October Abstractions (Online Auction) Highlights

This page provides details on a selection of works of art sold in our October Abstractions (Online Auction) which concluded on October 26, 2021. Select an item for more details. All posted prices include Buyer's Premium.

Artwork by Ruben Zellermayer, Ascending #1
RUBEN ZELLERMAYER
Ascending #1

painted steel sculpture
signed with initials and dated 1997 (incised) at base; titled to a label at base
42 x 6 x 5.5 ins ( 106.7 x 15.2 x 14 cms ) ( overall )

Auction Estimate: $500.00$300.00 - $500.00
Price Realized $240.00
Sale date: October 26th 2021

Artwork by Ronald York Wilson, Crowd of Ghoules
RONALD YORK WILSON
Crowd of Ghoules

ink and wash on paper
signed and titled on a label on the reverse
14 x 21.25 ins ( 35.6 x 54 cms ) ( sight )

Auction Estimate: $500.00$300.00 - $500.00
Price Realized $240.00
Sale date: October 26th 2021

Artwork by Colin Williams, Landscape
COLIN WILLIAMS
Landscape

oil on masonite
signed and dated 1973 lower right; unframed
18 x 24 ins ( 45.7 x 61 cms )

Auction Estimate: $250.00$150.00 - $250.00
Price Realized $228.00
Sale date: October 26th 2021

Artwork by Robert Sinclair, Mountain Foldback (Mountain Mantra)
ROBERT SINCLAIR
Mountain Foldback (Mountain Mantra)

mixed media on folded paper
signed and dated 2000 at the lower centre edge; signed, titled, dated 2000 and inscribed “(Version 3)” on the reverse of the framing
22.5 x 15.5 ins ( 57.2 x 39.4 cms ) ( sheet )

Auction Estimate: $250.00$150.00 - $250.00
Price Realized $216.00
Sale date: October 26th 2021

Artwork by Jean Paul Riopelle, Derrière le miroir
JEAN PAUL RIOPELLE
Derrière le miroir

5 lithographs in colour, book
text “Riopelle ou l’obsession de la peinture” by Franco Russoli, published for exhibition of 26 paintings and 15 sculptures by Riopelle at Galerie Maeght in April 1970; housed in original slipcover
15 x 33 ins ( 38.1 x 83.8 cms ) ( largest sheet )

Auction Estimate: $400.00$300.00 - $400.00
Price Realized $192.00
Sale date: October 26th 2021

Artwork by Claude Breeze, Outerland Image: Spring
CLAUDE BREEZE
Outerland Image: Spring

colour lithograph
signed, titled, dated 1982 and numbered 7/15 in the lower margin
24 x 18 ins ( 61 x 45.7 cms )

Auction Estimate: $300.00$200.00 - $300.00
Price Realized $177.00
Sale date: October 26th 2021

Artwork by Dang Lebadang, Untitled
DANG LEBADANG
Untitled

etching in colours
signed and numbered 97/175 in the lower margin
21 x 14.5 ins ( 53.3 x 36.8 cms ) ( sheet )

Auction Estimate: $300.00$200.00 - $300.00
Price Realized $180.00
Sale date: October 26th 2021

Artwork by Berto Lardera, Syntax
BERTO LARDERA
Syntax

etching
signed and numbered 305/400 lower left
6 x 7.25 ins ( 15.2 x 18.4 cms ) ( sheet )

Auction Estimate: $300.00$200.00 - $300.00
Price Realized $180.00
Sale date: October 26th 2021

Artwork by Toni Onley, Untitled
TONI ONLEY
Untitled

mixed media collage
signed and dated 1964 lower right
11.75 x 13.75 ins ( 29.8 x 34.9 cms )

Auction Estimate: $2,000.00$1,500.00 - $2,000.00
Price Realized $900.00
Sale date: October 26th 2021

Artwork by Rick Burns, Body Transparent (Reach)
RICK BURNS
Body Transparent (Reach)

mixed media
signed lower left; titled and dated 2000 on a gallery label on the reverse
44 x 33 ins ( 111.8 x 83.8 cms )

Auction Estimate: $1,000.00$800.00 - $1,000.00
Price Realized $750.00
Sale date: October 26th 2021

Artwork by Louis Belzile, Sortilège
LOUIS BELZILE
Sortilège

oil on canvas
signed and dated 1976 lower left; signed on the reverse
16 x 20 ins ( 40.6 x 50.8 cms )

Auction Estimate: $2,000.00$1,500.00 - $2,000.00
Price Realized $600.00
Sale date: October 26th 2021

Previous Auctions

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Past and Present: International Art from the Collection of Robert Noakes (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: April 22, 2025
 
Select Canadian Art (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: April 22, 2025
 
Works on Paper & Prints (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: April 22, 2025
 
The Art of Atlantic Canada (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: April 22, 2025
 
Books & Reference: From the Library of Dennis Reid (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: April 22, 2025
 
International Prints & Multiples (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: March 25, 2025
 
Post-War & Contemporary Art (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: March 25, 2025
 
The Art of Quebec (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: March 25, 2025
 
Celebrating Women Artists (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: March 25, 2025
 
In the Eye of the Beholder: Photographs from the Collection of Robert Noakes (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: March 25, 2025
 
Books & Reference: From the Library of Dennis Reid (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: March 25, 2025
 
