Historical Canadian Art Highlights

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

Artwork by Aaron Allan Edson, The Bridle Path, Mount Royal, Montreal
AARON ALLAN EDSON
The Bridle Path, Mount Royal, Montreal

oil on board
titled on the reverse
23 x 17 ins ( 58.4 x 43.2 cms )

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

Artwork by Frederick William Hutchison, Woman on the Beach
FREDERICK WILLIAM HUTCHISON
Woman on the Beach

oil on canvas
signed and titled on the reverse
18.5 x 15.25 ins ( 47 x 38.7 cms )

Auction Estimate: $3,000.00$2,000.00 - $3,000.00
Price Realized $1,800.00
Sale date: May 31st 2022

Artwork by  Various Artists, Collection of Drawings by Members of The Toronto Art League and The Toronto Art League Catalogues
VARIOUS ARTISTS
Collection of Drawings by Members of The Toronto Art League and The Toronto Art League Catalogues

6 drawings; 2 catalogues
Full catalogue listing in details
29 x 19.75 ins ( 73.7 x 50.2 cms ) ( overall (mat) )

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

Artwork by Henry George Glyde, Rocky Mountain Road
HENRY GEORGE GLYDE
Rocky Mountain Road

watercolour
signed and dated 1956 lower right; signed, titled and dated on the reverse
13.5 x 18.25 ins ( 34.3 x 46.4 cms ) ( sight )

Auction Estimate: $1,500.00$1,200.00 - $1,500.00
Price Realized $1,320.00
Sale date: May 31st 2022

Artwork by Aaron Allan Edson, Exploring the Bridle Path, Mount Royal, Montreal
AARON ALLAN EDSON
Exploring the Bridle Path, Mount Royal, Montreal

oil on board
23 x 17 ins ( 58.4 x 43.2 cms )

Auction Estimate: $1,000.00$800.00 - $1,000.00
Price Realized $1,320.00
Sale date: May 31st 2022

Artwork by Narcisse Poirier, Self Portrait
NARCISSE POIRIER
Self Portrait

oil on canvas board
signed and dated 1966 lower right; titled, dated, inscribed “portrait peint par lui même à l'âge de 83 ans” with the artist’s stamp on the reverse
16 x 12 ins ( 40.6 x 30.5 cms )

Auction Estimate: $800.00$600.00 - $800.00
Price Realized $1,200.00
Sale date: May 31st 2022

Artwork by Thomas Keith Roberts, Campbellville Barn
THOMAS KEITH ROBERTS
Campbellville Barn

oil on board
signed lower left; titled on the reverse
12 x 16 ins ( 30.5 x 40.6 cms )

Auction Estimate: $1,200.00$900.00 - $1,200.00
Price Realized $1,140.00
Sale date: May 31st 2022

Artwork by William Brymner, Cabin in the Rockies
WILLIAM BRYMNER
Cabin in the Rockies

watercolour
signed lower right; titled and dated 1892 on a gallery label on the reverse
6.5 x 9.75 ins ( 16.5 x 24.8 cms ) ( sight )

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

Artwork by George Thomson, Lakeview Landscape
GEORGE THOMSON
Lakeview Landscape

oil on board
signed lower right
10 x 12 ins ( 25.4 x 30.5 cms )

Auction Estimate: $1,200.00$800.00 - $1,200.00
Price Realized $1,080.00
Sale date: May 31st 2022

Artwork by Lawrence Arthur Colley Panton, Haliburton Landscape
LAWRENCE ARTHUR COLLEY PANTON
Haliburton Landscape

oil on board
signed lower right
13.25 x 16.25 ins ( 33.7 x 41.3 cms )

Auction Estimate: $1,500.00$1,200.00 - $1,500.00
Price Realized $1,080.00
Sale date: May 31st 2022

Artwork by Bernice Fenwick Martin, Lumber Mill
BERNICE FENWICK MARTIN
Lumber Mill

oil on board
inscribed “179” and “EI50” on the reverse; an unfinished landscape on the reverse
10 x 13.5 ins ( 25.4 x 34.3 cms )

Auction Estimate: $1,200.00$900.00 - $1,200.00
Price Realized $1,020.00
Sale date: May 31st 2022

Artwork by Frederick Arthur Verner, Coastal Village
FREDERICK ARTHUR VERNER
Coastal Village

watercolour
signed and dated 1883 lower right
6.25 x 12.25 ins ( 15.9 x 31.1 cms ) ( sight )

Auction Estimate: $1,200.00$800.00 - $1,200.00
Price Realized $960.00
Sale date: May 31st 2022

Artwork by Frederick Arthur Verner, Twilight
FREDERICK ARTHUR VERNER
Twilight

watercolour
signed and dated 1895 lower right; signed, titled and inscribed “No. 33” on the reverse
13 x 20 ins ( 33 x 50.8 cms ) ( sight )

Auction Estimate: $1,200.00$900.00 - $1,200.00
Price Realized $960.00
Sale date: May 31st 2022

Artwork by Peleg Franklin Brownell, Interior with Figure
PELEG FRANKLIN BROWNELL
Interior with Figure

oil on canvas board
signed with monogram and dated 1882 upper right
10 x 14 ins ( 25.4 x 35.6 cms )

Auction Estimate: $1,500.00$1,000.00 - $1,500.00
Price Realized $960.00
Sale date: May 31st 2022

Artwork by John A. Hammond, House by the Roadside
JOHN A. HAMMOND
House by the Roadside

oil on board
signed lower right; titled to a gallery label on the reverse
5.25 x 7.25 ins ( 13.3 x 18.4 cms )

Auction Estimate: $1,200.00$800.00 - $1,200.00
Price Realized $900.00
Sale date: May 31st 2022

Previous Auctions

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

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
( Download PDF )
 
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
( Download PDF )
 
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
( Download PDF )
 
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
 
Fall Live Auction of Important Canadian Art
Sale Closed: November 20, 2018
 
Spring Live Auction of Important Canadian Art
Sale Closed: May 29, 2018
 
Fall Live Auction of Important Canadian Art
Sale Closed: November 23, 2017
 

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