Warning!

JavaScript is turned off in your web browser. You will not be able to take advantage of many of our advanced features without JavaScript enabled and may experience difficulty. Refresh this page after JavaScript has been enabled.

Spring Live Auction of Important Canadian Art Highlights

This page provides details on a selection of works of art sold in our Spring Live Auction of Important Canadian Art which concluded on June 9, 2021. Select an item for more details. All posted prices include Buyer's Premium.

Prev
1
2
3
4
5
6
Next

Artwork by Lawren Stewart Harris, Arctic Tent, Pangnirtung, Baffin Island

LAWREN STEWART HARRIS
Arctic Tent, Pangnirtung, Baffin Island

graphite on paper
with artist’s notations; inscribed “293” on the reverse; titled on a gallery label on the reverse
7 x 9.5 ins ( 17.8 x 24.1 cms ) ( sight )

Auction Estimate: $8,000.00$6,000.00 - $8,000.00
Price Realized $20,400.00
Sale date: June 9th 2021

Artwork by Alfred Joseph Casson, Rapids on the Rouge River, Quebec

ALFRED JOSEPH CASSON
Rapids on the Rouge River, Quebec

oil on board
signed lower right; signed, titled and dated 1967 on the reverse
12 x 15 ins ( 30.5 x 38.1 cms )

Auction Estimate: $30,000.00$20,000.00 - $30,000.00
Price Realized $24,000.00
Sale date: June 9th 2021

Artwork by Cornelius Krieghoff, Portrait of Louise

CORNELIUS KRIEGHOFF
Portrait of Louise

oil on canvas, laid on canvas
11.5 x 9 ins ( 29.2 x 22.9 cms ) ( (subject, oval) )

Auction Estimate: $20,000.00$15,000.00 - $20,000.00
Price Realized $18,000.00
Sale date: June 9th 2021

Artwork by Pegi Nicol MacLeod, Centennial Parade (Fredericton)

PEGI NICOL MACLEOD
Centennial Parade (Fredericton)

oil on canvas
estate stamp lower left; titled on the stretcher
29 x 36.25 ins ( 73.7 x 92.1 cms )

Auction Estimate: $20,000.00$15,000.00 - $20,000.00
Price Realized $18,000.00
Sale date: June 9th 2021

Artwork by Marcella Maltais, Rébellion

MARCELLA MALTAIS
Rébellion

oil on canvas
signed and dated 1957 lower right
39.5 x 31.25 ins ( 100.3 x 79.4 cms )

Auction Estimate: $15,000.00$10,000.00 - $15,000.00
Price Realized $18,000.00
Sale date: June 9th 2021

Artwork by Kim Dorland, Untitled

KIM DORLAND
Untitled

mixed media on canvas on board
signed and dated 2012 on the upper edge; signed, titled and dated on the reverse
36 x 48 ins ( 91.4 x 121.9 cms )

Auction Estimate: $15,000.00$10,000.00 - $15,000.00
Price Realized $18,000.00
Sale date: June 9th 2021

Artwork by James Edward Hervey MacDonald, Roches Point, Lake Simcoe

JAMES EDWARD HERVEY MACDONALD
Roches Point, Lake Simcoe

oil on board
signed, titled and dated 1920 on the reverse
8 x 10.25 ins ( 20.3 x 26 cms )

Auction Estimate: $15,000.00$12,000.00 - $15,000.00
Price Realized $21,600.00
Sale date: June 9th 2021

Artwork by Gershon Iskowitz, Blue Violet - A

GERSHON ISKOWITZ
Blue Violet - A

acrylic on canvas
signed, titled, dated 1983 with the Gershon Iskowitz Foundation stamp (Inventory #B48) on the reverse
24 x 39 ins ( 61 x 99.1 cms )

Auction Estimate: $12,000.00$8,000.00 - $12,000.00
Price Realized $13,200.00
Sale date: June 9th 2021

Artwork by Robert Wakeham Pilot, Barbados, BWI

ROBERT WAKEHAM PILOT
Barbados, BWI

oil on board
signed lower left; signed, titled and dated 1959 on the reverse
12.5 x 16.75 ins ( 31.8 x 42.5 cms )

Auction Estimate: $12,000.00$9,000.00 - $12,000.00
Price Realized $12,000.00
Sale date: June 9th 2021

Artwork by Edwin Headley Holgate, Bathers

EDWIN HEADLEY HOLGATE
Bathers

woodcut, laid down on card
signed in the lower right margin; titled on a label on the reverse
8 x 7 ins ( 20.3 x 17.8 cms ) ( image )

