The Group of Seven & Their Associates

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Artwork by Alfred Joseph Casson, Georgian Bay
Lot #290
ALFRED JOSEPH CASSON
Georgian Bay

oil on board
signed lower right; signed, titled and dated “September 1981” on the reverse; titled and dated to a gallery label on the reverse
12 x 15 ins ( 30.5 x 38.1 cms )

Auction Estimate: $22,000.00$18,000.00 - $22,000.00
Price Realized: $18,000.00
Sale date: May 30th 2023

Artwork by Frederick Horsman Varley, Salal Bush, B.C.
Lot #291
FREDERICK HORSMAN VARLEY
Salal Bush, B.C.

ink and watercolour
titled, dated circa 1934 and Varley Inventory No. 534 on a label on the reverse
4.75 x 4 ins ( 12.1 x 10.2 cms ) ( sight )

This sale is now closed.

Artwork by Frank Hans Johnston, April Snow
Lot #292
FRANK HANS JOHNSTON
April Snow

oil on board
signed lower right; titled on an artist label on the reverse
16 x 20 ins ( 40.6 x 50.8 cms )

This sale is now closed.

Artwork by Edwin Headley Holgate, Morin Heights, Laurentians
Lot #293
EDWIN HEADLEY HOLGATE
Morin Heights, Laurentians

oil on board
signed with initials lower left; signed, titled and dated 1959 on the reverse
8.5 x 10.5 ins ( 21.6 x 26.7 cms )

Auction Estimate: $20,000.00$15,000.00 - $20,000.00
Price Realized: $14,400.00
Sale date: May 30th 2023

Artwork by Arthur Lismer, Lilies
Lot #294
ARTHUR LISMER
Lilies

watercolour
signed lower right; stamp of the artist’s estate on the reverse
10.5 x 14.25 ins ( 26.7 x 36.2 cms ) ( sight )

Auction Estimate: $2,200.00$1,800.00 - $2,200.00
Price Realized: $2,160.00
Sale date: May 30th 2023

Artwork by Lionel LeMoine FitzGerald, Break in Storm
Lot #295
LIONEL LEMOINE FITZGERALD
Break in Storm

watercolour
titled on a gallery label on the reverse
16.25 x 11.25 ins ( 41.3 x 28.6 cms ) ( sight )

Auction Estimate: $1,500.00$1,200.00 - $1,500.00
Price Realized: $1,200.00
Sale date: May 30th 2023

Artwork by John William Beatty, Early Spring, Algonquin Park
Lot #296
JOHN WILLIAM BEATTY
Early Spring, Algonquin Park

oil on board
signed lower left; titled to the gallery label on the reverse
11 x 9 ins ( 27.9 x 22.9 cms )

This sale is now closed.

Artwork by Walter Joseph Phillips, Untitled Landscape
Lot #297
WALTER JOSEPH PHILLIPS
Untitled Landscape

watercolour on paper
signed lower right
9.5 x 8.5 ins ( 24.1 x 21.6 cms ) ( sight )

This sale is now closed.

Artwork by Alexander Young Jackson, Ste Marthe, Gaspé
Lot #298
ALEXANDER YOUNG JACKSON
Ste Marthe, Gaspé

pencil on paper
signed lower right; titled and dated “April 1953” lower left
8.75 x 11 ins ( 22.2 x 27.9 cms ) ( sight )

Auction Estimate: $3,500.00$2,500.00 - $3,500.00
Price Realized: $2,400.00
Sale date: May 30th 2023

Artwork by George Paginton, Winter Landscape with Farm House
Lot #299
GEORGE PAGINTON
Winter Landscape with Farm House

oil on canvas board
estate stamp on the reverse; titled on two labels on the support
16 x 20 ins ( 40.6 x 50.8 cms )

Auction Estimate: $4,000.00$3,000.00 - $4,000.00
Price Realized: $3,000.00
Sale date: May 30th 2023

Artwork by Frank Hans Johnston, Winter Cover
Lot #300
FRANK HANS JOHNSTON
Winter Cover

etching
signed lower right
3.25 x 2.8 ins ( 8.3 x 7.1 cms ) ( plate size )

Auction Estimate: $1,500.00$1,000.00 - $1,500.00
Price Realized: $1,680.00
Sale date: May 30th 2023

Artwork by Edwin Headley Holgate, Bathers
Lot #301
EDWIN HEADLEY HOLGATE
Bathers

woodcut
signed lower margin
8.5 x 7.75 ins ( 21.6 x 19.7 cms ) ( sight )

This sale is now closed.

Artwork by John Goodwin Lyman, Self Portrait
Lot #302
JOHN GOODWIN LYMAN
Self Portrait

ink
signed lower right
11.25 x 8.5 ins ( 28.6 x 21.6 cms ) ( sight )

Auction Estimate: $1,000.00$800.00 - $1,000.00
Price Realized: $1,140.00
Sale date: May 30th 2023

Artwork by Arthur Lismer, Tropical Fish, Pacific Islands, 1936
Lot #303
ARTHUR LISMER
Tropical Fish, Pacific Islands, 1936

watercolour
signed twice lower right
12.25 x 18 ins ( 31.1 x 45.7 cms ) ( sight )

Auction Estimate: $3,500.00$2,500.00 - $3,500.00
Price Realized: $4,800.00
Sale date: May 30th 2023

Artwork by Franklin Carmichael, Lloydtown
Lot #304
FRANKLIN CARMICHAEL
Lloydtown

wood engraving
inscribed “P-43” with the Estate stamp on the reverse; unframed
4.5 x 5.5 ins ( 11.4 x 14 cms ) ( subject )

This sale is now closed.

Artwork by Lionel LeMoine FitzGerald, Mound
Lot #305
LIONEL LEMOINE FITZGERALD
Mound

ink
titled on two labels on the reverse
11.26 x 16 ins ( 28.6 x 40.6 cms ) ( sight )

Auction Estimate: $1,500.00$1,000.00 - $1,500.00
Price Realized: $1,320.00
Sale date: May 30th 2023

Artwork by Lawrence Arthur Colley Panton, Mist and Rock
Lot #306
LAWRENCE ARTHUR COLLEY PANTON
Mist and Rock

oil on board
signed lower left; titled on the reverse
13 x 16 ins ( 33 x 40.6 cms )

This sale is now closed.

Artwork by John William Beatty, Late Afternoon, Ontario
Lot #307
JOHN WILLIAM BEATTY
Late Afternoon, Ontario

oil on board
signed lower right; titled and inscribed “#5418” on the reverse
10 x 13.75 ins ( 25.4 x 34.9 cms )

This sale is now closed.

Artwork by Arthur Lismer, Gourd
Lot #308
ARTHUR LISMER
Gourd

pencil
signed lower left; estate stamp on the reverse
13.5 x 9.5 ins ( 34.3 x 24.1 cms ) ( sight )

This sale is now closed.

Artwork by Frank Hans Johnston, Autumn in the Laurentians
Lot #309
FRANK HANS JOHNSTON
Autumn in the Laurentians

gouache
signed lower left; titled on the reverse
5.5 x 7.5 ins ( 14 x 19.1 cms ) ( sight )

Auction Estimate: $5,000.00$3,000.00 - $5,000.00
Price Realized: $6,720.00
Sale date: May 30th 2023

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