Post-War & Contemporary Art
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SHEILA MAKI
Untitled Abstraction
acrylic on canvas
signed on the reverse
48 x 60 ins ( 121.9 x 152.4 cms )
Estimated: $500.00 - $700.00
Current bid: $475.00Next bid is: $500.00
Closes in 21 hours and 7 minutes
May 30th at 02:30:00 PM EDT
CARL BEAM
Growing Threats; Humpback
two mixed media works on plexiglass
each signed lower left; each unframed
12 x 9 ins ( 30.5 x 22.9 cms ) ( each )
Estimated: $500.00 - $700.00
Current bid: $350.00Next bid is: $375.00
Closes in 21 hours and 22 minutes
May 30th at 02:45:00 PM EDT
HUGH SEAFORTH MACKENZIE
Untitled (Nude); Untitled (Typewriter)
two prints
-”Untitled (Nude)” - etching, signed and inscribed “unique artist proof” upper right, 8.25 x 8.25 (sight)
-”Untitled (Typewriter)” - hand-coloured aquatint, signed, dated 1983 and numbered 1/10 in the lower margin, 8.75 x 11.75 (plate)
8.75 x 11.75 ins ( 22.2 x 29.8 cms ) ( largest artwork )
Estimated: $700.00 - $900.00
Current bid: $500.00Next bid is: $550.00
Closes in 21 hours and 22 minutes
May 30th at 02:45:00 PM EDT
BRIAN MARK KIPPING
Demolition
oil on panel
signed, titled and dated 1985 on the reverse; unframed
7 x 11.5 ins ( 17.8 x 29.2 cms )
Estimated: $700.00 - $900.00
Next bid is: $500.00
Closes in 20 hours and 52 minutes
May 30th at 02:15:00 PM EDT
HAROLD KLUNDER
Untitled Abstract Composition
colour pastel
signed and dated 1974 lower right
24.5 x 38 ins ( 62.2 x 96.5 cms ) ( sheet )
Estimated: $800.00 - $1,000.00
Next bid is: $600.00
Closes in 21 hours and 22 minutes
May 30th at 02:45:00 PM EDT
LEONARD COHEN
One Little Guy
serigraph
signed, titled, dated 2007, numbered 7/100 and stamped "Order of the Unified Heart" in the lower margin
15 x 12 ins ( 38.1 x 30.5 cms ) ( sheet )
Estimated: $800.00 - $1,000.00
Current bid: $1,200.00Next bid is: $1,300.00
Closes in 21 hours and 22 minutes
May 30th at 02:45:00 PM EDT
MICAH LEXIER
One Hundred Pieces of metal Ken Nichol found on the ground as arranged and transformed by me and turned into this multiple
acid-etched stainless steel
initialed (twice), dated 2011, numbered 2/5, and inscribed “For PJ” on the reverse; titled, dated 2011, and numbered 2/5 on the gallery label on the reverse
16 x 14 ins ( 40.6 x 35.6 cms ) ( image )
Estimated: $800.00 - $1,000.00
Current bid: $800.00Next bid is: $850.00
Closes in 20 hours and 37 minutes
May 30th at 02:00:00 PM EDT
EDWARD BURTYNSKY
Before the Flood
boxed limited edition book with giclée print
a published companion to the exhibition “Before the Flood”, this book has a handcrafted binding and is presented within a matching box with a publication/series information label within that is numbered 23.
