Post-War & Contemporary Art
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WILL GORLITZ
The Future of an Illusion
oil on canvas
signed, titled and dated 1987 on the reverse; titled and dated 1987 to a gallery label on the reverse
30 x 40 ins ( 76.2 x 101.6 cms )
Estimated: $2,500.00 - $3,000.00
Current bid: $2,000.00Next bid is: $2,200.00
Closes January 31st at 02:00:00 PM EST
ANNE MEREDITH BARRY
Mountain Landscape, Late Autumn
mixed media on paper
signed lower right; initialed on the reverse
28 x 22 ins ( 71.1 x 55.9 cms ) ( sheet )
Estimated: $1,500.00 - $2,000.00
Next bid is: $1,500.00
Closes January 31st at 02:00:00 PM EST
GREGORY RICHARD CURNOE
Facing South, Sauble Beach
watercolour
signed, titled and dated “June 6, 1983” upper left; unframed (matted)
9 x 12 ins ( 22.9 x 30.5 cms ) ( sheet )
Estimated: $1,500.00 - $2,000.00
Next bid is: $1,100.00
Closes January 31st at 02:00:00 PM EST
RONALD BOAKS
The Marriage of Chance and Intention
acrylic on canvas
signed, titled and dated “April 1996” on the reverse
45.5 x 89 ins ( 115.6 x 226.1 cms )
Estimated: $500.00 - $700.00
Current bid: $350.00Next bid is: $375.00
Closes January 31st at 02:00:00 PM EST
TOLLER CRANSTON
Untitled Portrait
acrylic on paper
signed and dated 2009 lower right
29.25 x 21.25 ins ( 74.3 x 54 cms ) ( sight )
Estimated: $1,000.00 - $1,500.00
Next bid is: $1,000.00
Closes January 31st at 02:00:00 PM EST
GORDON MCKINLEY WEBBER
Highway #10, Montana
oil on canvas board
signed, titled and dated “May 13, 1962” on the reverse
16 x 20 ins ( 40.6 x 50.8 cms )
Estimated: $1,500.00 - $2,000.00
Next bid is: $1,200.00
Closes January 31st at 02:00:00 PM EST
RONALD YORK WILSON
Two Gondolas
oil on canvas
signed lower left; titled on an artist label on the reverse; sold together with “York Wilson” (Paul Duval, Wallack Galleries, Ottawa, 1978)
28 x 20 ins ( 71.1 x 50.8 cms )
Estimated: $600.00 - $800.00
Current bid: $650.00Next bid is: $700.00
Closes January 31st at 02:00:00 PM EST
TONI ONLEY
Darkening Land; Driftwood
two colour serigraphs
- “Darkening Land” (signed, titled and numbered 19/33 in the lower margin - 11 x 15 ins. [sight];
- “Driftwood” (signed, titled and numbered 16/36 in the lower margin - 11 x 15 ins. [sight]
11 x 15 ins ( 27.9 x 38.1 cms ) ( each image )
Estimated: $500.00 - $700.00
Current bid: $350.00Next bid is: $375.00
Closes January 31st at 02:00:00 PM EST
LANDON MACKENZIE
The Blue Turns the Yellow to Green... (Study from Oldman River Expedition)
mixed media on paper
initialed lower right; titled lower centre
11 x 14 ins ( 27.9 x 35.6 cms ) ( sheet )
Estimated: $1,000.00 - $1,500.00
Next bid is: $800.00
Closes January 31st at 02:00:00 PM EST
ROBERT MARKLE
Untitled Abstract
acrylic on unstretched canvas
unframed
54.75 x 49.5 ins ( 139.1 x 125.7 cms ) ( subject )
Estimated: $700.00 - $900.00
Current bid: $700.00Next bid is: $750.00
Closes January 31st at 02:00:00 PM EST
GERALD WILLIAM SCOTT
Portrait of Joyce Scott
oil on canvas
signed lower right; unframed
24 x 18 ins ( 61 x 45.7 cms )
Estimated: $500.00 - $700.00
Next bid is: $300.00
Closes January 31st at 02:00:00 PM EST
WILLIAM FEATHERSTONE
Pow Wow Dog Critics
acrylic, ink and graphite on canvas mounted to board
signed, titled and dated 1982 in the lower margin; signed and titled on the reverse
30 x 24 ins ( 76.2 x 61 cms )
Estimated: $600.00 - $800.00
Next bid is: $400.00
Closes January 31st at 02:00:00 PM EST
DUNCAN DE KERGOMMEAUX
Spring Run #9 (Meech Creek)
oil on linen mounted on board
initialed lower right; signed, titled, dated 2004 and inscribed “391” on the reverse; titled to a gallery label on the reverse
18 x 18 ins ( 45.7 x 45.7 cms )
Estimated: $500.00 - $700.00
Current bid: $375.00Next bid is: $400.00
Closes January 31st at 02:00:00 PM EST
GUY MICHON
Daffodils
oil on canvas
signed and dated 1964 lower right; signed, titled and dated on the reverse; titled and dated on a label on the stretcher on the reverse
30 x 40 ins ( 76.2 x 101.6 cms ) ( R37 )
Estimated: $400.00 - $600.00
Current bid: $425.00Next bid is: $450.00
Closes January 31st at 02:00:00 PM EST
ROBERT MARKLE
The Body is a Garden of Signs
acrylic on canvas
signed, titled and dated 1987 on the reverse; unframed
52 x 84 ins ( 132.1 x 213.4 cms )
Estimated: $4,000.00 - $6,000.00
Next bid is: $2,000.00
Closes January 31st at 02:00:00 PM EST
BALINT ZSAKO
Drawn Negatives
ink on film
64 x 45 ins ( 162.6 x 114.3 cms )
Estimated: $1,000.00 - $2,000.00
Next bid is: $800.00
Closes January 31st at 02:00:00 PM EST
MICHAEL FRENCH
The Unicorn Hiding
acrylic on panel
signed, titled and dated 1985 lower left; titled and dated on the gallery label
22 x 40 ins ( 55.9 x 101.6 cms ) ( sight )
Estimated: $2,500.00 - $3,000.00
Next bid is: $2,000.00
Closes January 31st at 02:00:00 PM EST
January Online Auctions
Session 1 - Post-War & Contemporary Art
(Lots 1-61)
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Session 2 - Canadian Winter
(Lots 65-88)
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Session 3 - From the Estate of William Ronald
(Lots 95-109)
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Session 4 - Still Life & Figural Work
(Lots 115-186)
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Session 5 - Books & Reference
(Lots 190-213)
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