Spring Live Auction of Important Canadian & International Art Highlights

This page provides details on a selection of works of art sold in our Spring Live Auction of Important Canadian & International Art which concluded on May 30, 2024. Select an item for more details. All posted prices include Buyer's Premium.

Artwork by Alexander Young Jackson, Eastern Arctic
ALEXANDER YOUNG JACKSON
Eastern Arctic

oil on panel
signed lower right; signed, titled, dated 1930, inscribed “Artic” [sic], “Joe McCulley”, “owned by “H.V. Ross” and the Naomi Jackson Groves inventory number (”NJG 108”) on the reverse
8.5 x 10.5 in ( 21.6 x 26.7 cm )

Auction Estimate: $90,000.00$70,000.00 - $90,000.00
Price Realized $168,000.00
Sale date: May 30th 2024

Artwork by Frank Hans Johnston, Sun Song of Algoma
FRANK HANS JOHNSTON
Sun Song of Algoma

tempera on paper board
signed lower left; titled "Sun Song" on the reverse, titled and dated circa 1920 on a gallery label on the backing of the reverse
40 x 30 in ( 101.6 x 76.2 cm )

Auction Estimate: $90,000.00$70,000.00 - $90,000.00
Price Realized $168,000.00
Sale date: May 30th 2024

Artwork by Albert Henry Robinson, Les Éboulements en haut
ALBERT HENRY ROBINSON
Les Éboulements en haut

oil on canvas
signed lower right; titled and dated "circa 1924" on the gallery labels on the reverse
22 x 26 in ( 55.9 x 66 cm )

Auction Estimate: $120,000.00$100,000.00 - $120,000.00
Price Realized $168,000.00
Sale date: May 30th 2024

Artwork by Lionel LeMoine FitzGerald, Untitled (Broken Tree in Landscape)
LIONEL LEMOINE FITZGERALD
Untitled (Broken Tree in Landscape)

oil on canvas
signed lower left; inscribed “G56-29” on the reverse
14 x 17 in ( 35.6 x 43.2 cm )

Auction Estimate: $40,000.00$30,000.00 - $40,000.00
Price Realized $168,000.00
Sale date: May 30th 2024

Artwork by Ethel Seath, St. Sulpice Garden, 1930
ETHEL SEATH
St. Sulpice Garden, 1930

oil on board
signed lower right; titled on a label on the reverse
16 x 12 in ( 40.6 x 30.5 cm )

Auction Estimate: $60,000.00$40,000.00 - $60,000.00
Price Realized $156,000.00
Sale date: May 30th 2024

Artwork by Alexander Young Jackson, The River, Baie-Saint-Paul
ALEXANDER YOUNG JACKSON
The River, Baie-Saint-Paul

oil on canvas
signed and dated 1929 lower right; inscribed indistinctly on the stretcher
25 x 32 in ( 63.5 x 81.3 cm )

Auction Estimate: $200,000.00$150,000.00 - $200,000.00
Price Realized $144,000.00
Sale date: May 30th 2024

Artwork by David Brown Milne, Early Morning
DAVID BROWN MILNE
Early Morning

oil on canvas
signed and dated 1928 upper right; titled and dated 1928 on the reverse; catalogue raisonné no. 207.109
12.75 x 16.25 in ( 32.4 x 41.3 cm )

Auction Estimate: $70,000.00$50,000.00 - $70,000.00
Price Realized $144,000.00
Sale date: May 30th 2024

Artwork by Paul Kane, Lodges Near Fort Vancouver, 1847
PAUL KANE
Lodges Near Fort Vancouver, 1847

watercolour
titled lower centre, catalogue raisonné no. IV-397a
5.5 x 9.25 in ( 14 x 23.5 cm ) ( sheet )

Auction Estimate: $175,000.00$125,000.00 - $175,000.00
Price Realized $125,000.00
Sale date: May 30th 2024

Artwork by Marcelle Ferron, Sans titre
MARCELLE FERRON
Sans titre

oil on canvas
signed and dated 1961 lower left
32 x 39.25 in ( 81.3 x 99.7 cm )

Auction Estimate: $150,000.00$120,000.00 - $150,000.00
Price Realized $120,000.00
Sale date: May 30th 2024

