Fall Live Auction of Important Canadian Art Highlights

This page provides details on a selection of works of art sold in our Fall Live Auction of Important Canadian Art which concluded on November 22, 2021. Select an item for more details. All posted prices include Buyer's Premium.

WILLIAM GOODRIDGE ROBERTS
Cyclamen on Table

oil on canvas
signed lower right; titled on labels on the reverse
38 x 30.25 ins ( 96.5 x 76.8 cms )

Auction Estimate: $15,000.00$12,000.00 - $15,000.00
Price Realized $15,600.00
Sale date: November 22nd 2021

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LAWREN STEWART HARRIS
Tonquin Valley, Jasper

graphite
insribed with the artist’s notations, including “Edith Cavell” top left; inscribed “650” on the reverse
7.5 x 9.75 ins ( 19.1 x 24.8 cms ) ( sheet )

Auction Estimate: $12,000.00$8,000.00 - $12,000.00
Price Realized $14,400.00
Sale date: November 22nd 2021

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ROBERT DAVIDSON
Bird in the Air

epoxy powder-coated aluminum
signed with initials, dated 2013 and numbered 4/12 on a brass plate at the side of the base; titled on a gallery label on the underside of the base
11 x 17.75 x 7.5 ins ( 27.9 x 45.1 x 19.1 cms ) ( overall (including base) )

Auction Estimate: $6,000.00$4,000.00 - $6,000.00
Price Realized $13,200.00
Sale date: November 22nd 2021

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LAURA ADELINE LYALL MUNTZ
Girl in a Dutch Bonnet

oil on canvas
signed and inscribed indistinctly “Paris (?)” and dated 1899 lower right; signed upper left
17 x 14 ins ( 43.2 x 35.6 cms )

Auction Estimate: $15,000.00$10,000.00 - $15,000.00
Price Realized $13,200.00
Sale date: November 22nd 2021

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WALTER HAWLEY YARWOOD
Untitled

oil on canvas
signed lower right; titled and dated 1956-1957 on a gallery label on the reverse
40 x 50 ins ( 101.6 x 127 cms )

Auction Estimate: $22,000.00$18,000.00 - $22,000.00
Price Realized $12,000.00
Sale date: November 22nd 2021

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HAL ROSS PERRIGARD
Near the Docks, Gaspé, Quebec

oil on canvas
signed lower right
25 x 30 ins ( 63.5 x 76.2 cms )

Auction Estimate: $10,000.00$8,000.00 - $10,000.00
Price Realized $12,000.00
Sale date: November 22nd 2021

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FRANK HANS JOHNSTON
The Turquoise Jewel

oil on board
signed lower left; titled on the artist label on the reverse
18 x 24 ins ( 45.7 x 61 cms )

Auction Estimate: $15,000.00$10,000.00 - $15,000.00
Price Realized $11,400.00
Sale date: November 22nd 2021

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WYATT EATON
La Moisson (The Harvest)

charcoal
signed and dated 1884 lower left
11.5 x 15.75 ins ( 29.2 x 40 cms ) ( sight )

Auction Estimate: $12,000.00$10,000.00 - $12,000.00
Price Realized $11,400.00
Sale date: November 22nd 2021

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JACK HAMILTON BUSH
Portrait of Ruth McCreary

oil on board
signed lower right; titled, dated and inscribed “For Cdn. Home Journal Mag il.l” on the estate label on the reverse; Inscribed “P-12” and “66” on a second label on the reverse
26.25 x 20.25 ins ( 66.7 x 51.4 cms )

Auction Estimate: $12,000.00$9,000.00 - $12,000.00
Price Realized $11,400.00
Sale date: November 22nd 2021

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LAWREN STEWART HARRIS
Study for “Lake, North Labrador”

graphite
inscribed with the artist’s notations; inscribed “308” on the reverse
7.75 x 10 ins ( 19.7 x 25.4 cms ) ( sheet )

Auction Estimate: $15,000.00$10,000.00 - $15,000.00
Price Realized $11,400.00
Sale date: November 22nd 2021

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TONY SCHERMAN
Untitled (Still Life)

oil and encaustic on canvas
signed and dated 2001 on the reverse; unframed
40 x 45 ins ( 101.6 x 114.3 cms )

Auction Estimate: $15,000.00$10,000.00 - $15,000.00
Price Realized $10,800.00
Sale date: November 22nd 2021

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PAUL-VANIER BEAULIEU
Still Life with Tomatoes

oil on canvas
signed and dated 1948 lower right; signed on the reverse
28.5 x 23.5 ins ( 72.4 x 59.7 cms )

Auction Estimate: $15,000.00$10,000.00 - $15,000.00
Price Realized $10,800.00
Sale date: November 22nd 2021

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FREDERICK ARTHUR VERNER
The Rest, Muskoka River

oil on canvas
signed and dated 1873 lower left; titled on a label on the reverse
12 x 18 ins ( 30.5 x 45.7 cms )

