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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Artwork by Manly Edward MacDonald, Hauling Logs, Northumberland Hills
Lot #41
MANLY EDWARD MACDONALD
Hauling Logs, Northumberland Hills

oil on canvas
signed lower left
20 x 26.25 ins ( 50.8 x 66.7 cms )

Auction Estimate: $8,000.00$6,000.00 - $8,000.00

Sale Date: June 8th 2023

Artwork by Gregory Richard Curnoe, Study for America
Lot #42
GREGORY RICHARD CURNOE
Study for America

watercolour
signed and dated “June 1989-January 18/19 1990” in the lower right margin; titled and dated to two labels on the reverse
28.5 x 22 ins ( 72.4 x 55.9 cms ) ( sheet )

Auction Estimate: $15,000.00$12,000.00 - $15,000.00

Sale Date: June 8th 2023

Artwork by William Kurelek, The First Winter in Canada
Lot #43
WILLIAM KURELEK
The First Winter in Canada

mixed media on masonite
signed with a monogram and dated 1977 lower right; signed on a gallery label on the reverse
23.75 x 47.5 ins ( 60.3 x 120.7 cms )

Auction Estimate: $150,000.00$100,000.00 - $150,000.00

Sale Date: June 8th 2023

Artwork by Maud Lewis, The Blacksmith Shop
Lot #44
MAUD LEWIS
The Blacksmith Shop

mixed media on board
signed lower right
12 x 16 ins ( 30.5 x 40.6 cms )

Auction Estimate: $30,000.00$20,000.00 - $30,000.00

Sale Date: June 8th 2023

Artwork by Ted Harrison, Untitled (Houses in a Landscape)
Lot #45
TED HARRISON
Untitled (Houses in a Landscape)

acrylic on board
signed and dated 1977 lower right
24.25 x 24.25 ins ( 61.6 x 61.6 cms ) ( sight )

Auction Estimate: $15,000.00$10,000.00 - $15,000.00

Sale Date: June 8th 2023

Artwork by Doris Jean McCarthy, Icebergs
Lot #46
DORIS JEAN MCCARTHY
Icebergs

oil on canvas
signed lower right; dated “720824 (August 24, 1972)” on the reverse
24 x 30 ins ( 61 x 76.2 cms )

Auction Estimate: $30,000.00$20,000.00 - $30,000.00

Sale Date: June 8th 2023

Artwork by Ethel Seath, Shell Pattern
Lot #47
ETHEL SEATH
Shell Pattern

oil on canvas
signed lower left; titled to a gallery label on the reverse
20 x 24 ins ( 50.8 x 61 cms )

Auction Estimate: $15,000.00$10,000.00 - $15,000.00

Sale Date: June 8th 2023

Artwork by Anne Douglas Savage, The Wheelbarrow
Lot #48
ANNE DOUGLAS SAVAGE
The Wheelbarrow

oil on board
signed with initials lower right; titled [sic] on a label on the reverse
15.5 x 17.5 ins ( 39.4 x 44.5 cms )

Auction Estimate: $20,000.00$15,000.00 - $20,000.00

Sale Date: June 8th 2023

Artwork by Daphne Odjig, Siblings
Lot #49
DAPHNE ODJIG
Siblings

acrylic on canvas
signed and dated 1983 lower right; signed, titled and dated on the reverse
34 x 26 ins ( 86.4 x 66 cms )

Auction Estimate: $20,000.00$15,000.00 - $20,000.00

Sale Date: June 8th 2023

Artwork by Pegi Nicol MacLeod, Women in Greenwich Village, N.Y.C., 1940
Lot #50
PEGI NICOL MACLEOD
Women in Greenwich Village, N.Y.C., 1940

oil on canvas
inscribed “255” on the reverse
27.25 x 19.5 ins ( 69.2 x 49.5 cms )

Auction Estimate: $18,000.00$14,000.00 - $18,000.00

Sale Date: June 8th 2023

Artwork by Edwin Headley Holgate, Still Life
Lot #51
EDWIN HEADLEY HOLGATE
Still Life

oil on canvas
signed lower right
21 x 21 ins ( 53.3 x 53.3 cms )

