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, Five Books on Canadian Prints and Drawings
BOOKS AND REFERENCE
Five Books on Canadian Prints and Drawings

five books
- “Canadian Drawings and Prints” (Paul Duval, Toronto, 1952);
- “Canadian War Posters: 1914-1918, 1939-1945” (Marc H. Choko, Méridien, Ottawa, 1994);
- Fitzgerald as Printmaker” (Helen Coy, The University of Manitoba Press, Winnipeg, 1982);
- “The Tranquility and the Turbulence: The Life and Work of Walker J. Phillips” (Roger H. Boulet, M.B. Loates Publishing, Markham, 1981);
- “Reflections in a Quiet Pool: The Prints of David Milne” (Rosemarie Tovell, The National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa, 1980);
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Auction Estimate: $300.00$200.00 - $300.00
Price Realized $120.00
Sale date: August 17th 2021

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

six books
- “The McMichael Canadian Art Collection” (Paul Duval, Sampson Matthews Limited, Toronto, 1973);
- “Jewish Painters of Montreal: Witness of Their Time, 1930-1948” (Esther Trépanier, Les Editions de l’Homme, Montreal, 2008);
- “Sympathetic Realism: George A. Reid and the Academic Tradition” (Christine Boyanoski, The Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto, 1986);
- “Canadian Impressionism” (Paul Duval, McClelland and Stewart, Toronto, 1990);
- “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;
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Auction Estimate: $300.00$200.00 - $300.00
Price Realized $120.00
Sale date: August 17th 2021

Artwork by  Books and Reference, Robert Bordeau
BOOKS AND REFERENCE
Robert Bordeau

book
- “Robert Bordeau” (Mintmark Press, Toronto, 1979; signed and numbered 179/369 on the title page) incribed by the artist and housed in the original slipcover
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Auction Estimate: $250.00$150.00 - $250.00
Price Realized $120.00
Sale date: August 17th 2021

Artwork by  Books and Reference, Collection of Art Reference Books
BOOKS AND REFERENCE
Collection of Art Reference Books

twelve books
Full listing within cataloguing details
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Auction Estimate: $300.00$200.00 - $300.00
Price Realized $108.00
Sale date: August 17th 2021

Artwork by  Books and Reference, Nineteen International Art Reference Books
BOOKS AND REFERENCE
Nineteen International Art Reference Books

nineteen books
Full catalogue listing in details
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Auction Estimate: $250.00$150.00 - $250.00
Price Realized $96.00
Sale date: August 17th 2021

Artwork by  Books and Reference, A Large Collection of Auction Catalogues and Publications
BOOKS AND REFERENCE
A Large Collection of Auction Catalogues and Publications

auction catalogues and publications
Full catalogue listing in details
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Auction Estimate: $300.00$200.00 - $300.00
Price Realized $96.00
Sale date: August 17th 2021

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

fourteen publications
Full listing within cataloguing details
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Auction Estimate: $150.00$100.00 - $150.00
Price Realized $96.00
Sale date: August 17th 2021

Artwork by  Books and Reference, Collection of Pablo Picasso books
BOOKS AND REFERENCE
Collection of Pablo Picasso books

ten books
Full catalogue listing in details
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Auction Estimate: $500.00$300.00 - $500.00
Price Realized $84.00
Sale date: August 17th 2021

Artwork by  Books and Reference, Guido Molinari
BOOKS AND REFERENCE
Guido Molinari

journal
“Guido Molinari” (Journal, No. 15, 2 July 1976, The National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa)
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Auction Estimate: $250.00$150.00 - $250.00
Price Realized $84.00
Sale date: August 17th 2021

Artwork by  Books and Reference, Eight International Art Reference Books
BOOKS AND REFERENCE
Eight International Art Reference Books

eight books
Full catalogue listing in details
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Auction Estimate: $250.00$150.00 - $250.00
Price Realized $84.00
Sale date: August 17th 2021

Artwork by  Books and Reference, Collection of French Impressionism and Post-Impressionism Publications
BOOKS AND REFERENCE
Collection of French Impressionism and Post-Impressionism Publications

six books
Full catalogue listing in details
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Auction Estimate: $300.00$200.00 - $300.00
Price Realized $72.00
Sale date: August 17th 2021

Artwork by  Books and Reference, Canadian Art Reference Materials - Seven Books and Journals
BOOKS AND REFERENCE
Canadian Art Reference Materials - Seven Books and Journals

seven books and journals
- “Northward Journal: A Quarterly of Northern Arts No. 25” (Penumbra Press, Moonbeam, Ont., 1982);
- “Bulletin - National Gallery of Canada, Vol. 4, No.1.” (National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa, 1966);
- “National Gallery of Canada annual Bulletin 3” (National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa, 1979-80);
- “Library and Archives, National Gallery of Canada” (Murray Waddington and Jo Nordley Beglo, National Gallery of Canda, Ottawa, c. 2007);
- “Bibliothèque et Archives, Musée des beaux-arts du Canada” (Murray Waddington and Jo Nordley Beglo, Musée des beaux-arts du Canada, c. 2007);
- “National Gallery of Canada Review: Volume V” (David Franklin, National Gallery of Canda, Ottawa, 2006);
- “Index to National Gallery of Canada Exhibition Catalogues and Checklists 1880-1930” (Philip Dombowsky, National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa, 2007)
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Auction Estimate: $250.00$150.00 - $250.00
Price Realized $71.00
Sale date: August 17th 2021

Artwork by  Books and Reference, Fifteen Canadian and International Art Reference Books (Including Olitski, Hofmann, Kandinsky, among others)
BOOKS AND REFERENCE
Fifteen Canadian and International Art Reference Books (Including Olitski, Hofmann, Kandinsky, among others)

fifteen books
Full catalogue listing in details
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Auction Estimate: $250.00$150.00 - $250.00
Price Realized $72.00
Sale date: August 17th 2021

Artwork by  Books and Reference, Collection of Books on Vincent Van Gogh
BOOKS AND REFERENCE
Collection of Books on Vincent Van Gogh

five books
Full listing in catalogue details
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Auction Estimate: $300.00$200.00 - $300.00
Price Realized $60.00
Sale date: August 17th 2021

Artwork by  Books and Reference, Collection of Henry Moore Books
BOOKS AND REFERENCE
Collection of Henry Moore Books

eight books
Full listing in catalogue details
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Auction Estimate: $350.00$250.00 - $350.00
Price Realized $60.00
Sale date: August 17th 2021

Previous Auctions

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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
 
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
 

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