Fall Live Auction of Important Canadian Art Highlights
This page provides details on a selection of works of art sold in our Fall Live Auction of Important Canadian Art which concluded on December 3, 2020. Select an item for more details. All posted prices include Buyer's Premium.
WILLIAM GOODRIDGE ROBERTS
The Laurentians
oil on board, laid on board
signed lower right
24 x 36 ins ( 61 x 91.4 cms )
Auction Estimate: $7,000.00 - $9,000.00
Price Realized $8,400.00
Sale date: December 3rd 2020
WILLIAM GOODRIDGE ROBERTS
Self Portrait
oil on board
signed lower right; Roberts Inventory No. 2192 inscribed on the reverse
48 x 36 ins ( 121.9 x 91.4 cms )
Auction Estimate: $8,000.00 - $12,000.00
Price Realized $8,400.00
Sale date: December 3rd 2020
EMILY CARR
Klee Wyck Pot
painted ceramic
incised “Klee Wyck” and inscribed “Jasper Park Lodge” on underside
2.75 x 4.25 x 2.75 ins ( 7 x 10.8 x 7 cms ) ( overall )
Auction Estimate: $3,000.00 - $5,000.00
Price Realized $7,800.00
Sale date: December 3rd 2020
JOSEPH DRAPELL
Life Fulfilled
acrylic on canvas
signed, titled and dated 1988 on the reverse
71 x 78 ins ( 180.3 x 198.1 cms ) ( overall (polygonal shape) )
Auction Estimate: $2,000.00 - $3,000.00
Price Realized $7,800.00
Sale date: December 3rd 2020
JOHN GEOFFREY CARUTHERS LITTLE
Dimanche matin, rue de Bullion, Montreal
oil on canvas
signed lower right; signed, titled and dated 1970 on the reverse
8 x 10 ins ( 20.3 x 25.4 cms )
Auction Estimate: $5,000.00 - $7,000.00
Price Realized $7,800.00
Sale date: December 3rd 2020
RONALD YORK WILSON
The Bull Fight
mixed media on board
signed lower left
42 x 67.25 ins ( 106.7 x 170.8 cms )
Auction Estimate: $7,000.00 - $9,000.00
Price Realized $7,200.00
Sale date: December 3rd 2020
DOROTHY ELSIE KNOWLES
The Noon Sun
oil on canvas
signed and dated 1973 lower right; signed and titled on the reverse
34 x 54 ins ( 86.4 x 137.2 cms )
Auction Estimate: $10,000.00 - $15,000.00
Price Realized $7,000.00
Sale date: December 3rd 2020
JAMES WILLIAMSON GALLOWAY MACDONALD
Untitled (Two Creatures)
watercolour
signed and dated 1947 lower right
7 x 10 ins ( 17.8 x 25.4 cms ) ( sheet )
Auction Estimate: $4,000.00 - $6,000.00
Price Realized $6,600.00
Sale date: December 3rd 2020
WASHINGTON FRIEND
City of Montreal, Canada
watercolour
signed lower left; framed as an oval
14 x 21.25 ins ( 35.6 x 54 cms ) ( overall (oval sight) )
Auction Estimate: $3,000.00 - $5,000.00
Price Realized $6,000.00
Sale date: December 3rd 2020
KAZUO NAKAMURA
Darkening Clouds
watercolour
signed and dated 1958 lower right
14.75 x 21.25 ins ( 37.5 x 54 cms )
Auction Estimate: $2,500.00 - $3,500.00
Price Realized $6,000.00
Sale date: December 3rd 2020
FRANK HANS JOHNSTON
Forest Clearing
oil on board
signed lower left
6 x 7.75 ins ( 15.2 x 19.7 cms )
Auction Estimate: $5,000.00 - $7,000.00
Price Realized $5,760.00
Sale date: December 3rd 2020
CHARLES FRASER COMFORT
Yarmouth Light
oil on board
signed and inscribed “To Ruth and Fritz Martin, Sept. 18 1931” on the reverse
10 x 12 ins ( 25.4 x 30.5 cms )
Auction Estimate: $6,000.00 - $8,000.00
Price Realized $5,040.00
Sale date: December 3rd 2020
JEAN-PAUL MOUSSEAU
Sans titre
coloured inks on textured watercolour paper
signed and dated 1948 lower left
11.5 x 9 ins ( 29.2 x 22.9 cms ) ( sheet )
Auction Estimate: $3,000.00 - $5,000.00
Price Realized $4,560.00
Sale date: December 3rd 2020
ALAN CASWELL COLLIER
Tangled Woods
oil on canvas on board
signed lower right; titled and dated 1966 to a label on the reverse; also titled on the artist’s label on the reverse
8 x 24 ins ( 20.3 x 61 cms )
Auction Estimate: $1,500.00 - $2,000.00
Price Realized $3,840.00
Sale date: December 3rd 2020
Previous Auctions
Select from a list of previous auctions to view specific sale highlights.
