Canadian & International Art
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BRUNO JOSEPH BOBAK
Late Summer Evening
oil on canvas
signed lower right; signed and titled on the reverse
22 x 30 ins ( 55.9 x 76.2 cms )
Estimated: $5,000.00 - $7,000.00
Next bid is: $4,000.00
Closes August 17th at 02:00:00 PM EDT
ROBERT WAKEHAM PILOT
Thonier, Concarneau
oil on canvas
signed lower right; signed and titled ”Thonnier (sic) Concarneau” on the stretcher
18 x 24.25 ins ( 45.7 x 61.6 cms )
Estimated: $6,000.00 - $8,000.00
Next bid is: $4,500.00
Closes August 17th at 02:00:00 PM EDT
FRANK HANS JOHNSTON
Screen of Spruce
oil on board
signed lower left; signed and titled on the reverse, titled on a gallery label on the backing on the reverse
8 x 10 ins ( 20.3 x 25.4 cms )
Estimated: $5,000.00 - $7,000.00
Next bid is: $4,500.00
Closes August 17th at 02:00:00 PM EDT
WILLIAM GOODRIDGE ROBERTS
To Joan for Christmas
oil on canvas, on board
signed lower right; titled and dated 1955 on the reverse
32 x 48 ins ( 81.3 x 121.9 cms )
Estimated: $5,000.00 - $7,000.00
Next bid is: $4,000.00
Closes August 17th at 02:00:00 PM EDT
JACK HAMILTON BUSH
The Horse
oil on board
signed lower right; signed (twice), dated 1943, inscribed “Toronto” (twice) and “Haliburton, Ont.” on the reverse; signed and titled on a label on the reverse
8.5 x 11 ins ( 21.6 x 27.9 cms )
Estimated: $5,000.00 - $7,000.00
Current bid: $4,500.00Next bid is: $4,700.00
Closes August 17th at 02:00:00 PM EDT
MANLY EDWARD MACDONALD
Winter Landscape with River
oil on canvas
signed lower left
20 x 26 ins ( 50.8 x 66 cms )
Estimated: $3,000.00 - $4,000.00
Next bid is: $2,600.00
Closes August 17th at 02:00:00 PM EDT
ALAN CASWELL COLLIER
Gnat Pass, On the Arctic Watershed, South of Dease Lake, B.C.
oil on board
signed lower left; signed and titled on the reverse, titled on the artist’s label and gallery label on the reverse
12 x 16 ins ( 30.5 x 40.6 cms )
Estimated: $2,500.00 - $3,500.00
Current bid: $2,000.00Next bid is: $2,200.00
Closes August 17th at 02:00:00 PM EDT
DORIS JEAN MCCARTHY
Christina Maria & Escort
oil on panel
signed lower right; inscribed 860415 on the reverse, titled and dated on a gallery label on the reverse
12 x 16 ins ( 30.5 x 40.6 cms )
Estimated: $2,500.00 - $3,500.00
Next bid is: $2,000.00
Closes August 17th at 02:00:00 PM EDT
ALAN CASWELL COLLIER
Rock Mountain, B.C., South of Bridesville
oil on board
signed lower right; signed and titled on the reverse
12 x 16 ins ( 30.5 x 40.6 cms )
Estimated: $2,500.00 - $3,500.00
Current bid: $2,200.00Next bid is: $2,400.00
Closes August 17th at 02:00:00 PM EDT
THOMAS ACKERMANN
Frustrated Artist on His Way to Work (Thinking of Francis Bacon)
acrylic on canvas
signed, titled and dated 2014 on the reverse; unframed
55.5 x 48.25 ins ( 141 x 122.6 cms )
Estimated: $2,500.00 - $3,500.00
Next bid is: $1,500.00
Closes August 17th at 02:00:00 PM EDT
THOMAS KEITH ROBERTS
Sous Le Cap
oil on board
signed lower left; signed, titled and dated 1969 on the reverse
36.25 x 24 ins ( 92.1 x 61 cms )
Estimated: $2,000.00 - $3,000.00
Current bid: $1,600.00Next bid is: $1,700.00
Closes August 17th at 02:00:00 PM EDT
GORDON MCKINLEY WEBBER
Rocks and Trees
oil on canvas board
signed on the reverse
10 x 11.75 ins ( 25.4 x 29.8 cms )
Estimated: $2,000.00 - $3,000.00
Current bid: $1,600.00Next bid is: $1,700.00
Closes August 17th at 02:00:00 PM EDT
THOMAS MOWER MARTIN
Cattle Watering by the Stream
oil on canvas
signed and dated 1897 lower right
23 x 35 ins ( 58.4 x 88.9 cms )
Estimated: $1,500.00 - $2,000.00
Next bid is: $1,000.00
Closes August 17th at 02:00:00 PM EDT
FRANK CHARLES HENNESSEY
Reflections
pastel on paper, laid down on card
signed and dated 1941 lower right; titled on an artist label on the reverse
16 x 20 ins ( 40.6 x 50.8 cms ) ( sheet )
Estimated: $1,200.00 - $1,500.00
Next bid is: $900.00
Closes August 17th at 02:00:00 PM EDT
MANLY EDWARD MACDONALD
Sawmill, Plainfield
oil on canvas laid down on board
signed lower left; titled in graphite on the paper backing
10.5 x 14 ins ( 26.7 x 35.6 cms )
Estimated: $1,200.00 - $1,500.00
Next bid is: $1,000.00
Closes August 17th at 02:00:00 PM EDT
GEORGE THOMSON
The Birch Screen (Lake of Bays)
oil on board
signed lower left; titled on the reverse
12 x 16 ins ( 30.5 x 40.6 cms )
Estimated: $1,000.00 - $1,500.00
Current bid: $800.00Next bid is: $850.00
Closes August 17th at 02:00:00 PM EDT
FRANK SHIRLEY PANABAKER
Shoreline Landscape
oil on board
signed lower right
10 x 12 ins ( 25.4 x 30.5 cms )
Estimated: $1,200.00 - $1,500.00
Next bid is: $900.00
Closes August 17th at 02:00:00 PM EDT
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