Artwork by Alex Simeon Janvier, Dene (The People)
ALEX SIMEON JANVIER
Dene (The People)

acrylic on canvas
signed upper right; signed, titled, dated 1991 and inscribed “Cold Lake” on the reverse
60.25 x 48 in ( 153 x 121.9 cm )

Auction Estimate: $70,000.00$50,000.00 - $70,000.00
Price Realized $120,000.00
Sale date: May 30th 2024

Artwork by William Kurelek, Negrich Family Threshing Outfit
WILLIAM KURELEK
Negrich Family Threshing Outfit

oil and graphite on masonite
signed with monogram and dated indistictly
17.75 x 30.5 in ( 45.1 x 77.5 cm )

Auction Estimate: $120,000.00$90,000.00 - $120,000.00
Price Realized $96,000.00
Sale date: May 30th 2024

Artwork by Franklin Carmichael, Reflections, La Cloche Hills
FRANKLIN CARMICHAEL
Reflections, La Cloche Hills

oil on board
signed, dated 1936 and inscribed "original sketch by Franklin Carmichael, signed by his wife” with a signed stamp (dated Sept. 1971) by J. Russell Harper on the reverse
10 x 12 in ( 25.4 x 30.5 cm )

Auction Estimate: $80,000.00$60,000.00 - $80,000.00
Price Realized $96,000.00
Sale date: May 30th 2024

Artwork by David Lloyd Blackwood, Fire Down on the Labrador
DAVID LLOYD BLACKWOOD
Fire Down on the Labrador

colour etching & aquatint
signed, titled, dated 1980, editioned “Artist’s Proof 10/10” and inscribed “Ed. 50” in the lower margin
31.5 x 19.75 in ( 80 x 50.2 cm ) ( plate size )

Auction Estimate: $80,000.00$60,000.00 - $80,000.00
Price Realized $96,000.00
Sale date: May 30th 2024

Artwork by Alexander Young Jackson, North Shore, Quebec
ALEXANDER YOUNG JACKSON
North Shore, Quebec

oil on canvas
signed lower right
22.25 x 26.25 in ( 56.5 x 66.7 cm )

Auction Estimate: $100,000.00$80,000.00 - $100,000.00
Price Realized $90,000.00
Sale date: May 30th 2024

Artwork by William Kentridge, Drawing for the film "Medicine Chest"
WILLIAM KENTRIDGE
Drawing for the film "Medicine Chest"

charcoal and pastel on paper
signed lower right, with annotations in the top right; titled ‘Drawing from the Medicine Chest’ and dated 2000 on a label affixed to the reverse; further titled “Drawing from ‘Medicine Chest’ (Landscape)” on another label affixed to the reverse
46 x 31 in ( 116.8 x 78.7 cm ) ( sheet )

Auction Estimate: $120,000.00$80,000.00 - $120,000.00
Price Realized $84,000.00
Sale date: May 30th 2024

Previous Auctions

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

International Prints & Multiples (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: March 25, 2025
 
Post-War & Contemporary Art (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: March 25, 2025
 
The Art of Quebec (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: March 25, 2025
 
Celebrating Women Artists (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: March 25, 2025
 
In the Eye of the Beholder: Photographs from the Collection of Robert Noakes (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: March 25, 2025
 
Books & Reference: From the Library of Dennis Reid (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: March 25, 2025
 
Books & Reference: From the Library of Dennis Reid (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: February 25, 2025
 
The Canadian Landscape (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: February 25, 2025
 
Artwork from the Estate of Jaan Poldaas (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: February 25, 2025
 
Three Dimensions (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: February 25, 2025
 
Abstract vs. Figural: Prints from the Collection of Robert Noakes (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: February 25, 2025
 
A Modern Eye: Canadian Art from the Collection of Robert Noakes (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: February 25, 2025
 
Drawn to Places: Landscapes on Paper (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: February 25, 2025
 
Post-War & Contemporary Art (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: January 28, 2025
 
Works on Paper & Prints (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: January 28, 2025
 
The Artwork of Sir Frederick Banting (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: January 28, 2025
 
The Academy (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: January 28, 2025
 
Select Canadian Prints (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: December 10, 2024
 
Holiday Sale (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: December 10, 2024
 
Books & Reference: From the Library of Dennis Reid (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: December 10, 2024
 
Photography from the Collection of Salah Bachir (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: December 10, 2024
 
Live Auction of Important Canadian & International Art
Sale Closed: November 27, 2024
 
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
 
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
 

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