Books & Reference (Online Auction) Highlights

This page provides details on a selection of works of art sold in our Books & Reference (Online Auction) which concluded on August 17, 2021. Select an item for more details. All posted prices include Buyer's Premium.

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

105 magazines
Full catalogue listing in details
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Auction Estimate: $400.00$300.00 - $400.00
Price Realized $1,920.00
Sale date: August 17th 2021

Artwork by  Books and Reference, Fifteen International Photography Reference Books
BOOKS AND REFERENCE
Fifteen International Photography Reference Books

fifteen books
Full catalogue listing in details
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Auction Estimate: $300.00$200.00 - $300.00
Price Realized $480.00
Sale date: August 17th 2021

Artwork by  Books and Reference, Collection of Marius Barbeau Books
BOOKS AND REFERENCE
Collection of Marius Barbeau Books

four books
- “Totem Poles, Volume 1” (Marius Barbeau, Department of Resources and Development, National Museum of Canada, 1950);
- “Totem Poles, Volume 2” (Mairus Barbeau, Department of Resources and Development,National Museum of Canada, 1950);
- “Indian Days on the Western Prairies” (Marius Barbeau, National Museum of Canada, 1970);
- “Medicine Men on the North Pacific Coast” (Marius Barbeau, National Museum of Canada, 1958)
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Auction Estimate: $600.00$400.00 - $600.00
Price Realized $420.00
Sale date: August 17th 2021

Artwork by  Books and Reference, Collection of Books on Edvard Munch
BOOKS AND REFERENCE
Collection of Books on Edvard Munch

seven books
Full listing in catalogue details
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Auction Estimate: $300.00$200.00 - $300.00
Price Realized $420.00
Sale date: August 17th 2021

Artwork by  Books and Reference, Barker Fairley
BOOKS AND REFERENCE
Barker Fairley

book with two lithographs
Paul Duval, “Barker Fairley”, Marianne Friedland Gallery Limited, 1980; includes 2 untitled lithographs (each signed and numbered 170/300, each 11.5 ins x 11 ins (sheet size)); enclosed in front pages; in original case; each unframed
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Auction Estimate: $600.00$400.00 - $600.00
Price Realized $390.00
Sale date: August 17th 2021

Artwork by  Books and Reference, Maritime Art: The Journal of the Maritime Art Association: A Canadian Magazine
BOOKS AND REFERENCE
Maritime Art: The Journal of the Maritime Art Association: A Canadian Magazine

twelve journals
Full catalogue listing in details
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Auction Estimate: $300.00$200.00 - $300.00
Price Realized $390.00
Sale date: August 17th 2021

Artwork by  Books and Reference, Eight Canadian Art Reference Books (Including Bush, Gagnon, Town, Cahen, among others)
BOOKS AND REFERENCE
Eight Canadian Art Reference Books (Including Bush, Gagnon, Town, Cahen, among others)

eight books
Full catalogue listing in details
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Auction Estimate: $300.00$200.00 - $300.00
Price Realized $390.00
Sale date: August 17th 2021

Artwork by  Books and Reference, Canadian Art Books and Exhibition Catalogues
BOOKS AND REFERENCE
Canadian Art Books and Exhibition Catalogues

eight books and catalogues
- “Canadian War Memorials Paintings Exhibition - 1920” (Canadian War Records Office, Ottawa, 1920);
- “Catalogue of the Canadian Art Club Second Annual Exhibition” (Canadian Art Club, County of York, 1909);
- “Exposition d’Art Canadien” (Musée du Jeu de Paume, Paris, 1927);
- “Third Biennial Exhibition of Canadian Painting 1959” (The National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa, 1969);
- “Seventh Biennial Exhibition of Canadian Painting 1968” (The National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa, 1968);
-”From Women’s Eyes: Women Painters in Canada” (Agnes Etherington Art Centre, Kingston, 1975);
- “A Collector’s Choice of Canadian Art” (Bram Garber, Montreal, n.d.);
- “Peinture canadienne des années trente” (Charles C. Hill, National Gallery of Canada, 1975);
- “L’art du connaisseur” (Musee des Beaux-Arts de Montreal, Montreal, 1978)

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Auction Estimate: $400.00$300.00 - $400.00
Price Realized $360.00
Sale date: August 17th 2021

