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 John William Beatty, Holland
JOHN WILLIAM BEATTY
Holland

drypoint
signed lower right and signed in the margin
8.25 x 10 ins ( 21 x 25.4 cms ) ( sight )

Auction Estimate: $800.00$600.00 - $800.00
Price Realized $590.00
Sale date: September 29th 2020

Artwork by Gerald Trottier, Inside Storage Building, Agriculture Canada
GERALD TROTTIER
Inside Storage Building, Agriculture Canada

watercolour on paper, laid on card
signed and dated 1943 lower right; unframed
10 x 13.75 ins ( 25.4 x 34.9 cms ) ( sheet )

Auction Estimate: $700.00$500.00 - $700.00
Price Realized $590.00
Sale date: September 29th 2020

Artwork by John Graham Coughtry, Untitled
JOHN GRAHAM COUGHTRY
Untitled

ink on paper
signed and dated ‘61 lower right
12.5 x 10.75 ins ( 31.8 x 27.3 cms ) ( sight )

Auction Estimate: $800.00$600.00 - $800.00
Price Realized $561.00
Sale date: September 29th 2020

Artwork by  Books and Reference, 23 Canadian Art Reference Books and Materials
BOOKS AND REFERENCE
23 Canadian Art Reference Books and Materials

23 books and publications
- ”Jean Paul Riopelle” (Robert Miller Gallery, New York, 2005);
- ”Pellan” (Donald W. Buchanan, The Gallery of Canadian Art: 4, McLelland and Stewart Ltd., 1962);
- ”Harold Town: Works on Paper 1952-1987” (David Burnett, Canada House Cultural Centre, London, 1987);
- ”Mary and Christopher Pratt” (Jane Lind, Canadian Artist Series, Douglas & McIntrye, Vancouver/Toronto, 1989);
- ”Christopher Pratt” (Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John’s, 1970);
- ”D.P. Brown” (Kaspar Gallery, Toronto, 1982);
- ”Joseph Drapell: Ten Years 1973-1983” (Art Gallery of WIndsor, Windsor, 1984);
- ”Uprooted: The Life and Art of Ernest Lindner” (Terrence Heath, Fifth House, Saskatoon, 1983);
- “Bruno Côté: A Man in his World” (Galerie D’Art Vincent, Ottawa, 2005);
- ”Jack Chambers” (The Vancouver Art Gallery, Vancouver and Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto, 1970);
- ”Dennis Burton: Retrospective” (The Robert McLaughlin Gallery, Oshawa, 1977-78);
- ”Fred S. Haines 1879-1960” (John A. Libby Fine Art, Toronto);
- ”The Isabel McLaughlin Gift” (Joan Murray, Robert McLaughlin Gallery, Oshawa, 1987);
- ”Antoine Bittar” (Galerie D’Art Vincent, Ottawa, 2005);
- ”W.P. Weston” (The Art Gallery of Greater Victoria, Victoria, 1980);
- ”Barry McCarthy” (MacDonald Stewart Art Centre, Guelph, Ontario, 1986);
- ”Jack Humphrey” (Beaverbrook Art Gallery);
- ”Maxwell Bates in Retrospect 1921-1971” (travelling exhibition, Vancouver Art Gallery, Vancouver, 1973);
- ”John Meredith: A Retrospective” (Kaspar Gallery, Toronto, 1991);
- ”Jack Shadbolt: Early Watercolours” (Art Gallery of Greater Victoria, Victoria, 1980);
- ”Bachinski: A Decade” (Kitchener-Waterloo Art Gallery, Kitchener-Waterloo, 1976);
- “Hortense M. Gordon: A Dedicated Life” (Thames Art Gallery, Chatham Cultural Centre, Chatham, 1993-94);
- ”Grenfell Mats” (Hudson River Press, New York, 1994);
x ins ( 0 x 0 cms )

Auction Estimate: $175.00$125.00 - $175.00
Price Realized $561.00
Sale date: September 29th 2020

Artwork by Edwin Headley Holgate, Snow Clouds
EDWIN HEADLEY HOLGATE
Snow Clouds

colour serigraph
signed lower right
16 x 20.75 ins ( 40.6 x 52.7 cms ) ( sight )

Auction Estimate: $800.00$600.00 - $800.00
Price Realized $561.00
Sale date: September 29th 2020

Artwork by Manly Edward MacDonald, Sally (Portrait of the Artist’s Daughter)
MANLY EDWARD MACDONALD
Sally (Portrait of the Artist’s Daughter)

conté on paper
titled and dated 1949 lower left
12.25 x 9 ins ( 31.1 x 22.9 cms ) ( sight )

Auction Estimate: $150.00$100.00 - $150.00
Price Realized $561.00
Sale date: September 29th 2020

