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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LUCIUS RICHARD O'BRIEN
Through the Rocky Mountains, a Pass on the Canadian Highway
watercolour
signed and dated 1887 lower right
40 x 27.5 ins ( 101.6 x 69.9 cms ) ( sheet )
Auction Estimate: $15,000.00 - $20,000.00
Sale Date: June 8th 2023
ROBERT HARRIS
The Dead Bird, circa 1890
oil on canvas
signed lower right
16 x 20 ins ( 40.6 x 50.8 cms )
Auction Estimate: $5,000.00 - $7,000.00
Sale Date: June 8th 2023
CHARLES EDOUARD HUOT
Interior with Seated Figures
oil on canvas
signed lower right
22.25 x 27.25 ins ( 56.5 x 69.2 cms )
Auction Estimate: $6,000.00 - $8,000.00
Sale Date: June 8th 2023
ARTHUR LISMER
McGregor Bay, circa 1923
oil on panel
signed lower left and lower right; signed and inscribed “MacGregor [sic] Bay, Georgian Bay” on the reverse
9 x 12 ins ( 22.9 x 30.5 cms )
Auction Estimate: $25,000.00 - $35,000.00
Sale Date: June 8th 2023
HENRI BEAU
Summer in the Garden
oil on canvas
signed and dated 1895 lower right
15 x 18 ins ( 38.1 x 45.7 cms )
Auction Estimate: $5,000.00 - $7,000.00
Sale Date: June 8th 2023
JAMES KERR-LAWSON
Harvesting, circa 1912-13
oil on board
signed lower right
7.5 x 13.5 ins ( 19.1 x 34.3 cms )
Auction Estimate: $2,000.00 - $3,000.00
Sale Date: June 8th 2023
DANIEL FOWLER
Canadian Game
watercolour
signed and dated 1869 lower left
18.5 x 26.75 ins ( 47 x 67.9 cms ) ( sight )
Auction Estimate: $3,000.00 - $4,000.00
Sale Date: June 8th 2023
AARON ALLAN EDSON
Through the Clearing, circa 1870
oil on canvas
signed with monogram lower right
13 x 10.25 ins ( 33 x 26 cms )
Auction Estimate: $1,000.00 - $1,500.00
Sale Date: June 8th 2023
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Spring Live Auction of Important Canadian & International Art
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Session 1 of the Spring Live Auction Season
Thursday, June 8th at 4:00 pm
Globe & Mail Centre, Toronto
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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
(*Note: Only a selection of artwork from Sessions 1 & 2 will be on display in Montreal)
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 8th
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Sunday, June 4th: 11:00 am to 5:00 pm
Thursday, June 8th: 9:00 am to 11:00 am
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326 Dundas Street West, Toronto
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