September Auction of Canadian & International Artwork (Online Auction) Highlights

This page provides details on a selection of works of art sold in our September Auction of Canadian & International Artwork (Online Auction) which concluded on September 29, 2020. Select an item for more details. All posted prices include Buyer's Premium.

Artwork by Walter Joseph Phillips, Corral at Banff
WALTER JOSEPH PHILLIPS
Corral at Banff

colour woodcut
signed lower right; Condition Noted
4.5 x 3.75 ins ( 11.4 x 9.5 cms ) ( sight )

Auction Estimate: $1,200.00$800.00 - $1,200.00
Price Realized $2,006.00
Sale date: September 29th 2020

Artwork by Luke and William Kanak Iksiktaaryuk, The Herd
LUKE AND WILLIAM KANAK IKSIKTAARYUK
The Herd

stonecut and stencil
signed, titled, dated 1972 and numbered 28/40 in the lower left margin
24.75 x 39.25 ins ( 62.9 x 99.7 cms ) ( sight )

Auction Estimate: $1,500.00$1,000.00 - $1,500.00
Price Realized $1,888.00
Sale date: September 29th 2020

Artwork by Thoreau MacDonald, The Plough
THOREAU MACDONALD
The Plough

sampson matthews screenprint
artist name, title and “Issued by the National Gallery of Canada” printed in the margin; a Sampson Matthews label on the reverse; unframed
20 x 30 ins ( 50.8 x 76.2 cms ) ( sheet )

Auction Estimate: $300.00$200.00 - $300.00
Price Realized $1,888.00
Sale date: September 29th 2020

Artwork by Alan Caswell Collier, North Saskatchewan River at the Crossing
ALAN CASWELL COLLIER
North Saskatchewan River at the Crossing

watercolour
signed lower left; signed, titled and inscribed “H28-22, At the Crossing of Icefield Highway” on the reverse; titled on a gallery label on the reverse
11.25 x 15.25 ins ( 28.6 x 38.7 cms ) ( sight )

Auction Estimate: $1,500.00$1,000.00 - $1,500.00
Price Realized $1,770.00
Sale date: September 29th 2020

Artwork by Frederick Hagan, April Rain
FREDERICK HAGAN
April Rain

oil on board
signed and dated 1945 lower right; titled on the reverse
14 x 16 ins ( 35.6 x 40.6 cms )

Auction Estimate: $1,200.00$800.00 - $1,200.00
Price Realized $1,534.00
Sale date: September 29th 2020

Artwork by Allen Sapp, Boy with Sled
ALLEN SAPP
Boy with Sled

oil on canvas
signed lower right
12 x 16 ins ( 30.5 x 40.6 cms )

Auction Estimate: $1,500.00$1,000.00 - $1,500.00
Price Realized $1,534.00
Sale date: September 29th 2020

Artwork by Dominik Sokolowski, #698 Aout 48
DOMINIK SOKOLOWSKI
#698 Aout 48

oil on canvas
signed lower right; signed, titled and dated 2006 on the reverse
30 x 30 ins ( 76.2 x 76.2 cms )

Auction Estimate: $900.00$700.00 - $900.00
Price Realized $1,416.00
Sale date: September 29th 2020

Artwork by Frank Charles Hennessey, Pickanock River
FRANK CHARLES HENNESSEY
Pickanock River

pastel
signed and dated 1936 lower right; signed and titled on a label on the reverse
15.5 x 19.75 ins ( 39.4 x 50.2 cms ) ( sight )

Auction Estimate: $2,000.00$1,500.00 - $2,000.00
Price Realized $1,416.00
Sale date: September 29th 2020

Artwork by Michael Thompson, Young Girl in Sunlight
MICHAEL THOMPSON
Young Girl in Sunlight

acrylic on board
signed and dated 2012 lower right; signed, titled and dated 2012 on the reverse
36 x 24 ins ( 91.4 x 61 cms )

Auction Estimate: $2,000.00$1,500.00 - $2,000.00
Price Realized $1,416.00
Sale date: September 29th 2020

Artwork by George Franklin Arbuckle, Brigus
GEORGE FRANKLIN ARBUCKLE
Brigus

oil on canvas on board
signed lower left; signed, titled, dated “July 19, 1981” and inscribed “#5” on the reverse
12 x 16 ins ( 30.5 x 40.6 cms )

Auction Estimate: $1,800.00$1,500.00 - $1,800.00
Price Realized $1,416.00
Sale date: September 29th 2020

Artwork by Verna Viola Depew, Crocuses
VERNA VIOLA DEPEW
Crocuses

woodcut
signed with initials and dated “’39” within the plate; signed and titled in the lower margin
7.25 x 6 ins ( 18.4 x 15.2 cms ) ( plate size )

Auction Estimate: $300.00$200.00 - $300.00
Price Realized $1,416.00
Sale date: September 29th 2020

Artwork by Harold Barling Town, Toy Horse
HAROLD BARLING TOWN
Toy Horse

linocut
signed, dated 1977, numbered 9/10 and inscribed “Artist’s Proof” in the lower margin; signed, titled, dated 1977, numbered 9/10 and inscribed “P.P.” and “A.P.” on the reverse
16 x 17.25 ins ( 40.6 x 43.8 cms ) ( sight )

Auction Estimate: $800.00$600.00 - $800.00
Price Realized $1,180.00
Sale date: September 29th 2020

Artwork by Robert N. Hurley, Grain Elevator; Landscape with Telephone Poles
ROBERT N. HURLEY
Grain Elevator; Landscape with Telephone Poles

pair of works on paper, with book and letters
“Grain Elevator” (watercolour on paper, signed lower right, 4.75 x 6.75 inches (sight));
“Landscape with Telephone Poles” (coloured pencil on paper, signed lower left, 5.5 x 4.25 inches);
sold together with “Sky Painter” (Jean Swanson, Western Producer Book Service, Saskatoon, 1973; signed by R. N. Hurley and dated 1974 on the title page) and illustrated letters by the artist
4.75 x 6.75 ins ( 12.1 x 17.1 cms ) ( largest )

Auction Estimate: $650.00$550.00 - $650.00
Price Realized $1,121.00
Sale date: September 29th 2020

Artwork by  19th Century Canadian School, Pêche de nuit
19TH CENTURY CANADIAN SCHOOL
Pêche de nuit

watercolour
6.5 x 9.25 ins ( 16.5 x 23.5 cms )

Auction Estimate: $900.00$700.00 - $900.00
Price Realized $1,121.00
Sale date: September 29th 2020

Artwork by Frederic Marlett Bell-Smith, River Landscape; Portrait of a Girl
FREDERIC MARLETT BELL-SMITH
River Landscape; Portrait of a Girl

double-sided oil on board
signed lower right; “Portrait of a Girl” on the reverse; unframed
5.25 x 8.5 ins ( 13.3 x 21.6 cms ) ( card )

Auction Estimate: $700.00$500.00 - $700.00
Price Realized $1,062.00
Sale date: September 29th 2020

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