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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FREDERICK GRANT BANTING
Untitled (Houses in a Village)
oil on board
titled and dated circa 1933 to the gallery label on the reverse
20 x 24 ins ( 50.8 x 61 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
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
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
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
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
FERNANDO BOTERO
The Kitchen
oil on canvas
signed and dated 1994 lower right; titled and dated on a gallery label on the frame on the reverse
39.75 x 48.5 ins ( 101 x 123.2 cms )
Auction Estimate: $350,000.00 - $450,000.00
Sale Date: June 8th 2023
FERNANDO BOTERO
Compotier aux fruits
watercolour on paper
signed and dated 1980 lower right; signed, titled and dated on two gallery labels on the backing on the reverse
62.5 x 43.5 ins ( 158.8 x 110.5 cms ) ( sheet )
Auction Estimate: $175,000.00 - $225,000.00
Sale Date: June 8th 2023
DAVID BOWIE
Nail-Head of Trent Reznor
oil and mixed media on canvas
titled and annotated with lyrics; signed, titled and dated 1995 on the reverse
11 x 8.5 ins ( 27.9 x 21.6 cms )
Auction Estimate: $35,000.00 - $55,000.00
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
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
ALFRED JOSEPH CASSON
Mill Near Elephant Lake
watercolour
signed lower right; titled and dated 1955 on a gallery label on the reverse
9.75 x 12.75 ins ( 24.8 x 32.4 cms ) ( sight )
Auction Estimate: $15,000.00 - $20,000.00
Sale Date: June 8th 2023
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
ALFRED JOSEPH CASSON
Northern Farm-Madawaska Valley, circa 1959
oil on board
signed lower right; signed, titled and inscribed “Property of my wife” on the reverse
12 x 15 ins ( 30.5 x 38.1 cms )
Auction Estimate: $20,000.00 - $30,000.00
Sale Date: June 8th 2023
MARC CHAGALL
L’Artiste II (M.929)
colour lithograph
signed and numbered 44/50 in the lower margin; titled and dated 1978 on a gallery label on the backing on the reverse
19 x 15.25 ins ( 48.3 x 38.7 cms ) ( sheet )
Auction Estimate: $5,000.00 - $7,000.00
Sale Date: June 8th 2023
MAURICE GALBRAITH CULLEN
North River, Laurentians, 1928
pastel on board
signed lower right; Cullen Inventory No. 1579
15 x 18 ins ( 38.1 x 45.7 cms )
Auction Estimate: $8,000.00 - $10,000.00
Sale Date: June 8th 2023
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: $12,000.00 - $15,000.00
Sale Date: June 8th 2023
JIM DINE
Untitled Still Life
mixed media on paper
signed and dated 1978 upper left; titled and dated on two gallery labels on the reverse
27 x 40.5 ins ( 68.6 x 102.9 cms ) ( sheet )
Auction Estimate: $10,000.00 - $15,000.00
Sale Date: June 8th 2023
KIM DORLAND
Hoarfrost #2
oil and acrylic on canvas
signed, titled and dated 2006 on the reverse; unframed
36 x 30 ins ( 91.4 x 76.2 cms )
Auction Estimate: $10,000.00 - $15,000.00
Sale Date: June 8th 2023
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: $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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Viewing (By Appointment)
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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