The Group of Seven & Their Associates

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Artwork by Frederick Grant Banting, Ships in Harbour, Gloucester, Mass.
Lot #310
FREDERICK GRANT BANTING
Ships in Harbour, Gloucester, Mass.

oil on board
signed lower right; signed, titled and dated 1932 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 Lawren Stewart Harris, Mountains #3, 1929
Lot #311
LAWREN STEWART HARRIS
Mountains #3, 1929

pencil
inscribed with artist notations; titled on a gallery label, inscribed “239” and an unfinished sketch on the reverse
7.25 x 10 ins ( 18.4 x 25.4 cms ) ( sheet )

Auction Estimate: $7,000.00$5,000.00 - $7,000.00
Price Realized: $4,800.00
Sale date: May 30th 2023

Artwork by John William Beatty, Grey Day
Lot #312
JOHN WILLIAM BEATTY
Grey Day

oil on board
signed lower left and dated 1913 lower right; titled and inscribed “9” on the reverse
8.5 x 10.5 ins ( 21.6 x 26.7 cms )

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Artwork by Edwin Headley Holgate, The Woodchopper
Lot #313
EDWIN HEADLEY HOLGATE
The Woodchopper

woodcut
signed and inscribed “No. 4/20” in the lower margin
6.25 x 8.75 ins ( 15.9 x 22.2 cms ) ( plate size )

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Artwork by Lionel LeMoine FitzGerald, Abstract, 1953
Lot #314
LIONEL LEMOINE FITZGERALD
Abstract, 1953

crayon
signed and dated “30.3.53” in the lower margin; titled and dated 1953 on a gallery label on the reverse
11.75 x 17.75 ins ( 29.8 x 45.1 cms ) ( sight )

Auction Estimate: $1,500.00$1,200.00 - $1,500.00
Price Realized: $1,440.00
Sale date: May 30th 2023

Artwork by Frank Hans Johnston, Over Georgian Bay
Lot #315
FRANK HANS JOHNSTON
Over Georgian Bay

oil on board
signed lower left; titled on the reverse
10 x 12 ins ( 25.4 x 30.5 cms )

Auction Estimate: $8,000.00$6,000.00 - $8,000.00
Price Realized: $6,600.00
Sale date: May 30th 2023

Artwork by Edwin Headley Holgate, Woman with Shawl in Chair
Lot #316
EDWIN HEADLEY HOLGATE
Woman with Shawl in Chair

woodcut
signed in the lower margin
7.25 x 5.5 ins ( 18.4 x 14 cms ) ( sight )

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Artwork by Arthur Lismer, Village in a Rolling Landscape
Lot #317
ARTHUR LISMER
Village in a Rolling Landscape

pencil drawing
initialed lower left
5.5 x 8.5 ins ( 14 x 21.6 cms ) ( sight )

Auction Estimate: $800.00$600.00 - $800.00
Price Realized: $1,080.00
Sale date: May 30th 2023

Artwork by James Edward Hervey MacDonald, Gull River in Coboconk
Lot #318
JAMES EDWARD HERVEY MACDONALD
Gull River in Coboconk

oil on board
signed with initials and dated 1924 lower right; signed and titled on the reverse and on a label on the reverse; a landscape with trees on the reverse
8.5 x 10.5 ins ( 21.6 x 26.7 cms )

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

Artwork by Alexander Young Jackson, Banting as an Artist
Lot #319
ALEXANDER YOUNG JACKSON
Banting as an Artist

book
signed by the author on the copyright page; “Banting as an Artist” (A.Y. Jackson, The Ryerson Press, Toronto, 1943)
7.25 x 5.5 ins ( 18.4 x 14 cms )

Auction Estimate: $700.00$500.00 - $700.00
Price Realized: $480.00
Sale date: May 30th 2023

Artwork by Arthur Lismer, Two Sketches of Ducks with Accompanying Letter
Lot #320
ARTHUR LISMER
Two Sketches of Ducks with Accompanying Letter

two inks and watercolour on paper
8.75 x 11.75 ins ( 22.2 x 29.8 cms ) ( sight each )

Auction Estimate: $1,500.00$1,000.00 - $1,500.00
Price Realized: $1,080.00
Sale date: May 30th 2023

Artwork by Joachim George Gauthier, Portrait of A.Y. Jackson
Lot #321
JOACHIM GEORGE GAUTHIER
Portrait of A.Y. Jackson

pastel
signed and dated 1970 lower right
16 x 14 ins ( 40.6 x 35.6 cms ) ( sight )

Auction Estimate: $800.00$600.00 - $800.00
Price Realized: $840.00
Sale date: May 30th 2023

Artwork by Frank Hans Johnston, The Valley Stream
Lot #322
FRANK HANS JOHNSTON
The Valley Stream

oil on board
signed lower left; titled on the artist’s label on the reverse
18 x 24 ins ( 45.7 x 61 cms )

Auction Estimate: $15,000.00$10,000.00 - $15,000.00
Price Realized: $9,600.00
Sale date: May 30th 2023

Artwork by Charles Fraser Comfort, Opeongo Ridge, Lake Clear
Lot #323
CHARLES FRASER COMFORT
Opeongo Ridge, Lake Clear

oil on board
signed lower right; titled on a label on the reverse
12 x 16 ins ( 30.5 x 40.6 cms )

Auction Estimate: $4,000.00$3,000.00 - $4,000.00
Price Realized: $7,800.00
Sale date: May 30th 2023

Artwork by John William Beatty, Spring Landscape
Lot #324
JOHN WILLIAM BEATTY
Spring Landscape

oil on board
signed and dated 1929 lower right
8.5 x 10.5 ins ( 21.6 x 26.7 cms )

Auction Estimate: $6,000.00$4,000.00 - $6,000.00
Price Realized: $3,840.00
Sale date: May 30th 2023

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