Artwork from an Important Private Collection - Part II

Following a successful live auction in December 2022, it is our privilege to offer the second instalment of artworks from an Important Private Collection of Canadian Art this spring. The grouping of rare and remarkable historical artwork, most of which is making its auction debut with Cowley Abbott this season, is part of a two-session live auction event on June 8th at Toronto’s Globe & Mail Centre. 

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Artwork by Cornelius Krieghoff, The Royal Mail Crossing the St. Lawrence
Lot #121
CORNELIUS KRIEGHOFF
The Royal Mail Crossing the St. Lawrence

oil on canvas
signed and dated 1860 lower left
17 x 24 ins ( 43.2 x 61 cms )

Auction Estimate: $300,000.00$200,000.00 - $300,000.00

Sale Date: June 8th 2023

Artwork by Mary Alexandra Bell Eastlake, In the Orchard, circa 1895-1897
Lot #122
MARY ALEXANDRA BELL EASTLAKE
In the Orchard, circa 1895-1897

oil on canvas
signed lower right
38 x 33.25 ins ( 96.5 x 84.5 cms )

Auction Estimate: $50,000.00$30,000.00 - $50,000.00

Sale Date: June 8th 2023

Artwork by Joseph-Charles Franchère, Harvesting/La moisson, circa 1900
Lot #123
JOSEPH-CHARLES FRANCHÈRE
Harvesting/La moisson, circa 1900

oil on board
signed lower left
9.5 x 13.5 ins ( 24.1 x 34.3 cms )

Auction Estimate: $7,000.00$5,000.00 - $7,000.00

Sale Date: June 8th 2023

Artwork by Joseph-Charles Franchère, La Moissonneuse/Une Gerbe de ble, 1920
Lot #124
JOSEPH-CHARLES FRANCHÈRE
La Moissonneuse/Une Gerbe de ble, 1920

coloured plaster
incised signature on the base
16 x 11.5 x 6 ins ( 40.6 x 29.2 x 15.2 cms ) ( overall )

Auction Estimate: $7,000.00$5,000.00 - $7,000.00

Sale Date: June 8th 2023

Artwork by Lawren Stewart Harris, Quiet Lake (Northern Painting 12), circa 1926-1928
Lot #125
LAWREN STEWART HARRIS
Quiet Lake (Northern Painting 12), circa 1926-1928

oil on canvas
inscribed “Quiet Lake/Lawren Harris/Northern Painting XII 34 x 40” on a label on the reverse
34 x 40 ins ( 86.4 x 101.6 cms )

Auction Estimate: $3,000,000.00$2,000,000.00 - $3,000,000.00

Sale Date: June 8th 2023

Artwork by Horatio Walker, The Woodcutter (Le bûcheron), circa 1915
Lot #126
HORATIO WALKER
The Woodcutter (Le bûcheron), circa 1915

oil on canvas on board
signed with initials lower left; Estate Stamp (signed by Clarence Gagnon) on the reverse; titled “Wood Cutter” on a label on the reverse
14 x 17 ins ( 35.6 x 43.2 cms )

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

Sale Date: June 8th 2023

Artwork by Frank Hans Johnston, Montreal River, Algoma, 1919
Lot #127
FRANK HANS JOHNSTON
Montreal River, Algoma, 1919

gouache on paper
signed “Frank H. Johnston” lower left
15 x 15.25 ins ( 38.1 x 38.7 cms )

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

Sale Date: June 8th 2023

Artwork by William Henry Clapp, Old Houses, Berthier
Lot #128
WILLIAM HENRY CLAPP
Old Houses, Berthier

oil on canvas
signed and dated 1912 lower right
20 x 24 ins ( 50.8 x 61 cms )

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

Sale Date: June 8th 2023

Artwork by Arthur Lismer, A September Gale, Georgian Bay, 1921
Lot #129
ARTHUR LISMER
A September Gale, Georgian Bay, 1921

oil on wood
signed and dated 1921 lower right; signed and titled on the reverse
11.5 x 16 ins ( 29.2 x 40.6 cms )

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

Sale Date: June 8th 2023

Artwork by William Henry Edward Napier, Sleigh Riding, Montmorency Falls
Lot #130
WILLIAM HENRY EDWARD NAPIER
Sleigh Riding, Montmorency Falls

oil on canvas
titled to a label on the reverse
18 x 14 ins ( 45.7 x 35.6 cms )

