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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.

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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