Abstract Versus Figural: Prints from the Collection of Robert Noakes Highlights

This page provides details on a selection of works of art sold in our Abstract Versus Figural: Prints from the Collection of Robert Noakes which concluded on February 25, 2025. Select an item for more details. All posted prices include Buyer's Premium.

Artwork by David Hockney, Illustrations for Fourteen Poems by C. P. Cavafy (Edition A)
DAVID HOCKNEY
Illustrations for Fourteen Poems by C. P. Cavafy (Edition A)

twelve etchings and aquatints on crisbrook handmade paper
signed and numbered 352/500 on the end page with title, text, table of contents, and justification pages. Contained in a black cloth slipcase as issued. Printed by Editions Alecto Limited, London
19 x 13.5 x 2 in ( 48.3 x 34.3 x 5.1 cm ) ( overall )

Auction Estimate: $8,000.00$6,000.00 - $8,000.00
Price Realized $5,760.00
Sale date: February 25th 2025

Artwork by Henri Matisse, Frontispiece pour Dessins (cf Duthuit Livre 3)
HENRI MATISSE
Frontispiece pour Dessins (cf Duthuit Livre 3)

etching on paper laid on board
signed and dated 1925 in the plate, signed and numbered 65/100 in the margin
3.25 x 4.5 in ( 8.3 x 11.4 cm ) ( image )

Auction Estimate: $2,000.00$1,000.00 - $2,000.00
Price Realized $5,520.00
Sale date: February 25th 2025

Artwork by Robert Motherwell, Three Forms II (B. 416)
ROBERT MOTHERWELL
Three Forms II (B. 416)

etching with carborundum on grey hmp paper
signed and numbered 22/30 lower left, with the artist's blindstamp. Published by the artist, released by Waddington's Graphics Ltd., London.
17.5 x 22.5 in ( 44.5 x 57.2 cm ) ( sheet )

Auction Estimate: $4,000.00$3,000.00 - $4,000.00
Price Realized $4,080.00
Sale date: February 25th 2025

Artwork by Ben Nicholson, Still Life with Grey (La Franca 83)
BEN NICHOLSON
Still Life with Grey (La Franca 83)

etching and aquatint printed with tone on wove paper
signed, dated 1967 and numbered 13/50 in the lower margin, with the La Franca's blindstamp; titled and dated on a gallery label on the reverse. Published by Marlborough Fine Arts, London
13.5 x 12 in ( 34.3 x 30.5 cm ) ( irregular )

Auction Estimate: $6,000.00$4,000.00 - $6,000.00
Price Realized $3,360.00
Sale date: February 25th 2025

Artwork by David Hockney, Small Head of Gregory (Museum of Contemporary Art, Tokyo 173)
DAVID HOCKNEY
Small Head of Gregory (Museum of Contemporary Art, Tokyo 173)

lithograph
signed and dated 1976 lower right and numbered 36/98 lower left, with the blindstamp of the printer and publisher, Gemini G.E.L., Los Angeles
10.25 x 9.25 in ( 26 x 23.5 cm ) ( sheet )

Auction Estimate: $3,000.00$2,000.00 - $3,000.00
Price Realized $3,120.00
Sale date: February 25th 2025

Artwork by Jean Paul Riopelle, Glauque, 1967
JEAN PAUL RIOPELLE
Glauque, 1967

colour lithograph
signed and numbered 4/25 in the lower margin; catalogue raisonné no. 1967.19EST.GR
7.5 x 11.5 in ( 19.1 x 29.2 cm ) ( plate size )

Auction Estimate: $3,000.00$2,000.00 - $3,000.00
Price Realized $2,640.00
Sale date: February 25th 2025

Artwork by Michael James Aleck Snow, Psychedelic Celluloid Torso
MICHAEL JAMES ALECK SNOW
Psychedelic Celluloid Torso

multi-coloured celluloid
signed and dated 1972 in all four corners
21 x 11.5 in ( 53.3 x 29.2 cm ) ( sight )

Auction Estimate: $900.00$700.00 - $900.00
Price Realized $2,412.00
Sale date: February 25th 2025

Artwork by Fernand Léger, Métropolitan from Les Illuminations
FERNAND LÉGER
Métropolitan from Les Illuminations

lithograph with colour pochoir
signed and inscribed "Bon pour la couleur pour Claude - F. Léger" lower right. Published by Éditions des Gaules (Louis Grosclaude) and printed by Roth & Sauter, Lausanne
13 x 9 in ( 33 x 22.9 cm ) ( sight )

Auction Estimate: $1,000.00$800.00 - $1,000.00
Price Realized $2,088.00
Sale date: February 25th 2025

