En plein air
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JOHN KASYN
Behind Montrose Ave
oil on board
signed lower right; signed, titled and dated 1979 on the reverse; titled on the artist's label on the reverse
15 x 11 in ( 38.1 x 27.9 cm )
Auction Estimate: $2,000.00 - $3,000.00
Price Realized: $4,080.00
Sale date: May 13th 2025
FRANK MILTON ARMINGTON
Jardin du Luxembourg, Paris
oil on panel
signed and dated 1923 lower left; signed and titled on the reverse
10.25 x 8.5 in ( 26 x 21.6 cm )
Auction Estimate: $4,000.00 - $6,000.00
Price Realized: $5,040.00
Sale date: May 13th 2025
FRANK MILTON ARMINGTON
Boulevard St. Michel, Paris
oil on panel
signed and dated 1926 lower left; signed, titled, and inscribed "cleaned and varnished 1975" on the reverse
8.5 x 10.75 in ( 21.6 x 27.3 cm )
Auction Estimate: $2,500.00 - $3,500.00
Price Realized: $3,360.00
Sale date: May 13th 2025
GEORGE PAGINTON
Majestic Trees, 1939
oil on canvasboard
artist's initials stamped lower right; titled and dated circa 1939 on an exhibition label on the reverse
15 x 18 in ( 38.1 x 45.7 cm )
Auction Estimate: $2,000.00 - $3,000.00
Price Realized: $2,640.00
Sale date: May 13th 2025
GEORGE PAGINTON
St. Lawrence River, 1923
oil on canvas board
signed lower right; titled and dated circa 1923 on an exhibition label on the reverse
10.25 x 12.25 in ( 26 x 31.1 cm )
This sale is now closed.
GEORGE PAGINTON
New Brunswick
oil on board
signed lower right
7 x 7.75 in ( 17.8 x 19.7 cm )
This sale is now closed.
GEORGE PAGINTON
Pipe Laying
oil and oil pastel on board
30 x 26 in ( 76.2 x 66 cm )
Auction Estimate: $5,000.00 - $7,000.00
Price Realized: $4,800.00
Sale date: May 13th 2025
PETER CLAPHAM SHEPPARD
Untitled (Autumn Marsh)
oil on canvasboard
signed lower left
12 x 16 in ( 30.5 x 40.6 cm )
Auction Estimate: $1,200.00 - $1,500.00
Price Realized: $1,560.00
Sale date: May 13th 2025
ALLEN SAPP
Bundled in the Sleigh
oil on canvas on panel
signed lower right
4.5 x 6.25 in ( 11.4 x 15.9 cm )
Auction Estimate: $700.00 - $900.00
Price Realized: $1,140.00
Sale date: May 13th 2025
ALLEN SAPP
Going to Visit Nokum
acrylic on canvas
signed lower right; titled on the reverse; titled to a label on the reverse
24 x 24 in ( 61 x 61 cm )
Auction Estimate: $3,000.00 - $5,000.00
Price Realized: $2,880.00
Sale date: May 13th 2025
DOUGLAS FERGUSON ELLIOTT
Afternoon Silhouettes, Indian Harbour, Nova Scotia
oil on board
signed lower right; titled on the artist label on the reverse
12 x 20 in ( 30.5 x 50.8 cm )
Auction Estimate: $300.00 - $500.00
Price Realized: $240.00
Sale date: May 13th 2025
ETHEL CURRY
Shoreline Landscape
double-sided oil on board
signed lower right; untitled landscape on the reverse
10.5 x 13 in ( 26.7 x 33 cm )
This sale is now closed.
SIGMUND SERAFIN
Tawny Grass
oil on masonite
signed lower left; titled and dated 1969 on the reverse; titled to a gallery label on the reverse
12.5 x 16.75 in ( 31.8 x 42.5 cm )
This sale is now closed.
FERNAND LABELLE
Transition
oil on canvas
signed lower right and inscribed "dans Charlevoix" lower left; signed and titled on the reverse; titled on the gallery label on the reverse
30 x 40.5 in ( 76.2 x 102.9 cm )
Auction Estimate: $300.00 - $500.00
Price Realized: $192.00
Sale date: May 13th 2025
JANE VANEVERY
Farmhouse with Woman; Winter Landscape with Trees
double-sided oil on board and book
signed lower left; sold together with "With Faith, Ignorance and Delight: Homer Watson" (Jane VanEvery, England, 1967)
13.25 x 17 in ( 33.7 x 43.2 cm )
Auction Estimate: $500.00 - $700.00
Price Realized: $480.00
Sale date: May 13th 2025
ALEEN ELIZABETH AKED
Untitled (Landscape with Palm Trees)
oil on board
signed lower left; with an estate stamp on the reverse
14 x 18 in ( 35.6 x 45.7 cm )
This sale is now closed.
GEORGE THOMSON
Untitled (Autumn Landscape)
oil on canvas
signed lower right
18 x 24 in ( 45.7 x 61 cm )
This sale is now closed.
ARMAND TATOSSIAN
Three Landscape Scenes
two oils on board; one oil on canvas
- "Cottage in Springtime" oil on canvas; signed lower left; 10 x 12 ins.
- "Tree by the Shoreline" oil on board; signed lower left; 10 x 12 ins.;
- "Cabin on the Hill" oil on board; 10 x 12 ins.
Condition noted: flakes of paint loss are visible in the upper left corner of "Tree by the Shoreline." This artwork is offered “as is” and is not subject to return.
10 x 12 in ( 25.4 x 30.5 cm ) ( each )
Auction Estimate: $1,000.00 - $1,500.00
Price Realized: $840.00
Sale date: May 13th 2025
HERBERT SIDNEY PALMER
A Springtime Pasture
oil on board
signed lower left; signed and titled on the artist label on the reverse
10 x 12.5 in ( 25.4 x 31.8 cm )
This sale is now closed.
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