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Artwork by Maud Lewis, Winter Sleighing Scene
Lot #1
MAUD LEWIS
Winter Sleighing Scene

mixed media on board mounted to masonite
signed lower right
12 x 14 in ( 30.5 x 35.6 cm )

Auction Estimate: $22,000.00$18,000.00 - $22,000.00

Next bid is: $16,000.00

Closes October 22nd at 02:00:00 PM EDT

Artwork by Ted Harrison, Yellow House, Atlin
Lot #2
TED HARRISON
Yellow House, Atlin

acrylic on canvas
signed and dated 1975 lower right; titled on the reverse
24 x 18 in ( 61 x 45.7 cm )

Auction Estimate: $15,000.00$12,000.00 - $15,000.00

Current bid: $16,000.00
Next bid is: $17,000.00

Closes October 22nd at 02:00:00 PM EDT

Artwork by Ted Harrison, Girl in Yellow Hat
Lot #3
TED HARRISON
Girl in Yellow Hat

acrylic on board
signed lower right; signed, titled and dated 1981 on the reverse
35.75 x 22.75 in ( 90.8 x 57.8 cm )

Auction Estimate: $15,000.00$10,000.00 - $15,000.00

Current bid: $9,000.00
Next bid is: $9,500.00

Closes October 22nd at 02:00:00 PM EDT

Artwork by Maurice Galbraith Cullen, Winter, The Caché River
Lot #4
MAURICE GALBRAITH CULLEN
Winter, The Caché River

oil on canvas
signed lower left; titled to a gallery label on the reverse; Cullen Inventory No. 1046
18 x 24 in ( 45.7 x 61 cm )

Auction Estimate: $30,000.00$20,000.00 - $30,000.00

Next bid is: $16,000.00

Closes October 22nd at 02:00:00 PM EDT

Artwork by Kazuo Nakamura, Evening
Lot #5
KAZUO NAKAMURA
Evening

oil on masonite
signed and dated 1986 lower right; titled and dated to two labels on the reverse
24 x 31 in ( 61 x 78.7 cm )

Auction Estimate: $15,000.00$10,000.00 - $15,000.00

Next bid is: $9,500.00

Closes October 22nd at 02:00:00 PM EDT

Artwork by John Graham Coughtry, Moreno
Lot #6
JOHN GRAHAM COUGHTRY
Moreno

oil on canvas
signed (twice), titled, dated “April, May 1982” & ‘82 (twice) and inscribed “For Myron Swartz” on the reverse
54 x 48 in ( 137.2 x 121.9 cm )

Auction Estimate: $20,000.00$15,000.00 - $20,000.00

Next bid is: $12,000.00

Closes October 22nd at 02:00:00 PM EDT

Artwork by Molly Lamb Bobak, Bike Race, 1985
Lot #7
MOLLY LAMB BOBAK
Bike Race, 1985

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

Auction Estimate: $12,000.00$9,000.00 - $12,000.00

Next bid is: $8,400.00

Closes October 22nd at 02:00:00 PM EDT

Artwork by John Little, Septembre, rue Ste. Madeleine - Pointe St. Charles, Montreal
Lot #8
JOHN LITTLE
Septembre, rue Ste. Madeleine - Pointe St. Charles, Montreal

oil on canvas
signed lower right; signed, titled, dated 1980 and inscribed “Eugene ‘Gene’ Moore, Centrefield, Mtl. Royals, 1943, Lancaster, Texas, August 26, 1909” on the stretcher
24 x 30 in ( 61 x 76.2 cm )

Auction Estimate: $15,000.00$12,000.00 - $15,000.00

Next bid is: $11,500.00

Closes October 22nd at 02:00:00 PM EDT

Artwork by Kim Dorland, Morning Swim, 2008
Lot #9
KIM DORLAND
Morning Swim, 2008

oil and acrylic on wood
unframed
83.75 x 119.75 in ( 212.7 x 304.2 cm )

Auction Estimate: $20,000.00$15,000.00 - $20,000.00

Next bid is: $12,000.00

Closes October 22nd at 02:00:00 PM EDT

Artwork by David Lloyd Blackwood, For Ishmael Tiller: The Ledgy Rocks
Lot #10
DAVID LLOYD BLACKWOOD
For Ishmael Tiller: The Ledgy Rocks

colour etching and aquatint
signed, titled, dated 1990 and numbered "Artist's Proof 4/15 Ed. 75" in the lower margin; condition noted: scratching present to the upper right quadrant of the glass
35.5 x 23.75 in ( 90.2 x 60.3 cm ) ( plate size )

