Banting to Blackwood: A Century of Canadian Art
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JUDITH LIVINGSTON
A.J. Casson c. 1945 (Summer Hillside Kamaniskeg)
mixed media
signed, titled, and dated "3/94" on the underside
10 x 4 x 3 in ( 25.4 x 10.2 x 7.6 cm ) ( overall )
Auction Estimate: $300.00 - $500.00
Next bid is: $200.00
Closes June 24th at 03:00:00 PM EDT
JUDITH LIVINGSTON
Arthur Lismer c.1946 (Canadian Jungle) (Bright Land 1938)
mixed media
signed, titled and dated "4/94" on the underside
9.5 x 5.25 x 3 in ( 24.1 x 13.3 x 7.6 cm ) ( overall )
Auction Estimate: $300.00 - $500.00
Next bid is: $200.00
Closes June 24th at 03:00:00 PM EDT
LAWREN STEWART HARRIS
Mount Sampson, Jasper Park
lithograph
signed lower margin
7 x 8.5 in ( 17.8 x 21.6 cm ) ( sight )
Auction Estimate: $1,000.00 - $1,500.00
Current bid: $850.00Next bid is: $900.00
Closes June 24th at 02:45:00 PM EDT
JOHN WILLIAM BEATTY
Lumber Mill
oil on board
signed lower right
8.5 x 10.5 in ( 21.6 x 26.7 cm )
Auction Estimate: $2,000.00 - $3,000.00
Next bid is: $1,000.00
Closes June 24th at 03:00:00 PM EDT
ROBERT WAKEHAM PILOT
Home in the Laurentians
oil on board
signed and dated 1913 lower right
10 x 13 in ( 25.4 x 33 cm )
Auction Estimate: $2,500.00 - $3,500.00
Current bid: $2,000.00Next bid is: $2,200.00
Closes June 24th at 03:00:00 PM EDT
ALFRED JOSEPH CASSON
Old Snake Fence - Fairmount
pencil drawing
signed and dated 1976 lower right; titled and dated 1976 to a gallery label on the reverse, inscribed "To the Rain Family" and signed on the reverse of the frame
11 x 7 in ( 27.9 x 17.8 cm ) ( sight )
Auction Estimate: $3,000.00 - $4,000.00
Current bid: $2,500.00Next bid is: $2,700.00
Closes June 24th at 03:00:00 PM EDT
RITA LETENDRE
Sans titre, 1959
gouache on paper
signed and dated 1959 lower right
9.75 x 13.75 in ( 24.8 x 34.9 cm ) ( sheet )
Auction Estimate: $3,000.00 - $5,000.00
Next bid is: $2,200.00
Closes June 24th at 02:45:00 PM EDT
DAVID LLOYD BLACKWOOD
April Iceberg off Bragg's Island
colour etching and aquatint
signed, titled, dated 1969 and inscribed "artist's proof" in the lower margin; titled and dated to the gallery label on the reverse
19.75 x 31.75 in ( 50.2 x 80.6 cm ) ( plate size )
Auction Estimate: $3,000.00 - $5,000.00
Current bid: $3,000.00Next bid is: $3,200.00
Closes June 24th at 02:45:00 PM EDT
CHARLES FRASER COMFORT
The Lismer Tree, Georgian Bay
oil on panel
signed lower right; titled, dated "July 1968" and inscribed "painted at Westwind Cottage" and "no. 409" on a label on the reverse
13.25 x 17 in ( 33.7 x 43.2 cm )
Auction Estimate: $4,000.00 - $6,000.00
Current bid: $5,500.00Next bid is: $6,000.00
Closes June 24th at 02:45:00 PM EDT
MOLLY LAMB BOBAK
Crowd Scene
oil on board
signed upper right
12 x 10 in ( 30.5 x 25.4 cm )
Auction Estimate: $4,000.00 - $6,000.00
Current bid: $3,200.00Next bid is: $3,400.00
Closes June 24th at 02:45:00 PM EDT
WILLIAM GOODRIDGE ROBERTS
Still Life with Green Apples
oil on board
signed lower right; titled to the gallery label on the reverse
19.5 x 29.5 in ( 49.5 x 74.9 cm )
Auction Estimate: $4,000.00 - $6,000.00
Current bid: $2,000.00Next bid is: $2,200.00
Closes June 24th at 03:00:00 PM EDT
JAMES WILSON MORRICE
Market Square, Algiers
watercolour
titled to two gallery labels on the reverse; stamped "Estate of F. R. Heaton" on the reverse
9 x 12 in ( 22.9 x 30.5 cm ) ( sight )
Auction Estimate: $5,000.00 - $7,000.00
Current bid: $3,000.00Next bid is: $3,200.00
Closes June 24th at 03:00:00 PM EDT
KENNETH DANBY
Taxi Window, 1978
egg tempera on wood
signed and dated 1978 upper right; titled and dated on the gallery label on the reverse
15.25 x 23.5 in ( 38.7 x 59.7 cm ) ( sight )
Auction Estimate: $5,000.00 - $7,000.00
Current bid: $4,500.00Next bid is: $4,700.00
Closes June 24th at 03:00:00 PM EDT
ROY KIYOOKA
Strang, 1963
enamel and aqua-tex on paper glazed with polymer
signed and dated 1963 lower right; titled and dated "December 1963" on an artist label on the reverse
45.25 x 35 in ( 114.9 x 88.9 cm )
Auction Estimate: $6,000.00 - $8,000.00
Next bid is: $5,000.00
Closes June 24th at 02:45:00 PM EDT
NORVAL MORRISSEAU
Feeding
acrylic on paper
signed in syllabics lower left; titled and dated 1978 on a gallery label on the reverse
17.5 x 23.5 in ( 44.5 x 59.7 cm ) ( sight )
Auction Estimate: $6,000.00 - $8,000.00
Current bid: $5,000.00Next bid is: $5,500.00
Closes June 24th at 02:45:00 PM EDT
MARCEL DZAMA
Reason to Believe
acrylic
lower right; inscribed 'TO WAYNE THANK YOU FOR MAKING THIS THE GREATEST YEAR OF MY LIFE, THANKS MARCEL, MERRY X' on the reverse; unframed
30 x 24 in ( 76.2 x 61 cm )
Auction Estimate: $6,000.00 - $8,000.00
Next bid is: $5,000.00
Closes June 24th at 02:45:00 PM EDT
CLAUDE A. SIMARD
Still Life with Freesias
acrylic on canvas
signed and dated 1994 lower right; signed, titled and dated on the reverse; artist’s stamp with date on the reverse
36 x 48 in ( 91.4 x 121.9 cm )
Auction Estimate: $7,000.00 - $9,000.00
Next bid is: $6,000.00
Closes June 24th at 03:00:00 PM EDT
JACK LEONARD SHADBOLT
White Breaking, 1965
oil on board
signed, titled and dated 1965-69 on the reverse of the framing; titled and dated 1965-69 to the gallery label on the reverse
36 x 48 in ( 91.4 x 121.9 cm )
Auction Estimate: $7,000.00 - $9,000.00
Next bid is: $5,500.00
Closes June 24th at 02:45:00 PM EDT
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Session 1 - Modern & Contemporary International Art
(Lots 1-58)
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Session 2 - Banting to Blackwood: A Century of Canadian Art
(Lots 71-102)
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Session 3 - Artwork from a Canadian Corporate Collection
(Lots 111-144)
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Session 4 - Works from the Estate of William Ronald
(Lots 155-169)
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Session 5 - Books & Reference: From the Library of Dennis Reid
(Lots 175-184)
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