Post-War & Contemporary Canadian Art Highlights

This page provides details on a selection of works of art sold in our Post-War & Contemporary Canadian Art which concluded on May 31, 2022. Select an item for more details. All posted prices include Buyer's Premium.

Artwork by Alfred Pellan, Bird and Female
ALFRED PELLAN
Bird and Female

pencil
signed lower right
11.5 x 9 ins ( 29.2 x 22.9 cms ) ( sheet )

Auction Estimate: $2,000.00$1,500.00 - $2,000.00
Price Realized $4,320.00
Sale date: May 31st 2022

Artwork by Stanley Morel Cosgrove, Still Life with Jug and Bowl
STANLEY MOREL COSGROVE
Still Life with Jug and Bowl

oil on canvas board
signed lower left; dated 1965 to a gallery label on the reverse
12 x 16 ins ( 30.5 x 40.6 cms )

Auction Estimate: $2,000.00$1,500.00 - $2,000.00
Price Realized $4,080.00
Sale date: May 31st 2022

Artwork by Mary Pratt, Grapes in a Colander
MARY PRATT
Grapes in a Colander

mixed media on paper
signed, titled and dated 2007 in the lower margin; titled and dated to a gallery label on the reverse of the frame
8 x 8.5 ins ( 20.3 x 21.6 cms ) ( image )

Auction Estimate: $5,000.00$3,000.00 - $5,000.00
Price Realized $4,080.00
Sale date: May 31st 2022

Artwork by Kosso Eloul, Maquette for Korbus-Friendship
KOSSO ELOUL
Maquette for Korbus-Friendship

steel
signed lower end (incised)
19.5 x 13 x 4 ins ( 49.5 x 33 x 10.2 cms ) ( overall )

Auction Estimate: $3,500.00$2,500.00 - $3,500.00
Price Realized $3,600.00
Sale date: May 31st 2022

Artwork by Jean-Philippe Dallaire, La chute d’Icare
JEAN-PHILIPPE DALLAIRE
La chute d’Icare

gouache on paper
initialled and dated 1948 lower right; titled on a gallery label on the reverse
7.5 x 6.5 ins ( 19.1 x 16.5 cms ) ( sheet )

Auction Estimate: $8,000.00$6,000.00 - $8,000.00
Price Realized $3,600.00
Sale date: May 31st 2022

Artwork by Philip Henry Howard Surrey, Bathers
PHILIP HENRY HOWARD SURREY
Bathers

watercolour
signed lower right
23.25 x 17.5 ins ( 59.1 x 44.5 cms ) ( sight )

Auction Estimate: $4,000.00$3,000.00 - $4,000.00
Price Realized $3,600.00
Sale date: May 31st 2022

Artwork by Bruno Côté, Lac Sacacomie
BRUNO CÔTÉ
Lac Sacacomie

oil on board
signed lower right; signed and titled on the reverse
20 x 24 ins ( 50.8 x 61 cms )

Auction Estimate: $4,000.00$3,000.00 - $4,000.00
Price Realized $3,600.00
Sale date: May 31st 2022

Artwork by Edward Burtynsky, Pentimento
EDWARD BURTYNSKY
Pentimento


hardcover folio edition of ten archival chromogenic prints and book
signed, dated 2010 and numbered 21/30 on inside folio cover; each blind stamped and initialed on the reverse; all housed in the original archival box
20 x 24 ins ( 50.8 x 61 cms ) ( each sheet )

Auction Estimate: $6,000.00$4,000.00 - $6,000.00
Price Realized $3,600.00
Sale date: May 31st 2022

Artwork by Philip Henry Howard Surrey, Murray’s Restaurant
PHILIP HENRY HOWARD SURREY
Murray’s Restaurant

pastel
9.75 x 11.5 ins ( 24.8 x 29.2 cms ) ( sight )

Auction Estimate: $2,000.00$1,500.00 - $2,000.00
Price Realized $3,120.00
Sale date: May 31st 2022

Artwork by Henri Leopold Masson, Yacht Club, Kingston, Ont.
HENRI LEOPOLD MASSON
Yacht Club, Kingston, Ont.

oil on canvas
signed and dated 1951 lower left; titled in pencil on the stretcher
18 x 22 ins ( 45.7 x 55.9 cms )

Auction Estimate: $3,000.00$2,000.00 - $3,000.00
Price Realized $2,880.00
Sale date: May 31st 2022

Artwork by Bruno Joseph Bobak, Tender Embrace
BRUNO JOSEPH BOBAK
Tender Embrace

oil on canvas
signed lower right; signed, titled and inscribed “110” on the reverse
30 x 40 ins ( 76.2 x 101.6 cms )

Auction Estimate: $5,000.00$3,000.00 - $5,000.00
Price Realized $2,640.00
Sale date: May 31st 2022

Artwork by Stanley Morel Cosgrove, Trees
STANLEY MOREL COSGROVE
Trees

oil on canvas
signed lower left; signed and dated 1973 on a label on the reverse
24.25 x 20 ins ( 61.6 x 50.8 cms )

Auction Estimate: $3,500.00$2,500.00 - $3,500.00
Price Realized $2,640.00
Sale date: May 31st 2022

Artwork by John Hartman, Nightfall - La Plaine de LaFontaine
JOHN HARTMAN
Nightfall - La Plaine de LaFontaine

pastel on paper
signed with initial lower right; signed, titled and dated 1981 on the reverse
22 x 30.5 ins ( 55.9 x 77.5 cms )

Auction Estimate: $1,800.00$1,400.00 - $1,800.00
Price Realized $1,920.00
Sale date: May 31st 2022

Artwork by Jean Paul Riopelle, Le Couchant
JEAN PAUL RIOPELLE
Le Couchant

colour lithograph
signed and inscribed “5” lower right; numbered 84/90 lower left; unframed
22 x 25.5 ins ( 55.9 x 64.8 cms ) ( sheet )

Auction Estimate: $2,500.00$2,000.00 - $2,500.00
Price Realized $1,800.00
Sale date: May 31st 2022

Artwork by Kevin Sonmor, Siege Study: Marker
KEVIN SONMOR
Siege Study: Marker

oil on linen
stamped on the edge of the stretcher; signed, titled and dated 2004 on the stretcher; unframed
36 x 36 ins ( 91.4 x 91.4 cms )

Auction Estimate: $2,000.00$1,500.00 - $2,000.00
Price Realized $1,800.00
Sale date: May 31st 2022

Previous Auctions

Select from a list of previous auctions to view specific sale highlights.

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
( Download PDF )
 
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
 
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
( Download PDF )
 
An Important Private Collection of Canadian Art (Session 2)
Sale Closed: June 8, 2023
( Download PDF )
 
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
 

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