Celebrating Women Artists
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MAUD LEWIS
Boats at a Wharf
mixed media on board
signed lower left
12 x 14 ins ( 30.5 x 35.6 cms )
Estimated: $18,000.00 - $22,000.00
Current bid: $20,000.00Next bid is: $22,000.00
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MARCELLA MALTAIS
Mal délicieux
mixed media
signed and dated 1956 lower left; titled on three gallery labels on the reverse
6.75 x 9.25 ins ( 17.1 x 23.5 cms ) ( sight )
Estimated: $800.00 - $1,000.00
Next bid is: $600.00
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RITA MOUNT
St. Antoine du Gros Morne
oil on canvas laid down on board
signed lower left; signed and titled on the artist’s label on the reverse
9 x 11 ins ( 22.9 x 27.9 cms )
Estimated: $1,000.00 - $2,000.00
Current bid: $850.00Next bid is: $900.00
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MOLLY LAMB BOBAK
End of an Era
oil on board
signed and dated 1955 lower right; titled on two labels on the reverse
15 x 28 ins ( 38.1 x 71.1 cms )
Estimated: $2,500.00 - $3,500.00
Current bid: $2,200.00Next bid is: $2,400.00
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YVONNE MCKAGUE HOUSSER
Before the Storm, Georgian Bay
oil on board and holiday card
signed lower right and left; signed, titled and dated 1940 on the reverse; sold together with framed holiday card ”Peace on Earth, Good Will to Men” (signed and inscribed “The Season’s Greetings” - two pages, each 6.5 x 5 inches [sheet size])
16 x 19.5 ins ( 40.6 x 49.5 cms )
Estimated: $1,800.00 - $2,200.00
Current bid: $4,400.00Next bid is: $4,600.00
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DORIS HUESTIS MILLS SPEIRS
Church at Norwich, Vermont
oil on board
signed lower left; signed, titled and dated “May 1956” on the reverse
10.5 x 13.75 ins ( 26.7 x 34.9 cms )
Estimated: $800.00 - $1,000.00
Current bid: $1,500.00Next bid is: $1,600.00
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YVONNE MCKAGUE HOUSSER
In the Zocola, Mexico
oil on masonite
signed lower right; titled on an exhibition label on the reverse
15.25 x 19.25 ins ( 38.7 x 48.9 cms )
Estimated: $1,500.00 - $2,500.00
Current bid: $1,400.00Next bid is: $1,500.00
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SUZANNE BERGERON
Roches nares de la fosse
oil on canvas
signed lower left; titled and dated 1961 on the stretcher on the reverse
10.75 x 13.75 ins ( 27.3 x 34.9 cms )
Estimated: $700.00 - $900.00
Current bid: $2,000.00Next bid is: $2,200.00
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MARY ALEXANDRA BELL EASTLAKE
Children in Brittany
pastel on paper
signed lower left; titled on a label on the reverse
13.5 x 9.5 ins ( 34.3 x 24.1 cms ) ( sight )
Estimated: $500.00 - $700.00
Current bid: $500.00Next bid is: $550.00
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SHEILA MAKI
Green Power
acrylic on canvas
signed lower right; signed and titled on the reverse
65.5 x 60 ins ( 166.4 x 152.4 cms )
Estimated: $600.00 - $800.00
Next bid is: $500.00
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MOLLY LAMB BOBAK
Bouquet (2)
watercolour
signed lower left; titled on two labels on the reverse
9 x 6 ins ( 22.9 x 15.2 cms ) ( sheet )
Estimated: $1,000.00 - $1,500.00
Current bid: $1,800.00Next bid is: $1,900.00
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MARIAN MILDRED DALE SCOTT
Facade with Three Figures
oil on board
signed and dated 1954 lower left
32 x 22 ins ( 81.3 x 55.9 cms )
Estimated: $1,000.00 - $1,500.00
Next bid is: $700.00
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FRANÇOISE PAGNUELO
Pres de St. Marguerite
oil on board
signed lower left
11.75 x 15.25 ins ( 29.8 x 38.7 cms )
Estimated: $500.00 - $700.00
Current bid: $400.00Next bid is: $425.00
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ANNE MEREDITH BARRY
Winter Bird
colour serigraph
signed, dated 1970, titled and numbered “5/7” in the lower margin
17 x 22.75 ins ( 43.2 x 57.8 cms ) ( sight )
Estimated: $500.00 - $700.00
Next bid is: $400.00
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BERNICE FENWICK MARTIN
Young Girl in Red
oil on board
signed upper right; signed and titled on the reverse
10.5 x 8.5 ins ( 26.7 x 21.6 cms )
Estimated: $500.00 - $700.00
Next bid is: $400.00
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NORA FRANCES ELISABETH COLLYER
Sixteen Island Lake from Savage’s Mountain
oil on board
signed lower right; signed, titled and dated 1945 on the reverse
11.75 x 13.75 ins ( 29.8 x 34.9 cms )
Estimated: $7,000.00 - $9,000.00
Current bid: $6,500.00Next bid is: $7,000.00
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BARBARA MCGIVERN
Council Time
acrylic and gold leaf on canvas
signed lower right; signed, titled twice, dated 2014 twice and estate stamp (#307) on the reverse; unframed
48 x 48 ins ( 121.9 x 121.9 cms )
Estimated: $2,000.00 - $3,000.00
Current bid: $2,400.00Next bid is: $2,600.00
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MOLLY LAMB BOBAK
Bowl of Flowers
oil on canvas
signed and dated 1952 lower right; titled on a label on the reverse
20 x 16 ins ( 50.8 x 40.6 cms )
Estimated: $2,500.00 - $3,500.00
Current bid: $2,200.00Next bid is: $2,400.00
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RITA LETENDRE
G-61-2
double-sided oil on paper
titled lower left, dated 1961 lower right; signed and dated 1962 lower right on the reverse
11.5 x 15.45 ins ( 29.2 x 39.2 cms ) ( sight )
Estimated: $3,000.00 - $4,000.00
Next bid is: $2,500.00
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Session 1 - Celebrating Women Artists
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Session 2 - Peaks to Prairies: Art of Western Canada
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