Artwork from a Private Collection Highlights

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

Artwork by Benjamin Chee Chee, Bird
BENJAMIN CHEE CHEE
Bird

ink
signed and dated 1977 lower left
21 x 29 ins ( 53.3 x 73.7 cms ) ( sight )

Auction Estimate: $9,000.00$7,000.00 - $9,000.00
Price Realized $10,800.00
Sale date: November 7th 2023

Artwork by Norval Morrisseau, Loon Family
NORVAL MORRISSEAU
Loon Family

acrylic on paper
signed in syllabics lower left
30.5 x 22.75 ins ( 77.5 x 57.8 cms ) ( sight )

Auction Estimate: $8,000.00$6,000.00 - $8,000.00
Price Realized $6,000.00
Sale date: November 7th 2023

Artwork by Norval Morrisseau, Shaman Vision Series One: Vision to its Soul, Native Unity, A Child in Astral Plain, Astral Children Community, This Is The Way It Is and Fish Unity in Cosmic Sea
NORVAL MORRISSEAU
Shaman Vision Series One: Vision to its Soul, Native Unity, A Child in Astral Plain, Astral Children Community, This Is The Way It Is and Fish Unity in Cosmic Sea

six serigraphs
each signed, titled and numbered 35/195 in the lower margin; housed in portfolio case
19 x 24 ins ( 48.3 x 61 cms ) ( each sheet )

Auction Estimate: $3,000.00$2,000.00 - $3,000.00
Price Realized $3,840.00
Sale date: November 7th 2023

Artwork by Carl Beam, Final Notice
CARL BEAM
Final Notice

mixed media
signed lower right; titled lower middle left
29.5 x 22.5 ins ( 74.9 x 57.2 cms )

Auction Estimate: $1,000.00$800.00 - $1,000.00
Price Realized $3,600.00
Sale date: November 7th 2023

Artwork by Norval Morrisseau, The Art of Norval Morrisseau: Collection of Five Prints
NORVAL MORRISSEAU
The Art of Norval Morrisseau: Collection of Five Prints

five colour serigraphs
a portfolio containing five serigraphs printed in colour (”The Dawn”, “Shaman Conjuring Speech”, “Composition with Loons”, “Young Gulls Watching” and “Shaman and Apprentice”); each signed in pencil, numbered 324 in an edition of 350, including an edition of the publication “The Art of Norval Morrisseau” by Lister Sinclair and Jack Pollock (signed by Lister and Pollock and numbered 90/350 on the reverse), published by Methuen, Toronto/New York, 1979, contained in a wooden case with calfskin straps
24 x 18 ins ( 61 x 45.7 cms ) ( each sheet )

Auction Estimate: $1,200.00$900.00 - $1,200.00
Price Realized $3,120.00
Sale date: November 7th 2023

Artwork by Arthur Shilling, Children
ARTHUR SHILLING
Children

oil on canvas
signed lower left; titled to a label on the reverse
27.5 x 34 ins ( 69.9 x 86.4 cms )

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

Artwork by Arthur Shilling, Self-Portrait
ARTHUR SHILLING
Self-Portrait

gouache on board
signed and dated 1963 lower right
21 x 16.25 ins ( 53.3 x 41.3 cms )

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

Artwork by Daphne Odjig, The Old Swimming Hole; Little Mothers
DAPHNE ODJIG
The Old Swimming Hole; Little Mothers

two colour serigraphs
- “The Old Swimming Hole” signed, titled, dated 1981 and numbered 93/125 in the lower margin;
- “Little Mothers” signed, titled, dated 1981 and numbered 93/125 in the lower margin;
each unframed
25 x 22 ins ( 63.5 x 55.9 cms ) ( each sheet )

Auction Estimate: $1,500.00$1,200.00 - $1,500.00
Price Realized $2,400.00
Sale date: November 7th 2023

Artwork by Carl Beam, Zero Gravity
CARL BEAM
Zero Gravity

mixed media
titled lower center
29.5 x 22.5 ins ( 74.9 x 57.2 cms ) ( sheet )

Auction Estimate: $900.00$700.00 - $900.00
Price Realized $1,440.00
Sale date: November 7th 2023

Artwork by Ken Kirkby, Inukshuk
KEN KIRKBY
Inukshuk

acrylic on canvas
signed lower right
36 x 36 ins ( 91.4 x 91.4 cms )

Auction Estimate: $900.00$700.00 - $900.00
Price Realized $1,200.00
Sale date: November 7th 2023

Artwork by Josh Kakegamic, Birds
JOSH KAKEGAMIC
Birds

acrylic on canvas
signed in syllabics middle right
21.5 x 26.5 ins ( 54.6 x 67.3 cms )

Auction Estimate: $1,500.00$1,200.00 - $1,500.00
Price Realized $1,200.00
Sale date: November 7th 2023

Artwork by Eddy Cobiness, Hawk
EDDY COBINESS
Hawk

oil on board
signed and dated 1985 lower right; numbered “47” lower left
21 x 17 ins ( 53.3 x 43.2 cms ) ( sight )

Auction Estimate: $1,000.00$800.00 - $1,000.00
Price Realized $1,200.00
Sale date: November 7th 2023

Artwork by Shirley Longboat, Totem
SHIRLEY LONGBOAT
Totem

argillite
signed on the underside
11 x 2.25 x 3.5 ins ( 27.9 x 5.7 x 8.9 cms ) ( overall )

Auction Estimate: $800.00$600.00 - $800.00
Price Realized $1,080.00
Sale date: November 7th 2023

Artwork by Jimmy  Joseph, Moon Mask
JIMMY JOSEPH
Moon Mask

painted cedar
signed, titled, dated 1991 and inscribed “Kwakiutl, Alert Bay” on the reverse
24 x 22.25 x 6 ins ( 61 x 56.5 x 15.2 cms ) ( overall )

Auction Estimate: $900.00$700.00 - $900.00
Price Realized $1,020.00
Sale date: November 7th 2023

Artwork by Vince Bomberry, Turtle
VINCE BOMBERRY
Turtle

antler
signed on the underside
3 x 7 x 10.5 ins ( 7.6 x 17.8 x 26.7 cms ) ( overall )

Auction Estimate: $800.00$600.00 - $800.00
Price Realized $780.00
Sale date: November 7th 2023

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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