Celebrating Women Artists Highlights

This page provides details on a selection of works of art sold in our Celebrating Women Artists which concluded on March 21, 2023. Select an item for more details. All posted prices include Buyer's Premium.

Artwork by Maud Lewis, The Carriage Ride
MAUD LEWIS
The Carriage Ride

mixed media on board
signed lower right
9 x 11.5 ins ( 22.9 x 29.2 cms )

Auction Estimate: $35,000.00$25,000.00 - $35,000.00
Price Realized $40,800.00
Sale date: March 21st 2023

Artwork by Maud Lewis, Boats at a Wharf
MAUD LEWIS
Boats at a Wharf

mixed media on board
signed lower left
12 x 14 ins ( 30.5 x 35.6 cms )

Auction Estimate: $22,000.00$18,000.00 - $22,000.00
Price Realized $24,000.00
Sale date: March 21st 2023

Artwork by Maud Lewis, Sleigh and a Covered Bridge in Winter
MAUD LEWIS
Sleigh and a Covered Bridge in Winter

mixed media on board
signed lower right
12 x 14 ins ( 30.5 x 35.6 cms )

Auction Estimate: $22,000.00$18,000.00 - $22,000.00
Price Realized $24,000.00
Sale date: March 21st 2023

Artwork by Yvonne McKague Housser, Before the Storm, Georgian Bay
YVONNE MCKAGUE HOUSSER
Before the Storm, Georgian Bay

oil on board and holiday card
signed lower right and left; signed, titled and dated 1940 on the reverse; sold together with framed holiday card ”Peace on Earth, Good Will to Men” (signed and inscribed “The Season’s Greetings” - two pages, each 6.5 x 5 inches [sheet size])
16 x 19.5 ins ( 40.6 x 49.5 cms )

Auction Estimate: $2,200.00$1,800.00 - $2,200.00
Price Realized $7,800.00
Sale date: March 21st 2023

Artwork by Nora Frances Elisabeth Collyer, Sixteen Island Lake from Savage’s Mountain
NORA FRANCES ELISABETH COLLYER
Sixteen Island Lake from Savage’s Mountain

oil on board
signed lower right; signed, titled and dated 1945 on the reverse
11.75 x 13.75 ins ( 29.8 x 34.9 cms )

Auction Estimate: $9,000.00$7,000.00 - $9,000.00
Price Realized $7,800.00
Sale date: March 21st 2023

Artwork by Rita Mount, Reflets dans l’eau l’Anse à Beaufils
RITA MOUNT
Reflets dans l’eau l’Anse à Beaufils

oil on canvas
signed lower right; titled to two labels on the reverse
30.25 x 34 ins ( 76.8 x 86.4 cms )

Auction Estimate: $6,000.00$4,000.00 - $6,000.00
Price Realized $6,600.00
Sale date: March 21st 2023

Artwork by Molly Lamb Bobak, Town at Evening (St. John’s, Newfoundland)
MOLLY LAMB BOBAK
Town at Evening (St. John’s, Newfoundland)

oil on canvas laid down on board
signed lower left; titled on a gallery label on the reverse
8 x 17 ins ( 20.3 x 43.2 cms )

Auction Estimate: $5,000.00$3,000.00 - $5,000.00
Price Realized $6,120.00
Sale date: March 21st 2023

Artwork by Doris Jean McCarthy, Brixham Harbour (Lake Shoreline)
DORIS JEAN MCCARTHY
Brixham Harbour (Lake Shoreline)

oil on board
signed lower right; signed and dated “390810” on the reverse
11.5 x 13.5 ins ( 29.2 x 34.3 cms )

Auction Estimate: $7,000.00$5,000.00 - $7,000.00
Price Realized $5,400.00
Sale date: March 21st 2023

Artwork by Molly Lamb Bobak, Sweet Rocket
MOLLY LAMB BOBAK
Sweet Rocket

oil on canvas
signed lower right; signed and titled on the reverse, titled on a gallery label on the reverse
24 x 16 ins ( 61 x 40.6 cms )

