Post-War & Contemporary Art
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ROBERT JOHN YOUNG
Study For... (1989); Drawing #1 (1985)
oil on board; mixed media on paper
- “Study For...” (oil on board, signed and dated “Dec/89” on the reverse; titled and dated 1989 to a gallery label on the reverse - 13 x 9 3/4 ins.);
- “Drawing #1” (mixed media on paper, signed, titled and dated “September 1985” upper right - 42 x 29.5 ins. [sheet]);
13 x 9.5 ins ( 33 x 24.1 cms )
This sale is now closed.
JOHN RICHARD FOX
Sleeping Figure
bronze
signed (incised) to the base
6 x 15.5 x 19 ins ( 15.2 x 39.4 x 48.3 cms ) ( overall )
Auction Estimate: $700.00 - $900.00
Price Realized: $780.00
Sale date: January 31st 2023
RICARDO RUMI
But Me My Eyes
acrylic on canvas
signed and dated 2020 lower right; signed, titled and dated 2020 on the reverse & stretcher
40 x 31.25 ins ( 101.6 x 79.4 cms )
Auction Estimate: $1,400.00 - $1,800.00
Price Realized: $660.00
Sale date: January 31st 2023
VARIOUS ARTISTS
Vehicule Art, “Directions Montréal, 1972-1976” (Portfolio of 16 Exhibition Posters)
portfolio of 16 posters
suite of 16 posters in various media published by Véhicule Art Inc., 1976; each unframed and housed in a cardboard portfolio.
Full catalogue listing in details
26 x 20 ins ( 66 x 50.8 cms ) ( each sheet )
Auction Estimate: $500.00 - $700.00
Price Realized: $1,320.00
Sale date: January 31st 2023
RONALD WILLIAM BOLT
Transcendent Night, June
acrylic on canvas
signed and dated 1990 lower right; signed, titled and dated on the reverse
37.5 x 40 x 1.25 ins ( 95.3 x 101.6 x 3.2 cms )
This sale is now closed.
DAVID ALEXANDER COLVILLE
French Cross; Three Sheep; Target Shooting
three photolithographic reproductions
- “French Cross” (signed, titled and numbered “41/100 AP” in the lower margin - “18.75 x 26 ins. [image]);
- “Three Sheep” (signed, titled and numbered “27/100 AP” in the lower margin - “13.5 x 21.5 ins. [image]);
- “Target Shooting” (signed, titled and numbered “18/100 AP” in the lower margin - “18 x 17.75 ins. [image]);
each unframed
18.75 x 26 ins ( 47.6 x 66 cms ) ( largest (image) )
Auction Estimate: $500.00 - $700.00
Price Realized: $1,200.00
Sale date: January 31st 2023
WILLIAM GOODRIDGE ROBERTS
Cedars in a Clearing, Laurentians
oil on masonite
signed lower right; titled on a gallery label on the reverse
16 x 20 ins ( 40.6 x 50.8 cms ) ( sight )
This sale is now closed.
JOHN HALL
Tlaxcala
oil on canvas
signed and dated 1988 lower right; signed, titled and dated 1988 on the reverse; titled and and dated to a gallery label
23.75 x 23.75 ins ( 60.3 x 60.3 cms )
Auction Estimate: $2,500.00 - $3,000.00
Price Realized: $2,640.00
Sale date: January 31st 2023
PAUL SHARITS
Concepts “Episodic Generation”
coloured markers on a found sheet
signed and dated 1976 lower right, titled lower left; unframed (matted)
14 x 8.5 ins ( 35.6 x 21.6 cms ) ( sight )
This sale is now closed.
GERALD GLADSTONE
Simcoe Tree Line
acrylic on canvas
signed and dated 1999 lower left; signed, titled and dated 1998 on the reverse
30 x 40 ins ( 76.2 x 101.6 cms )
This sale is now closed.
ANNE MEREDITH BARRY
Big Wave #2 (On my Beach)
oil on canvas
signed lower right; signed, titled and dated 1988 on the reverse
42 x 60 ins ( 106.7 x 152.4 cms )
Auction Estimate: $4,000.00 - $6,000.00
Price Realized: $6,600.00
Sale date: January 31st 2023
OTTO DONALD ROGERS
Hallowed Surroundings
acrylic on canvas
signed and dated 1982 on the reverse; titled twice on an artist and gallery label on the stretcher
48 x 48 ins ( 121.9 x 121.9 cms )
Auction Estimate: $5,000.00 - $7,000.00
Price Realized: $4,440.00
Sale date: January 31st 2023
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