Auction Estimate: $5,000.00$3,000.00 - $5,000.00

Sale Date: June 8th 2023

Artwork by Marc-Aurèle de Foy Suzor-Coté, Old Pioneer/Jean-Baptiste Cholette
Lot #131
MARC-AURÈLE DE FOY SUZOR-COTÉ
Old Pioneer/Jean-Baptiste Cholette

oil on canvas
signed and dated 1918 lower right
27 x 20 ins ( 68.6 x 50.8 cms )

Auction Estimate: $80,000.00$60,000.00 - $80,000.00

Sale Date: June 8th 2023

Artwork by Octave Henri Julien, The Woodcutter
Lot #132
OCTAVE HENRI JULIEN
The Woodcutter

oil on board
signed and dated 1906 lower left
12.5 x 8.5 ins ( 31.8 x 21.6 cms )

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

Sale Date: June 8th 2023

Artwork by James Edward Hervey MacDonald, Morning Sunshine, 1926
Lot #133
JAMES EDWARD HERVEY MACDONALD
Morning Sunshine, 1926

oil on wood-pulp board
signed, titled and inscribed “Thornhill June 1926” on the reverse; with monogram “JM”, also certified by Thoreau MacDonald on a label
8.5 x 10.5 ins ( 21.6 x 26.7 cms )

Auction Estimate: $70,000.00$50,000.00 - $70,000.00

Sale Date: June 8th 2023

Artwork by Alexander Young Jackson, Oak and Birch
Lot #134
ALEXANDER YOUNG JACKSON
Oak and Birch

oil on panel
signed lower right; signed, titled, dated 1920, inscribed “Oak and Birch 3/Georgian Bay” and NJG Inventory No. 1353 on the reverse
8.5 x 10.5 ins ( 21.6 x 26.7 cms )

Auction Estimate: $50,000.00$30,000.00 - $50,000.00

Sale Date: June 8th 2023

Artwork by Emily Carr, Deep in the Forest, 1935
Lot #135
EMILY CARR
Deep in the Forest, 1935

oil on paper, mounted to canvas
signed lower right
33 x 23.75 ins ( 83.8 x 60.3 cms )

Auction Estimate: $300,000.00$200,000.00 - $300,000.00

Sale Date: June 8th 2023

Artwork by William Raphael, Good News
Lot #136
WILLIAM RAPHAEL
Good News

oil on canvas laid down on board
signed and dated 1875 lower left
14 x 8.25 ins ( 35.6 x 21 cms )

Auction Estimate: $7,000.00$5,000.00 - $7,000.00

Sale Date: June 8th 2023

Artwork by William Raphael, Bonsecours Market, 1864
Lot #137
WILLIAM RAPHAEL
Bonsecours Market, 1864


graphite, ink and watercolour, heightened with white
signed and dated 1864 lower left
9.5 x 11.75 ins ( 24.1 x 29.8 cms ) ( sight )

Auction Estimate: $3,000.00$2,000.00 - $3,000.00

Sale Date: June 8th 2023

Artwork by David Brown Milne, Tin Basin, Flowers in a Prospector’s Cabin II, 1929
Lot #138
DAVID BROWN MILNE
Tin Basin, Flowers in a Prospector’s Cabin II, 1929

oil on canvas
Milne catalogue raisonné no.208.22
16.5 x 20.5 ins ( 41.9 x 52.1 cms )

Auction Estimate: $80,000.00$60,000.00 - $80,000.00

Sale Date: June 8th 2023

Artwork by Henry Mortikar Rosenberg, Girls Gathering Firewood, circa 1886
Lot #139
HENRY MORTIKAR ROSENBERG
Girls Gathering Firewood, circa 1886

oil on canvas
signed and inscribed “Halifax” lower left
20 x 24 ins ( 50.8 x 61 cms )

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

Sale Date: June 8th 2023

Artwork by John Arthur Fraser, At a Lobster Fishery (Bay Chaleur)
Lot #140
JOHN ARTHUR FRASER
At a Lobster Fishery (Bay Chaleur)

oil on canvas
signed and dated 1880 lower left; inscribed “At a Lobster Fishery Bay Chaleur J.A. Fraser C A Price 100” on the stretcher bar on the reverse

14 x 21 ins ( 35.6 x 53.3 cms )

Auction Estimate: $12,000.00$8,000.00 - $12,000.00

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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May 8th to June 7th
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