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 January 23, 2024. Select an item for more details. All posted prices include Buyer's Premium.

Artwork by Jack Leonard Shadbolt, Of Birds and Bush #2
JACK LEONARD SHADBOLT
Of Birds and Bush #2

acrylic on canvas
signed and dated 1980 lower right
49 x 66 ins ( 124.5 x 167.6 cms )

Auction Estimate: $15,000.00$10,000.00 - $15,000.00
Price Realized $12,000.00
Sale date: January 23rd 2024

Artwork by John Meredith, Tangerine
JOHN MEREDITH
Tangerine

oil on canvas
signed and dated 1990 to the stretcher on the reverse; unframed
60.25 x 52.5 ins ( 153 x 133.4 cms )

Auction Estimate: $9,000.00$7,000.00 - $9,000.00
Price Realized $6,720.00
Sale date: January 23rd 2024

Artwork by Leon Belsky, Morning; Midday; Twilight
LEON BELSKY
Morning; Midday; Twilight

three oils on canvas
each signed, titled, dated 1995, and inscribed “Toronto” on the reverse
54 x 19.5 ins ( 137.2 x 49.5 cms ) ( each )

Auction Estimate: $2,000.00$1,500.00 - $2,000.00
Price Realized $6,600.00
Sale date: January 23rd 2024

Artwork by David Urban, Speak
DAVID URBAN
Speak

oil on canvas on board
signed and dated 1995 thrice on the reverse; titled and dated to a gallery label on the reverse
32 x 39 ins ( 81.3 x 99.1 cms )

Auction Estimate: $7,000.00$5,000.00 - $7,000.00
Price Realized $4,800.00
Sale date: January 23rd 2024

Artwork by Malcolm Rains, Four Pears on a Shelf
MALCOLM RAINS
Four Pears on a Shelf

oil on canvas
signed lower center; titled and dated “August 1993” to a gallery label on the reverse
24 x 26 ins ( 61 x 66 cms )

Auction Estimate: $5,000.00$3,000.00 - $5,000.00
Price Realized $4,560.00
Sale date: January 23rd 2024

Artwork by Ronald William Bolt, Wave Image #25
RONALD WILLIAM BOLT
Wave Image #25

acrylic on canvas
signed, titled and dated 1977 on the reverse; titled and dated on the gallery label on the reverse
28 x 34 ins ( 71.1 x 86.4 cms )

Auction Estimate: $3,000.00$2,000.00 - $3,000.00
Price Realized $3,600.00
Sale date: January 23rd 2024

Artwork by Sorel Etrog, Magic Barrel
SOREL ETROG
Magic Barrel

bronze
signed (stamped) and numbered 3/10 on the base; titled and dated 1975 on the underside
4 x 2 x 2.5 ins ( 10.2 x 5.1 x 6.4 cms ) ( overall )

Auction Estimate: $2,500.00$1,500.00 - $2,500.00
Price Realized $3,600.00
Sale date: January 23rd 2024

Artwork by Richard Herman, Dusk Last Summer
RICHARD HERMAN
Dusk Last Summer

oil on canvas
signed, titled and dated 2008 on the reverse; unframed
48 x 96 ins ( 121.9 x 243.8 cms )

Auction Estimate: $1,200.00$800.00 - $1,200.00
Price Realized $3,120.00
Sale date: January 23rd 2024

Artwork by Alex Cameron, Three Ways
ALEX CAMERON
Three Ways

oil on canvas
signed, titled and dated 1998 on the reverse
84 x 40 ins ( 213.4 x 101.6 cms )

Auction Estimate: $5,000.00$3,000.00 - $5,000.00
Price Realized $3,000.00
Sale date: January 23rd 2024

Artwork by John Meredith, April III
JOHN MEREDITH
April III

oil on canvas
titled and dated 1974 to two labels on the reverse
24 x 18 ins ( 61 x 45.7 cms )

Auction Estimate: $5,000.00$3,000.00 - $5,000.00
Price Realized $2,880.00
Sale date: January 23rd 2024

Artwork by David Bolduc, High Tops
DAVID BOLDUC
High Tops

acrylic on canvas
signed, titled and dated 1985 on the reverse; titled and dated 1983 to the gallery label on the reverse
48 x 60 ins ( 121.9 x 152.4 cms )

Auction Estimate: $3,500.00$2,500.00 - $3,500.00
Price Realized $2,640.00
Sale date: January 23rd 2024

Artwork by Jack Leonard Shadbolt, Untitled Abstraction
JACK LEONARD SHADBOLT
Untitled Abstraction

mixed media
signed and dated 1956 lower right
22 x 30 ins ( 55.9 x 76.2 cms ) ( sight )

Auction Estimate: $5,000.00$3,000.00 - $5,000.00
Price Realized $2,640.00
Sale date: January 23rd 2024

Artwork by Joseph Drapell, Flute
JOSEPH DRAPELL
Flute

acrylic on canvas
signed, titled and dated 1981 on the reverse; titled and dated 1981 on the gallery label on the reverse
50.5 x 50.5 ins ( 128.3 x 128.3 cms )

Auction Estimate: $1,000.00$800.00 - $1,000.00
Price Realized $2,640.00
Sale date: January 23rd 2024

Artwork by Michael Adamson, Marmaline
MICHAEL ADAMSON
Marmaline

oil on canvas
signed, titled and dated 2001 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 $2,400.00
Sale date: January 23rd 2024

Artwork by Chris Temple, Bathurst Bridge
CHRIS TEMPLE
Bathurst Bridge

oil on canvas
signed and dated 2008 lower right; titled and dated on the reverse
30 x 40 ins ( 76.2 x 101.6 cms )

Auction Estimate: $1,200.00$800.00 - $1,200.00
Price Realized $2,400.00
Sale date: January 23rd 2024

Previous Auctions

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

Live Auction of Important Canadian & International Art
Sale Closed: November 27, 2024
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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
( 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
 

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