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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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
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
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: $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
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: $3,000.00 - $5,000.00
Sale Date: June 8th 2023
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: $5,000.00 - $7,000.00
Sale Date: June 8th 2023
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: $5,000.00 - $7,000.00
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
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
THÉOPHILE HAMEL
Madame Lemusurier
oil on canvas
dated 1848, inscribed “T.H.” on the reverse and inscribed “Mme. M. Lemusurier” on a label on the reverse
16 x 13.75 ins ( 40.6 x 34.9 cms )
Auction Estimate: $6,000.00 - $8,000.00
Sale Date: June 8th 2023
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: $6,000.00 - $8,000.00
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
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: $6,000.00 - $8,000.00
Sale Date: June 8th 2023
WILLIAM RAPHAEL
Rafting on the Ottawa River
oil on canvas
signed lower left
12 x 17 ins ( 30.5 x 43.2 cms )
Auction Estimate: $6,000.00 - $8,000.00
Sale Date: June 8th 2023
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: $6,000.00 - $8,000.00
Sale Date: June 8th 2023
THÉOPHILE HAMEL
A Gentleman of Quebec
oil on canvas
signed with initials and dated 1856 to the left
15.25 x 11.25 ins ( 38.7 x 28.6 cms )
Auction Estimate: $8,000.00 - $10,000.00
Sale Date: June 8th 2023
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: $8,000.00 - $12,000.00
Sale Date: June 8th 2023
MARC-AURÈLE DE FOY SUZOR-COTÉ
Still Life with Pears
oil on canvas
signed and dated 1897 lower right
12 x 20 ins ( 30.5 x 50.8 cms )
Auction Estimate: $8,000.00 - $12,000.00
Sale Date: June 8th 2023
EDWARD ROPER
A Northwest Coast Indian Village, circa 1887
oil and watercolour on paper laid on board
signed lower right; inscribed “P.C. 381” on a label on the reverse
12.5 x 20.5 ins ( 31.8 x 52.1 cms )
Auction Estimate: $10,000.00 - $15,000.00
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
(*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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326 Dundas Street West, Toronto
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