Auction Estimate: $15,000.00$12,000.00 - $15,000.00
Price Realized $10,800.00
Sale date: November 22nd 2021

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CHRISTOPHER PRATT
Study for Ocean Racer & Ocean Racer

“Study for ‘Ocean Racer’” - pencil & collage on card; signed, titled and dated 1975 along the lower edge; 6.5 x 9 inches

“Ocean Racer” - colour silkscreen; signed, titled, dated “Jan. ‘75” and numbered 17/50 in the lower margin; 15 x 24 inches
6.5 x 9.5 ins ( 16.5 x 24.1 cms ) ( (card); 15 x 24.25 (subject) )

Auction Estimate: $7,500.00$5,500.00 - $7,500.00
Price Realized $10,200.00
Sale date: November 22nd 2021

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JACK HAMILTON BUSH
Jeté en l’air

colour screenprint
signed, titled, dated 1976 and numbered 44/100 in the lower margin
28.75 x 40.25 ins ( 73 x 102.2 cms ) ( sheet )

Auction Estimate: $8,000.00$6,000.00 - $8,000.00
Price Realized $10,200.00
Sale date: November 22nd 2021

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Previous Auctions

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

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
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Fall Live Auction of Important Canadian Art (Session 1): Sale Closed: December 1, 2022
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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
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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
Auction to Benefit the Art Gallery of Alberta (Online Auction): Sale Closed: November 30, 2021
Fall Live Auction of Important Canadian Art: Sale Closed: November 22, 2021
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October Abstractions (Online Auction): Sale Closed: October 26, 2021
Little Pictures (Online Auction): Sale Closed: October 26, 2021
The Canadian Landscape (Online Auction): Sale Closed: October 26, 2021
Indigenous & Inuit Art (Online Auction): Sale Closed: September 28, 2021
Prints, Photography & Multiples (Online Auction): Sale Closed: September 28, 2021
Art of Quebec: La belle province (Online Auction): Sale Closed: September 28, 2021
Prints of Sampson Matthews (& Related Work) (Online Auction): Sale Closed: August 17, 2021
Books & Reference (Online Auction): Sale Closed: August 17, 2021
Canadian & International Art (Online Auction): Sale Closed: August 17, 2021
People & Places (Online Auction): Sale Closed: July 20, 2021
Prints & Works on Paper (Online Auction): Sale Closed: July 20, 2021
Post-War & Contemporary Art (Online Auction): Sale Closed: June 24, 2021
Spring Auction of International Art (Online Auction): Sale Closed: June 24, 2021
Canadians at Home & Abroad (Online Auction): Sale Closed: June 24, 2021
Spring Live Auction of Important Canadian Art: Sale Closed: June 9, 2021
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Canadian Art (Online Auction): Sale Closed: June 1, 2021
From the Estate of William Ronald (Online Auction): Sale Closed: June 1, 2021
The Canadian Landscape (Online Auction): Sale Closed: April 27, 2021
April Abstractions (Online Auction): Sale Closed: April 27, 2021
Canadian & International Art (Online Auction): Sale Closed: March 30, 2021
Indigenous & Inuit Art (Online Auction): Sale Closed: March 30, 2021
Works on Paper, Prints & Books (Online Auction): Sale Closed: February 23, 2021
From the Archives of Sampson-Matthews Ltd. (& Related Material) (Online Auction): Sale Closed: February 23, 2021
Post-War & Contemporary Art (Online Auction): Sale Closed: February 2, 2021
Artwork from a Canadian Private Collection (Online Auction): Sale Closed: December 15, 2020
Canadian & International Artwork (Online Auction): Sale Closed: December 15, 2020
Fall Live Auction of Important Canadian Art: Sale Closed: December 3, 2020
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Canadian & International Art (Online Auction): Sale Closed: November 17, 2020
Canadian & International Artwork (Online Auction): Sale Closed: September 29, 2020
Live Auction of Important Canadian & International Art: Sale Closed: September 24, 2020
Canadian & International Artwork (Online Auction): Sale Closed: August 11, 2020
Canadian and International Artwork (Online Auction): Sale Closed: June 23, 2020
Canadian & International Artwork (Online Auction): Sale Closed: June 2, 2020
Canadian and International Artwork (Online Auction): Sale Closed: April 14, 2020
From the Collection of Paul Duval (Online Auction): Sale Closed: January 28, 2020
Fall Live Auction of Important Canadian Art: Sale Closed: November 19, 2019
Spring Live Auction of Important Canadian Art: Sale Closed: May 28, 2019
Fall Live Auction of Important Canadian Art: Sale Closed: November 20, 2018
Spring Live Auction of Important Canadian Art: Sale Closed: May 29, 2018
Fall Live Auction of Important Canadian Art: Sale Closed: November 23, 2017

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