Fall Live Auction of Important Canadian & International Art (Session One) Highlights

This page provides details on a selection of works of art sold in our Fall Live Auction of Important Canadian & International Art (Session One) which concluded on December 6, 2023. Select an item for more details. All posted prices include Buyer's Premium.

Artwork by Alfred Joseph Casson, Rain Clouds
ALFRED JOSEPH CASSON
Rain Clouds

oil on canvas
signed lower right; signed and dated 1976 on a label on the reverse
24 x 30 ins ( 61 x 76.2 cms )

Auction Estimate: $80,000.00$60,000.00 - $80,000.00
Price Realized $72,000.00
Sale date: December 6th 2023

Artwork by Paul-Émile Borduas, La nuit se précise
PAUL-ÉMILE BORDUAS
La nuit se précise

oil on canvas
signed and dated 1952 lower right
7.75 x 12 ins ( 19.7 x 30.5 cms )

Auction Estimate: $80,000.00$60,000.00 - $80,000.00
Price Realized $72,000.00
Sale date: December 6th 2023

Artwork by Marc-Aurèle Fortin, Vieille maison, Ste-Rose
MARC-AURÈLE FORTIN
Vieille maison, Ste-Rose

oil on board
signed lower left; signed and titled on the reverse
17 x 17 ins ( 43.2 x 43.2 cms )

Auction Estimate: $60,000.00$40,000.00 - $60,000.00
Price Realized $66,000.00
Sale date: December 6th 2023

Artwork by William Kurelek, Prairie Call to Cold Company (Nativity Series)
WILLIAM KURELEK
Prairie Call to Cold Company (Nativity Series)

mixed media on board
signed with monogram and dated 1975 lower right; titled and inscribed “14” on the reverse
24 x 23.75 ins ( 61 x 60.3 cms )

Auction Estimate: $80,000.00$60,000.00 - $80,000.00
Price Realized $60,000.00
Sale date: December 6th 2023

Artwork by Jack Hamilton Bush, Annunciation
JACK HAMILTON BUSH
Annunciation

oil on board
signed and dated 1951 lower left; signed, titled and dated 1951 on “Jack Bush Art Estate” label on the reverse
50 x 37 ins ( 127 x 94 cms )

Auction Estimate: $40,000.00$30,000.00 - $40,000.00
Price Realized $52,800.00
Sale date: December 6th 2023

Artwork by Molly Lamb Bobak, Beach
MOLLY LAMB BOBAK
Beach

oil on canvas
signed lower right; signed and titled on the stretcher
30 x 48 ins ( 76.2 x 121.9 cms )

Auction Estimate: $60,000.00$40,000.00 - $60,000.00
Price Realized $51,600.00
Sale date: December 6th 2023

Artwork by Franklin Carmichael, Lake and Hills
FRANKLIN CARMICHAEL
Lake and Hills

watercolour and graphite
signed lower right; titled on a label on the reverse
11.25 x 13.5 ins ( 28.6 x 34.3 cms ) ( sight )

Auction Estimate: $40,000.00$30,000.00 - $40,000.00
Price Realized $50,400.00
Sale date: December 6th 2023

Artwork by Emily Carr, Untitled (Mount Verstovia, Sitka, Alaska)
EMILY CARR
Untitled (Mount Verstovia, Sitka, Alaska)

watercolour
signed lower right
10.75 x 14 ins ( 27.3 x 35.6 cms ) ( sheet )

Auction Estimate: $60,000.00$40,000.00 - $60,000.00
Price Realized $48,000.00
Sale date: December 6th 2023

Artwork by James Wilson Morrice, Sailboats, circa 1905-1906
JAMES WILSON MORRICE
Sailboats, circa 1905-1906

oil on panel
4.75 x 6 ins ( 12.1 x 15.2 cms )

Auction Estimate: $40,000.00$30,000.00 - $40,000.00
Price Realized $48,000.00
Sale date: December 6th 2023

Artwork by Philip Henry Howard Surrey, Unisex Shop
PHILIP HENRY HOWARD SURREY
Unisex Shop

oil on canvas
signed lower left
24 x 32 ins ( 61 x 81.3 cms )

Auction Estimate: $60,000.00$50,000.00 - $60,000.00
Price Realized $48,000.00
Sale date: December 6th 2023

Artwork by Dorothea Sharp, Children at the Seaside
DOROTHEA SHARP
Children at the Seaside

oil on canvas
signed lower left
20.25 x 16 ins ( 51.4 x 40.6 cms )

Auction Estimate: $30,000.00$20,000.00 - $30,000.00
Price Realized $48,000.00
Sale date: December 6th 2023

Artwork by Anne Douglas Savage, Saint-Sauveur-des-Monts
ANNE DOUGLAS SAVAGE
Saint-Sauveur-des-Monts

oil on board
signed lower left; titled on the reverse
6.5 x 8.25 ins ( 16.5 x 21 cms )

Auction Estimate: $20,000.00$15,000.00 - $20,000.00
Price Realized $48,000.00
Sale date: December 6th 2023

Artwork by James Williamson Galloway Macdonald, Morning on Nootka Sound, B.C.
JAMES WILLIAMSON GALLOWAY MACDONALD
Morning on Nootka Sound, B.C.

oil on board
signed and dated 1936 lower left; signed, titled and dated 1936 on the reverse
12 x 15 ins ( 30.5 x 38.1 cms )

Auction Estimate: $30,000.00$20,000.00 - $30,000.00
Price Realized $40,800.00
Sale date: December 6th 2023

Artwork by William Perehudoff, AC-84-39
WILLIAM PEREHUDOFF
AC-84-39

acrylic on canvas
signed, titled and dated 1984 on the reverse
52 x 76 ins ( 132.1 x 193 cms )

Auction Estimate: $35,000.00$25,000.00 - $35,000.00
Price Realized $38,400.00
Sale date: December 6th 2023

Artwork by Doris Jean McCarthy, Untitled, Mt. Lake
DORIS JEAN MCCARTHY
Untitled, Mt. Lake

oil on canvas
signed lower right; dated “030101 (January 1, 2003)” on the reverse
48 x 66 ins ( 121.9 x 167.6 cms )

Auction Estimate: $45,000.00$35,000.00 - $45,000.00
Price Realized $36,000.00
Sale date: December 6th 2023

Previous Auctions

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

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
( 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
( Download PDF )
 
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
( Download PDF )
 
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
 

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