Spring Live Auction of Important Canadian Art
You are viewing artwork included in the Cowley Abbott Spring Live Auction of Important Canadian Art, taking place on Wednesday, June 15th at Toronto's Globe & Mail Centre. In-Person, Absentee, Telephone and Real-Time Online Bidding is available to collectors for participation in this auction. Purchased artwork is subject to the 20% Buyer's Premium (21% if purchased via Auction Mobility's interface) and applicable taxes. Further details regarding buying with Cowley Abbott can be found by referring to our Conditions of Sale and the "How to Purchase" page.
ALEXANDER YOUNG JACKSON
Saint-Tite-des-Caps
oil on canvas
signed lower left; signed, titled, dated “April 1946” and inscribed “Studio Building; Severn St.,Toronto” on the stretcher
19 x 24 ins ( 48.3 x 61 cms )
Auction Estimate: $80,000.00 - $120,000.00
Sale Date: June 15th 2022
HAROLD BARLING TOWN
Death of a Platitude
oil and lucite 44 on canvas
signed and dated 1965 lower right; signed, dated and two handprints on the reverse; titled on the stretcher
52 x 52 ins ( 132.1 x 132.1 cms )
Auction Estimate: $18,000.00 - $22,000.00
Sale Date: June 15th 2022
RENÉ MARCIL
Abstract #34 (Empire)
oil on canvas
signed and dated 1957 lower right (also signed and dated 1956 vertically upper right); inscribed “Empire” on the stretcher
41 x 49.25 ins ( 104.1 x 125.1 cms )
Auction Estimate: $20,000.00 - $25,000.00
Sale Date: June 15th 2022
ARTHUR LISMER
Farm in Quebec, North Shore
oil on board
signed lower left & lower right; signed and inscribed “Quebec Pastures” and “Toronto” on the reverse; signed, titled and dated 1928 on a label on the reverse
12 x 16 ins ( 30.5 x 40.6 cms )
Auction Estimate: $15,000.00 - $20,000.00
Sale Date: June 15th 2022
FRANK HANS JOHNSTON
Fall Reflections
tempera
signed lower left
14 x 14.5 ins ( 35.6 x 36.8 cms )
Auction Estimate: $14,000.00 - $18,000.00
Sale Date: June 15th 2022
ALEXANDER YOUNG JACKSON
Muskoka Farm
oil on canvas
signed lower left
24 x 32 ins ( 61 x 81.3 cms )
Auction Estimate: $40,000.00 - $60,000.00
Sale Date: June 15th 2022
CORNELIUS KRIEGHOFF
French Canadian Habitants Playing at Cards
oil on canvas
signed lower left
14 x 20 ins ( 35.6 x 50.8 cms )
Auction Estimate: $100,000.00 - $200,000.00
Sale Date: June 15th 2022
GERSHON ISKOWITZ
Late Summer Evening
oil on canvas
signed and dated 1962 lower right; Gershon Iskowitz Foundation stamp (Inventory #B19) on the reverse
45 x 50 ins ( 114.3 x 127 cms )
Auction Estimate: $25,000.00 - $35,000.00
Sale Date: June 15th 2022
GUIDO MOLINARI
Série noir/blanc
acrylic on canvas
signed and dated “11/67” on the reverse
81 x 68 ins ( 205.7 x 172.7 cms )
Auction Estimate: $200,000.00 - $300,000.00
Sale Date: June 15th 2022
BERTRAM RICHARD BROOKER
Still Life (Variation No.3)
oil on board
signed lower right; titled and estate stamps on the reverse
11 x 14.25 ins ( 27.9 x 36.2 cms )
Auction Estimate: $12,000.00 - $16,000.00
Sale Date: June 15th 2022
PAUL-ÉMILE BORDUAS
Solitude du Clown, 1950
watercolour
signed and dated 1950 lower left; titled on a gallery label on the reverse
8.75 x 11 ins ( 22.2 x 27.9 cms ) ( sheet )
Auction Estimate: $10,000.00 - $15,000.00
Sale Date: June 15th 2022
JEAN-PHILIPPE DALLAIRE
Calcul lunaire
oil on canvas
signed and dated 1957 upper left; signed, titled, dated “julliet-septembre 1957” and inscribed “Ville St-Laurent, P.Q., Canada” on the reverse
34 x 26 ins ( 86.4 x 66 cms )
Auction Estimate: $40,000.00 - $60,000.00
Sale Date: June 15th 2022
SOREL ETROG
Study for Hasidic Head
bronze
stamped signature and edition (3/7) on the base
13 x 11 x 10.5 ins ( 33 x 27.9 x 26.7 cms ) ( overall, including base )
Auction Estimate: $20,000.00 - $25,000.00
Sale Date: June 15th 2022
Spring Live Auction of Important Canadian Art
Wednesday, June 15th at 7:00 pm EDT
The Globe & Mail Centre
351 King Street East, Toronto
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May 9th to June 15th
Cowley Abbott Gallery
326 Dundas Street West, Toronto
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