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.
TOM THOMSON
Giant's Tomb, Georgian Bay, Summer 1914
oil on composite wood-pulp board
signed lower right; catalogue raisonné no. 1914.23
8.5 x 10.5 in ( 21.6 x 26.7 cm )
Auction Estimate: $500,000.00 - $700,000.00
Price Realized $888,000.00
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
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.
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
JEAN PAUL RIOPELLE
Sans titre, 1964
oil on canvas
signed and dated 1964 lower right; titled and dated to a gallery label on the reverse; catalogue raisonné no. 1964.037H.1964
25.5 x 32 in ( 64.8 x 81.3 cm )
Sale closed.
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JAMES WILSON MORRICE
Landscape, Algeria [Oran]
oil and graphite on canvas
signed lower right; inscribed "Paysage de Jamaïque" on the stretcher, titled "Morroccan [sic] Landscape" on a label affixed to the stretcher, titled "Landscape, North Africa" on a label affixed to the stretcher
21.25 x 28.75 in ( 54 x 73 cm )
Auction Estimate: $175,000.00 - $225,000.00
Price Realized $156,000.00
Sale date: November 27th 2024
LAWREN STEWART HARRIS
In From North Shore of Lake Superior, 1921
oil on wood
signed lower left; signed, titled and inscribed "7" in a circle on the reverse, titled "North Shore, Lake Superior" on a gallery label on the reverse
10.5 x 13.75 in ( 26.7 x 34.9 cm )
Auction Estimate: $175,000.00 - $225,000.00
Price Realized $264,000.00
Sale date: November 27th 2024
KENT MONKMAN
Study for “The Deluge”, 2018
acrylic on canvas
signed and dated 2018 lower left; unframed
40 x 34 in ( 101.6 x 86.4 cm ) ( unframed )
Auction Estimate: $140,000.00 - $180,000.00
Price Realized $140,000.00
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.
JEAN PAUL LEMIEUX
Le croisement, 1967
oil on canvas
signed and dated 1967 lower right; titled on the stretcher
19.5 x 70.25 in ( 49.5 x 178.4 cm )
Auction Estimate: $100,000.00 - $150,000.00
Price Realized $120,000.00
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.
ANDY WARHOL
Mick Jagger (F&S II.142)
colour screenprint on arches aquarelle (rough) paper
signed by the artist, numbered 16/250 and signed by Mick Jagger in the lower margin; printed by Alexander Heinrici, New York; published by Seabird Editions, London, England, with their inkstamp on the reverse
43.5 x 29 in ( 110.5 x 73.7 cm ) ( sheet )
Auction Estimate: $100,000.00 - $150,000.00
Price Realized $144,000.00
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
WILLIAM KURELEK
Lumberjacks Returning to Camp
mixed media on board
signed lower right
17 x 34 in ( 43.2 x 86.4 cm )
Auction Estimate: $70,000.00 - $90,000.00
Price Realized $102,000.00
Sale date: November 27th 2024
CORNELIUS KRIEGHOFF
Indian Encampment
oil on canvas
signed lower right; titled on a gallery label on the reverse
13 x 15 in ( 33 x 38.1 cm )
Sale closed.
LAWREN STEWART HARRIS
Entrance, Quidi Vidi: Newfoundland Sketch II, 1921
oil on beaver board
signed lower right; signed and titled on the reverse, dated 1921 on a label on the reverse, with a cross in a circle in black ink on the reverse
10.75 x 13.75 in ( 27.3 x 34.9 cm )
Auction Estimate: $70,000.00 - $90,000.00
Price Realized $108,000.00
Sale date: November 27th 2024
GLENN LIGON
Small Malcolm, 2006
vinyl-based paint
signed, titled, inscribed “For Wayne with Much Love XO, Glenn” and dated 2006 twice on the reverse; unframed
10 x 8 in ( 25.4 x 20.3 cm )
Auction Estimate: $70,000.00 - $90,000.00
Price Realized $50,000.00
Sale date: November 27th 2024
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
PAUL PEEL
Maternal Pride
oil on canvas
signed and dated "Paris 1888" lower right
39.5 x 29.5 in ( 100.3 x 74.9 cm )
Sale closed.
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