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Artwork by Harold Barling Town, Silent Light #8
Lot #1
HAROLD BARLING TOWN
Silent Light #8

oil and lucite on canvas
signed and dated 1968-1969 lower right; signed (twice), titled, and dated 1968-1969 (twice) on the reverse
28 x 48 ins ( 71.1 x 121.9 cms )

Estimated: $20,000.00$15,000.00 - $20,000.00

Current bid: $12,000.00
Next bid is: $13,000.00

Closes October 10th at 02:00:00 PM EDT

Artwork by Daphne Odjig, Dreams of Times Past
Lot #2
DAPHNE ODJIG
Dreams of Times Past

oil on canvas
signed lower right; signed, titled and dated 1996 on the reverse
22 x 20 ins ( 55.9 x 50.8 cms )

Estimated: $15,000.00$12,000.00 - $15,000.00

Next bid is: $10,000.00

Closes October 10th at 02:00:00 PM EDT

Artwork by Molly Lamb Bobak, Blue Interior
Lot #3
MOLLY LAMB BOBAK
Blue Interior

oil on canvas
signed lower right
36 x 48 ins ( 91.4 x 121.9 cms )

Estimated: $15,000.00$10,000.00 - $15,000.00

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

Closes October 10th at 02:00:00 PM EDT

Artwork by Gershon Iskowitz, Untitled (Tree Study)
Lot #4
GERSHON ISKOWITZ
Untitled (Tree Study)

oil on board
Gershon Iskowitz Foundation stamp (Inventory #B260) on the reverse; unframed
30 x 24.25 ins ( 76.2 x 61.6 cms )

Estimated: $6,000.00$4,000.00 - $6,000.00

Next bid is: $2,800.00

Closes October 10th at 02:00:00 PM EDT

Artwork by Norval Morrisseau, Animal Family
Lot #5
NORVAL MORRISSEAU
Animal Family

acrylic on paper
signed in syllabics lower left; titled and dated 1980 to a gallery label on the reverse
24 x 35 ins ( 61 x 88.9 cms ) ( sheet )

Estimated: $8,000.00$6,000.00 - $8,000.00

Next bid is: $6,000.00

Closes October 10th at 02:00:00 PM EDT

Artwork by Ted Harrison, Delivery Day
Lot #6
TED HARRISON
Delivery Day

acrylic on canvas
signed lower right; signed, titled and dated 1986 on the reverse
15 x 20 ins ( 38.1 x 50.8 cms )

Estimated: $15,000.00$10,000.00 - $15,000.00

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

Closes October 10th at 02:00:00 PM EDT

Artwork by William Hodd McElcheran, Flat Out
Lot #7
WILLIAM HODD MCELCHERAN
Flat Out

bronze
incised signature, date (1994) and edition (12/100) within the base
20 x 27 x 10 ins ( 50.8 x 68.6 x 25.4 cms ) ( overall, including base )

Estimated: $12,000.00$8,000.00 - $12,000.00

Next bid is: $8,000.00

Closes October 10th at 02:00:00 PM EDT

Artwork by Joe Fafard, Cow
Lot #8
JOE FAFARD
Cow

bronze
signed (incised), dated 2006 and numbered 9/9 on the underside
7 x 11 x 2.75 ins ( 17.8 x 27.9 x 7 cms ) ( overall )

Estimated: $7,000.00$5,000.00 - $7,000.00

Current bid: $4,000.00
Next bid is: $4,200.00

Closes October 10th at 02:00:00 PM EDT

Artwork by Joe Fafard, Calf
Lot #9
JOE FAFARD
Calf

lasercut steel
initialed, dated 1997 and numbered “71” on the reverse
2 x 2.75 ins ( 5.1 x 7 cms ) ( overall )

Estimated: $1,200.00$900.00 - $1,200.00

Next bid is: $750.00

Closes October 10th at 02:00:00 PM EDT

Artwork by Joe Fafard, Bull
Lot #10
JOE FAFARD
Bull

lasercut steel
signed, dated 1995 and numbered “21/50” on the reverse
2.2 x 5 ins ( 5.6 x 12.7 cms ) ( overall )

