From the Archives of Sampson-Matthews Ltd. (& Related Material) Highlights
This page provides details on a selection of works of art sold in our From the Archives of Sampson-Matthews Ltd. (& Related Material) which concluded on February 23, 2021. Select an item for more details. All posted prices include Buyer's Premium.
JOSEPH SIDNEY HALLAM
The Log Drive
sampson matthews silkscreen
sold together with an unframed colour negative (8 ins x 10 ins)
20.25 x 27 ins ( 51.4 x 68.6 cms ) ( sheet )
Auction Estimate: $700.00 - $900.00
Price Realized $2,040.00
Sale date: February 23rd 2021
PAUL GAUTHIER
Three Skiing Scenes
three colour serigraphs
- “Country Trailing”- signed in the lower margin, titled to a label on the reverse;
- “Downhill Racer”- signed in the lower margin, titled to a label on the reverse;
- “Powder Run”- signed and titled in the lower margin;
9.75 x 12.5 ins ( 24.8 x 31.8 cms ) ( each sight )
Auction Estimate: $300.00 - $400.00
Price Realized $1,800.00
Sale date: February 23rd 2021
ALFRED JOSEPH CASSON
Algonquin Park
sampson matthews silkscreen
unframed
24 x 30 ins ( 61 x 76.2 cms ) ( sheet )
Auction Estimate: $300.00 - $400.00
Price Realized $1,560.00
Sale date: February 23rd 2021
ALFRED JOSEPH CASSON
Timber Wolf
colour silkscreen
unframed (matted)
12 x 13.25 ins ( 30.5 x 33.7 cms ) ( sheet )
Auction Estimate: $500.00 - $700.00
Price Realized $1,440.00
Sale date: February 23rd 2021
GEORGE FRANKLIN ARBUCKLE
Lake Louise
sampson matthews silkscreen
24 x 30 ins ( 61 x 76.2 cms )
Auction Estimate: $300.00 - $400.00
Price Realized $1,020.00
Sale date: February 23rd 2021
CHARLES FRASER COMFORT
The Bunkhouse Scene
sampson matthews silkscreen
20.25 x 27 ins ( 51.4 x 68.6 cms ) ( sheet )
Auction Estimate: $300.00 - $400.00
Price Realized $1,020.00
Sale date: February 23rd 2021
ALFRED JOSEPH CASSON
Crocuses; Hyacinths
pair of colour silkscreens
7 x 6 ins ( 17.8 x 15.2 cms ) ( sight (each) )
Auction Estimate: $300.00 - $400.00
Price Realized $960.00
Sale date: February 23rd 2021
WALTER JOSEPH PHILLIPS
Mount Eisenhower
sampson matthews silkscreen
30 x 40 ins ( 76.2 x 101.6 cms )
Auction Estimate: $600.00 - $800.00
Price Realized $780.00
Sale date: February 23rd 2021
ALFRED JOSEPH CASSON
Pirate Ship on Canoe Lake
colour silkscreen
sold with Greeting Cards & Ephemera for Taylor Statten Camps, Canoe Lake
-Folder with Photo of “Chief” Taylor Statten (1882-1956);
-Greeting Card from Jane and Page Statten, features print of black bear by A.J. Casson entitled, “Lord of Sim’s Pit”;
-General Greeting Card from Taylor Statten Camps, features a print of Canoe Lake by Jack Eastaugh, a staff member of the Camps;
-General Greeting Card from Camp Ahmek & Camp Wapomeo, features a drawing on the outside of a Canada Goose by Thoreau MacDonald and a tipped in photograph on the inside by wildlife photographer, Dan Gibson;
-Reprinted 1950 Newspaper Article from the Toronto Telegram and three unused shipping labels from 1957;
-Large Greeting Card from Jane and Page Statten features a reproduction of an etching of Canoe Lake by Woodruff K. Akroyd;
all unframed
6 x 7.25 ins ( 15.2 x 18.4 cms ) ( sheet )
Auction Estimate: $100.00 - $200.00
Price Realized $720.00
Sale date: February 23rd 2021
THOREAU MACDONALD
New Growth
lithograph with christmas cards and prints
illustration for “New Growth Series- The Relations of Men and Women”
sold together with:
-5 Christmas cards with images by the artist (each 5 ins x 6.25 ins); each unframed;
-14 reproduction prints of the artist’s sketches (each 5.25 ins x 8 ins); each unframed
6.5 x 4.75 ins ( 16.5 x 12.1 cms ) ( sight )
Auction Estimate: $300.00 - $400.00
Price Realized $660.00
Sale date: February 23rd 2021
THOREAU MACDONALD
A Calendar of Canadian Verse 1928
flip calendar and colour silkscreen on board
calendar intact and affixed with two staples (Irwin and Gordon Toronto, 1928);
sold with three unframed printed Christmas cards by the artist
12 x 6 ins ( 30.5 x 15.2 cms ) ( sheet )
Auction Estimate: $300.00 - $400.00
Price Realized $660.00
Sale date: February 23rd 2021
ALFRED JOSEPH CASSON
Ontario Village
sampson matthews silkscreen
artist name and title printed in the lower margin
30 x 40 ins ( 76.2 x 101.6 cms )
Auction Estimate: $300.00 - $400.00
Price Realized $600.00
Sale date: February 23rd 2021
JOSEPH ERNEST SAMPSON
Veterans of the Sea (original colour palette)
sampson matthews silkscreen
printed title in the lower margin
sold with a B/W print of original colour palette sent to - and received by - the London Daily Telegraph (5.5 ins x 7.5 ins); unframed
30 x 40 ins ( 76.2 x 101.6 cms )
Auction Estimate: $600.00 - $800.00
Price Realized $600.00
Sale date: February 23rd 2021
ALEXANDER YOUNG JACKSON
The Red Barn
colour silkscreen
Markgraf Montreal silkscreen laid down on masonite
21.5 x 27.5 ins ( 54.6 x 69.9 cms )
Auction Estimate: $300.00 - $400.00
Price Realized $480.00
Sale date: February 23rd 2021
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- Sale Closed: September 12, 2023
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- Fall Auction of International Art (Online Auction)
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- Sale Closed: April 19, 2022
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- Sale Closed: March 1, 2022
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