Cities & Towns Highlights

This page provides details on a selection of works of art sold in our Cities & Towns which concluded on July 19, 2022. Select an item for more details. All posted prices include Buyer's Premium.

Artwork by John Geoffrey Caruthers Little, Rue Latourelle, Quebec
JOHN GEOFFREY CARUTHERS LITTLE
Rue Latourelle, Quebec

oil on canvas board
signed lower right; signed, titled and dated 1965 on the reverse
12 x 16 ins ( 30.5 x 40.6 cms )

Auction Estimate: $12,000.00$8,000.00 - $12,000.00
Price Realized $9,600.00
Sale date: July 19th 2022

Artwork by William Abernethy Ogilvie, Old City Hall, Toronto
WILLIAM ABERNETHY OGILVIE
Old City Hall, Toronto

oil on board
signed and dated 1928 lower right; signed, titled and dated on the reverse; titled and dated to a gallery label on the reverse
12 x 10 ins ( 30.5 x 25.4 cms )

Auction Estimate: $800.00$600.00 - $800.00
Price Realized $5,760.00
Sale date: July 19th 2022

Artwork by Henri Leopold Masson, Patineurs, Masham, Quebec
HENRI LEOPOLD MASSON
Patineurs, Masham, Quebec

oil on canvas
signed lower left; signed and titled on the stretcher
16 x 20 ins ( 40.6 x 50.8 cms )

Auction Estimate: $4,000.00$3,000.00 - $4,000.00
Price Realized $3,840.00
Sale date: July 19th 2022

Artwork by Manly Edward MacDonald, Winter, Main Street, Belleville, Ontario (On the Moira)
MANLY EDWARD MACDONALD
Winter, Main Street, Belleville, Ontario (On the Moira)

oil on canvas
signed lower left; titled on the framing plaque and on the stretcher; sold together with a preparatory pencil sketch (8.5 x 11 ins. [sheet], unframed)
16 x 20 ins ( 40.6 x 50.8 cms )

Auction Estimate: $6,000.00$4,000.00 - $6,000.00
Price Realized $3,600.00
Sale date: July 19th 2022

Artwork by René Richard, Paysage
RENÉ RICHARD
Paysage

oil on board
signed lower right
12 x 16 ins ( 30.5 x 40.6 cms )

Auction Estimate: $3,000.00$2,500.00 - $3,000.00
Price Realized $3,120.00
Sale date: July 19th 2022

Artwork by William Arthur Winter, Roman Candle
WILLIAM ARTHUR WINTER
Roman Candle

oil on canvas
signed lower right; titled on the reverse of the frame
24 x 30 ins ( 61 x 76.2 cms )

Auction Estimate: $4,000.00$3,000.00 - $4,000.00
Price Realized $2,880.00
Sale date: July 19th 2022

Artwork by William Thurston Topham, Rooftops, back of University Street
WILLIAM THURSTON TOPHAM
Rooftops, back of University Street

oil on metal
signed lower right; titled to two gallery labels on the reverse
12 x 16 ins ( 30.5 x 40.6 cms )

Auction Estimate: $1,200.00$800.00 - $1,200.00
Price Realized $2,280.00
Sale date: July 19th 2022

Artwork by Allen Sapp, Clouds
ALLEN SAPP
Clouds

acrylic on canvas
signed lower right; titled and dated “18/1/10” on the reverse
12 x 9 ins ( 30.5 x 22.9 cms )

Auction Estimate: $1,500.00$1,000.00 - $1,500.00
Price Realized $1,920.00
Sale date: July 19th 2022

Artwork by Nathaniel Currier, General View of the City of Toronto, Upper Canada (after Thomas Young)
NATHANIEL CURRIER
General View of the City of Toronto, Upper Canada (after Thomas Young)

hand coloured lithograph
printed details “T. Young. Archit. Del.” (lower left margin), “On Stone by J.H. Bufford” (lower centre margin) and “N. Currier Lit. No. 1. Wall St. N.Y.” (lower right margin) with printed title attached upon a separated piece of the support (framed below the print)
11.75 x 17.75 ins ( 29.8 x 45.1 cms ) ( subject )

Auction Estimate: $900.00$700.00 - $900.00
Price Realized $1,920.00
Sale date: July 19th 2022

Artwork by Manly Edward MacDonald, Coal Schooners, Kingston Harbour
MANLY EDWARD MACDONALD
Coal Schooners, Kingston Harbour

oil on board
titled to the framing plaque
12 x 14 ins ( 30.5 x 35.6 cms )

Auction Estimate: $1,500.00$1,200.00 - $1,500.00
Price Realized $1,920.00
Sale date: July 19th 2022

Artwork by Carl Fellman Schaefer, Evening Light Near Roseville, Waterloo County
CARL FELLMAN SCHAEFER
Evening Light Near Roseville, Waterloo County

watercolour
signed and dated “10. VII. 72” lower left; typed title on a gallery label on the reverse, signed and titled on artist labels on the reverse
10.5 x 14.5 ins ( 26.7 x 36.8 cms ) ( sight )

Auction Estimate: $900.00$700.00 - $900.00
Price Realized $1,800.00
Sale date: July 19th 2022

Artwork by Paul Kelley, At the Academy
PAUL KELLEY
At the Academy

oil on masonite
signed lower right
26 x 18 ins ( 66 x 45.7 cms )

Auction Estimate: $900.00$700.00 - $900.00
Price Realized $1,800.00
Sale date: July 19th 2022

Artwork by Lionel LeMoine FitzGerald, Arts Buildings, University of Manitoba
LIONEL LEMOINE FITZGERALD
Arts Buildings, University of Manitoba

linocut
7 x 4 ins ( 17.8 x 10.2 cms ) ( plate size )

Auction Estimate: $700.00$500.00 - $700.00
Price Realized $1,320.00
Sale date: July 19th 2022

Artwork by Alfred Joseph Casson, A.J. Casson: The Group of Seven Commemorative Anniversary Suite; Folio Two: Watercolours
ALFRED JOSEPH CASSON
A.J. Casson: The Group of Seven Commemorative Anniversary Suite; Folio Two: Watercolours


each signed with initials, titled and numbered AP 41/75 in the lower margin; housed in a card portfolio box with cover page; each unframed:
- “North Shore”;
- “King Side Road”;
- “Magnetawan”;
- “School House”;
- “Winter Sun”;
- “Rapids”;
- “Farm House”
25.5 x 30 ins ( 64.8 x 76.2 cms ) ( each sheet )

Auction Estimate: $1,200.00$800.00 - $1,200.00
Price Realized $1,320.00
Sale date: July 19th 2022

Artwork by Arto Yuzbasiyan, View of Château Frontenac, Quebec
ARTO YUZBASIYAN
View of Château Frontenac, Quebec

oil on canvas
signed lower right; signed and titled on the stretcher
18 x 20 ins ( 45.7 x 50.8 cms )

Auction Estimate: $1,500.00$1,200.00 - $1,500.00
Price Realized $1,200.00
Sale date: July 19th 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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