Estimated: $1,500.00$1,000.00 - $1,500.00

Next bid is: $850.00

Closes October 10th at 02:00:00 PM EDT

Artwork by David Urban, Major Man
Lot #11
DAVID URBAN
Major Man

oil on canvas
signed (twice), titled and dated 2000 (twice) on the reverse; titled and dated on the gallery label; unframed
72 x 48 ins ( 182.9 x 121.9 cms )

Estimated: $9,000.00$7,000.00 - $9,000.00

Next bid is: $6,000.00

Closes October 10th at 02:00:00 PM EDT

Artwork by Maud Lewis, Two Oxen
Lot #12
MAUD LEWIS
Two Oxen

mixed media on board
signed lower right
11 x 13.5 ins ( 27.9 x 34.3 cms )

Estimated: $15,000.00$12,000.00 - $15,000.00

Current bid: $11,000.00
Next bid is: $12,000.00

Closes October 10th at 02:00:00 PM EDT

Artwork by Doris Jean McCarthy, Icebergs
Lot #13
DORIS JEAN MCCARTHY
Icebergs

oil on canvas
signed lower right; dated “720824 (August 24, 1972)” on the reverse
24 x 30 ins ( 61 x 76.2 cms )

Estimated: $22,000.00$18,000.00 - $22,000.00

Next bid is: $15,000.00

Closes October 10th at 02:00:00 PM EDT

Artwork by Pegi Nicol MacLeod, New York City Street Party
Lot #14
PEGI NICOL MACLEOD
New York City Street Party

double-sided oil on board
32.25 x 22 ins ( 81.9 x 55.9 cms )

Estimated: $8,000.00$6,000.00 - $8,000.00

Next bid is: $5,500.00

Closes October 10th at 02:00:00 PM EDT

Artwork by Peter Clapham Sheppard, Napping on the Porch
Lot #15
PETER CLAPHAM SHEPPARD
Napping on the Porch

oil on canvas
signed lower left
37 x 24 ins ( 94 x 61 cms )

Estimated: $6,000.00$4,000.00 - $6,000.00

Next bid is: $3,500.00

Closes October 10th at 02:00:00 PM EDT

Artwork by William Kurelek, Madonna and Child with Flowers
Lot #16
WILLIAM KURELEK
Madonna and Child with Flowers

gouache on paper on board
signed lower left; inscribed with the artist’s name, title, “No. 2” and William Kurelek’s former address in London, UK on the reverse of the frame
18.75 x 23.5 ins ( 47.6 x 59.7 cms )

Estimated: $20,000.00$15,000.00 - $20,000.00

Next bid is: $15,000.00

Closes October 10th at 02:00:00 PM EDT

Artwork by Jack Hamilton Bush, Old Lumber Mill (1944)
Lot #17
JACK HAMILTON BUSH
Old Lumber Mill (1944)

oil on board
signed lower right
8.5 x 11 ins ( 21.6 x 27.9 cms )

Estimated: $7,000.00$5,000.00 - $7,000.00

Current bid: $4,500.00
Next bid is: $4,700.00

Closes October 10th at 02:00:00 PM EDT

Artwork by Philip Henry Howard Surrey, Le maxicoat
Lot #18
PHILIP HENRY HOWARD SURREY
Le maxicoat

charcoal, watercolour and ink
signed lower left; titled to a gallery label on the reverse
15.5 x 23.5 ins ( 39.4 x 59.7 cms ) ( sight )

Estimated: $5,000.00$3,000.00 - $5,000.00

Next bid is: $3,000.00

Closes October 10th at 02:00:00 PM EDT

Artwork by Bruno Joseph Bobak, Charlottetown
Lot #19
BRUNO JOSEPH BOBAK
Charlottetown

oil on canvas
signed lower right; signed and titled on the reverse; titled to a gallery label on the reverse
16 x 24 ins ( 40.6 x 61 cms )

Estimated: $5,000.00$3,000.00 - $5,000.00

Current bid: $2,400.00
Next bid is: $2,600.00

Closes October 10th at 02:00:00 PM EDT

Artwork by Doris Jean McCarthy, Fort Chipewyan
Lot #20
DORIS JEAN MCCARTHY
Fort Chipewyan

watercolour
signed lower right; titled and dated 1980 to a gallery label on the reverse
14 x 21.25 ins ( 35.6 x 54 cms ) ( sight )

Estimated: $5,000.00$3,000.00 - $5,000.00

Next bid is: $2,000.00

Closes October 10th at 02:00:00 PM EDT

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