- Select Masterworks of Canadian & International Art
- Sale Closed: May 28, 2025
- British & Continental Artworks (Online Auction)
- Sale Closed: May 13, 2025
- En plein air (Online Auction)
- Sale Closed: May 13, 2025
- The Chaki Collection: A Collector’s Dialogue (Online Auction)
- Sale Closed: May 13, 2025
- Past and Present: International Art from the Collection of Robert Noakes (Online Auction)
- Sale Closed: April 22, 2025
- Select Canadian Art (Online Auction)
- Sale Closed: April 22, 2025
- Works on Paper & Prints (Online Auction)
- Sale Closed: April 22, 2025
- The Art of Atlantic Canada (Online Auction)
- Sale Closed: April 22, 2025
- Books & Reference: From the Library of Dennis Reid (Online Auction)
- Sale Closed: April 22, 2025
- International Prints & Multiples (Online Auction)
- Sale Closed: March 25, 2025
- Post-War & Contemporary Art (Online Auction)
- Sale Closed: March 25, 2025
- The Art of Quebec (Online Auction)
- Sale Closed: March 25, 2025
- Celebrating Women Artists (Online Auction)
- Sale Closed: March 25, 2025
- In the Eye of the Beholder: Photographs from the Collection of Robert Noakes (Online Auction)
- Sale Closed: March 25, 2025
- Books & Reference: From the Library of Dennis Reid (Online Auction)
- Sale Closed: March 25, 2025
- Books & Reference: From the Library of Dennis Reid (Online Auction)
- Sale Closed: February 25, 2025
- The Canadian Landscape (Online Auction)
- Sale Closed: February 25, 2025
- Artwork from the Estate of Jaan Poldaas (Online Auction)
- Sale Closed: February 25, 2025
- Three Dimensions (Online Auction)
- Sale Closed: February 25, 2025
- Abstract vs. Figural: Prints from the Collection of Robert Noakes (Online Auction)
- Sale Closed: February 25, 2025
- A Modern Eye: Canadian Art from the Collection of Robert Noakes (Online Auction)
- Sale Closed: February 25, 2025
- Drawn to Places: Landscapes on Paper (Online Auction)
- Sale Closed: February 25, 2025
- Post-War & Contemporary Art (Online Auction)
- Sale Closed: January 28, 2025
- Works on Paper & Prints (Online Auction)
- Sale Closed: January 28, 2025
- The Artwork of Sir Frederick Banting (Online Auction)
- Sale Closed: January 28, 2025
- The Academy (Online Auction)
- Sale Closed: January 28, 2025
- Select Canadian Prints (Online Auction)
- Sale Closed: December 10, 2024
- Holiday Sale (Online Auction)
- Sale Closed: December 10, 2024
- Books & Reference: From the Library of Dennis Reid (Online Auction)
- Sale Closed: December 10, 2024
- Photography from the Collection of Salah Bachir (Online Auction)
- Sale Closed: December 10, 2024
- Live Auction of Important Canadian & International Art
- Sale Closed: November 27, 2024
- Art Gallery of Hamilton (Auction of Donated Works for Fundraising) (Online Auction)
- Sale Closed: November 19, 2024
- Works on Paper & Prints (Online Auction)
- Sale Closed: November 19, 2024
- British & Continental Pictures (Online Auction)
- Sale Closed: November 19, 2024
- The Art of Atlantic Canada (Online Auction)
- Sale Closed: November 19, 2024
- First Nations & Inuit Art (Online Auction)
- Sale Closed: November 19, 2024
- Canadian Abstraction (Online Auction)