Auction Estimate: $6,000.00$4,000.00 - $6,000.00
Price Realized $4,800.00
Sale date: March 21st 2023

Artwork by Barbara McGivern, Council Time
BARBARA MCGIVERN
Council Time

acrylic and gold leaf on canvas
signed lower right; signed, titled twice, dated 2014 twice and estate stamp (#307) on the reverse; unframed
48 x 48 ins ( 121.9 x 121.9 cms )

Auction Estimate: $3,000.00$2,000.00 - $3,000.00
Price Realized $4,560.00
Sale date: March 21st 2023

Artwork by Dorothy Stevens, Six WWI Industrial Production etchings
DOROTHY STEVENS
Six WWI Industrial Production etchings

six etchings
- “Ship Building the Freighter” signed, titled and inscribed “17” in the lower margin; 12 x 10 ins. (image); 19.25 ins x 17 ins (sheet); unframed;
- “British Forgings” signed, titled and inscribed “10” in the lower margin; 12 x 13 ins (image); 17 x 19.25 ins (sheet); unframed;
- “Munitions Heavy Shells” signed, titled and inscribed “22” in the lower margin; 11 x 14 ins. (image); 17 x 19.25 ins (sheet); unframed;
- “The Sea Boat, Aeroplane Factory No. 1” signed, titled and inscribed “8” in the lower margin; 11 x 14 ins (image); 17 ins x 19 ins (sheet); unframed;
- “Munitions Fuse Factory” signed, titled and inscribed “14” in the lower margin; 12 x 13.5 ins. (image); 17 ins x 19 ins (sheet); unframed;
- “Ready for Shipment, Aeroplane Factory No. 2” signed, titled and inscribed “9” in the lower margin; 12 x 15 ins (image); 17 x 19 ins (sheet); unframed


12 x 10 ins ( 30.5 x 25.4 cms ) ( smallest image )

Auction Estimate: $3,500.00$2,500.00 - $3,500.00
Price Realized $4,080.00
Sale date: March 21st 2023

Artwork by Molly Lamb Bobak, End of an Era
MOLLY LAMB BOBAK
End of an Era

oil on board
signed and dated 1955 lower right; titled on two labels on the reverse
15 x 28 ins ( 38.1 x 71.1 cms )

Auction Estimate: $3,500.00$2,500.00 - $3,500.00
Price Realized $3,600.00
Sale date: March 21st 2023

Artwork by Bobs Cogill Haworth, Canso-Alliford Bay, Pacific Coast (from the Canada at War Series, 1943)
BOBS COGILL HAWORTH
Canso-Alliford Bay, Pacific Coast (from the Canada at War Series, 1943)

gouache on paper
signed lower left; titled on the reverse, titled on a gallery label on the reverse
15 x 22 ins ( 38.1 x 55.9 cms ) ( sight )

Auction Estimate: $900.00$700.00 - $900.00
Price Realized $3,360.00
Sale date: March 21st 2023

Artwork by Suzanne Bergeron, Roches nares de la fosse
SUZANNE BERGERON
Roches nares de la fosse

oil on canvas
signed lower left; titled and dated 1961 on the stretcher on the reverse
10.75 x 13.75 ins ( 27.3 x 34.9 cms )

Auction Estimate: $900.00$700.00 - $900.00
Price Realized $3,120.00
Sale date: March 21st 2023

Artwork by Rita Letendre, G-61-2
RITA LETENDRE
G-61-2

double-sided oil on paper
titled lower left, dated 1961 lower right; signed and dated 1962 lower right on the reverse
11.5 x 15.45 ins ( 29.2 x 39.2 cms ) ( sight )

Auction Estimate: $4,000.00$3,000.00 - $4,000.00
Price Realized $3,000.00
Sale date: March 21st 2023

Previous Auctions

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

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
( Download PDF )
 
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
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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
 
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
 

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