From the Collection of Paul Duval (Online Auction) Highlights

This page provides details on a selection of works of art sold in our From the Collection of Paul Duval (Online Auction) which concluded on January 28, 2020. Select an item for more details. All posted prices include Buyer's Premium.

Artwork by  Books and Reference, Selection of Eleven Reference Books
BOOKS AND REFERENCE
Selection of Eleven Reference Books

eleven books and magazines
“Canada: A Year of the Land” (National Film Board, 1967, housed in slipcase);
“Between Friends/ Entre Amis” (National Film Board of Canada, 1976, housed in slipcase);
“The Canadian Poster Book: 100 Years of the Poster In Canada” (Robert Stacey, 1979)
“A Man and his Music: An Anthology of the Musical Career of the Most Exciting Entertainer of our Time” (Records housed in unopened information slipcase);
“Sam Snead’s Quick Way to Better Golf” (Sun Dial Press, 1938)
“Ces visages qui sont un pays: recueillis par des photographes du Canada” (National Film Bureau, 1968);
“13th Annual of Advertising and Editorial Art” (Art Directors Club Toronto, 1961);
“Hamilton’s Movie: Bilitis” (Swan Productions, 1977);
“Portraits: The Portrait in Contemporary photography” (Peter Weiermaier, 1994);
“The Nude in Photography” (Arthur Goldsmith, 1975);
“Perfect Nude Photography” (Michael Gnade, 1984);
“Brigitte Bardot and the Lolita Syndrome (Simone de Beauvoir, 1960)
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Auction Estimate: $300.00$200.00 - $300.00
Price Realized $89.00
Sale date: January 28th 2020

Artwork by Anton Cetin, Eve Series 1977 (No. 9)
ANTON CETIN
Eve Series 1977 (No. 9)

colour lithograph
signed, titled, dated 1977, numbered 10/100 and inscribed “For Paul Duval, friendly Dec. 20th 1977” in the lower margin; unframed
23.25 x 30.25 ins ( 59.1 x 76.8 cms ) ( sheet )

Auction Estimate: $150.00$100.00 - $150.00
Price Realized $89.00
Sale date: January 28th 2020

Artwork by Paul Duval, Bouquet of Pansies
PAUL DUVAL
Bouquet of Pansies

watercolour
signed “N. Droy” lower left, also signed faintly lower right
9.75 x 7 ins ( 24.8 x 17.8 cms ) ( sheet )

Auction Estimate: $150.00$100.00 - $150.00
Price Realized $89.00
Sale date: January 28th 2020

Artwork by  Books and Reference, Fifteen International Art Auction Catalogues
BOOKS AND REFERENCE
Fifteen International Art Auction Catalogues

fifteen catalogues
Phillips - Russian Art, April 1990;
Phillips - Modern British and Irish Paintings, Drawings and Sculpture, November 1998;
Sotheby’s London - Post War and Contemporary Art, June 1989;
Sotheby’s New York - Contemporary Art, Part II, May 1989;
Sotheby’s New York - Impressionist and Modern Paintings and Sculpture, Part I, May 1989;
Sotheby Parke Bernet Inc - American Paintings, April 1977;
Sotheby’s New York - Impressionist and Modern Art, Part II, November 1995;
Sotheby’s New York - Impressionist and Modern Paintings and Sculpture, Part II;
Sotheby’s London - Impressionist and Modern Drawings and Watercolours, December 1990;
Sotheby’s New York - Impressionist and Modern Paintings, Drawings and Sculpture, February 1989;
Sotheby Parke Bernet Inc.- Rosensaft Collection, March 1976;
Parke Bernet Galleries - Various Owners Paintings, November 1968;
Sotheby’s - Important Old Master Engravings, Etchings and Woodcuts, May 1981;
Sotheby & Co - Impressionist and Modern Paintings and Sculpture, Watercolours and Drawings, April 1974;
Sotheby’s New York - Important Old Master Paintings, January 1996
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Auction Estimate: $300.00$200.00 - $300.00
Price Realized $89.00
Sale date: January 28th 2020

Artwork by  Books and Reference, Eight Canadian Art Reference Books and Periodicals
BOOKS AND REFERENCE
Eight Canadian Art Reference Books and Periodicals

eight books and periodicals
“Vancouver International Festival: The Arts in French Canada” (Vancouver Art Gallery, 1959);
“The National Gallery of Canada Bulletin” (The National Gallery of Canada, May 1963);
“Canadian Art Magazine” (Maclean Hunter Printing, Spring 1965);
“Trends in Canadian Art” (John Alford, University of Toronto Quarterly, January 1945);
“The Development of Painting in Canada” (The Ryerson Press, 1965);
“Here and Now: A Canadian Quarterly Magazine of Literature and Art” (Catherine Harmon, Vol 11. No. 4, June 1949);
“Here and Now: A Canadian Quarterly Magazine of Literature and Art” (Catherine Harmon, Vol. 1., No. 3., January 1949);
“Memoirs of An Art Dealer Vol. 1” (G. Blair Laing, 1979, inscribed “To my old friend, Paul Duval. With best wishes, G. Blair Laing” on the frontispage);
sold with J.E.H. MacDonald “Beaver Pond, Algoma” reproduction print


