Banting to Blackwood: A Century of Canadian Art

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Artwork by Charles Pachter, Noblesse Oblige (Queen on Moose)
Lot #92
CHARLES PACHTER
Noblesse Oblige (Queen on Moose)

acrylic and pencil on canvas board
signed and dated 1972 lower right; titled and dated 1972 to the label on the reverse
30 x 24 in ( 76.2 x 61 cm )

Auction Estimate: $30,000.00$20,000.00 - $30,000.00

Next bid is: $20,000.00

Closes June 24th at 03:00:00 PM EDT

Artwork by Ronald Langley Bloore, Untitled, 1960-1961
Lot #91
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 )

Auction Estimate: $25,000.00$15,000.00 - $25,000.00

Next bid is: $13,000.00

Closes June 24th at 03:00:00 PM EDT

Artwork by Alexander Young Jackson, Old Birch Trees, Calabogie
Lot #71
ALEXANDER YOUNG JACKSON
Old Birch Trees, Calabogie

oil on board
signed lower right; titled on the reverse
10.5 x 13.5 in ( 26.7 x 34.3 cm )

Auction Estimate: $22,000.00$18,000.00 - $22,000.00

Next bid is: $15,000.00

Closes June 24th at 02:45:00 PM EDT

Artwork by Frederick Grant Banting, Rock Island Near French River
Lot #72
FREDERICK GRANT BANTING
Rock Island Near French River

oil on board
signed and titled on the reverse
9.75 x 13.25 in ( 24.8 x 33.7 cm )

Auction Estimate: $20,000.00$15,000.00 - $20,000.00

Next bid is: $12,000.00

Closes June 24th at 02:45:00 PM EDT

Artwork by Alexander Young Jackson, View from Robertson's Island, Georgian Bay, 1967
Lot #73
ALEXANDER YOUNG JACKSON
View from Robertson's Island, Georgian Bay, 1967

oil on panel
signed lower right; signed (twice) and titled (twice) and dated "August 1967" and the Naomi Jackson Groves inventory number (”NJG 1289”) on the reverse; titled on the gallery and auction labels on the reverse
10.5 x 13.5 in ( 26.7 x 34.3 cm )

Auction Estimate: $20,000.00$15,000.00 - $20,000.00

Next bid is: $14,000.00

Closes June 24th at 02:45:00 PM EDT

Artwork by Jean Albert McEwen, Blanc et Noir, comme un livre ouvert
Lot #89
JEAN ALBERT MCEWEN
Blanc et Noir, comme un livre ouvert

oil on canvas
signed, titled and dated 1964 on the reverse
30 x 30 in ( 76.2 x 76.2 cm )

Auction Estimate: $16,000.00$12,000.00 - $16,000.00

Next bid is: $8,000.00

Closes June 24th at 02:45:00 PM EDT

Artwork by Frederick Grant Banting, Icefields, circa 1933
Lot #74
FREDERICK GRANT BANTING
Icefields, circa 1933

oil on panel
inscribed "This was painted in 1933 (?) by Dr. Banting, according to Dr. M. O. Malte" on the reverse
8.5 x 10.5 in ( 21.6 x 26.7 cm )

Auction Estimate: $15,000.00$12,000.00 - $15,000.00

Next bid is: $11,000.00

Closes June 24th at 02:45:00 PM EDT

Artwork by Robert Wakeham Pilot, Mount Tremblant
Lot #75
ROBERT WAKEHAM PILOT
Mount Tremblant

oil on canvas
signed and dated 1946 lower right; titled on the gallery label on the reverse
16 x 20 in ( 40.6 x 50.8 cm )

Auction Estimate: $15,000.00$10,000.00 - $15,000.00

Next bid is: $9,000.00

Closes June 24th at 02:45:00 PM EDT

Artwork by Emily Carr, British Columbia Landscape with Train Trestle, circa 1905-1909
Lot #76
EMILY CARR
British Columbia Landscape with Train Trestle, circa 1905-1909

watercolour
signed middle left
7 x 11.5 in ( 17.8 x 29.2 cm ) ( sheet )

