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.
BOOKS AND REFERENCE
Paul Kane’s Frontier; Eric Freifeld
two books and lithograph
- “Paul Kane’s Frontier”- J. Russell Harper, National Gallery of Canada, 1971), signed by J Russell Harper and numbered 22/250 on frontispiece; housed in original slipcase;
- “Eric Freifeld” (Paul Duval, Yaneff Gallery, 1977) numbered 221/300 and signed by author and artist on back description page; with lithograph “Pembrooke Street” signed, titled, dated 1971 and numbered 221/300 in the lower margin [11.75 ins x 13.5 ins]; housed in folder, all in original slipcase;
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Auction Estimate: $300.00 - $400.00
Price Realized $240.00
Sale date: August 17th 2021
JACK POLLOCK
Dear M: Letters from a Gentleman of Excess
book with three colour lithographs
- “Dear M: Letters from a Gentleman of Excess” (Jack Pollock, Toronto, 1989), signed, dated 1989 and numbered 86/100 on the titled page, presented within the original slipcase and three colour lithographs, “Lau Paradou”, “Cassis” and “Lacoste” (each signed, titled, dated 1989 and numbered 86/100, each sheet measuring 5.5 ins x 8.5 ins)
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Auction Estimate: $250.00 - $350.00
Price Realized $240.00
Sale date: August 17th 2021
BOOKS AND REFERENCE
Collection of Reference Books on Indigenous and Inuit Art
seven books
- “Masterpieces of Indian and Eskimo Art from Canada” (National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa, 1969);
- “Indians of Canada” (Diamond Jenness, National Museum of Canada, Ottawa, 1972);
- “Indians of the Prairie Provinces: An Historical Review” (Department of Northern Affairs and Northern Development, ottawa, 1967);
“Indians of Quebec and the Maritime Provinces” (Department of Northern Affairs and Northern Development, Ottawa, 1969)”
- “Indians of British Columbia” (Department of Northern Affairs and Northern Development, Ottawa, 1969);
- “Form and Freedom: A Dialogue on Northwest Coast Indian Art” (Bill Holm & William Reid, Institute for the Arts, Rice University, Texas, 1975)
- “Kwakiutl Our Native Peoples” (British Columbia Heritage Series, Provincial Museum, Victoria, 1971)
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Auction Estimate: $400.00 - $600.00
Price Realized $228.00
Sale date: August 17th 2021
BOOKS AND REFERENCE
La Vie des Art
seventy-one periodicals
Full catalogue listing in details
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Auction Estimate: $200.00 - $300.00
Price Realized $228.00
Sale date: August 17th 2021
BOOKS AND REFERENCE
Collection of Publications on Canadian and International Artists (Including Hughes, Kurelek, Binning, among others)
twenty-three books
Full listing within cataloguing details
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Auction Estimate: $300.00 - $500.00
Price Realized $216.00
Sale date: August 17th 2021
BOOKS AND REFERENCE
Collection of Publications on Art and Canadian Artists (Including Lyman, Morrice, Bellefleur, Varley, among others)
fourteen books
Full listing within cataloguing details
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Auction Estimate: $200.00 - $300.00
Price Realized $216.00
Sale date: August 17th 2021
BOOKS AND REFERENCE
Seven Canadian Art Reference Books
seven books
Full catalogue listing in details
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Auction Estimate: $200.00 - $300.00
Price Realized $204.00
Sale date: August 17th 2021
HAROLD BARLING TOWN
Harold Town: Enigmas
book with lithograph
McClelland and Stewart Limited, Toronto, 1964. Contains an original lithograph bound within, signed, dated 1964 and numbered “28/175” by Harold Town; Volume signed and numbered 28/175; housed the original slipcase
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Auction Estimate: $200.00 - $300.00
Price Realized $192.00
Sale date: August 17th 2021
BOOKS AND REFERENCE
Sorel Etrog Reference Books and Exhibition Booklets
ten books
Full catalogue listing in details
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Auction Estimate: $200.00 - $300.00
Price Realized $192.00
Sale date: August 17th 2021
BOOKS AND REFERENCE
Canadian Artist Exhibition Catalogues and Pamphlets
fourteen books and pamphlets
Full catalogue listing in details
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Auction Estimate: $300.00 - $500.00
Price Realized $180.00
Sale date: August 17th 2021
BOOKS AND REFERENCE
Collection of French Impressionism and Post-Impressionism Publications
six books
Full catalogue listing in details
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Auction Estimate: $200.00 - $300.00
Price Realized $180.00
Sale date: August 17th 2021
BOOKS AND REFERENCE
Three Publications on Alex Colville
three books
- “Colville” (David Burnett, McClelland and Stewart, 1983);
- “Alex Colville: Return” (Tom Smart, Art Gallery of Nova Scotia, Halifax, 2003);
- “Colville” (Andrew Hunter, National Gallery of Canada/ Art Gallery of Ontario, Ottawa/Toronto, 2014)
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Auction Estimate: $250.00 - $350.00
Price Realized $168.00
Sale date: August 17th 2021
DAVID SILVERBERG
The Song of Songs
portfolio of fifteen etchings in colours
- Series of fifteen etchings in colours, each signed and numbered 94/100 in the lower margin - 9 x 5.75 ins. [plate - each] and housed in the original portfolio box (The Upstairs Gallery, Toronto, 1961);
sold together with three books:
- “Le violon magique et autres legendes du Canada Français” (Claude Aubrey/Saul Field, Les Deux Rives, Ottawa, 1968);
- “Tales of Heritage” (Hédi Bouraoui/Saul Field, Upstairs Gallery, Willowdale);
- “Mark Moore: Selected Sculpture and Drawing” (Mississauga, ON, 1999)
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Auction Estimate: $200.00 - $300.00
Price Realized $168.00
Sale date: August 17th 2021
BOOKS AND REFERENCE
Ten Canadian Art Reference Books (Including Tanabe, Bobak, Plaskett, Hughes, among others)
ten books
Full catalogue listing in details
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Auction Estimate: $200.00 - $300.00
Price Realized $168.00
Sale date: August 17th 2021
BOOKS AND REFERENCE
The Love Poems of Irving Layton, Lithographs by Graham Coughtry
book
Irving Layton and Graham Coughtry (Canadian Fine Editions, 1978) signed by the author and artist and numbered 59 on back book description page
12.25 x 9.5 x 0.75 ins ( 31.1 x 24.1 x 1.9 cms )
Auction Estimate: $100.00 - $200.00
Price Realized $168.00
Sale date: August 17th 2021
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