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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LAWREN STEWART HARRIS
Red House, Barrie, 1924
gouache
signed with initials lower right (beneath the mat)
6 x 7 ins ( 15.2 x 17.8 cms ) ( sheet )
Auction Estimate: $18,000.00 - $22,000.00
Sale Date: June 8th 2023
EDWIN HEADLEY HOLGATE
Laurentian Landscape
oil on canvas
signed lower right
25 x 30.25 ins ( 63.5 x 76.8 cms )
Auction Estimate: $60,000.00 - $80,000.00
Sale Date: June 8th 2023
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
ALEXANDER YOUNG JACKSON
Gaspé Shoreline
oil on canvas
signed lower right; titled on an exhibition label on the reverse
20.25 x 25.25 ins ( 51.4 x 64.1 cms )
Auction Estimate: $40,000.00 - $60,000.00
Sale Date: June 8th 2023
ALEXANDER YOUNG JACKSON
At Pilot Harbour, Lake Superior
oil on panel
signed lower left; titled and dated “July 17, 1959” on the reverse
10.5 x 13.5 ins ( 26.7 x 34.3 cms )
Auction Estimate: $20,000.00 - $30,000.00
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
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
DAVID BROWN MILNE
Building the Porch III, 1922-23
watercolour
signed, dated “Oct 22-Feb 23” and inscribed “AP 22” lower right; catalogue raisonné no. 204.112
14.5 x 21 ins ( 36.8 x 53.3 cms ) ( sight )
Auction Estimate: $25,000.00 - $35,000.00
Sale Date: June 8th 2023
RITA LETENDRE
Rencontre enflammée
oil on canvas
signed and dated 1962 lower right; titled on three labels on the reverse
84 x 42 ins ( 213.4 x 106.7 cms )
Auction Estimate: $250,000.00 - $350,000.00
Sale Date: June 8th 2023
HAROLD BARLING TOWN
Picture for Heather #4
oil and lucite on masonite
titled and dated 1960 to two labels on the reverse; inscribed “P288 (O)” on the reverse
48 x 30 ins ( 121.9 x 76.2 cms )
Auction Estimate: $18,000.00 - $22,000.00
Sale Date: June 8th 2023
GERSHON ISKOWITZ
Deep Red #7
oil on canvas
signed, titled and dated 1977 on the reverse
38 x 42 ins ( 96.5 x 106.7 cms )
Auction Estimate: $20,000.00 - $25,000.00
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
MARY EVELYN WRINCH
Falling Leaves
oil on canvas on board
signed lower right; signed and titled on a label on the reverse
10 x 9 ins ( 25.4 x 22.9 cms )
Auction Estimate: $4,000.00 - $6,000.00
Sale Date: June 8th 2023
DORIS JEAN MCCARTHY
Floes Floating
oil on canvas
signed lower right; signed and dated “000522 (May 22, 2000)” on the reverse; titled on a gallery label on the reverse
30 x 36 ins ( 76.2 x 91.4 cms )
Auction Estimate: $30,000.00 - $35,000.00
Sale Date: June 8th 2023
WILLIAM KURELEK
A Bolt Like That
mixed media on masonite
signed with monogram and dated 1965 lower right; titled on a gallery label on the reverse
24 x 47.5 ins ( 61 x 120.7 cms )
Auction Estimate: $150,000.00 - $200,000.00
Sale Date: June 8th 2023
JEAN PAUL LEMIEUX
Les Lacs du Nord
oil on canvas
signed and dated 1957 lower right; titled on the stretcher on the reverse
13.5 x 27.5 ins ( 34.3 x 69.9 cms )
Auction Estimate: $20,000.00 - $30,000.00
Sale Date: June 8th 2023
FRANK HANS JOHNSTON
October Lagoon, Penetang Peninsula
oil on board
signed lower middle left; signed, titled and dated circa 1940 on the reverse and to a gallery label; inscribed “A favorite [sic] fishing spot on the Penetang Peninsula” on the reverse by the artist
13 x 23 ins ( 33 x 58.4 cms )
Auction Estimate: $9,000.00 - $12,000.00
Sale Date: June 8th 2023
ALEXANDER YOUNG JACKSON
Beaver Lake, Eganville, Ontario
oil on canvas
signed lower right; inscribed “Dominion Gallery”, “Max Stern” and “NJG 254” on the reverse
25 x 32 ins ( 63.5 x 81.3 cms )
Auction Estimate: $50,000.00 - $70,000.00
Sale Date: June 8th 2023
JOHN GEOFFREY CARUTHERS LITTLE
Les Remparts, Québec
oil on canvas
signed lower right; signed, titled and dated 1968 on the stretcher on the reverse
24 x 30 ins ( 61 x 76.2 cms )
Auction Estimate: $20,000.00 - $30,000.00
Sale Date: June 8th 2023
JOHN GEOFFREY CARUTHERS LITTLE
Rue Plessis next to Metro Metal Looking South to Logan
oil on canvas
signed lower right; signed, titled and dated 2011 on the reverse
10 x 15 ins ( 25.4 x 38.1 cms )
Auction Estimate: $8,000.00 - $10,000.00
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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