Artwork by  Books and Reference, Fifteen Canadian Art Reference Books (Including Nakamura, Tousignant, Gaucher, Molinari, Juneau, Martin, among others)
BOOKS AND REFERENCE
Fifteen Canadian Art Reference Books (Including Nakamura, Tousignant, Gaucher, Molinari, Juneau, Martin, among others)

fifteen books
Full catalogue listing in details
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Auction Estimate: $300.00$200.00 - $300.00
Price Realized $300.00
Sale date: August 17th 2021

Artwork by  Books and Reference, Five Canadian Artist Books (Including Milne, Morrisseau, Curnoe, Lemieux, Bobak)
BOOKS AND REFERENCE
Five Canadian Artist Books (Including Milne, Morrisseau, Curnoe, Lemieux, Bobak)

five books
- “David Milne” (Ed. Ian Thom, Douglas and McIntyre, Vancouver, 1991);
- “Norval Morrisseau: Shaman Artist” (Greg Hill, The National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa, 2006);
- “Greg Curnoe” (Pierre Théberge, The National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa, 1982);
- “Lemieux” (Guy Robert, translated by John David Allan, gage Publishing, Toronto, 1975);
- “Wildflowers of Canada: Impressions and Sketches of a Field Artist” (Molly Lamb Bobak, Pagurian Press Limited, Toronto, 1978) signed by the artist and numbered 30/250 on the title page and housed in the original slipcover;
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Auction Estimate: $300.00$200.00 - $300.00
Price Realized $288.00
Sale date: August 17th 2021

Artwork by  Books and Reference, Five Books on the Group of Seven and Canadian Art
BOOKS AND REFERENCE
Five Books on the Group of Seven and Canadian Art

five books
- “A Border of Beauty: Arthur Lismer’s Pen and Pencil” (Marjorie Lismer Bridges, Red Rock Publishing, Toronto, 1977);
- “Group of Seven Drawings” (Paul Duval, Burns and MacEachern Limited, Toronto, 1965);
- “Canadian Art in the Twentieth Century” (Joan Murrau, Dundurn Press, Toronto, 1999);
- “The Group of Seven” (Peter Mellen, McLelland and Stewart, Toronto, 1970); housed in original slipcase;
- “The Tangled Garden: The Art of J.E.H. MacDonald” (Paul Duval, Cerebrus Prentice- Hall, Scarborough, 1978);
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Auction Estimate: $300.00$200.00 - $300.00
Price Realized $276.00
Sale date: August 17th 2021

Artwork by André Charles Biéler, An Artist’s Life and Times
ANDRÉ CHARLES BIÉLER
An Artist’s Life and Times

book with serigraph
- “Andre Bieler: An Artist’s Life and Times” (Frances K. Smith, Merritt Publishing Company, Ltd, Toronto/Vancouver, 1980);
- “Mon Voisin” (serigraph, signed, titled and numbered 162/225 in the lower margin, 13 x 10 ins. [sheet]) -unframed; all housed in the original slipcase
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Auction Estimate: $400.00$300.00 - $400.00
Price Realized $270.00
Sale date: August 17th 2021

Artwork by  Books and Reference, Collection of Seven Canadian Artist Reference Books
BOOKS AND REFERENCE
Collection of Seven Canadian Artist Reference Books

seven publications
Full catalogue listing in details
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Auction Estimate: $600.00$400.00 - $600.00
Price Realized $264.00
Sale date: August 17th 2021

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

twelve books
Full catalogue listing in details
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Auction Estimate: $300.00$200.00 - $300.00
Price Realized $264.00
Sale date: August 17th 2021

Artwork by  Books and Reference, Canadian Art Exhibition Catalogues and Books
BOOKS AND REFERENCE
Canadian Art Exhibition Catalogues and Books

twenty-three catalogues and books
Full catalogue listing in details
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Auction Estimate: $400.00$300.00 - $400.00
Price Realized $240.00
Sale date: August 17th 2021

Previous Auctions

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Sale Closed: January 23, 2024
 
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Sale Closed: January 23, 2024
 
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Sale Closed: January 23, 2024
 
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Sale Closed: January 23, 2024
 
The Collection of Joe & Anita Robertson (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: December 12, 2023
 
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Sale Closed: December 12, 2023
 
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Sale Closed: December 6, 2023
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Fall Live Auction of Important Canadian & International Art (Session 1)
Sale Closed: December 6, 2023
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Modern & Contemporary Art (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: November 7, 2023
 
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Sale Closed: November 7, 2023
 
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Sale Closed: November 7, 2023
 
Auction to Benefit NSCAD (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: November 7, 2023
 
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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
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An Important Private Collection of Canadian Art (Session 2)
Sale Closed: June 8, 2023
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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
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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
 

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