection” (Ontario Heritage Foundation, McGraw-Hill Ryerson, Limited, Canada, 1978);
“Atma Buddhi Manas: The Later Work of Lawren S. Harris” (Dennis Reid, Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto, 1985); “David Milne” (ed. Ian Thom, Douglas & McIntyre, 1991);
“The McMichael Canadian Collection” (McMichael Canadian Collection, Kleinburg, 1979);
“A.J. Casson (Canadian Artists 1)” (Margaret Gray, Margaret Rand, Lois Steen, Gage Publishing, 1976);
“A to Z of Canadian Art, Artists & Art Terms” (Blake McKendry, Kingston, 1997);
“The History of Painting in Canada: Toward a People’s Art” (Barry Lord, NC Press, Toronto, 1974);
“Contemporary Canadian Painting” (William Withrow, McLelland and Stewart Limited, Toronto, 1972)
x ins ( 0 x 0 cms )
Auction Estimate: $200.00 - $300.00
Price Realized $177.00
Sale date: July 14th 2020
BOOKS AND REFERENCE
Paul Duval “Leo Mol”; Leo Mol “Judy” and “Lora” lithographs
book with two prints
Paul Duval, “Leo Mol”, Loch Gallery, Winnipeg, 1982; signed by the author and artist on the frontispage, with inscription from Leo Mol; includes
“Judy” (print, signed, titled and numbered 117/165 in pencil in the lower margin, 11.5 x 9 inches sheet size);
“Lora” (print, signed, titled and numbered 117/165 in pencil in the lower margin, 11.5 x 9 inches); both in original case; both unframed
x ins ( 0 x 0 cms )
Auction Estimate: $100.00 - $200.00
Price Realized $177.00
Sale date: July 14th 2020
BOOKS AND REFERENCE
Sixteen Group of Seven Art Reference Books
sixteen books
- “An Evening with Members of the Group of Seven” (Ontario Society for Education through Art, Toronto, 1965);
- “National Gallery of Canada, Bulletin” (23/1974, Ottawa);
- “Saguenay” (Blodwen Davies, McLelland Stewart Ltd., Toronto, 1930);
- “Silver Light” (Theresa E. and Don W. Thomson, Ryerson Press, Toronto, 1955) -signed and inscribed by the author on the title page);
- “Atma Buddhi Manas: The Later Work of Lawren S. Harris” (Dennis Reid, Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto, 1985);
- “J.E.H. MacDonald: A Biography & Catalogue of his Work” (E.R. Hunter, Ryerson Press, Toronto, 1940);
- “The Group of Seven and Tom Thomson” (Anne Newlands, Firefly Books, Willowdale, 1995);
- “The Group of Seven: Revelations by Members of The Arts and Letter Club” (Toronto);
- “Flowers: J.E.H. MacDonald, Tom Thomson and the Group of Seven” (Joan Murray, McArthur and Co., Toronto, 2002);
- “F.H. Varley” (Edmonton Art Gallery, Edmonton, 1981);
- “Tom Thomson: The Last Spring” (Joan Murray, Dundurn Press, Toronto, Oxford, 1994);
- “J.E.H. MacDonald” (Bruce Whiteman, Quarry Press, Kingston, 1995);
- “Tom Thomson: The Jack Pine” (Dennis Reid, National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa, 1975);
- “A Hiker’s Guide to the Rocky Mountain Art of Lawren Harris” (Lisa Christensen, Fifth House Ltd., Calgary, 2000) -signed by the author on the title page;
- “Seven Years with the Group of Seven” (Joyce Putnam, Quarry Press, Kingston, 1991);
- “Tom Thomson: The Silence and the Storm” (Harold Town and David P. Silcox, McClelland and Stewart Ltd., Toronto, 1977) -signed by the authors on the title page
x ins ( 0 x 0 cms )
Auction Estimate: $200.00 - $300.00
Price Realized $177.00
Sale date: July 14th 2020
Previous Auctions
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- International Prints, Multiples & Works on Paper (Online Auction)
- Sale Closed: March 26, 2024
- Celebrating Women Artists (Online Auction)
- Sale Closed: March 26, 2024
- La belle province (Online Auction)
- Sale Closed: March 26, 2024
- Art of Atlantic Canada (Online Auction)
- Sale Closed: March 26, 2024
- Art Gallery of Hamilton (Auction of Donated Artwork for Fundraising) (Online Auction)
- Sale Closed: March 26, 2024
- 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
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- 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
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- 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
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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
- 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
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