Prints & Works on Paper Highlights

This page provides details on a selection of works of art sold in our Prints & Works on Paper which concluded on August 15, 2023. Select an item for more details. All posted prices include Buyer's Premium.

Artwork by Jack Hamilton Bush, Lincoln Centre
JACK HAMILTON BUSH
Lincoln Centre

silkscreen in colours
signed, dated 1974 and numbered “A.P. 14/XVIII” in the lower margin
61.5 x 36.75 ins ( 156.2 x 93.3 cms ) ( sight )

Auction Estimate: $12,000.00$10,000.00 - $12,000.00
Price Realized $16,800.00
Sale date: August 15th 2023

Artwork by Walter Joseph Phillips, Lake of the Woods
WALTER JOSEPH PHILLIPS
Lake of the Woods

watercolour
signed lower left
10 x 12.25 ins ( 25.4 x 31.1 cms ) ( sight )

Auction Estimate: $9,000.00$7,000.00 - $9,000.00
Price Realized $7,800.00
Sale date: August 15th 2023

Artwork by Norval Morrisseau, Group of Loons
NORVAL MORRISSEAU
Group of Loons

tempera on paper
signed in syllabics lower right; initialed “N.M.” and dated 1968 in pencil on the reverse
17 x 22.25 ins ( 43.2 x 56.5 cms ) ( sight )

Auction Estimate: $6,000.00$4,000.00 - $6,000.00
Price Realized $6,720.00
Sale date: August 15th 2023

Artwork by Eddy Cobiness, Family of Hawks
EDDY COBINESS
Family of Hawks

watercolour
signed and dated 1992 lower right
17 x 23 ins ( 43.2 x 58.4 cms ) ( sight )

Auction Estimate: $1,500.00$1,000.00 - $1,500.00
Price Realized $4,080.00
Sale date: August 15th 2023

Artwork by Norval Morrisseau, Bear Country
NORVAL MORRISSEAU
Bear Country

ink on paper
signed in syllabics lower right; titled and dated 1991 on a gallery label on the backing on the reverse
22.5 x 29.5 ins ( 57.2 x 74.9 cms ) ( sheet )

Auction Estimate: $1,200.00$800.00 - $1,200.00
Price Realized $3,120.00
Sale date: August 15th 2023

Artwork by David Lloyd Blackwood, Beaver Dam Pond, Georgian Bay
DAVID LLOYD BLACKWOOD
Beaver Dam Pond, Georgian Bay

watercolour
signed and dated 1966 lower right; signed, titled and inscribed “Registered No. 188-67” on the reverse of the frame
18 x 24 ins ( 45.7 x 61 cms ) ( sight )

Auction Estimate: $4,000.00$3,000.00 - $4,000.00
Price Realized $3,000.00
Sale date: August 15th 2023

Artwork by Frederic Marlett Bell-Smith, Palace of Westminster, London
FREDERIC MARLETT BELL-SMITH
Palace of Westminster, London

watercolour
signed and dated 1892 lower right
13.75 x 21 ins ( 34.9 x 53.3 cms ) ( sight )

Auction Estimate: $3,500.00$2,500.00 - $3,500.00
Price Realized $2,400.00
Sale date: August 15th 2023

Artwork by Eddy Cobiness, Moose
EDDY COBINESS
Moose

ink and acrylic
signed and dated 1979 lower right and inscribed with the artist’s treaty number “47” lower left
17.5 x 23.5 ins ( 44.5 x 59.7 cms ) ( sight )

Auction Estimate: $1,200.00$800.00 - $1,200.00
Price Realized $2,160.00
Sale date: August 15th 2023

Artwork by Benjamin Chee Chee, Proud Male; Goose and Sun
BENJAMIN CHEE CHEE
Proud Male; Goose and Sun

two colour lithographs
- “Proud Male” (signed and dated 1977 lower left - 17.75 x 22.75 ins. [sight]);
- “Goose and Sun” (signed and dated 1974 lower left - 18.75 x 23.5 ins. [sight])
17.75 x 22.75 ins ( 45.1 x 57.8 cms ) ( sight (largest) )

Auction Estimate: $700.00$500.00 - $700.00
Price Realized $1,800.00
Sale date: August 15th 2023

Artwork by Toller Cranston, Untitled, Strawberry Collection
TOLLER CRANSTON
Untitled, Strawberry Collection

watercolour
signed and dated 1995 lower right; Condition noted: the artwork has slipped in the frame
30 x 22.75 ins ( 76.2 x 57.8 cms ) ( sheet )

Auction Estimate: $1,000.00$800.00 - $1,000.00
Price Realized $1,680.00
Sale date: August 15th 2023

Artwork by David Lloyd Blackwood, Exhibition Poster for “David Blackwood Prints 1980-1990”, Tokyo, 1997
DAVID LLOYD BLACKWOOD
Exhibition Poster for “David Blackwood Prints 1980-1990”, Tokyo, 1997

colour offset lithograph
included with this lot is the exhibition catalogue signed by the artist and dated Tokyo, 1997
34.5 x 22 ins ( 87.6 x 55.9 cms ) ( sight )

Auction Estimate: $600.00$400.00 - $600.00
Price Realized $1,680.00
Sale date: August 15th 2023

Artwork by William Kurelek, Beehive (from 100 Last Drawings)
WILLIAM KURELEK
Beehive (from 100 Last Drawings)

sepia ink on paper
Artist’s Estate stamp lower right; initialed “J.K.” on the reverse of the stamp by Jean Kurelek; titled on the reverse
15.75 x 13.75 ins ( 40 x 34.9 cms ) ( sight )

Auction Estimate: $1,500.00$1,000.00 - $1,500.00
Price Realized $1,680.00
Sale date: August 15th 2023

Artwork by Frederic Marlett Bell-Smith, Near Piccadilly Circus
FREDERIC MARLETT BELL-SMITH
Near Piccadilly Circus

watercolour
signed lower left; signed and titled on the reverse
10 x 7 ins ( 25.4 x 17.8 cms ) ( sight )

Auction Estimate: $1,800.00$1,400.00 - $1,800.00
Price Realized $1,320.00
Sale date: August 15th 2023

Artwork by Robert Genn, Avro "Anson" Over North Shore Mountains
ROBERT GENN
Avro "Anson" Over North Shore Mountains

watercolour on paper board
signed lower right; signed, titled and dated “December 1971” on the reverse
19.75 x 25.75 ins ( 50.2 x 65.4 cms ) ( sight )

Auction Estimate: $1,200.00$900.00 - $1,200.00
Price Realized $1,320.00
Sale date: August 15th 2023

Artwork by Fritz Brandtner, St. Joseph Shrine at Night
FRITZ BRANDTNER
St. Joseph Shrine at Night

colour ink on paper
signed lower center and inscribed indistinctly “Montreal Dec. 24. 12:00am” lower right; titled on two gallery labels on the reverse
13.75 x 10 ins ( 34.9 x 25.4 cms ) ( sight )

Auction Estimate: $1,500.00$1,200.00 - $1,500.00
Price Realized $1,200.00
Sale date: August 15th 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
( 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
( Download PDF )
 
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
 

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