Live Auction of Important Canadian & International Art
You are viewing artwork included in the Cowley Abbott Fall Live Auction of Important Canadian & International Art, taking place on Wednesday, November 27th at Toronto's Globe & Mail Centre. In-Person, Absentee, Telephone and Real-Time Online Bidding is available to collectors for participation in this auction. Purchased artwork is subject to the 20% Buyer's Premium (21% if purchased via Auction Mobility's interface) and applicable taxes. Further details regarding buying with Cowley Abbott can be found by referring to our Conditions of Sale and the "How to Purchase" page.
KAREL APPEL
Flying Fish, 1971
polychrome enameled aluminium
stamped with the artist's name and dated "March 1971" on the base. Executed by Lippincott Company, North Haven, Connecticut
46 x 61 x 17 in ( 116.8 x 154.9 x 43.2 cm ) ( overall with the base )
Auction Estimate: $12,000.00 - $15,000.00
Price Realized $26,400.00
Sale date: November 27th 2024
FRANCIS BACON
After Study for Bullfight #1, 1969 (Sabatier 10)
colour lithograph on arches wove paper
signed and numbered 120/150 in the lower margin; titled “Untitled” on a gallery label on the reverse. Executed in 1971. Published by Musée du Grand Palais, Paris, on the occasion of the artist's retrospective exhibition in 1971
63 x 47.25 in ( 160 x 120 cm ) ( sheet )
Auction Estimate: $30,000.00 - $40,000.00
Price Realized $16,000.00
Sale date: November 27th 2024
FRANCIS BACON
Metropolitan Museum of Art, after early state of the centre panel of 'Triptych 1974-77' (Sabatier 11)
lithograph on arches vellum paper
signed and numbered 74/200 in the lower margin; titled "Triptych, May/June 1974" and numbered on a gallery label on the backing on the reverse. Published by the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, printed by Alexis Manaranche, Paris
62.5 x 43 in ( 158.8 x 109.2 cm ) ( sheet )
Auction Estimate: $9,000.00 - $12,000.00
Price Realized $9,600.00
Sale date: November 27th 2024
FREDERICK GRANT BANTING
Homestead/Farm Landscape
double-sided oil on board
signed and dated indistinctly lower right; presented in a standing frame, to allow rotation
10.5 x 13.5 in ( 26.7 x 34.3 cm )
Auction Estimate: $20,000.00 - $30,000.00
Price Realized $20,400.00
Sale date: November 27th 2024
FREDERICK GRANT BANTING
Inland Lake, Georgian Bay, 1932
oil on panel
signed lower right; signed twice, titled, dated "July 1932" and inscribed "To 'Hugh' In appreciation of his good services and many kindnesses" on the reverse; titled to the exhibition label on the reverse
8.5 x 10.5 in ( 21.6 x 26.7 cm )
Auction Estimate: $15,000.00 - $20,000.00
Price Realized $26,400.00
Sale date: November 27th 2024
FREDERICK GRANT BANTING
Bylot Island
ink drawing
signed lower right; titled in the lower margin with further notations in the margins
4.75 x 6 in ( 12.1 x 15.2 cm )
Auction Estimate: $4,000.00 - $6,000.00
Price Realized $12,000.00
Sale date: November 27th 2024
JOHN WILLIAM BEATTY
Winter, Baie St. Paul, Quebec, 1931
oil on canvas
signed and dated 1931 lower right; titled to a gallery label on the reverse
30 x 38.25 in ( 76.2 x 97.2 cm )
Sale closed.
HENRI BEAU
Untitled (View from a Lookout), 1911
oil on canvas
signed and dated 1911 lower left
27 x 42 in ( 68.6 x 106.7 cm )
Auction Estimate: $7,000.00 - $9,000.00
Price Realized $16,800.00
Sale date: November 27th 2024
DAVID LLOYD BLACKWOOD
Ephraim Kelloway's Night Door, 1989-1990
oil on canvas
signed and dated 1990 lower left; signed, initialled (twice), titled, dated 1989-1990 and inscribed "painted Feb 18 1990" on the reverse
48 x 40 in ( 121.9 x 101.6 cm )
Auction Estimate: $80,000.00 - $120,000.00
Price Realized $132,000.00
Sale date: November 27th 2024
DAVID LLOYD BLACKWOOD
Loss of the Flora S. Nickerson
etching and aquatint
signed, titled, dated 1993 and numbered 8/75 in the lower margin
33 x 21 in ( 83.8 x 53.3 cm )
Auction Estimate: $10,000.00 - $15,000.00
Price Realized $21,600.00
Sale date: November 27th 2024
RONALD LANGLEY BLOORE
Untitled, 1960-1961
oil on masonite
signed and dated "December-January 60-61" on the reverse
47.75 x 77.5 in ( 121.3 x 196.9 cm )
Sale closed.
MOLLY LAMB BOBAK
Afternoon at Woolastook
oil on canvas board
signed lower right; titled "Afternoon at Woolostook" [sic] on the reverse
7 x 10.75 in ( 17.8 x 27.3 cm )
Auction Estimate: $7,000.00 - $9,000.00
Price Realized $19,200.00
Sale date: November 27th 2024
JACK HAMILTON BUSH
Nude, March 1954
oil on masonite
signed and dated 1954 lower right; titled and dated 1954 on three labels on the reverse; catalogue raisonné no. 1.191.1954.204
52.25 x 17.25 in ( 132.7 x 43.8 cm )
Auction Estimate: $40,000.00 - $50,000.00
Price Realized $50,400.00
Sale date: November 27th 2024
JACK HAMILTON BUSH
Series 'D' Tan Slant, 1970
acrylic on canvas
signed, titled and dated "Toronto May 1970" on the reverse
79 x 129.25 in ( 200.7 x 328.3 cm )
Sale closed.
JACK HAMILTON BUSH
Highways, circa 1958
oil on board
signed lower left; titled and inscribed "This painting is the 'original sketch' used for the painting 'Highways' painted for the Imperial Bank of Canada and used on their 1959 calendar" on the reverse of the framing
12 x 16 in ( 30.5 x 40.6 cm )
Auction Estimate: $6,000.00 - $8,000.00
Price Realized $15,600.00
Sale date: November 27th 2024
FRANKLIN CARMICHAEL
Mountainscape
watercolour
signed lower right
11.25 x 13.5 in ( 28.6 x 34.3 cm ) ( sheet )
Auction Estimate: $30,000.00 - $40,000.00
Price Realized $33,600.00
Sale date: November 27th 2024
FRANKLIN CARMICHAEL
Cranberry Lake, circa 1935
oil on beaverboard
inscribed "Hills Cranberry", "96" and estate stamp on the reverse
10 x 12 in ( 25.4 x 30.5 cm )
Auction Estimate: $40,000.00 - $60,000.00
Price Realized $40,800.00
Sale date: November 27th 2024
FRANKLIN CARMICHAEL
Winter Landscape
oil on board
"Estate of Franklin Carmichael" stamp and inscribed "OS-4-S" on the reverse
8 x 10 in ( 20.3 x 25.4 cm )
Auction Estimate: $25,000.00 - $35,000.00
Price Realized $24,000.00
Sale date: November 27th 2024
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