- Sale Closed: November 19, 2024
- Select Canadian Art (Online Auction)_
- Sale Closed: October 22, 2024
- Modern & Contemporary International Art (Online Auction)
- Sale Closed: October 22, 2024
- The Art of Quebec (Online Auction)
- Sale Closed: October 22, 2024
- Capture (Online Auction)
- Sale Closed: October 22, 2024
- The Group of Seven & Their Associates (Online Auction)
- Sale Closed: October 22, 2024
- Books & Reference: From the Library of Dennis Reid (Online Auction)
- Sale Closed: October 22, 2024
- Post-War & Contemporary Art (Online Auction)
- Sale Closed: September 24, 2024
- The Canadian Landscape (Online Auction)
- Sale Closed: September 24, 2024
- Picasso & His Contemporaries (Online Auction)
- Sale Closed: September 24, 2024
- International Prints & Multiples (Online Auction)
- Sale Closed: September 24, 2024
- Books & Reference: From the Library of Dennis Reid (Online Auction)
- Sale Closed: September 24, 2024
- Mousseau and Friends (Online Auction)
- Sale Closed: September 24, 2024
- Canadian Art (Online Auction)
- Sale Closed: August 20, 2024
- En plein air (Online Auction)
- Sale Closed: August 20, 2024
- Three Dimensions (Online Auction)
- Sale Closed: August 20, 2024
- Books & Reference: From the Library of Dennis Reid (Online Auction)
- Sale Closed: August 20, 2024
- Post-War & Contemporary Art (Online Auction)
- Sale Closed: July 23, 2024
- Works on Paper (Online Auction)
- Sale Closed: July 23, 2024
- Canadian Prints & Multiples (Online Auction)
- Sale Closed: July 23, 2024
- The Art of Atlantic Canada (Online Auction)
- Sale Closed: July 23, 2024
- The Grand Tour (Online Auction)
- Sale Closed: July 23, 2024
- Books & Reference: From the Library of Dennis Reid (Online Auction)
- Sale Closed: July 23, 2024
- British & Continental Pictures (Online Auction)
- Sale Closed: June 25, 2024
- The Canadian Landscape (Online Auction)
- Sale Closed: June 25, 2024
- First Nations & Inuit Art (Online Auction)
- Sale Closed: June 25, 2024
- Works from the Estate of William Ronald (Part II) (Online Auction)
- Sale Closed: June 25, 2024
- The Artwork of Sir Frederick Banting (Online Auction)
- Sale Closed: June 25, 2024
- Spring Live Auction (Session 1 & 2)
- Sale Closed: May 30, 2024
- Modern & Contemporary International Art (Online Auction)
- Sale Closed: May 21, 2024
- The Group of Seven (Online Auction)
- Sale Closed: May 21, 2024
- Select Canadian Art (Online Auction)
- Sale Closed: May 21, 2024
- Works from the Estate of Dennis Reid (Online Auction)
- Sale Closed: May 21, 2024
- The Artwork of David Blackwood (Online Auction)
- Sale Closed: May 21, 2024
- Capture (Online Auction)
- Sale Closed: April 23, 2024
- Post-War & Contemporary Art (Online Auction)
- Sale Closed: April 23, 2024
- The Canadian Landscape (Online Auction)
- Sale Closed: April 23, 2024
- Modern Forms (Online Auction)
- Sale Closed: April 23, 2024
- Works on Paper (Online Auction)
- Sale Closed: April 23, 2024
- The Academy (Online Auction)
- Sale Closed: April 23, 2024
- 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
- 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
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