Auction Estimate: $6,000.00$4,000.00 - $6,000.00
Price Realized $11,400.00
Sale date: June 9th 2021

Artwork by Harold Barling Town, Through Utrillo’s Garden

HAROLD BARLING TOWN
Through Utrillo’s Garden

oil on board
signed and dated 1954 lower left; titled on the reverse and signed on the reverse of the frame
13 x 13 ins ( 33 x 33 cms )

Auction Estimate: $9,000.00$7,000.00 - $9,000.00
Price Realized $10,800.00
Sale date: June 9th 2021

Artwork by Jack Hamilton Bush, The Red Square

JACK HAMILTON BUSH
The Red Square

oil on masonite
signed lower left
12 x 15.75 ins ( 30.5 x 40 cms )

Auction Estimate: $11,000.00$9,000.00 - $11,000.00
Price Realized $10,800.00
Sale date: June 9th 2021

Artwork by Gershon Iskowitz, Sketch for Tapestry

GERSHON ISKOWITZ
Sketch for Tapestry

oil on canvas board
signed and dated 1976 lower right
20 x 16 ins ( 50.8 x 40.6 cms )

Auction Estimate: $15,000.00$10,000.00 - $15,000.00
Price Realized $10,800.00
Sale date: June 9th 2021

Artwork by Molly Lamb Bobak, Flowers 4

MOLLY LAMB BOBAK
Flowers 4

oil on board
signed and dated 1954 lower right; signed and titled on the reverse
30 x 24 ins ( 76.2 x 61 cms )

Auction Estimate: $6,000.00$4,000.00 - $6,000.00
Price Realized $10,200.00
Sale date: June 9th 2021

Artwork by Robert Davidson, Salmon Trout Head

ROBERT DAVIDSON
Salmon Trout Head

cut-out, epoxy-coated aluminum
signed, dated 2005 and numbered 11/30 on a brass plate at the side; titled on a gallery label on the base
11.25 x 14 x 5 ins ( 28.6 x 35.6 x 12.7 cms ) ( overall (including base) )

Auction Estimate: $6,000.00$4,000.00 - $6,000.00
Price Realized $10,200.00
Sale date: June 9th 2021

Prev
1
2
3
4
5
6
Next

Previous Auctions

Select from a list of previous auctions to view specific sale highlights.

