Spring Live Auction of Important Canadian & International Art
The Spring Live Auction of Important Canadian Art features rare and important work by the country's celebrated historical, post-war and contemporary artists. The auction is part one of the Cowley Abbott Spring Live Auction event on June 8th.
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ALFRED JOSEPH CASSON
Oxtongue Lake
oil on board
signed lower right; signed, titled and dated 1971 on the reverse
12 x 15 ins ( 30.5 x 38.1 cms )
Auction Estimate: $18,000.00 - $22,000.00
Sale Date: June 8th 2023
GUIDO MOLINARI
Bi-sériel rose, 1968
acrylic on canvas
signed and dated 1968 on the reverse; titled to a gallery label on the reverse
51 x 19.5 ins ( 129.5 x 49.5 cms )
Auction Estimate: $70,000.00 - $90,000.00
Sale Date: June 8th 2023
JEAN PAUL RIOPELLE
Sans titre, 1953
oil on canvas
signed and dated 1953 lower right; catalogue raisonne no. 1953.058H.1953
28.75 x 21.25 ins ( 73 x 54 cms )
Auction Estimate: $500,000.00 - $700,000.00
Sale Date: June 8th 2023
ARTHUR HENRY HOWARD HEMING
In the Calumet Rapids
oil on canvas
signed and dated 1932 lower right; signed and dated on an artist label on the reverse
30.25 x 40.25 ins ( 76.8 x 102.2 cms )
Auction Estimate: $10,000.00 - $15,000.00
Sale Date: June 8th 2023
ARTHUR HENRY HOWARD HEMING
Buffalo in Autumn Landscape
oil on canvas
signed and dated 1931 lower right
24 x 30 ins ( 61 x 76.2 cms )
Auction Estimate: $10,000.00 - $15,000.00
Sale Date: June 8th 2023
CORNELIUS KRIEGHOFF
Montmorency Falls in the Autumn
oil on canvas
signed and dated “1860 Quebec” lower right
17 x 25 ins ( 43.2 x 63.5 cms ) ( oval )
Auction Estimate: $40,000.00 - $60,000.00
Sale Date: June 8th 2023
FREDERICK ARTHUR VERNER
Elk Browsing
oil on canvas
signed and dated 1888 lower right
24 x 36 ins ( 61 x 91.4 cms )
Auction Estimate: $30,000.00 - $40,000.00
Sale Date: June 8th 2023
FREDERICK GRANT BANTING
Spanish Sketch
oil on board
signed lower right; titled and dated 1933 on an exhibition label on the reverse
8.5 x 10.5 ins ( 21.6 x 26.7 cms )
Auction Estimate: $15,000.00 - $20,000.00
Sale Date: June 8th 2023
JOHN WILLIAM BEATTY
Dutch Canal Scene
oil on canvas
signed and dated 1909-1910 lower right; inscribed “43” on the reverse
26 x 20 ins ( 66 x 50.8 cms )
Auction Estimate: $12,000.00 - $15,000.00
Sale Date: June 8th 2023
GEORGE AGNEW REID
Meadow Brook
oil on board
signed lower left; inscribed “Pers. Property of M.W. Reid” on a label on the reverse
6 x 9 ins ( 15.2 x 22.9 cms )
Auction Estimate: $2,500.00 - $3,500.00
Sale Date: June 8th 2023
MARC-AURÈLE DE FOY SUZOR-COTÉ
Magdalena (Méditation), 1921
oil on canvas
signed and dated 1921 lower right
41.5 x 41.5 ins ( 105.4 x 105.4 cms )
Auction Estimate: $225,000.00 - $275,000.00
Sale Date: June 8th 2023
FLORENCE EMILY CARLYLE
Motherhood, 1910
oil on canvas
signed lower left
29.5 x 23.25 ins ( 74.9 x 59.1 cms )
Auction Estimate: $25,000.00 - $35,000.00
Sale Date: June 8th 2023
CHARLOTTE MOUNT BROCK SCHREIBER
Portrait of Carol
pastel
titled and dated circa 1885 to a gallery label on the reverse
17 x 12.25 ins ( 43.2 x 31.1 cms ) ( sheet )
Auction Estimate: $6,000.00 - $8,000.00
Sale Date: June 8th 2023
EMILY CARR
Klee Wyck Pot
painted ceramic
incised on underside “Klee Wyck”
4.25 x 5.5 x 5.5 ins ( 10.8 x 14 x 14 cms )
Auction Estimate: $8,000.00 - $12,000.00
Sale Date: June 8th 2023
DAVID LLOYD BLACKWOOD
Fire Down on the Labrador
colour etching and aquatint
signed, titled, dated 1980 and inscribed “Artist’s Proof 3/10 Ed. 50” in the lower margin
31.75 x 19.75 ins ( 80.6 x 50.2 cms ) ( subject )
Auction Estimate: $60,000.00 - $80,000.00
Sale Date: June 8th 2023
DAVID LLOYD BLACKWOOD
Barbour’s Seabird Leaving Newtown (Bonavista Bay)
oil tempera on board
signed and dated 2003 lower right; signed and titled on the reverse
48 x 60 ins ( 121.9 x 152.4 cms )
Auction Estimate: $80,000.00 - $100,000.00
Sale Date: June 8th 2023
MARCELLE FERRON
Untitled (Triptych), 1963
three oils on board
signed lower left on one board; unframed
96 x 48 ins ( 243.8 x 121.9 cms ) ( each )
Auction Estimate: $150,000.00 - $250,000.00
Sale Date: June 8th 2023
MARC-AURÈLE FORTIN
Sans titre, circa 1920
oil on board
signed lower left
20 x 23.75 ins ( 50.8 x 60.3 cms )
Auction Estimate: $30,000.00 - $40,000.00
Sale Date: June 8th 2023
ROBERT BATEMAN
Cardinal and Oak, 1971
acrylic on board
signed lower right
15.5 x 18 ins ( 39.4 x 45.7 cms )
Auction Estimate: $12,000.00 - $15,000.00
Sale Date: June 8th 2023
Spring Live Auction
Session 1
Important Canadian & International Art
Lots 1-85
Thursday, June 8th at 4:00 pm EDT
The Globe & Mail Centre, 17th Floor
351 King Street East, Toronto
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Session 2
An Important Private Collection of Canadian Art - Part II
Lots 101-148
Thursday, June 8th at 7:00 pm EDT
The Globe & Mail Centre, 17th Floor
351 King Street East, Toronto
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Montreal*
April 27th to 29th
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Thursday, April 27th: 10:00 am to 5:00 pm
Friday, April 28th: 10:00 am to 5:00 pm
Saturday, April 29th: 10:00 am to 5:00 pm
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1440 Drummond Street, Montreal
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