Books & Reference: From the Library of Dennis Reid (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: February 25, 2025
 
The Canadian Landscape (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: February 25, 2025
 
Artwork from the Estate of Jaan Poldaas (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: February 25, 2025
 
Three Dimensions (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: February 25, 2025
 
Abstract vs. Figural: Prints from the Collection of Robert Noakes (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: February 25, 2025
 
A Modern Eye: Canadian Art from the Collection of Robert Noakes (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: February 25, 2025
 
Drawn to Places: Landscapes on Paper (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: February 25, 2025
 
Post-War & Contemporary Art (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: January 28, 2025
 
Works on Paper & Prints (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: January 28, 2025
 
The Artwork of Sir Frederick Banting (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: January 28, 2025
 
The Academy (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: January 28, 2025
 
Select Canadian Prints (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: December 10, 2024
 
Holiday Sale (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: December 10, 2024
 
Books & Reference: From the Library of Dennis Reid (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: December 10, 2024
 
Photography from the Collection of Salah Bachir (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: December 10, 2024
 
Live Auction of Important Canadian & International Art
Sale Closed: November 27, 2024
 
Art Gallery of Hamilton (Auction of Donated Works for Fundraising) (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: November 19, 2024
 
Works on Paper & Prints (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: November 19, 2024
 
British & Continental Pictures (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: November 19, 2024
 
The Art of Atlantic Canada (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: November 19, 2024
 
First Nations & Inuit Art (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: November 19, 2024
 
Canadian Abstraction (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: November 19, 2024
 
Select Canadian Art (Online Auction)_
Sale Closed: October 22, 2024
 
Modern & Contemporary International Art (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: October 22, 2024
 
The Art of Quebec (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: October 22, 2024
 
Capture (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: October 22, 2024
 
The Group of Seven & Their Associates (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: October 22, 2024
 
Books & Reference: From the Library of Dennis Reid (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: October 22, 2024
 
Post-War & Contemporary Art (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: September 24, 2024
 
The Canadian Landscape (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: September 24, 2024
 
Picasso & His Contemporaries (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: September 24, 2024
 
International Prints & Multiples (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: September 24, 2024
 
Books & Reference: From the Library of Dennis Reid (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: September 24, 2024
 
Mousseau and Friends (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: September 24, 2024
 
Canadian Art (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: August 20, 2024
 
En plein air (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: August 20, 2024
 
Three Dimensions (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: August 20, 2024
 
Books & Reference: From the Library of Dennis Reid (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: August 20, 2024
 
Post-War & Contemporary Art (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: July 23, 2024
 
Works on Paper (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: July 23, 2024
 
Canadian Prints & Multiples (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: July 23, 2024
 
The Art of Atlantic Canada (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: July 23, 2024
 
The Grand Tour (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: July 23, 2024
 
Books & Reference: From the Library of Dennis Reid (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: July 23, 2024
 
British & Continental Pictures (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: June 25, 2024
 
The Canadian Landscape (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: June 25, 2024
 
First Nations & Inuit Art (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: June 25, 2024
 
Works from the Estate of William Ronald (Part II) (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: June 25, 2024
 
The Artwork of Sir Frederick Banting (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: June 25, 2024
 
Spring Live Auction (Session 1 & 2)
Sale Closed: May 30, 2024
 
Modern & Contemporary International Art (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: May 21, 2024
 
The Group of Seven (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: May 21, 2024
 
Select Canadian Art (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: May 21, 2024
 
Works from the Estate of Dennis Reid (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: May 21, 2024
 
The Artwork of David Blackwood (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: May 21, 2024
 
Capture (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: April 23, 2024
 
Post-War & Contemporary Art (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: April 23, 2024
 
The Canadian Landscape (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: April 23, 2024
 
Modern Forms (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: April 23, 2024
 
Works on Paper (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: April 23, 2024
 
The Academy (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: April 23, 2024
 
International Prints, Multiples & Works on Paper (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: March 26, 2024
 
Celebrating Women Artists (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: March 26, 2024
 
La belle province (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: March 26, 2024
 
Art of Atlantic Canada (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: March 26, 2024
 
Art Gallery of Hamilton (Auction of Donated Artwork for Fundraising) (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: March 26, 2024
 
Coast to Coast (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: February 27, 2024
 
En plein air (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: February 27, 2024
 
Watercolours & Drawings (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: February 27, 2024
 
Canadian Prints & Multiples (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: February 27, 2024
 
Post-War & Contemporary Art (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: January 23, 2024
 
20th Century Works on Paper (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: January 23, 2024
 
The Academy (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: January 23, 2024
 
Inuit & First Nations Art (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: January 23, 2024
 
The Collection of Joe & Anita Robertson (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: December 12, 2023
 
Bidding in a Winter Wonderland (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: December 12, 2023
 
An Important Private Collection of Canadian Art (Session 2)
Sale Closed: December 6, 2023
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Fall Live Auction of Important Canadian & International Art (Session 1)
Sale Closed: December 6, 2023
 
Modern & Contemporary Art (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: November 7, 2023
 
British & Continental Pictures (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: November 7, 2023
 
Toronto: Represented and Abstracted (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: November 7, 2023
 
Auction to Benefit NSCAD (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: November 7, 2023
 
Select Canadian Art (Online Auction)
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
 

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