Artwork by Peter Alfred Harris, Portrait of a Girl
PETER ALFRED HARRIS
Portrait of a Girl

pastel on paper
signed and dated 1976 lower right; sold together with “The first time I saw Harris”, exhibition catalogue (Grimsby Public Art Gallery, Grimsby, 1979)
24 x 22 ins ( 61 x 55.9 cms )

Auction Estimate: $700.00$500.00 - $700.00
Price Realized $561.00
Sale date: September 29th 2020

Artwork by Philip Sybal, The Wait
PHILIP SYBAL
The Wait

oil on canvas
signed lower left; signed, titled and dated 1999 on the reverse; unframed
16 x 20 ins ( 40.6 x 50.8 cms )

Auction Estimate: $800.00$600.00 - $800.00
Price Realized $531.00
Sale date: September 29th 2020

Artwork by Peter Alfred Harris, The Pink Tablecloth
PETER ALFRED HARRIS
The Pink Tablecloth

mixed media on canvas
signed and dated 1989 lower right; titled on a gallery label on the reverse
24 x 24.5 ins ( 61 x 62.2 cms ) ( sight )

Auction Estimate: $700.00$500.00 - $700.00
Price Realized $531.00
Sale date: September 29th 2020

Artwork by Florence Vale, Petunias and Nicotine in Old Glass Jar
FLORENCE VALE
Petunias and Nicotine in Old Glass Jar

pen and collage
signed and dated 1965 lower left, titled lower right
15.25 x 12.25 ins ( 38.7 x 31.1 cms ) ( sight )

Auction Estimate: $600.00$400.00 - $600.00
Price Realized $531.00
Sale date: September 29th 2020

Artwork by Bernice Fenwick Martin, Market Gardens of Springtime (Lampton, ON)
BERNICE FENWICK MARTIN
Market Gardens of Springtime (Lampton, ON)

oil on canvas board
signed lower right; signed and titled on the reverse
10.5 x 13.5 ins ( 26.7 x 34.3 cms )

Auction Estimate: $700.00$500.00 - $700.00
Price Realized $502.00
Sale date: September 29th 2020

Artwork by Carl Beam, The Whale of Our Being
CARL BEAM
The Whale of Our Being

mixed media on paper
signed lower right; artist’s seal lower left; titled at top of composition; unframed
15 x 12 ins ( 38.1 x 30.5 cms )

Auction Estimate: $400.00$300.00 - $400.00
Price Realized $502.00
Sale date: September 29th 2020

Artwork by Caroline Helena Armington, Museé du Vieux Honfleur; Le Grand Canal Venise; La Cathédrale de Chartres; La Cathedrale de Tours
CAROLINE HELENA ARMINGTON
Museé du Vieux Honfleur; Le Grand Canal Venise; La Cathédrale de Chartres; La Cathedrale de Tours

four etchings
- “Museé du Vieux Honfleur” (titled within the plate; signed and numbered epreuve d'essai 3/5 in the lower margin - 13.5 x 7.5 ins. [plate]);
- “Le Grand Canal Venise” (signed, titled and dated 1931 within the plate; signed and numbered 48/100 in the lower margin - 8.75 x 12.25 ins. [plate]);
- “La Cathédrale de Chartres” (titled within the plate; signed and numbered 48/100 in the lower margin - 13.25 x 10.5 ins. [plate]);
- “La Cathedrale de Tours” (titled within the plate; signed and numbered 86/100 in the lower margin - 13.25 x 10.5 ins. [plate]);
each unframed
13.25 x 10.5 ins ( 33.7 x 26.7 cms ) ( plate size (largest) )

Auction Estimate: $500.00$300.00 - $500.00
Price Realized $502.00
Sale date: September 29th 2020

Artwork by Rodolphe Duguay, Pêcher au clair de lune (fond bleu)
RODOLPHE DUGUAY
Pêcher au clair de lune (fond bleu)

woodcut print
signed with initials within the image plate lower left, signed, titled and numbered 27/275 in the lower margin; unframed (affixed to support)
9 x 11.5 ins ( 22.9 x 29.2 cms ) ( sheet )

Auction Estimate: $250.00$150.00 - $250.00
Price Realized $502.00
Sale date: September 29th 2020

Artwork by Jean Richards, Abstract of a City
JEAN RICHARDS
Abstract of a City

oil on canvas
signed and dated 1955 lower right; titled on a gallery label on the reverse
20 x 26 ins ( 50.8 x 66 cms )

Auction Estimate: $700.00$500.00 - $700.00
Price Realized $472.00
Sale date: September 29th 2020

Previous Auctions

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Sale Closed: September 24, 2024
 
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Sale Closed: September 24, 2024
 
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Sale Closed: September 24, 2024
 
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