Spring Live Auction of Important Canadian Art
You are viewing artwork included in the Cowley Abbott Spring Live Auction of Important Canadian Art, taking place on Wednesday, June 15th 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.
CHRISTIAN MARCEL BARBEAU
Abstract, 1976
oil on canvas
signed and dated 1976 lower left; signed and dated on the reverse
18 x 22 ins ( 45.7 x 55.9 cms )
Auction Estimate: $3,000.00 - $5,000.00
Sale Date: June 15th 2022
JOHN WILLIAM BEATTY
Winter Stream with Trees
oil on canvas
signed and dated 1926 lower left
30.25 x 38.25 ins ( 76.8 x 97.2 cms )
Auction Estimate: $40,000.00 - $60,000.00
Sale Date: June 15th 2022
FREDERIC MARLETT BELL-SMITH
Bide-A-Wee Cottage in Honey Harbour, Georgian Bay
oil on canvas
signed and dated 1920 lower right
25 x 36 ins ( 63.5 x 91.4 cms )
Auction Estimate: $8,000.00 - $12,000.00
Sale Date: June 15th 2022
MOLLY LAMB BOBAK
Composition of a Park
oil on board
signed and dated 1954 lower right; titled on the reverse
sold together with two studies of “Composition of a Park” (pencil on paper, each signed and dated 1951 and inscribed “Bois de Boulogne” lower right)
Two sheets measuring 11.75 ins x 8.25 ins each; framed together
30 x 48 ins ( 76.2 x 121.9 cms )
Auction Estimate: $25,000.00 - $35,000.00
Sale Date: June 15th 2022
MOLLY LAMB BOBAK
The Parade
oil on canvas
signed lower right; signed and titled on the reverse
14 x 18 ins ( 35.6 x 45.7 cms )
Auction Estimate: $14,000.00 - $18,000.00
Sale Date: June 15th 2022
PAUL-ÉMILE BORDUAS
Solitude du Clown, 1950
watercolour
signed and dated 1950 lower left; titled on a gallery label on the reverse
8.75 x 11 ins ( 22.2 x 27.9 cms ) ( sheet )
Auction Estimate: $10,000.00 - $15,000.00
Sale Date: June 15th 2022
BERTRAM RICHARD BROOKER
Still Life (Variation No.3)
oil on board
signed lower right; titled and estate stamps on the reverse
11 x 14.25 ins ( 27.9 x 36.2 cms )
Auction Estimate: $12,000.00 - $16,000.00
Sale Date: June 15th 2022
JACK HAMILTON BUSH
Friday Morning
colour serigraph
signed, dated 1968 and numbered 8/150 in the lower margin
20 x 24.5 ins ( 50.8 x 62.2 cms ) ( sheet )
Auction Estimate: $4,000.00 - $6,000.00
Sale Date: June 15th 2022
JACK HAMILTON BUSH
Angry Man
oil on board
signed and dated 1951 lower right; signed, titled and dated (mistakenly) 1961 on the reverse and upon the Jack Bush Art Estate label; inscribed “P-1” on a second label affixed to the reverse
30 x 24 ins ( 76.2 x 61 cms )
Auction Estimate: $25,000.00 - $35,000.00
Sale Date: June 15th 2022
FRANKLIN CARMICHAEL
Study of Trees, Autumn (circa 1920-22)
oil on beaverboard
signed lower right; signed, titled and inscribed “Sketch” and “OS39” with the artist estate stamp on the reverse
10 x 12 ins ( 25.4 x 30.5 cms )
Auction Estimate: $60,000.00 - $80,000.00
Sale Date: June 15th 2022
ALFRED JOSEPH CASSON
Mill Lake, Parry Sound
oil on board
signed lower left; titled on a label on the reverse
9.25 x 11.25 ins ( 23.5 x 28.6 cms )
Auction Estimate: $40,000.00 - $60,000.00
Sale Date: June 15th 2022
ALFRED JOSEPH CASSON
Goose Lake
oil on board
signed lower right; signed, titled and dated 1974 on the reverse
12 x 15 ins ( 30.5 x 38.1 cms )
Auction Estimate: $15,000.00 - $20,000.00
Sale Date: June 15th 2022
ALFRED JOSEPH CASSON
Northern Valley
oil on board
signed lower right; dated 1946 and inscribed “Small Picture O.S.A. Simpsons” on the reverse; titled on a label on the reverse
18 x 21.5 ins ( 45.7 x 54.6 cms )
Auction Estimate: $90,000.00 - $120,000.00
Sale Date: June 15th 2022
ALFRED JOSEPH CASSON
Rocky Point, Penn Lake
oil on board
signed lower right; signed, titled and dated “September 1980” on the reverse
12 x 15 ins ( 30.5 x 38.1 cms )
Auction Estimate: $15,000.00 - $20,000.00
Sale Date: June 15th 2022
Spring Live Auction of Important Canadian Art
Wednesday, June 15th at 7:00 pm EDT
The Globe & Mail Centre
351 King Street East, Toronto
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May 9th to June 15th
Cowley Abbott Gallery
326 Dundas Street West, Toronto
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