Auction Estimate: $30,000.00$20,000.00 - $30,000.00

Sale Date: June 8th 2023

Artwork by Tony Scherman, Untitled
Lot #52
TONY SCHERMAN
Untitled

oil and encaustic on canvas
signed, titled (indistinctly) and dated 2001 on the reverse; unframed
48 x 48 ins ( 121.9 x 121.9 cms )

Auction Estimate: $8,000.00$6,000.00 - $8,000.00

Sale Date: June 8th 2023

Artwork by Lionel LeMoine FitzGerald, Still Life, 1925
Lot #53
LIONEL LEMOINE FITZGERALD
Still Life, 1925

oil on canvas
signed lower right; titled on an exhibition label on the reverse
18.25 x 19.75 ins ( 46.4 x 50.2 cms )

Auction Estimate: $40,000.00$30,000.00 - $40,000.00

Sale Date: June 8th 2023

Artwork by David Brown Milne, Construction
Lot #54
DAVID BROWN MILNE
Construction

oil on canvas
titled and dated 1915 on a gallery label on the reverse; Douglas Duncan Estate no. 682; Milne catalogue raisonné no.106.26
18 x 20 ins ( 45.7 x 50.8 cms )

Auction Estimate: $250,000.00$200,000.00 - $250,000.00

Sale Date: June 8th 2023

Artwork by William Kurelek, Le Gobelet, Tavern Restaurant
Lot #55
WILLIAM KURELEK
Le Gobelet, Tavern Restaurant

mixed media on masonite
signed with monogram lower right; titled on the reverse, titled and dated 1975 to four gallery labels on the reverse
28 x 9 ins ( 71.1 x 22.9 cms )

Auction Estimate: $15,000.00$10,000.00 - $15,000.00

Sale Date: June 8th 2023

Artwork by Ivan Kenneth Eyre, Man on the Bridge
Lot #56
IVAN KENNETH EYRE
Man on the Bridge

oil on canvas
signed lower right; titled and dated 1963 on a gallery label on the reverse
26 x 34 ins ( 66 x 86.4 cms )

Auction Estimate: $20,000.00$15,000.00 - $20,000.00

Sale Date: June 8th 2023

Artwork by Jacques Hurtubise, Splash Sept Cinq Zero
Lot #57
JACQUES HURTUBISE
Splash Sept Cinq Zero

oil on canvas
signed and dated 1980 lower left; signed, titled and dated on the reverse
30.5 x 40 ins ( 77.5 x 101.6 cms )

Auction Estimate: $20,000.00$15,000.00 - $20,000.00

Sale Date: June 8th 2023

Artwork by Harold Barling Town, Celebration, 1954
Lot #58
HAROLD BARLING TOWN
Celebration, 1954

oil on canvas
signed and dated 1954 upper right; signed, titled and dated on the reverse
24 x 36 ins ( 61 x 91.4 cms )

Auction Estimate: $15,000.00$12,000.00 - $15,000.00

Sale Date: June 8th 2023

Artwork by Jean Paul Lemieux, Portrait de femme
Lot #59
JEAN PAUL LEMIEUX
Portrait de femme

oil on textured paper mounted to card
signed lower left; signed in pencil on a paper affixed to the reverse
14 x 11 ins ( 35.6 x 27.9 cms )

Auction Estimate: $55,000.00$35,000.00 - $55,000.00

Sale Date: June 8th 2023

Artwork by Alex Simeon Janvier, Hometown Fans
Lot #60
ALEX SIMEON JANVIER
Hometown Fans

acrylic on canvas
signed lower right; titled, dated 1981 and inscribed “CLX-44” on the reverse
18 x 24 ins ( 45.7 x 61 cms )

Auction Estimate: $20,000.00$15,000.00 - $20,000.00

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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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
Le Mount Stephen, North Ballroom
1440 Drummond Street, Montreal
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Toronto
May 8th to June 7th
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Sunday, June 4th: 11:00 am to 5:00 pm
Cowley Abbott Gallery
326 Dundas Street West, Toronto
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