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Canadian Winter Highlights

This page provides details on a selection of works of art sold in our Canadian Winter which concluded on January 31, 2023. Select an item for more details. All posted prices include Buyer's Premium.

Artwork by Frank Hans Johnston, The Silent Places

FRANK HANS JOHNSTON
The Silent Places

oil on board
signed lower right; signed and titled on the reverse; titled and dated on a catalogue label on the reverse
10.25 x 12.25 ins ( 26 x 31.1 cms )

Auction Estimate: $9,000.00$7,000.00 - $9,000.00
Price Realized $9,000.00
Sale date: January 31st 2023

Artwork by Lowrie Lyle Warrener, First Snow, Cascade Mountains, British Columbia

LOWRIE LYLE WARRENER
First Snow, Cascade Mountains, British Columbia

oil on board
signed and dated 1934 lower right; signed, titled, dated “July 18th 1934” and inscribed “8700 feet above sea level” on the reverse
11.75 x 14 ins ( 29.8 x 35.6 cms )

Auction Estimate: $2,500.00$1,500.00 - $2,500.00
Price Realized $7,800.00
Sale date: January 31st 2023

Artwork by Frank Hans Johnston, Unseasonable Snow

FRANK HANS JOHNSTON
Unseasonable Snow

oil on board
signed lower right; signed, titled and inscribed “An unexpected snowfall at Georgian Bay, just out front of the Artist’s Home.” on a gallery label on the reverse
12 x 16 ins ( 30.5 x 40.6 cms )

Auction Estimate: $5,000.00$4,000.00 - $5,000.00
Price Realized $7,800.00
Sale date: January 31st 2023

Artwork by John Geoffrey Caruthers Little, Rue St. Patrice, Quebec

JOHN GEOFFREY CARUTHERS LITTLE
Rue St. Patrice, Quebec

oil on canvas
signed lower right; signed, titled and dated 1969 on the stretcher
8 x 10.5 ins ( 20.3 x 26.7 cms )

Auction Estimate: $7,000.00$5,000.00 - $7,000.00
Price Realized $6,000.00
Sale date: January 31st 2023

Artwork by Manly Edward MacDonald, Cottage on the River

MANLY EDWARD MACDONALD
Cottage on the River

oil on canvas
signed lower left
24 x 30 ins ( 61 x 76.2 cms )

Auction Estimate: $6,000.00$4,000.00 - $6,000.00
Price Realized $4,320.00
Sale date: January 31st 2023

Artwork by Allen Sapp, Playing Hockey on the Lake

ALLEN SAPP
Playing Hockey on the Lake

oil on canvas
signed lower right; unframed
12 x 16 ins ( 30.5 x 40.6 cms )

Auction Estimate: $1,500.00$1,000.00 - $1,500.00
Price Realized $3,360.00
Sale date: January 31st 2023

Artwork by Armand Tatossian, Lac Megantic

ARMAND TATOSSIAN
Lac Megantic

oil on canvas
signed lower right
30 x 40 ins ( 76.2 x 101.6 cms )

Auction Estimate: $3,000.00$2,500.00 - $3,000.00
Price Realized $2,880.00
Sale date: January 31st 2023

Artwork by Ted Harrison, Hockey Game

TED HARRISON
Hockey Game

colour serigraph
signed, titled, dated 1989 and numbered 49/175 in the lower margin
16.25 x 24 ins ( 41.3 x 61 cms ) ( image )

Auction Estimate: $650.00$550.00 - $650.00
Price Realized $2,640.00
Sale date: January 31st 2023

Artwork by Pierre Bédard, Sans titre (Village en hiver)

PIERRE BÉDARD
Sans titre (Village en hiver)

oil on board
signed lower right
20 x 24 ins ( 50.8 x 61 cms )

Auction Estimate: $700.00$500.00 - $700.00
Price Realized $2,160.00
Sale date: January 31st 2023

Artwork by Frederick Stanley Haines, Noisey River

FREDERICK STANLEY HAINES
Noisey River

oil on board
signed lower right; titled to the artist’s label on the reverse
16 x 20 ins ( 40.6 x 50.8 cms )

Auction Estimate: $2,500.00$1,500.00 - $2,500.00
Price Realized $2,040.00
Sale date: January 31st 2023

Artwork by Frederick Stanley Haines, Glen Williams

FREDERICK STANLEY HAINES
Glen Williams

oil on board
signed lower right
16 x 20 ins ( 40.6 x 50.8 cms )

Auction Estimate: $1,500.00$1,200.00 - $1,500.00
Price Realized $1,920.00
Sale date: January 31st 2023

Artwork by Frederick Henry Brigden, Winter in the Muskoka Highlands

FREDERICK HENRY BRIGDEN
Winter in the Muskoka Highlands

oil on board
signed lower right
8.5 x 10 ins ( 21.6 x 25.4 cms )

Auction Estimate: $800.00$700.00 - $800.00
Price Realized $1,560.00
Sale date: January 31st 2023

Artwork by Rita Briansky, The Hill (Murray Hill Park)

RITA BRIANSKY
The Hill (Murray Hill Park)

oil on canvas
signed upper right; titled to a label on the reverse
28 x 36 ins ( 71.1 x 91.4 cms )

Auction Estimate: $1,500.00$1,200.00 - $1,500.00
Price Realized $1,320.00
Sale date: January 31st 2023

Artwork by Arto Yuzbasiyan, Toronto Harbour

ARTO YUZBASIYAN
Toronto Harbour

oil on canvas
signed lower right
18 x 24 ins ( 45.7 x 61 cms )

Auction Estimate: $1,500.00$1,000.00 - $1,500.00
Price Realized $1,200.00
Sale date: January 31st 2023

Artwork by Tom Thomson, Northern Lights

TOM THOMSON
Northern Lights

sampson-matthews silkscreen
titled to a gallery label on the reverse
19 x 23 ins ( 48.3 x 58.4 cms ) ( sight )

Auction Estimate: $800.00$600.00 - $800.00
Price Realized $1,080.00
Sale date: January 31st 2023

Previous Auctions

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

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
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Artwork from an Important Private Collection (Session 2): Sale Closed: June 8, 2023
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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

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