Important Canadian & International Art (Session 1)
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FRANKLIN CARMICHAEL
Lake and Hills
watercolour and graphite
signed lower right; titled on a label on the reverse
11.25 x 13.5 ins ( 28.6 x 34.3 cms ) ( sight )
Auction Estimate: $30,000.00 - $40,000.00
Price Realized $50,400.00
Sale date: December 6th 2023
FRANK HANS JOHNSTON
Untitled - Shoreline Landscape
oil on board
signed lower left; dated “circa 1923” on a label on the reverse
10.5 x 13 ins ( 26.7 x 33 cms )
Auction Estimate: $20,000.00 - $30,000.00
Price Realized $26,400.00
Sale date: December 6th 2023
ALFRED JOSEPH CASSON
Passing Storm
oil on board
signed lower left; titled on an exhibition label on the reverse
9.25 x 11.25 ins ( 23.5 x 28.6 cms )
Auction Estimate: $25,000.00 - $35,000.00
Price Realized $31,200.00
Sale date: December 6th 2023
ALFRED JOSEPH CASSON
Ragged Falls - Oxtongue River
oil on board
signed lower right; signed, titled and dated 1969 on the reverse
12 x 15 ins ( 30.5 x 38.1 cms )
Auction Estimate: $20,000.00 - $30,000.00
Price Realized $33,600.00
Sale date: December 6th 2023
JAMES WILSON MORRICE
Sailboats, circa 1905-1906
oil on panel
4.75 x 6 ins ( 12.1 x 15.2 cms )
Auction Estimate: $30,000.00 - $40,000.00
Price Realized $48,000.00
Sale date: December 6th 2023
WILLIAM KURELEK
Streets Pier, Worthing, circa 1957
gouache
signed lower left
30 x 21.5 ins ( 76.2 x 54.6 cms )
Auction Estimate: $25,000.00 - $35,000.00
Price Realized $144,000.00
Sale date: December 6th 2023
PHILIP HENRY HOWARD SURREY
Unisex Shop
oil on canvas
signed lower left
24 x 32 ins ( 61 x 81.3 cms )
Auction Estimate: $50,000.00 - $60,000.00
Price Realized $48,000.00
Sale date: December 6th 2023
FREDERICK HORSMAN VARLEY
Woodnote
pencil and watercolour
signed lower left and signed with initials lower right; signed, titled, dated 1944 and inscribed “Wychwood in Alymer, Que.” and “Varley INV 191” on the reverse, Varley inventory no. 191
7 x 9.5 ins ( 17.8 x 24.1 cms ) ( sheet )
Auction Estimate: $15,000.00 - $20,000.00
Price Realized $12,540.00
Sale date: December 6th 2023
ARTHUR LISMER
Georgian Bay Landscape
oil on board
signed and dated 1950 lower centre
12 x 16 ins ( 30.5 x 40.6 cms )
Auction Estimate: $15,000.00 - $20,000.00
Price Realized $16,800.00
Sale date: December 6th 2023
JAMES WILLIAMSON GALLOWAY MACDONALD
Morning on Nootka Sound, B.C.
oil on board
signed and dated 1936 lower left; signed, titled and dated 1936 on the reverse
12 x 15 ins ( 30.5 x 38.1 cms )
Auction Estimate: $20,000.00 - $30,000.00
Price Realized $40,800.00
Sale date: December 6th 2023
JACK HAMILTON BUSH
Rose Red and Red, 1966
oil on canvas
signed, titled (twice), dated “Jan. 1966” and inscribed “The Waddington Galleries, London England” on the reverse
90 x 68.75 ins ( 228.6 x 174.6 cms )
Sale closed.
DENYSE THOMASOS
Untitled, 2012
acrylic on canvas
titled and dated 2012 on a label on the reverse; unframed
48 x 60 ins ( 121.9 x 152.4 cms )
Auction Estimate: $60,000.00 - $80,000.00
Price Realized $96,000.00
Sale date: December 6th 2023
FRANK HANS JOHNSTON
Shoreline Landscape
oil on canvas
signed lower left
36.25 x 30.5 ins ( 92.1 x 77.5 cms )
Sale closed.
JOHN WILLIAM BEATTY
Algonquin Park, Early September
oil on board
signed lower right; signed, titled “Early September” and inscribed “to my friend, Albert Schnaufer, Xmas 1922” on the reverse
10.5 x 8.5 ins ( 26.7 x 21.6 cms )
Auction Estimate: $10,000.00 - $15,000.00
Price Realized $9,600.00
Sale date: December 6th 2023
ALFRED JOSEPH CASSON
Rain Clouds
oil on canvas
signed lower right; signed and dated 1976 on a label on the reverse
24 x 30 ins ( 61 x 76.2 cms )
Auction Estimate: $60,000.00 - $80,000.00
Price Realized $72,000.00
Sale date: December 6th 2023
RANDOLPH STANLEY HEWTON
Summer Landscape
oil on canvas
signed lower left; an unfinished composition on the reverse
23 x 24.25 ins ( 58.4 x 61.6 cms )
Auction Estimate: $5,000.00 - $7,000.00
Price Realized $4,800.00
Sale date: December 6th 2023
ALEXANDER YOUNG JACKSON
Near the Banks of the South Saskatchewan River, Alberta
oil on board
signed lower right
10.5 x 13.5 ins ( 26.7 x 34.3 cms )
Auction Estimate: $20,000.00 - $30,000.00
Price Realized $26,400.00
Sale date: December 6th 2023
ALFRED JOSEPH CASSON
Early Morning, Harrington, Que., 1968
oil on board
signed lower right; signed, titled and dated 1968 on the reverse; also signed on a label on the reverse
12 x 15 ins ( 30.5 x 38.1 cms )
Auction Estimate: $20,000.00 - $30,000.00
Price Realized $22,800.00
Sale date: December 6th 2023
ALEXANDER YOUNG JACKSON
Lac Millette, Quebec (Winter Landscape)
oil on board
signed lower left; titled and inscribed “National Council of Jewish Women” on the reverse and inscribed “A.Y. Jackson” on the frame on the reverse
10.5 x 13.5 ins ( 26.7 x 34.3 cms )
Auction Estimate: $20,000.00 - $30,000.00
Price Realized $26,400.00
Sale date: December 6th 2023
ALEX SIMEON JANVIER
Ancient Relics
oil on linen
signed upper right; titled on the bottom edge; titled and dated “circa 1980” on a label on the reverse; unframed
48 x 72 ins ( 121.9 x 182.9 cms )
Auction Estimate: $30,000.00 - $50,000.00
Price Realized $312,000.00
Sale date: December 6th 2023
Fall Live Auction
Session 1
Important Canadian & International Art
Lots 1-100
Wednesday December 6th at 4:00 pm EST
The Globe & Mail Centre, 17th Floor
351 King Street East, Toronto
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An Important Private Collection of Canadian Art - Part III
Lots 101-154
Wednesday December 6th at 7:00 pm EST
The Globe & Mail Centre, 17th Floor
351 King Street East, Toronto
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