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

This page provides details on a selection of works of art sold in our December Auction of Canadian & International Artwork (Online Auction) which concluded on December 15, 2020. Select an item for more details. All posted prices include Buyer's Premium.

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

five books
- “Odjig: The Art of Daphne Odjig, 1960-2000” (Key Porter Books, Toronto, 2001); signed by the artist;
- ”A Grand Eye for Glory: A Life of Franz Johnston” (Roger Burford Mason, Dundurn Press, Toronto and Oxford, 1998);
- “The Last Buffalo: The Story of Frederick Arthur Verner, Painter of the Canadian West” (Joan Murray, Pagurian Press, Toronto 1984);
- “The Bamboo Cooks: Recipes from the Legendary Nightclub” (Richard O’Brien and Patti Habib, Random House Canada, Toronto, 1997);
- “Jacques Hurtubise” (Art Gallery of Nova Scotia, Goose Lane Editions, Fredericton, 2011)
x ins ( 0 x 0 cms )

Auction Estimate: $200.00$100.00 - $200.00
Price Realized $240.00
Sale date: December 15th 2020

Artwork by Antoine Bittar, Market Street, Douz, Tunisia
ANTOINE BITTAR
Market Street, Douz, Tunisia

oil on board
signed lower right; signed, titled and dated 1997 on the reverse
8 x 6 ins ( 20.3 x 15.2 cms )

Auction Estimate: $350.00$250.00 - $350.00
Price Realized $240.00
Sale date: December 15th 2020

Artwork by George Henry Griffin, Shoreline Landscape with Mountains
GEORGE HENRY GRIFFIN
Shoreline Landscape with Mountains

oil on board
artist’s stamped signature and dated 1935 on the reverse
14 x 17 ins ( 35.6 x 43.2 cms )

Auction Estimate: $300.00$200.00 - $300.00
Price Realized $210.00
Sale date: December 15th 2020

Artwork by  Unidentified Inuit Artist, Head of a Man
UNIDENTIFIED INUIT ARTIST
Head of a Man

stone
10.5 x 3.5 x 7.75 ins ( 26.7 x 8.9 x 19.7 cms )

Auction Estimate: $300.00$200.00 - $300.00
Price Realized $180.00
Sale date: December 15th 2020

Artwork by Gerald Gladstone, Untitled (Universal Man)
GERALD GLADSTONE
Untitled (Universal Man)

colour silkscreen
22.25 x 17.25 ins ( 56.5 x 43.8 cms ) ( sight )

Auction Estimate: $300.00$200.00 - $300.00
Price Realized $180.00
Sale date: December 15th 2020

Artwork by John Ensor, Summer’s Store
JOHN ENSOR
Summer’s Store

sampson-matthews silkscreen
artist name, title and “Issued by the National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa” printed in the margin; signed within the plate; a Sampson Matthews label on the reverse; unframed
19.75 x 28.25 ins ( 50.2 x 71.8 cms )

Auction Estimate: $300.00$200.00 - $300.00
Price Realized $180.00
Sale date: December 15th 2020

Artwork by James Wilson Morrice, 5 Silkscreen Prints of Morrice Artworks; 1 Silkscreen Print of Maurice Cullen Artwork
JAMES WILSON MORRICE
5 Silkscreen Prints of Morrice Artworks; 1 Silkscreen Print of Maurice Cullen Artwork

6 silkscreen prints
-”Entrance to a Village”- J.W. Morrice (25.75 x 40 inches);
-”The Circus”- J.W. Morrice ( 25.75 x 40 inches);
-”Portrait of a Woman”- J.W. Morrice (40 x 25.75 inches);
-”European Urban Scene”- J.W. Morrice (33 x 26 inches);
-”Winter Sleigh Scene”- J.W. Morrice (26 x 35.5 inches);
-”Cutting Ice”- Maurice Cullen (26 x 34.75 inches);
each unframed
x ins ( 0 x 0 cms ) ( sheet )

Auction Estimate: $500.00$300.00 - $500.00
Price Realized $180.00
Sale date: December 15th 2020

Artwork by Doris Homewood, Fall Afternoon
DORIS HOMEWOOD
Fall Afternoon

acrylic on board
signed lower right; titled on a label on the reverse
12 x 16 ins ( 30.5 x 40.6 cms )

Auction Estimate: $120.00$80.00 - $120.00
Price Realized $180.00
Sale date: December 15th 2020

Artwork by Clifton Wellington Greer, Begonias
CLIFTON WELLINGTON GREER
Begonias

oil on board
signed lower right; signed, titled and inscribed “Toronto” on the reverse
20 x 24 ins ( 50.8 x 61 cms )

Auction Estimate: $150.00$100.00 - $150.00
Price Realized $180.00
Sale date: December 15th 2020

Artwork by H. Zeitner, Floral Still Life
H. ZEITNER
Floral Still Life

oil on canvas
signed lower right
34.25 x 29.5 ins ( 87 x 74.9 cms )

Auction Estimate: $200.00$100.00 - $200.00
Price Realized $156.00
Sale date: December 15th 2020

Artwork by John Reeves, Portrait of Harold Town
JOHN REEVES
Portrait of Harold Town

black and white laser jet photograph
signed and dated 1969 in the lower margin; signed and inscribed to an artist label on the reverse “Harold Town, Toronto, 1969” reprinted circa 2010; unframed
22 x 17 ins ( 55.9 x 43.2 cms ) ( sheet )

Auction Estimate: $300.00$200.00 - $300.00
Price Realized $150.00
Sale date: December 15th 2020

Artwork by John Reeves, Test Print Portrait of Rita Letendre
JOHN REEVES
Test Print Portrait of Rita Letendre

colour laser jet photograph
printed circa 2010; unframed
11 x 8.5 ins ( 27.9 x 21.6 cms ) ( sheet )

Auction Estimate: $200.00$100.00 - $200.00
Price Realized $126.00
Sale date: December 15th 2020

Artwork by John Reeves, Portrait of William Ronald “The Prime Ministers”
JOHN REEVES
Portrait of William Ronald “The Prime Ministers”

colour laser jet photograph
signed and dated 1984 in the lower margin; signed and inscribed to an artist label on the reverse “Bill Ronald, ‘The Prime Ministers’, Toronto, 1984” reprinted circa 2010; unframed
17 x 22 ins ( 43.2 x 55.9 cms ) ( each )

Auction Estimate: $300.00$200.00 - $300.00
Price Realized $120.00
Sale date: December 15th 2020

Artwork by John Reeves, Portrait of Kazuo Nakamura
JOHN REEVES
Portrait of Kazuo Nakamura

black and white laser jet photograph
signed and dated 1963 in the lower margin; signed and inscribed to an artist label on the reverse “Kazuo Nakamura, Toronto, 1963, for Time Magazine” reprinted circa 2010; unframed
22 x 17 ins ( 55.9 x 43.2 cms ) ( sheet )

Auction Estimate: $300.00$200.00 - $300.00
Price Realized $120.00
Sale date: December 15th 2020

Artwork by W.T. Wood, Shoreline Landscape
W.T. WOOD
Shoreline Landscape

watercolour
signed lower left
10.5 x 14.5 ins ( 26.7 x 36.8 cms ) ( sight )

Auction Estimate: $100.00$80.00 - $100.00
Price Realized $120.00
Sale date: December 15th 2020

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Sale Closed: June 27, 2023
 
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Sale Closed: February 28, 2023
 
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Sale Closed: January 31, 2023
 
Canadian Winter (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: January 31, 2023
 
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Sale Closed: September 27, 2022
 
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