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Auction Estimate: $300.00$200.00 - $300.00
Price Realized $89.00
Sale date: January 28th 2020

Artwork by  Books and Reference, Fourteen Canadian Art Reference Books
BOOKS AND REFERENCE
Fourteen Canadian Art Reference Books

books
“Against the Grain Fafard Field Project” (Maclaren Art Centre, 1996);
“An Anthology of Canadian Art” (Robert H. Hubbard, 1960);
“Three Hundred Years of Canadian Art” (The National Gallery of Canada, 1967);
“Catalogue of the National Gallery of Canada: Canadian Art, Volume One/A-F” (National Gallery of Canada, 1988);
“Canadian Landscape Painting, 1670-1930” (R.H. Hubbard, 1973);
“Winnipeg West: Painting and Sculpture in Western Canada 1945-1970” (Christopher Varley, 1983);
“The Canadian Earth: Landscape Paintings by The Group of Seven” (Roger Boulet, 1982);
“Canadian Painters: From Paul Kane to the Group of Seven” (Phaidon Press, n.d.);
“Great Canadian Painting: A Century of Art” (Elizabeth Kilbourn, 1966);
“The Arts in Canada: A Stock-taking at Mid-century” (Malcolm Ross, 1958);
“Painting in Canada: A History” (J. Russell Harper, 1966);
“Call them Canadians” (National Film Board of Canada, 1968);
“Contemporary Canadian Painting” (William Withrow, 1972);
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Auction Estimate: $300.00$200.00 - $300.00
Price Realized $89.00
Sale date: January 28th 2020

Artwork by John Godfrey, John’s Studio Window, Queen St.
JOHN GODFREY
John’s Studio Window, Queen St.

acrylic on canvas
signed upper left; titled and dated “Sept. 1973” on the reverse; unframed
24 x 24 ins ( 61 x 61 cms )

Auction Estimate: $300.00$200.00 - $300.00
Price Realized $89.00
Sale date: January 28th 2020

Artwork by John Godfrey, Daniel
JOHN GODFREY
Daniel

oil on canvas
titled and dated “Feb. 1974” on the reverse; unframed
14 x 12 ins ( 35.6 x 30.5 cms )

Auction Estimate: $200.00$100.00 - $200.00
Price Realized $59.00
Sale date: January 28th 2020

Artwork by John Godfrey, Fish
JOHN GODFREY
Fish

oil on canvas
signed lower left; dated “July 1974” on the reverse; unframed
26 x 22 ins ( 66 x 55.9 cms )

Auction Estimate: $300.00$200.00 - $300.00
Price Realized $59.00
Sale date: January 28th 2020

Artwork by  Books and Reference, Sixteen Miscellaneous Canadian Art Magazines
BOOKS AND REFERENCE
Sixteen Miscellaneous Canadian Art Magazines

magazines
“Here and Now Canadian Art Quarterly Magazine” (Vol.1. No.3., 1949);
“The Educational Record of the Province of Quebec” (Vol. LXXX, No,3., 1954);
“Arts Yearbook 4 Directory” (Directory of Museums and Galleries, n.d.);
photocopy of “The Studio: An Illustrated Magazine of Fine & Applied Art, Vol. 59., No. 245, 1913”;
“The Studio: Special Canadian Issue, April 1945”;
“The Studio: The Fine Arts/ Home Decoration and Design Vol. 114, No. 533, August 1937”;
“1967 Editorial Cartoons Macpherson” (Toronto Star Syndicate, 1967);
“The Beaver” (Hudson’s Bay Company, 1971);
“Canadian Review of Music and Art, Vol. 3, No. 304., 1944) - 2 copies;
“Lamps” (Bertram Brooker, Spring 1938);
“Artscanada: The Eskimo World” (December 1971);
“Artscanada: Modes of representational art” (December 1976);
“Canadian Art Magazine, Vol. XX, No. 2, March/April 1963”;
“Peering Through the Varnish” (Nathan Stolow, reprinted from Canadian Art, Summer 1959);
“Canadian Art Magazine, Vol, XVI., No,2., May 1959”;
“Canadian Art Magazine, Vol, XIX., Vol. 6., December 1962

