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

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Artwork by William Ronald, The Orient Express

WILLIAM RONALD
The Orient Express

three acrylics on canvas (triptych)
initialed lower left; signed, titled and dated 1969 twice (“6/20/69”) on the reverse; William Ronald Authentic Inventory No. WRAI.1969.0081; unframed
54 x 144 in ( 137.2 x 381 cm ) ( overall (triptych) )

Auction Estimate: $35,000.00$25,000.00 - $35,000.00
Price Realized $20,000.00
Sale date: April 23rd 2024

Artwork by William Kurelek, Madonna and Child with Flowers

WILLIAM KURELEK
Madonna and Child with Flowers

gouache on paper on board
signed lower left; inscribed with the artist’s name, title, “No. 2” and William Kurelek’s former address in London, UK on the reverse of the frame
18.75 x 23.5 in ( 47.6 x 59.7 cm )

Auction Estimate: $20,000.00$15,000.00 - $20,000.00
Price Realized $15,000.00
Sale date: April 23rd 2024

Artwork by Gordon Appelbe Smith, Untitled (Abstract)

GORDON APPELBE SMITH
Untitled (Abstract)

oil on canvas
46 x 12 in ( 116.8 x 30.5 cm )

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

Artwork by Léon Bellefleur, Jour de chance

LÉON BELLEFLEUR
Jour de chance

oil on canvas
signed lower left; signed, titled and dated 1995 on the reverse
24 x 20 in ( 61 x 50.8 cm )

Auction Estimate: $8,000.00$6,000.00 - $8,000.00
Price Realized $5,400.00
Sale date: April 23rd 2024

Artwork by William Ronald, Quadrille

WILLIAM RONALD
Quadrille

acrylic on canvas
signed and dated 1983 lower left; titled and dated to three labels on the stretcher on the reverse; William Ronald Authentic Inventory No. WRAI.1983.0025
36 x 36 in ( 91.4 x 91.4 cm )

Auction Estimate: $6,000.00$4,000.00 - $6,000.00
Price Realized $4,400.00
Sale date: April 23rd 2024

Artwork by Léon Bellefleur, Autre fleur de cactus

LÉON BELLEFLEUR
Autre fleur de cactus

oil on canvas
signed and dated 1987 lower right; signed, titled and dated on the reverse
24 x 20 in ( 61 x 50.8 cm )

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

Artwork by Joe Fafard, Cow

JOE FAFARD
Cow

ceramic
initialed on the underside; sold together with the artist book “Joe Fafard” (Terrance Heath, National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa, 2007) signed by the artist and the author on the title page
10 x 4 x 6 in ( 25.4 x 10.2 x 15.2 cm ) ( overall )

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

Artwork by Léon Bellefleur, Regates

LÉON BELLEFLEUR
Regates

oil on canvas
signed and dated 1984 lower right; titled to a gallery label on the reverse
14 x 18 in ( 35.6 x 45.7 cm )

Auction Estimate: $5,000.00$3,000.00 - $5,000.00
Price Realized $2,400.00
Sale date: April 23rd 2024

Artwork by David Bolduc, Untitled Abstraction

DAVID BOLDUC
Untitled Abstraction

acrylic on canvas
dated 1995 to the gallery label on the reverse; unframed
18 x 78 x 2 in ( 45.7 x 198.1 x 5.1 cm )

Auction Estimate: $3,000.00$2,000.00 - $3,000.00
Price Realized $2,200.00
Sale date: April 23rd 2024

Artwork by Harold Klunder, Untitled

HAROLD KLUNDER
Untitled

oil on canvas
signed, titled and dated “1996 - 1998” on the reverse
18 x 24 in ( 45.7 x 61 cm )

Auction Estimate: $3,500.00$2,500.00 - $3,500.00
Price Realized $2,200.00
Sale date: April 23rd 2024

Artwork by Robert Marchessault, Sahal

ROBERT MARCHESSAULT
Sahal

oil on board
signed, titled and dated 2007 on the reverse; titled and dated to a gallery label on the reverse
30 x 30 in ( 76.2 x 76.2 cm )

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

Artwork by Ernestine Tahedl, Island Memories II

ERNESTINE TAHEDL
Island Memories II

three acrylics on canvas (triptych)
signed and dated 1988 lower right; signed, titled and dated January 1988 to the artist label on the reverse
55 x 88 in ( 139.7 x 223.5 cm ) ( overall (triptych) )

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

Artwork by Jaan Poldaas, Nominal Four Studies [j], [k], [l]

JAAN POLDAAS
Nominal Four Studies [j], [k], [l]

three acrylics and collage on paper
- “Nominal Four Study [j]”
- “Nominal Four Study [k]”
- “Nominal Four Study [l]”
each signed and dated 1994 lower right
7.75 x 7.75 in ( 19.7 x 19.7 cm ) ( image (each) )

Auction Estimate: $3,000.00$2,000.00 - $3,000.00
Price Realized $1,200.00
Sale date: April 23rd 2024

Artwork by Sorel Etrog, Grey Head

SOREL ETROG
Grey Head

tissue
signed lower left; titled and dated 1970 to a gallery label on the reverse
18 x 18.5 in ( 45.7 x 47 cm )

Auction Estimate: $2,000.00$1,500.00 - $2,000.00
Price Realized $1,200.00
Sale date: April 23rd 2024

Artwork by William Ronald, Bridge

WILLIAM RONALD
Bridge

acrylic on canvas
signed and dated 1997 lower right; signed and titled on the reverse; William Ronald Authentic Inventory No. WRAI.1997.0015
9 x 12 in ( 22.9 x 30.5 cm )

Auction Estimate: $900.00$700.00 - $900.00
Price Realized $1,100.00
Sale date: April 23rd 2024

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Previous Auctions

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

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
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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
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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

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