Artwork by Joan Miró, Astrologie I (Mourlot 201)
JOAN MIRÓ
Astrologie I (Mourlot 201)

colour lithograph
signed lower right and numbered 28/100 lower left. Published by Maeght, Paris
15 x 11 in ( 38.1 x 27.9 cm ) ( sight )

Auction Estimate: $1,500.00$1,000.00 - $1,500.00
Price Realized $1,920.00
Sale date: February 25th 2025

Artwork by David Brown Milne, Painting Place
DAVID BROWN MILNE
Painting Place

colour etching
signed in the margin and initialled in the plate
4.75 x 6.5 in ( 12.1 x 16.5 cm ) ( plate size )

Auction Estimate: $1,200.00$800.00 - $1,200.00
Price Realized $1,608.00
Sale date: February 25th 2025

Artwork by Henri Matisse, Étude pour Saint Dominique (Duthuit 658)
HENRI MATISSE
Étude pour Saint Dominique (Duthuit 658)

lithograph on chine appliqué
signed and numbered 73/200 in the lower margin
8.5 x 6.5 in ( 21.6 x 16.5 cm ) ( image )

Auction Estimate: $1,500.00$1,000.00 - $1,500.00
Price Realized $1,440.00
Sale date: February 25th 2025

Artwork by Eduardo Chillida, Continuation III
EDUARDO CHILLIDA
Continuation III

etching
signed and numbered 20/50 in the margin; titled "Untitled" and numbered on a gallery label on the reverse
6.75 x 9.25 in ( 17.1 x 23.5 cm ) ( plate size )

Auction Estimate: $2,500.00$1,500.00 - $2,500.00
Price Realized $1,440.00
Sale date: February 25th 2025

Artwork by After Georges Braque, Nature morte au verre et à la pipe
AFTER GEORGES BRAQUE
Nature morte au verre et à la pipe

colour etching with aquatint on bfk rives paper
signed in the plate, signed and numbered 44/100 in the lower margin and inscribed "Copyright 1959 by Editions C. Guillard 9 r. Rougemont Paris 9e" in the upper left margin. Published by Editions C. Guillard, Paris
7.5 x 18 in ( 19.1 x 45.7 cm ) ( image )

Auction Estimate: $2,000.00$1,000.00 - $2,000.00
Price Realized $960.00
Sale date: February 25th 2025

Artwork by Jean Tinguely, Chaos
JEAN TINGUELY
Chaos

etching
signed and indistinctly inscribed in the lower margin
8.5 x 11 in ( 21.6 x 27.9 cm ) ( plate )

Auction Estimate: $800.00$600.00 - $800.00
Price Realized $576.00
Sale date: February 25th 2025

Artwork by Georges Rouault, Two Works from the Portfolio Cirque de l'étoile filante
GEORGES ROUAULT
Two Works from the Portfolio Cirque de l'étoile filante

two aquatints
- "Douce amère": signed and dated 1934 in the plate, signed in the lower margin
- "Les ballerines": signed and dated 1934 in the plate, signed in the lower margin
11.5 x 7.5 in ( 29.2 x 19.1 cm ) ( each image )

Auction Estimate: $500.00$300.00 - $500.00
Price Realized $330.00
Sale date: February 25th 2025

Previous Auctions

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Sale Closed: March 25, 2025
 
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Sale Closed: March 25, 2025
 
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Sale Closed: February 25, 2025
 
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Sale Closed: February 25, 2025
 
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Sale Closed: February 25, 2025
 
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Sale Closed: February 25, 2025
 
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Select Canadian Prints (Online Auction)
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Holiday Sale (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: December 10, 2024
 
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Sale Closed: December 10, 2024
 
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Sale Closed: December 10, 2024
 
Live Auction of Important Canadian & International Art
Sale Closed: November 27, 2024
 
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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
 
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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
 
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Sale Closed: October 22, 2024
 
The Group of Seven & Their Associates (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: October 22, 2024
 
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Sale Closed: October 22, 2024
 
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Sale Closed: September 24, 2024
 
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Sale Closed: September 24, 2024
 
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Sale Closed: September 24, 2024
 
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Sale Closed: September 24, 2024
 
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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
 
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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)
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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)
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International Prints, Multiples & Works on Paper (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: March 26, 2024
 
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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
 
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Sale Closed: February 27, 2024
 
En plein air (Online Auction)
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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
 
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Sale Closed: January 23, 2024
 
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Fall Live Auction of Important Canadian & International Art (Session 1)
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Modern & Contemporary Art (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: November 7, 2023
 
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Sale Closed: November 7, 2023
 
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Auction to Benefit NSCAD (Online Auction)
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Artwork from a Private Collection (Online Auction)
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Post-War & Contemporary Art (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: October 10, 2023
 
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The Canadian Landscape (Online Auction)
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Sale Closed: August 15, 2023
 
Works on Paper & Prints (Online Auction)
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