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.
CARL FELLMAN SCHAEFER
Near Cranberry Lake, Haliburton (Hills, Haliburton), 1933
oil on canvas
signed and dated 1933 lower left; signed with artist's Toronto address with extensive inscriptions on the stretcher, including the original title,
“Hills, Haliburton”
32.25 x 37.25 in ( 81.9 x 94.6 cm )
Auction Estimate: $30,000.00 - $50,000.00
Price Realized $50,400.00
Sale date: November 27th 2024
ALEXANDER YOUNG JACKSON
The Green House
oil on panel
signed lower right; titled on the reverse
8.5 x 10.5 in ( 21.6 x 26.7 cm )
Auction Estimate: $30,000.00 - $40,000.00
Price Realized $33,600.00
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
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 HORSMAN VARLEY
Winter Afternoon, Doon
oil on board
signed lower left; Varley inventory stamp no. 1080 on the reverse
11.75 x 15 in ( 29.8 x 38.1 cm )
Auction Estimate: $15,000.00 - $20,000.00
Price Realized $14,400.00
Sale date: November 27th 2024
WILLIAM KURELEK
A Little Girl and Her Snowman, 1973
mixed media on board
signed with monogram and dated 1973 lower right; inscribed "The painting expresses that endearing quality children have of investing inanimate things with life - even human life as you will note in the future when you have your own little ones. The child in the picture is addressing her little snow man once in a while as she pulls him along. - Bill Kurelek" on a wedding card affixed to the reverse which is signed by the Kurelek family, "Bill, Jean, Barbara, Cathy, Steve, Tom"
9.5 x 13 in ( 24.1 x 33 cm )
Auction Estimate: $12,000.00 - $15,000.00
Price Realized $216,000.00
Sale date: November 27th 2024
MAURICE GALBRAITH CULLEN
The North River at St. Margarets, 1928
oil on canvas
signed lower right; Cullen inventory no. 1122
24 x 32 in ( 61 x 81.3 cm )
Auction Estimate: $40,000.00 - $60,000.00
Price Realized $48,000.00
Sale date: November 27th 2024
JEAN PAUL LEMIEUX
La chasse aux phoques, circa 1979-1980
oil on linen
titled and dated circa 1979-1980 to the gallery labels on the reverse
21.75 x 81.75 in ( 55.2 x 207.6 cm )
Sale closed.
ALFRED JOSEPH CASSON
Log Barn, Haliburton, 1929
oil on board
signed lower right; signed and titled on the reverse; dated 1929 on two gallery labels on the reverse
9.5 x 11.5 in ( 24.1 x 29.2 cm )
Auction Estimate: $25,000.00 - $35,000.00
Price Realized $26,400.00
Sale date: November 27th 2024
DAVID BROWN MILNE
Burch's Store, 1916
watercolour
titled on a label on the reverse; catalogue raisonné no. 107.28
11 x 15 in ( 27.9 x 38.1 cm ) ( sheet )
Auction Estimate: $20,000.00 - $30,000.00
Price Realized $33,600.00
Sale date: November 27th 2024
JAMES WILSON MORRICE
Venice Night, circa 1906
oil on canvas
signed lower right; titled "Moonlight, Venice" on a gallery label on the reverse
19.75 x 24 in ( 50.2 x 61 cm )
Auction Estimate: $400,000.00 - $600,000.00
Price Realized $792,000.00
Sale date: November 27th 2024
SOREL ETROG
Ritual Dancer, 1960-1962
bronze
stamped signature and numbered 3/7 on the base
57 x 15 x 9.5 in ( 144.8 x 38.1 x 24.1 cm ) ( overall )
Auction Estimate: $30,000.00 - $50,000.00
Price Realized $28,800.00
Sale date: November 27th 2024
MICHAEL CRAIG-MARTIN
Hanging Up
mixed media
65 x 64.5 x 4.25 in ( 165.1 x 163.8 x 10.8 cm ) ( overall )
Auction Estimate: $20,000.00 - $30,000.00
Price Realized $18,000.00
Sale date: November 27th 2024
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
MARCELLE FERRON
Sans titre, 1959
oil on canvas
signed and dated 1959 lower left; signed on the reverse; titled on a gallery label on the reverse
39 x 32 in ( 99.1 x 81.3 cm )
Auction Estimate: $200,000.00 - $300,000.00
Price Realized $384,000.00
Sale date: November 27th 2024
JAMES WILSON MORRICE
Anvers (Antwerp)
oil on panel
inscribed "Anvers" lower right; inscribed "W. Scott & Sons/F. R. Heaton" and J.W. Morrice stamp on the reverse
6 x 4.75 in ( 15.2 x 12.1 cm )
Sale closed.
JAMES EDWARD HERVEY MACDONALD
Cathedral Mountain (Wiwaxy Peaks from Above Shäeffer Lake), circa 1927
oil on board
signed and inscribed “c. 1927, Part of Cathedral Mt.” on the reverse
8.5 x 10.5 in ( 21.6 x 26.7 cm )
Auction Estimate: $70,000.00 - $90,000.00
Price Realized $70,000.00
Sale date: November 27th 2024
CORNELIUS KRIEGHOFF
Returning from the Hunt, near St. Césaire, 10 minutes from Chambly, Lower Canada, 1859
oil on canvas
signed and dated "Quebec 1859" lower left; titled on a label on the reverse
14 x 18 in ( 35.6 x 45.7 cm )
Sale closed.
LIONEL LEMOINE FITZGERALD
Pastoral Landscape, circa 1914-1917
oil on canvas
titled and dated "c. 1919" to a label on the reverse
35 x 47 in ( 88.9 x 119.4 cm )
Auction Estimate: $25,000.00 - $35,000.00
Price Realized $26,400.00
Sale date: November 27th 2024
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