The book includes:
Edward Burtynsky
“Three Gorges Dam Project, Dam #1, Yangtze River, China”, 2002
achival giclée print
signed and numbered 23/100 in the lower margin
12.5 ins x 15.5 ins (sheet); unframed
12.5 x 15.5 ins ( 31.8 x 39.4 cms ) ( giclée sheet size )
Estimated: $800.00 - $1,200.00
Current bid: $600.00Next bid is: $650.00
Closes in 20 hours and 37 minutes
May 30th at 02:00:00 PM EDT
GORDON RAYNER
Blue Freeform Construction
oil on canvas mounted on plywood
unframed
46 x 58 ins ( 116.8 x 147.3 cms )
Estimated: $800.00 - $1,200.00
Next bid is: $500.00
Closes in 21 hours and 7 minutes
May 30th at 02:30:00 PM EDT
JOHN HARTMAN
Toronto from the Don River
etching with aquatint
signed, titled, numbered 27/30, and dated 2011 in the lower margin
12.5 x 13.5 ins ( 31.8 x 34.3 cms ) ( sheet )
Estimated: $1,000.00 - $1,500.00
Current bid: $800.00Next bid is: $850.00
Closes in 20 hours and 52 minutes
May 30th at 02:15:00 PM EDT
EDWARD BURTYNSKY
Uralkali Potash Mine #8, Berezniki, Russia 2017
digital print
signed, titled, and dated 2018 on a gallery label on the reverse; unframed
12 x 16 ins ( 30.5 x 40.6 cms ) ( sheet )
Estimated: $1,200.00 - $1,500.00
Current bid: $1,100.00Next bid is: $1,200.00
Closes in 20 hours and 52 minutes
May 30th at 02:15:00 PM EDT
CHRISTIAN MARCEL BARBEAU
Sans titre
collage on paper
signed and dated 1992 lower right; titled and dated 1992 on a label on the reverse
8.75 x 11.75 ins ( 22.2 x 29.8 cms ) ( sheet )
Estimated: $1,200.00 - $1,500.00
Next bid is: $800.00
Closes in 21 hours and 7 minutes
May 30th at 02:30:00 PM EDT
JOHN MEREDITH
From The Summer Series
watercolour
signed and dated VII / 93 upper left; titled and dated on the backing on the reverse
21 x 28.5 ins ( 53.3 x 72.4 cms ) ( sheet )
Estimated: $1,200.00 - $1,600.00
Next bid is: $1,000.00
Closes in 21 hours and 22 minutes
May 30th at 02:45:00 PM EDT
DORIS JEAN MCCARTHY
Haliburton Highlands
watercolour on paper
signed lower right
25 x 21.5 ins ( 63.5 x 54.6 cms ) ( sight )
Estimated: $1,500.00 - $2,000.00
Current bid: $1,000.00Next bid is: $1,100.00
Closes in 21 hours and 7 minutes
May 30th at 02:30:00 PM EDT
SCOTT EVERINGHAM
Love Songs and Sleep Walking
oil on canvas
signed, titled and dated 2010 on the reverse
42 x 36 ins ( 106.7 x 91.4 cms )
Estimated: $1,000.00 - $2,000.00
Next bid is: $950.00
Closes in 21 hours and 7 minutes
May 30th at 02:30:00 PM EDT
MATT BAHEN
Perfect Surgery
oil on canvas
unframed
60 x 82.5 ins ( 152.4 x 209.6 cms )
Estimated: $1,500.00 - $2,500.00
Next bid is: $900.00
Closes in 21 hours and 22 minutes
May 30th at 02:45:00 PM EDT
KEN KIRKBY
Landscape with Stacked Rocks
oil on canvas
signed to the stretcher
40 x 60 ins ( 101.6 x 152.4 cms )
Estimated: $1,500.00 - $2,500.00
Next bid is: $1,000.00
Closes in 20 hours and 52 minutes
May 30th at 02:15:00 PM EDT
CLIVE D’OLIVEIRA
Colour Bars #6
acrylic on canvas
signed, titled and dated 2000; titled and dated on a gallery label on the reverse; unframed
56 x 77 ins ( 142.2 x 195.6 cms )
Estimated: $1,500.00 - $2,500.00
Current bid: $3,600.00Next bid is: $3,800.00
Closes in 20 hours and 52 minutes
May 30th at 02:15:00 PM EDT
May Online Auctions
Session 1 - Post-War & Contemporary Art
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Session 2 - The Group of Seven & Their Associates
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