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Auction Estimate: $300.00$200.00 - $300.00
Price Realized $59.00
Sale date: January 28th 2020

Artwork by Jack Nichols, Quiet Rhythm
JACK NICHOLS
Quiet Rhythm

watercolour
signed lower left; titled and dated “Jan 1981” on the reverse; unframed (matted)
8.5 x 6.25 ins ( 21.6 x 15.9 cms ) ( sheet )

Auction Estimate: $250.00$150.00 - $250.00
Price Realized $59.00
Sale date: January 28th 2020

Artwork by Jack Nichols, Nude Study
JACK NICHOLS
Nude Study

ink on paper
signed lower left; titled on a gallery label on the reverse
19 x 11 ins ( 48.3 x 27.9 cms ) ( sight )

Auction Estimate: $300.00$200.00 - $300.00
Price Realized $59.00
Sale date: January 28th 2020

Artwork by  Books and Reference, Nine Reference Books & Journals of Canadian and International Art
BOOKS AND REFERENCE
Nine Reference Books & Journals of Canadian and International Art

reference books and journals
“Newlyn Society of Artists” (Goldfish Contemporary Fine Art, 2006);
“Masters of Graphic Art: Goya to Henry Moore” (Fischer Fine Art Limited, 1974);
“Universe of Art II” (Fischer Fine Art Limited, 1972);
“Art News: 150 Years of Photography” (Art News, April 1989);
“Art in America: Guide to Museums, Galleries, Artists: Source to the U.S. Art World” (Art in America, 1998-1999);
“Vlaminck au musée du Luxembourg” (Beaux Arts éditions, 2008);
“Artscanada” (Spring 1972);
“Art News Annual” (Volume XLIV, 1945);
“The Burlington Magazine” (November 1972)
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Auction Estimate: $300.00$200.00 - $300.00
Price Realized $59.00
Sale date: January 28th 2020

Artwork by John Godfrey, Landscape with Birds
JOHN GODFREY
Landscape with Birds

oil on canvas
signed lower left; dated “March 1974” on the reverse; unframed
11 x 14 ins ( 27.9 x 35.6 cms )

Auction Estimate: $200.00$100.00 - $200.00
Price Realized $59.00
Sale date: January 28th 2020

Artwork by  Books and Reference, Eleven International Art Journals
BOOKS AND REFERENCE
Eleven International Art Journals

eleven journals
“Rare Treasures of the Art World”- The UNESCO Courier, January 1957;
“Menace of the Art Thieves”- The UNESCO Courier, November 1965;
“Revue d’art”- L’Oeil, number 34, October 1957;
“Lucas Cranach à Bâle”- L’Oeil, number 227, June 1974;
“Décor et architecture, Retour de Chine, Le gothique à Valence, number 234-235, January 1975;
“L’Oeil”- number 223, February 1974;
“L’Oeil”- number 217-218, August-September 1973;
“L’Oeil”- number 209, May 1972;
“L’Oeil”- number 230, September 1974;
“The Connoisseur”- Volume 164, number 659, January 1967;
“Demeurs & Chateaux”- number 39 march/April 1987;
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Auction Estimate: $300.00$200.00 - $300.00
Price Realized $59.00
Sale date: January 28th 2020

Previous Auctions

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Sale Closed: August 15, 2023
 
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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)
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Sale Closed: June 8, 2023
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Sale Closed: May 30, 2023
 
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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
 
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Sale Closed: March 21, 2023
 
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Works on Paper & Prints (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: February 28, 2023
 
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Post-War & Contemporary Art (Online Auction)
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Canadian Winter (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: January 31, 2023
 
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Sale Closed: January 31, 2023
 
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Sale Closed: January 31, 2023
 
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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
 
Historical Canadian Art (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: November 22, 2022
 
October Abstractions (Online Auction)
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Little Pictures (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: October 25, 2022
 
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Sale Closed: October 25, 2022
 
Art of Atlantic Canada (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: October 25, 2022
 
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Inuit & First Nations Art (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: September 27, 2022
 
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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)
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Cities & Towns (Online Auction)
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Art of Atlantic Canada (Online Auction)
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Spring Live Auction of Important Canadian Art
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April Abstractions (Online Auction)
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Prints, Photography & Multiples (Online Auction)
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The Canadian Landscape (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: April 19, 2022
 
Inuit and First Nations Art (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: March 22, 2022
 
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Post War & Contemporary Art (Online Auction)
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Still Life & Figural Work (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: February 1, 2022
 
Works on Paper, Books & Tapestries (Online Auction)
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Holiday Charm (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: December 14, 2021
 
Coast to Coast (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: December 14, 2021
 
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Sale Closed: November 30, 2021
 
Fall Auction of International Art (Online Auction)
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