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
( Download PDF )
Fall Live Auction of Important Canadian & International Art (Session 1): Sale Closed: December 6, 2023
( Download PDF )
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
Post-War & Contemporary Art (Online Auction): Sale Closed: October 10, 2023
Little Pictures (Online Auction): Sale Closed: October 10, 2023
Prints & Multiples (Online Auction): Sale Closed: September 12, 2023
The Canadian Landscape (Online Auction): Sale Closed: September 12, 2023
Art of Quebec (Online Auction): Sale Closed: September 12, 2023
Still Life & Figural Work (Online Auction): Sale Closed: August 15, 2023
Works on Paper & Prints (Online Auction): Sale Closed: August 15, 2023
Art of Atlantic Canada (Online Auction): 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): Sale Closed: June 27, 2023
Canadians at Home & Abroad (Online Auction): Sale Closed: June 27, 2023
Spring Live Auction of Important Canadian & International Art (Session 1): Sale Closed: June 8, 2023
( Download PDF )
An Important Private Collection of Canadian Art (Session 2): Sale Closed: June 8, 2023
( Download PDF )
Post-War & Contemporary Art (Online Auction): Sale Closed: May 30, 2023
Art of Quebec (Online Auction): Sale Closed: May 30, 2023
The Group of Seven & Their Associates (Online Auction): Sale Closed: May 30, 2023
April Abstractions (Online Auction): 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
Peaks to Prairies: Art of Western Canada (Online Auction): Sale Closed: March 21, 2023
Celebrating Women Artists (Online Auction): Sale Closed: March 21, 2023
Works on Paper & Prints (Online Auction): Sale Closed: February 28, 2023
Three Dimensions (Online Auction): Sale Closed: February 28, 2023
Canada & Abroad (Online Auction): Sale Closed: February 28, 2023
Post-War & Contemporary Art (Online Auction): Sale Closed: January 31, 2023
Canadian Winter (Online Auction): Sale Closed: January 31, 2023
Still Life & Figural Work (Online Auction): Sale Closed: January 31, 2023
Books & Reference (Online Auction): Sale Closed: January 31, 2023
From the Estate of William Ronald (Online Auction): Sale Closed: January 31, 2023
Holiday Charm (Online Auction): Sale Closed: December 13, 2022
Coast to Coast (Online Auction): Sale Closed: December 13, 2022
An Important Private Collection of Canadian Art (Session 2): Sale Closed: December 1, 2022
( Download PDF )
Fall Live Auction of Important Canadian Art (Session 1): Sale Closed: December 1, 2022
( Download PDF )
Canadian Group of Painters (Online Auction): Sale Closed: November 22, 2022
Fall Auction of International Art (Online Auction): 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): Sale Closed: October 25, 2022
Little Pictures (Online Auction): Sale Closed: October 25, 2022
The Canadian Landscape (Online Auction): Sale Closed: October 25, 2022
Art of Atlantic Canada (Online Auction): Sale Closed: October 25, 2022
La belle province (Art of Quebec) (Online Auction): Sale Closed: September 27, 2022
Prints, Photography & Multiples (Online Auction): Sale Closed: September 27, 2022
Inuit & First Nations Art (Online Auction): Sale Closed: September 27, 2022
Canadians at Home & Abroad (Online Auction): 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): Sale Closed: July 19, 2022
Cities & Towns (Online Auction): Sale Closed: July 19, 2022
Art of Atlantic Canada (Online Auction): Sale Closed: July 19, 2022
Spring Auction of International Art (Online Auction): Sale Closed: June 28, 2022
From the Estate of Robert Markle (Online Auction): Sale Closed: June 28, 2022
Spring Live Auction of Important Canadian Art: Sale Closed: June 15, 2022
( Download PDF )
Historical Canadian Art (Online Auction): Sale Closed: May 31, 2022
Post-War & Contemporary Canadian Art (Online Auction): Sale Closed: May 31, 2022
April Abstractions (Online Auction): Sale Closed: April 19, 2022
Prints, Photography & Multiples (Online Auction): Sale Closed: April 19, 2022
The Canadian Landscape (Online Auction): Sale Closed: April 19, 2022
Inuit and First Nations Art (Online Auction): Sale Closed: March 22, 2022
Celebrating Women Artists (Online Auction): Sale Closed: March 22, 2022
Canada & Abroad (Online Auction): Sale Closed: March 1, 2022
Three Dimensions (Online Auction): Sale Closed: March 1, 2022
Works on Paper & Prints (Online Auction): Sale Closed: March 1, 2022
Post War & Contemporary Art (Online Auction): Sale Closed: February 1, 2022
Canadian Winter (Online Auction): Sale Closed: February 1, 2022
Still Life & Figural Work (Online Auction): Sale Closed: February 1, 2022
Works on Paper, Books & Tapestries (Online Auction): Sale Closed: December 14, 2021
Holiday Charm (Online Auction): Sale Closed: December 14, 2021
Coast to Coast (Online Auction): Sale Closed: December 14, 2021
Canadian Art (Online Auction): Sale Closed: November 30, 2021
Fall Auction of International Art (Online Auction): Sale Closed: November 30, 2021

Now Accepting Consignments

We are currently seeking artworks for inclusion in our upcoming auctions of Canadian art.

Click here to learn about including artwork in upcoming auctions.

Click here to review our artist directory.

Benefits for the Collector

Purchase artwork through carefully-curated semi-annual Live Auctions of Important Canadian Art and monthly, themed Online Auctions, guided by the advice of our art specialists.

Our firm features a highly-competitive Buyer’s Premium, as well as a combination of traditional client service and industry-leading technology to provide a collector experience that focuses upon enjoyment, ease-of-use and transparency.

Learn More About Bidding & Buying With Us.

Benefits for the Consignor

Sell artwork with the benefit of boutique, personalized service with national reach through semi-annual Live Auctions of Important Canadian Art & monthly, themed Online Auctions which target and cater to prominent and emerging collectors nationally and outside of our borders.

Artwork featured in our auctions are subject to standard all-inclusive selling commissions without additional services fees that are usually encountered within the Canadian auction industry.

Learn More About Selling With Us.

Contact Us.

326 Dundas St West. Toronto, ON.
(across from the Art Gallery of Ontario)
Toronto Phone: (416) 479-9703
Calgary Phone: (587) 317-6564
Montreal Phone: (438) 816-8280
Toll Free: 1 (866) 931-8415
E-mail: [email protected]

Stay Connected.

Our Mailing List Twitter FaceBook Instagram YouTube

All information and images presented on this website are the property and copyright of Cowley Abbott. Details and images included cannot be reproduced in any form without the expressed written consent of Cowley Abbott.