Celebrating Women Artists

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Artwork by Molly Lamb Bobak, Bowl of Flowers
Lot #19
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: $3,500.00$2,500.00 - $3,500.00

Current bid: $2,200.00
Next bid is: $2,400.00

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Artwork by Marthe Rakine, Venice
Lot #15
MARTHE RAKINE
Venice

oil on canvas
titled on a label on the reverse
20 x 24 ins ( 50.8 x 61 cms )

Estimated: $800.00$600.00 - $800.00

Current bid: $500.00
Next bid is: $550.00

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Artwork by Anne Meredith Barry, Winter Bird
Lot #14
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: $700.00$500.00 - $700.00

Next bid is: $400.00

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Artwork by Yvonne McKague Housser, In the Zocola, Mexico
Lot #7
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: $2,500.00$1,500.00 - $2,500.00

Current bid: $1,400.00
Next bid is: $1,500.00

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Artwork by Bernice Fenwick Martin, Young Girl in Red
Lot #16
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: $700.00$500.00 - $700.00

Next bid is: $400.00

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Artwork by Françoise Pagnuelo, Pres de St. Marguerite
Lot #13
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: $700.00$500.00 - $700.00

Current bid: $400.00
Next bid is: $425.00

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Artwork by Rita Mount, St. Antoine du Gros Morne
Lot #3
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: $2,000.00$1,000.00 - $2,000.00

Current bid: $800.00
Next bid is: $850.00

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Artwork by Doris Huestis Mills Speirs, Church at Norwich, Vermont
Lot #6
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: $1,000.00$800.00 - $1,000.00

Current bid: $1,500.00
Next bid is: $1,600.00

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Artwork by Barbara McGivern, Council Time
Lot #18
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: $3,000.00$2,000.00 - $3,000.00

Current bid: $2,200.00
Next bid is: $2,400.00

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Artwork by Yvonne McKague Housser, Before the Storm, Georgian Bay
Lot #5
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: $2,200.00$1,800.00 - $2,200.00

Current bid: $4,400.00
Next bid is: $4,600.00

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Artwork by Suzanne Bergeron, Roches nares de la fosse
Lot #8
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: $900.00$700.00 - $900.00

Current bid: $1,900.00
Next bid is: $2,000.00

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Artwork by Mary Alexandra Bell Eastlake, Children in Brittany
Lot #9
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: $700.00$500.00 - $700.00

Current bid: $500.00
Next bid is: $550.00

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Artwork by Marcella Maltais, Mal délicieux
Lot #2
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: $1,000.00$800.00 - $1,000.00

Next bid is: $600.00

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Artwork by Rita Letendre, G-61-2
Lot #20
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: $4,000.00$3,000.00 - $4,000.00

Next bid is: $2,500.00

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Artwork by Sheila Maki, Green Power
Lot #10
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: $800.00$600.00 - $800.00

Next bid is: $500.00

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Artwork by Marian Mildred Dale Scott, Facade with Three Figures
Lot #12
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: $1,500.00$1,000.00 - $1,500.00

Next bid is: $700.00

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Artwork by Molly Lamb Bobak, End of an Era
Lot #4
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: $3,500.00$2,500.00 - $3,500.00

Current bid: $2,200.00
Next bid is: $2,400.00

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Artwork by Molly Lamb Bobak, Bouquet (2)
Lot #11
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: $1,500.00$1,000.00 - $1,500.00

Current bid: $1,800.00
Next bid is: $1,900.00

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Artwork by Maud Lewis, Boats at a Wharf
Lot #1
MAUD LEWIS
Boats at a Wharf

mixed media on board
signed lower left
12 x 14 ins ( 30.5 x 35.6 cms )

Estimated: $22,000.00$18,000.00 - $22,000.00

Current bid: $20,000.00
Next bid is: $22,000.00

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Artwork by Nora Frances Elisabeth Collyer, Sixteen Island Lake from Savage’s Mountain
Lot #17
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: $9,000.00$7,000.00 - $9,000.00

Current bid: $6,500.00
Next bid is: $7,000.00

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