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Post-War & Contemporary Art Highlights

This page provides details on a selection of works of art sold in our Post-War & Contemporary Art which concluded on October 10, 2023. Select an item for more details. All posted prices include Buyer's Premium.

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Artwork by Jordi Bonet, Untitled Abstract Figure

JORDI BONET
Untitled Abstract Figure

aluminum
signed (incised), artist’s stamp, numbered 5/6 and inscribed “9A4” to the base
92 x 35.75 x 24 ins ( 233.7 x 90.8 x 61 cms ) ( overall )

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

Artwork by Arthur Shilling, Looking to the Future #2

ARTHUR SHILLING
Looking to the Future #2

oil on masonite
signed and dated 1980 lower middle right; titled to a gallery label on the reverse
26 x 30 ins ( 66 x 76.2 cms )

Auction Estimate: $7,000.00$5,000.00 - $7,000.00
Price Realized $6,720.00
Sale date: October 10th 2023

Artwork by Charles Pachter, Canada Flag

CHARLES PACHTER
Canada Flag

acrylic on canvas
signed and dated 1981 lower right
9.75 x 14.25 ins ( 24.8 x 36.2 cms ) ( sight )

Auction Estimate: $7,000.00$5,000.00 - $7,000.00
Price Realized $6,000.00
Sale date: October 10th 2023

Artwork by David T. Alexander, Falls North of Sudbury

DAVID T. ALEXANDER
Falls North of Sudbury

acrylic on canvas
signed and dated “01-02” lower right; titled and dated to a gallery label on the reverse
52.5 x 94.25 ins ( 133.4 x 239.4 cms )

Auction Estimate: $9,000.00$7,000.00 - $9,000.00
Price Realized $6,000.00
Sale date: October 10th 2023

Artwork by Antonio Grediaga Kieff, Untitled Abstract Form

ANTONIO GREDIAGA KIEFF
Untitled Abstract Form

bronze
signed (incised) and dated 1971 near the base
92 x 26 x 19.75 ins ( 233.7 x 66 x 50.2 cms ) ( overall )

Auction Estimate: $9,000.00$7,000.00 - $9,000.00
Price Realized $6,000.00
Sale date: October 10th 2023

Artwork by Antonio Grediaga Kieff, Untitled Abstract Form

ANTONIO GREDIAGA KIEFF
Untitled Abstract Form

bronze
signed (incised) and numbered 2/3 near the base
98 x 18.75 x 15.75 ins ( 248.9 x 47.6 x 40 cms ) ( overall )

Auction Estimate: $9,000.00$7,000.00 - $9,000.00
Price Realized $6,000.00
Sale date: October 10th 2023

Artwork by Sorel Etrog, La Mer

SOREL ETROG
La Mer

bronze
signed (stamped) and numbered “3/10” on the base
9 x 5 x 3.75 ins ( 22.9 x 12.7 x 9.5 cms ) ( overall (including base) )

Auction Estimate: $9,000.00$7,000.00 - $9,000.00
Price Realized $6,000.00
Sale date: October 10th 2023

Artwork by Toni Onley, Fourty Below, Baffin Bay

TONI ONLEY
Fourty Below, Baffin Bay

oil on canvas
signed lower right; titled and dated 1986 on the reverse
30 x 40 ins ( 76.2 x 101.6 cms )

Auction Estimate: $3,000.00$2,000.00 - $3,000.00
Price Realized $5,040.00
Sale date: October 10th 2023

Artwork by Alex Simeon Janvier, Prairie Life Line

ALEX SIMEON JANVIER
Prairie Life Line

oil on canvas
signed lower left; titled on the reverse; unframed
24 x 30 ins ( 61 x 76.2 cms )

Auction Estimate: $7,000.00$5,000.00 - $7,000.00
Price Realized $4,800.00
Sale date: October 10th 2023

Artwork by Augustin Filipovic, Circle

AUGUSTIN FILIPOVIC
Circle

polished bronze
incised signature and numbered 1/7 on the base
14.25 x 12 x 6.25 ins ( 36.2 x 30.5 x 15.9 cms ) ( overall, including base )

Auction Estimate: $2,500.00$1,500.00 - $2,500.00
Price Realized $4,800.00
Sale date: October 10th 2023

Artwork by Miller Gore Brittain, Solitude

MILLER GORE BRITTAIN
Solitude

pastel and gouache
signed and dated 1953 lower left; signed and dated 1953 on the reverse, titled to a label on the reverse; Inventory No. 67-B
19 x 26 ins ( 48.3 x 66 cms ) ( sheet )

Auction Estimate: $1,500.00$1,000.00 - $1,500.00
Price Realized $4,800.00
Sale date: October 10th 2023

Artwork by Jean Paul Riopelle, Feuilles VI

JEAN PAUL RIOPELLE
Feuilles VI

lithograph
signed and numbered 30/75 in the lower margin; titled on the gallery label on the reverse; condition note: the joints of the frame are separating
39 x 28.5 ins ( 99.1 x 72.4 cms ) ( image )

Auction Estimate: $3,000.00$2,000.00 - $3,000.00
Price Realized $4,320.00
Sale date: October 10th 2023

Artwork by Alexandra Luke, Untitled

ALEXANDRA LUKE
Untitled

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

Auction Estimate: $6,000.00$4,000.00 - $6,000.00
Price Realized $4,200.00
Sale date: October 10th 2023

Artwork by Michael Adamson, East Light

MICHAEL ADAMSON
East Light

oil on canvas
signed, titled and dated 2003 on the reverse
40 x 30 ins ( 101.6 x 76.2 cms )

Auction Estimate: $5,000.00$3,000.00 - $5,000.00
Price Realized $4,080.00
Sale date: October 10th 2023

Artwork by Sorel Etrog, Genie Award

SOREL ETROG
Genie Award

polished bronze
signed (stamped) on the base
13.5 x 4 x 3.25 ins ( 34.3 x 10.2 x 8.3 cms ) ( overall (including base) )

Auction Estimate: $4,000.00$3,000.00 - $4,000.00
Price Realized $4,080.00
Sale date: October 10th 2023

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Previous Auctions

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

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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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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