Select Canadian Art Highlights

This page provides details on a selection of works of art sold in our Select Canadian Art which concluded on November 7, 2023. Select an item for more details. All posted prices include Buyer's Premium.

Artwork by Edwin Headley Holgate, Nude by a Lake
EDWIN HEADLEY HOLGATE
Nude by a Lake

woodcut
signed and inscribed “no. 19/30” in the lower margin
8 x 6.5 ins ( 20.3 x 16.5 cms ) ( plate size )

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

Artwork by Allen Sapp, Boys Playing Football
ALLEN SAPP
Boys Playing Football

acrylic on canvas
signed lower right; titled to a label on the reverse; unframed
16 x 20 ins ( 40.6 x 50.8 cms )

Auction Estimate: $3,000.00$2,000.00 - $3,000.00
Price Realized $4,320.00
Sale date: November 7th 2023

Artwork by Jean Paul Riopelle, Au-de-ça
JEAN PAUL RIOPELLE
Au-de-ça

colour silkscreen
signed and numbered 71/75 in the lower margin; printed by Novak Graphics; unframed
31.5 x 47.75 ins ( 80 x 121.3 cms ) ( sheet )

Auction Estimate: $6,000.00$4,000.00 - $6,000.00
Price Realized $4,320.00
Sale date: November 7th 2023

Artwork by David Lloyd Blackwood, Wedding at Bragg’s Island
DAVID LLOYD BLACKWOOD
Wedding at Bragg’s Island

etching, aquatint in colours
signed, titled, dated 1973 and numbered Artist’s Proof in the lower margin
19.5 x 31.5 ins ( 49.5 x 80 cms ) ( plate size )

Auction Estimate: $4,000.00$3,000.00 - $4,000.00
Price Realized $3,720.00
Sale date: November 7th 2023

Artwork by Bill Ronald Reid, Children of the Raven; Haida Thunderbird; A Whale of a Haida Whale (SKAANA); A Haida Dogfish XAXADA
BILL RONALD REID
Children of the Raven; Haida Thunderbird; A Whale of a Haida Whale (SKAANA); A Haida Dogfish XAXADA

four serigraphs
- “Children of the Raven”, signed, titled, dated 1977, inscribed “AP” and “for Bob and Gerry” in the lower margin; 30 x 22.25 inches (sheet);
- “Haida Thunderbird”, signed, titled and inscribed “For dear Geraldine, with fond memories of the great things we did together in the summer of ‘84, Love Bill” in the lower margin; 21 x 25.25 inches (sight);
- “A Whale of a Haida Whale (SKAANA)”, signed, titled, dated 1974 and inscribed “For Jerry with Love” in the lower margin; 21.5 x 18 inches (sight);
- “A Haida Dogfish XAXADA”, signed, titled, dated 1973 and inscribed “For Jerry, Love Bill Reid” in the lower margin; 21.5 x 18 (sight) inches
30 x 22.25 ins ( 76.2 x 56.5 cms ) ( sheet (larger work) )

Auction Estimate: $4,000.00$3,500.00 - $4,000.00
Price Realized $3,600.00
Sale date: November 7th 2023

Artwork by Henry George Glyde, Entrance to the Farm, Alberta
HENRY GEORGE GLYDE
Entrance to the Farm, Alberta

oil on canvas
signed lower left; signed and titled on the stretcher on the reverse
18 x 24 ins ( 45.7 x 61 cms )

Auction Estimate: $6,000.00$4,000.00 - $6,000.00
Price Realized $3,600.00
Sale date: November 7th 2023

Artwork by Pudlo Pudlat, Fish and Spear
PUDLO PUDLAT
Fish and Spear

skin stencil
inscribed with artist name, title, dated 1961 and numbered “15/50 Cape Doreset N.W.T.” in the lower margin
16.25 x 22.75 ins ( 41.3 x 57.8 cms ) ( sight )

Auction Estimate: $5,000.00$3,000.00 - $5,000.00
Price Realized $3,360.00
Sale date: November 7th 2023

