People & Places - Portraiture & Landscapes (Online Auction) Highlights

This page provides details on a selection of works of art sold in our People & Places - Portraiture & Landscapes (Online Auction) which concluded on July 20, 2021. Select an item for more details. All posted prices include Buyer's Premium.

Artwork by Peter Clapham Sheppard, Painting Muskoka Rapids (Self Portrait)
PETER CLAPHAM SHEPPARD
Painting Muskoka Rapids (Self Portrait)

oil on board
signed lower right; titled and dated 1932 with the artist’s estate stamp on the reverse
13 x 16 ins ( 33 x 40.6 cms )

Auction Estimate: $5,000.00$3,000.00 - $5,000.00
Price Realized $20,400.00
Sale date: July 20th 2021

Artwork by Maud Lewis, Oxen
MAUD LEWIS
Oxen

mixed media on masonite
unsigned
11.25 x 15 ins ( 28.6 x 38.1 cms )

Auction Estimate: $10,000.00$8,000.00 - $10,000.00
Price Realized $15,600.00
Sale date: July 20th 2021

Artwork by Peter Clapham Sheppard, Autumn Skies, Lake of Bays
PETER CLAPHAM SHEPPARD
Autumn Skies, Lake of Bays

oil on canvas
signed lower right; titled “Autumn Skies” and the estate stamp on the reverse
30 x 36 ins ( 76.2 x 91.4 cms )

Auction Estimate: $15,000.00$10,000.00 - $15,000.00
Price Realized $9,600.00
Sale date: July 20th 2021

Artwork by William Brymner, Pearl Russell
WILLIAM BRYMNER
Pearl Russell

oil on canvas
signed upper right; signed, titled and inscribed “To MA Coté” on the stretcher
14 x 10.25 ins ( 35.6 x 26 cms )

Auction Estimate: $4,000.00$3,000.00 - $4,000.00
Price Realized $8,520.00
Sale date: July 20th 2021

Artwork by Frederick Horsman Varley, Couple Resting
FREDERICK HORSMAN VARLEY
Couple Resting

watercolour
signed lower left
9.75 x 13.25 ins ( 24.8 x 33.7 cms ) ( sight )

Auction Estimate: $7,000.00$5,000.00 - $7,000.00
Price Realized $7,800.00
Sale date: July 20th 2021

Artwork by Allen Sapp, Got the Water from a Well
ALLEN SAPP
Got the Water from a Well

acrylic on canvas
signed lower right; titled and dated 1971 on a label on the reverse
20 x 16 ins ( 50.8 x 40.6 cms )

Auction Estimate: $3,500.00$2,500.00 - $3,500.00
Price Realized $5,280.00
Sale date: July 20th 2021

Artwork by William Goodridge Roberts, Nude Lying on Blue
WILLIAM GOODRIDGE ROBERTS
Nude Lying on Blue

oil on board
signed lower right; Roberts Inventory Number (2210) inscribed on the reverse
36 x 48 ins ( 91.4 x 121.9 cms )

Auction Estimate: $10,000.00$7,000.00 - $10,000.00
Price Realized $5,040.00
Sale date: July 20th 2021

Artwork by John William Beatty, Trees in Autumn
JOHN WILLIAM BEATTY
Trees in Autumn

oil on pulp board
signed lower right; inscribed “Looks as though it might be near Owen Sound about 1914/15 -Thoreau MacDonald” on the reverse
12.25 x 9 ins ( 31.1 x 22.9 cms )

Auction Estimate: $7,000.00$5,000.00 - $7,000.00
Price Realized $4,800.00
Sale date: July 20th 2021

Artwork by Manly Edward MacDonald, Springtime on a Quinte Farm
MANLY EDWARD MACDONALD
Springtime on a Quinte Farm

oil on canvas laid down on board
signed lower left; titled on the brassplate; titled to a gallery label on the reverse
10.5 x 13.5 ins ( 26.7 x 34.3 cms )

Auction Estimate: $4,000.00$3,000.00 - $4,000.00
Price Realized $3,240.00
Sale date: July 20th 2021

Artwork by George Horne Russell, St. Andrews
GEORGE HORNE RUSSELL
St. Andrews

oil on board
signed lower left
9.5 x 12.75 ins ( 24.1 x 32.4 cms )

Auction Estimate: $1,500.00$1,200.00 - $1,500.00
Price Realized $3,120.00
Sale date: July 20th 2021

Artwork by Joyce Wieland, Woman with Mirror
JOYCE WIELAND
Woman with Mirror

ink
signed and dated 1954 lower left
17 x 28 ins ( 43.2 x 71.1 cms ) ( sheet )

Auction Estimate: $1,200.00$800.00 - $1,200.00
Price Realized $3,120.00
Sale date: July 20th 2021

Artwork by Gertrude Des Clayes, Barbara, Daughter of F. Pitcher Esq.
GERTRUDE DES CLAYES
Barbara, Daughter of F. Pitcher Esq.

pastel on paper
signed upper right; signed and titled on a label on the reverse
21.5 x 16.25 ins ( 54.6 x 41.3 cms ) ( sheet )

Auction Estimate: $3,500.00$2,500.00 - $3,500.00
Price Realized $2,640.00
Sale date: July 20th 2021

Artwork by Peter Clapham Sheppard, Summer Breeze
PETER CLAPHAM SHEPPARD
Summer Breeze

oil on board
signed lower right; portrait of a man on the reverse
10.5 x 8.5 ins ( 26.7 x 21.6 cms )

Auction Estimate: $5,000.00$3,000.00 - $5,000.00
Price Realized $2,640.00
Sale date: July 20th 2021

Artwork by Peter Clapham Sheppard, Wheat Threshing, Ontario
PETER CLAPHAM SHEPPARD
Wheat Threshing, Ontario

oil on board
signed lower left; titled and dated 1940 on the reverse
8.5 x 10.5 ins ( 21.6 x 26.7 cms )

Auction Estimate: $5,000.00$3,000.00 - $5,000.00
Price Realized $2,640.00
Sale date: July 20th 2021

Artwork by Allen Sapp, Two Boys Playing in Trees
ALLEN SAPP
Two Boys Playing in Trees

oil on canvas
signed lower right; titled on the reverse
15.75 x 12 ins ( 40 x 30.5 cms )

Auction Estimate: $1,500.00$1,000.00 - $1,500.00
Price Realized $2,640.00
Sale date: July 20th 2021

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