Auction Estimate: $12,000.00$8,000.00 - $12,000.00

Current bid: $7,500.00
Next bid is: $8,000.00

Closes October 22nd at 02:00:00 PM EDT

Artwork by David Alexander Colville, Study for "Le Chien d’or" (Golden Dog), 1987
Lot #11
DAVID ALEXANDER COLVILLE
Study for "Le Chien d’or" (Golden Dog), 1987

acrylic and ink on paper
signed upper right, dated "26 August 1987" and "21 August" upper right (hidden by mat) and inscribed "Je me souviens" lower middle
3.75 x 7.25 in ( 9.5 x 18.4 cm ) ( sight )

Auction Estimate: $8,000.00$6,000.00 - $8,000.00

Next bid is: $5,400.00

Closes October 22nd at 02:00:00 PM EDT

Artwork by David Alexander Colville, Le Chien d’or (Golden Dog)
Lot #12
DAVID ALEXANDER COLVILLE
Le Chien d’or (Golden Dog)

colour serigraph
signed, dated 1987 and numbered 14/70 in the lower margin
10.75 x 25.5 in ( 27.3 x 64.8 cm ) ( sight )

Auction Estimate: $6,000.00$4,000.00 - $6,000.00

Next bid is: $3,400.00

Closes October 22nd at 02:00:00 PM EDT

Artwork by Marc-Aurèle Fortin, Canal, Venice
Lot #13
MARC-AURÈLE FORTIN
Canal, Venice

oil on canvas
signed lower right
16 x 14 in ( 40.6 x 35.6 cm )

Auction Estimate: $12,000.00$8,000.00 - $12,000.00

Next bid is: $6,000.00

Closes October 22nd at 02:00:00 PM EDT

Artwork by James Henderson, Qu'Appelle Valley
Lot #14
JAMES HENDERSON
Qu'Appelle Valley

oil on canvas
signed lower right; dated "May 24, 1947" to the stretcher on the reverse
14 x 18 in ( 35.6 x 45.7 cm )

Auction Estimate: $3,500.00$2,500.00 - $3,500.00

Current bid: $2,000.00
Next bid is: $2,200.00

Closes October 22nd at 02:00:00 PM EDT

Artwork by George Agnew Reid, Untitled (Woodland Scene)
Lot #15
GEORGE AGNEW REID
Untitled (Woodland Scene)

oil on canvas
signed and dated 1891 lower left
14.25 x 18.25 in ( 36.2 x 46.4 cm )

Auction Estimate: $3,500.00$2,500.00 - $3,500.00

Next bid is: $2,000.00

Closes October 22nd at 02:00:00 PM EDT

Artwork by Laura Adeline Muntz Lyall, The Flower
Lot #16
LAURA ADELINE MUNTZ LYALL
The Flower

oil on canvas
signed and dated 1913 lower left; inscribed “Madonna with Jesus and John” and “$550” on the reverse
29.25 x 22 in ( 74.3 x 55.9 cm )

Auction Estimate: $30,000.00$20,000.00 - $30,000.00

Current bid: $10,000.00
Next bid is: $11,000.00

Closes October 22nd at 02:00:00 PM EDT

Artwork by Kenneth Forbes, June
Lot #17
KENNETH FORBES
June

oil on canvas
signed lower left; titled to a label on the reverse
44.5 x 34 in ( 113 x 86.4 cm )

Auction Estimate: $5,000.00$3,000.00 - $5,000.00

Next bid is: $2,600.00

Closes October 22nd at 02:00:00 PM EDT

Artwork by Elizabeth Wyn Wood, Untitled (Madonna and Child)
Lot #18
ELIZABETH WYN WOOD
Untitled (Madonna and Child)

bronze relief
27.5 x 22.25 x 1 in ( 69.9 x 56.5 x 2.5 cm ) ( overall )

Auction Estimate: $3,000.00$2,000.00 - $3,000.00

Next bid is: $1,500.00

Closes October 22nd at 02:00:00 PM EDT

Artwork by Jack Hamilton Bush, Flood
Lot #19
JACK HAMILTON BUSH
Flood

colour silkscreen
signed, titled, dated "May 28/70" and inscribed "Roll I" and "Test" in the lower margin; inscribed "PR 40" on the reverse; unframed
29.5 x 41 in ( 74.9 x 104.1 cm ) ( sheet )

Auction Estimate: $6,000.00$4,000.00 - $6,000.00

Current bid: $3,000.00
Next bid is: $3,200.00

Closes October 22nd at 02:00:00 PM EDT

Artwork by Gershon Iskowitz, Violet Deep I
Lot #20
GERSHON ISKOWITZ
Violet Deep I

oil on canvas
signed, titled, dated 1983 and inscribed "I" on the reverse
38 x 70 in ( 96.5 x 177.8 cm )

Auction Estimate: $30,000.00$20,000.00 - $30,000.00

Next bid is: $13,000.00

Closes October 22nd at 02:00:00 PM EDT

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