Session 1 - Historical Canadian Art
Session 2 - Post-War & Contemporary Art
Historical Canadian Art
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ROBERT HARRIS
The Skipper’s Daughter
oil on canvas on board
signed lower left; inscribed “1st sketch for The Skipper’s Daughter” on the reverse
5.75 x 8.5 ins ( 14.6 x 21.6 cms )
Estimated: $1,500.00 - $2,000.00
Current bid: $1,100.00Next bid is: $1,200.00
Closes May 31st at 02:45:00 PM EDT
PELEG FRANKLIN BROWNELL
Interior with Figure
oil on canvas board
signed with monogram and dated 1882 upper right
10 x 14 ins ( 25.4 x 35.6 cms )
Estimated: $1,000.00 - $1,500.00
Next bid is: $700.00
Closes May 31st at 02:45:00 PM EDT
JEAN-PHILIPPE DALLAIRE
Portrait d’enfants
oil on canvas
signed and dated 1935 on the reverse
51 x 51 ins ( 129.5 x 129.5 cms )
Estimated: $3,000.00 - $4,000.00
Next bid is: $1,000.00
Closes May 31st at 02:45:00 PM EDT
JOHN GOODWIN LYMAN
Study for “The Airplane”
oil on canvas
signed on the reverse; unframed
5.5 x 7.75 ins ( 14 x 19.7 cms )
Estimated: $600.00 - $800.00
Next bid is: $500.00
Closes May 31st at 02:45:00 PM EDT
PEGI NICOL MACLEOD
Portrait of a Boy
oil on board
signed lower left
10 x 8 ins ( 25.4 x 20.3 cms )
Estimated: $4,000.00 - $6,000.00
Current bid: $3,000.00Next bid is: $3,200.00
Closes May 31st at 02:45:00 PM EDT
ALFRED LALIBERTÉ
Le creuseur d’auge
bronze
incised with the artist’s signature, title and “Roman Bronze Works, New York”; mounted on a marble base
12 x 11.5 x 6.25 ins ( 30.5 x 29.2 x 15.9 cms ) ( overall, excluding base )
Estimated: $2,500.00 - $3,500.00
Next bid is: $2,000.00
Closes May 31st at 02:45:00 PM EDT
PETER CLAPHAM SHEPPARD
Nude Figure Study
oil on canvas
estate stamp on the reverse
34 x 21 ins ( 86.4 x 53.3 cms )
Estimated: $6,000.00 - $8,000.00
Next bid is: $4,000.00
Closes May 31st at 02:45:00 PM EDT
BEATRICE HAGARTY ROBERTSON
A Quiet Moment
oil on canvas
17.25 x 21.5 ins ( 43.8 x 54.6 cms )
Estimated: $1,200.00 - $1,500.00
Next bid is: $900.00
Closes May 31st at 02:45:00 PM EDT
FREDERICK WILLIAM HUTCHISON
Woman on the Beach
oil on canvas
signed and titled on the reverse
18.5 x 15.25 ins ( 47 x 38.7 cms )
Estimated: $2,000.00 - $3,000.00
Next bid is: $1,500.00
Closes May 31st at 02:45:00 PM EDT
NICHOLAS DE GRANDMAISON
Portrait of a Young Man
pastel on paper
signed lower right
12.75 x 9.5 ins ( 32.4 x 24.1 cms ) ( sight )
Estimated: $8,000.00 - $12,000.00
Next bid is: $4,000.00
Closes May 31st at 02:45:00 PM EDT
WILLIAM GOODRIDGE ROBERTS
Portrait of a Young Man
oil on canvas
signed lower left
22 x 19 ins ( 55.9 x 48.3 cms )
Estimated: $3,000.00 - $5,000.00
Next bid is: $2,500.00
Closes May 31st at 02:45:00 PM EDT
NARCISSE POIRIER
Self Portait
oil on canvas board
signed and dated 1966 lower right; titled, dated, inscribed “portrait peint par lui même à l'âge de 83 ans” with the artist’s stamp on the reverse
16 x 12 ins ( 40.6 x 30.5 cms )
Estimated: $600.00 - $800.00
Next bid is: $500.00
Closes May 31st at 02:45:00 PM EDT
May Online Auctions
Session 1 - Historical Canadian Art
(Lots 101-184)
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May 17th to 31st
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