Auction Estimate: $15,000.00$10,000.00 - $15,000.00

Next bid is: $8,000.00

Closes June 24th at 02:45:00 PM EDT

Artwork by John William Beatty, Beech Woods, 1927
Lot #78
JOHN WILLIAM BEATTY
Beech Woods, 1927

oil on panel
signed lower right; signed, dated "Nov 26th/27" and inscribed "This painting passes today from my hands to those of a dear student of mine whose progress I have watched for some time & who I know does appreciate it as much for its associations as for its merits the latter of which I pray that it may possess" on the reverse
10.25 x 13.75 in ( 26 x 34.9 cm )

Auction Estimate: $15,000.00$10,000.00 - $15,000.00

Next bid is: $7,500.00

Closes June 24th at 02:45:00 PM EDT

Artwork by Alex Simeon Janvier, Ageless Beauty
Lot #87
ALEX SIMEON JANVIER
Ageless Beauty

acrylic on canvas mounted to board
signed and inscribed "287" lower right; titled on the reverse; unframed
16 x 20 in ( 40.6 x 50.8 cm )

Auction Estimate: $12,000.00$9,000.00 - $12,000.00

Next bid is: $8,000.00

Closes June 24th at 02:45:00 PM EDT

Artwork by Robert Wakeham Pilot, Winterlands
Lot #77
ROBERT WAKEHAM PILOT
Winterlands

oil on canvas
signed and dated 1946 lower right
16 x 20 in ( 40.6 x 50.8 cm )

Auction Estimate: $12,000.00$9,000.00 - $12,000.00

Next bid is: $8,000.00

Closes June 24th at 02:45:00 PM EDT

Artwork by Claude A. Simard, Still Life with Freesias
Lot #94
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: $9,000.00$7,000.00 - $9,000.00

Next bid is: $6,000.00

Closes June 24th at 03:00:00 PM EDT

Artwork by Jack Leonard Shadbolt, White Breaking, 1965
Lot #88
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: $9,000.00$7,000.00 - $9,000.00

Next bid is: $5,500.00

Closes June 24th at 02:45:00 PM EDT

Artwork by Roy Kiyooka, Strang, 1963
Lot #84
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: $8,000.00$6,000.00 - $8,000.00

Next bid is: $5,000.00

Closes June 24th at 02:45:00 PM EDT

Artwork by Norval Morrisseau, Feeding
Lot #86
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: $8,000.00$6,000.00 - $8,000.00

Current bid: $5,000.00
Next bid is: $5,500.00

Closes June 24th at 02:45:00 PM EDT

Artwork by Marcel Dzama, Reason to Believe
Lot #83
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: $8,000.00$6,000.00 - $8,000.00

Next bid is: $5,000.00

Closes June 24th at 02:45:00 PM EDT

Artwork by James Wilson Morrice, Market Square, Algiers
Lot #97
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: $7,000.00$5,000.00 - $7,000.00

Current bid: $3,000.00
Next bid is: $3,200.00

Closes June 24th at 03:00:00 PM EDT

Artwork by Kenneth Danby, Taxi Window, 1978
Lot #96
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: $7,000.00$5,000.00 - $7,000.00

Current bid: $4,500.00
Next bid is: $4,700.00

Closes June 24th at 03:00:00 PM EDT

Artwork by Molly Lamb Bobak, Flowers 4
Lot #95
MOLLY LAMB BOBAK
Flowers 4

oil on board
signed and dated 1954 lower right; signed and titled on the reverse; titled to a label on the reverse
30 x 24 in ( 76.2 x 61 cm )

Auction Estimate: $7,000.00$5,000.00 - $7,000.00

Next bid is: $4,500.00

Closes June 24th at 03:00:00 PM EDT

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Session 3 - Artwork from a Canadian Corporate Collection
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Session 4 - Works from the Estate of William Ronald
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Session 5 - Books & Reference: From the Library of Dennis Reid
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