Artwork by David Lloyd Blackwood, Untitled, International Code Series
DAVID LLOYD BLACKWOOD
Untitled, International Code Series

monotype
signed and dated 1999 lower right
32 x 26 ins ( 81.3 x 66 cms ) ( sheet )

Auction Estimate: $3,000.00$2,000.00 - $3,000.00
Price Realized $3,120.00
Sale date: November 7th 2023

Artwork by Jean Paul Riopelle, Les aigrettes
JEAN PAUL RIOPELLE
Les aigrettes

etching
signed lower right and numbered 67/75 lower left; catalogue raisonné no. 1968.07EST.GR
17.5 x 13.5 ins ( 44.5 x 34.3 cms ) ( plate size )

Auction Estimate: $3,000.00$2,000.00 - $3,000.00
Price Realized $3,120.00
Sale date: November 7th 2023

Artwork by Jack Hamilton Bush, Green Loop
JACK HAMILTON BUSH
Green Loop

screenprint in colours
signed, dated 1971 and numbered 54/100 lower right
25.5 x 33.5 ins ( 64.8 x 85.1 cms ) ( sheet )

Auction Estimate: $2,500.00$1,500.00 - $2,500.00
Price Realized $3,120.00
Sale date: November 7th 2023

Artwork by David Lloyd Blackwood, Regale Lillies
DAVID LLOYD BLACKWOOD
Regale Lillies

monotype print in colours
signed and dated 1988 lower right; titled and dated on the gallery label on the reverse
20 x 16 ins ( 50.8 x 40.6 cms ) ( image )

Auction Estimate: $4,000.00$3,000.00 - $4,000.00
Price Realized $3,000.00
Sale date: November 7th 2023

Artwork by Frederick Simpson Coburn, Sunny Day in the Laurentians
FREDERICK SIMPSON COBURN
Sunny Day in the Laurentians

oil on canvas
signed and dated 1942 lower left; titled and dated to two gallery labels on the reverse
9.5 x 13.5 ins ( 24.1 x 34.3 cms )

Auction Estimate: $3,500.00$2,500.00 - $3,500.00
Price Realized $2,880.00
Sale date: November 7th 2023

Artwork by Mary Pratt, Cabbage with Options, 1970
MARY PRATT
Cabbage with Options, 1970

pencil
signed and dated 1970 lower right; titled to the gallery label on the reverse
9.75 x 16 ins ( 24.8 x 40.6 cms ) ( sight )

Auction Estimate: $3,500.00$2,500.00 - $3,500.00
Price Realized $2,400.00
Sale date: November 7th 2023

Artwork by Christopher Pratt, Woman at Dresser; The Institution
CHRISTOPHER PRATT
Woman at Dresser; The Institution

two colour photolithographs
- “Woman at Dresser” signed and numbered 30/100 in the lower margin; 11 x 12.75 ins. [image];
- “The Institution” signed and numbered 61/100 in the lower margin; 11 x 11 ins. [image]);
each unframed
11 x 12.75 ins ( 27.9 x 32.4 cms ) ( image (largest) )

Auction Estimate: $2,500.00$1,500.00 - $2,500.00
Price Realized $1,800.00
Sale date: November 7th 2023

Artwork by Gordon Appelbe Smith, Portfolio A
GORDON APPELBE SMITH
Portfolio A

five colour serigraphs on wove paper
numbered 3/65 on the reverse of the title page, including five colour lithographs in portfolio;
edition Galerie Agnès Lefort, Montreal, 1968
21.5 x 20 ins ( 54.6 x 50.8 cms ) ( each )

Auction Estimate: $2,000.00$1,500.00 - $2,000.00
Price Realized $1,680.00
Sale date: November 7th 2023

Previous Auctions

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Capture (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: April 23, 2024
 
Post-War & Contemporary Art (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: April 23, 2024
 
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Sale Closed: April 23, 2024
 
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Sale Closed: April 23, 2024
 
Works on Paper (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: April 23, 2024
 
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Sale Closed: April 23, 2024
 
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Sale Closed: March 26, 2024
 
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Sale Closed: March 26, 2024
 
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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
 
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
 

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