Spring Auction of Important Canadian Art
Artworks shown below are included in the Cowley Abbott live auction scheduled for June 9th. Further details regarding buying with Cowley Abbott can be found by referring to our Conditions of Sale and the How to Purchase page.
BARBARA ASTMAN
Untitled (Banana and Apple); Untitled (Hammer and Trowel) (from the Red Series)
two colour prints
each signed and numbered 81/93 in the lower margin
10 x 10 ins ( 25.4 x 25.4 cms ) ( each subject )
Estimated: $6,000.00 - $8,000.00
Sale Date: June 9th 2021
JOHN WILLIAM BEATTY
Farm Machinery
oil on board
signed and dated 1918 lower left
8.5 x 10.5 ins ( 21.6 x 26.7 cms )
Estimated: $5,000.00 - $7,000.00
Sale Date: June 9th 2021
ANDRÉ CHARLES BIÉLER
La laiterie, Île d’Orléans
oil on board
signed upper left
8.5 x 10.5 ins ( 21.6 x 26.7 cms )
Estimated: $8,000.00 - $12,000.00
Sale Date: June 9th 2021
JACK HAMILTON BUSH
House on the Highway
oil on board
signed lower right; signed, titled, dated 1947 and inscribed “Mattawa” on the reverse
8.5 x 11 ins ( 21.6 x 27.9 cms )
Estimated: $5,000.00 - $7,000.00
Sale Date: June 9th 2021
JACK HAMILTON BUSH
Girl with Red Hair
oil on board
signed lower left; signed, titled and dated 1949 on the reverse
30 x 24 ins ( 76.2 x 61 cms )
Estimated: $20,000.00 - $30,000.00
Sale Date: June 9th 2021
JACK HAMILTON BUSH
The Red Square
oil on masonite
signed lower left
12 x 15.75 ins ( 30.5 x 40 cms )
Estimated: $9,000.00 - $11,000.00
Sale Date: June 9th 2021
JACK HAMILTON BUSH
Untitled (circa 1958)
gouache on paper
14.75 x 20 ins ( 37.5 x 50.8 cms ) ( sheet )
Estimated: $15,000.00 - $20,000.00
Sale Date: June 9th 2021
FRANKLIN CARMICHAEL
Orillia (1915)
oil on double board
titled, dated 1915, inscribed “OS-2-A” with the estate stamp on the reverse
8.25 x 10.5 ins ( 21 x 26.7 cms )
Estimated: $40,000.00 - $60,000.00
Sale Date: June 9th 2021
ALFRED JOSEPH CASSON
Maple Saplings
oil on board
signed lower right; signed and dated 1979 on the reverse; signed and titled on a label on the reverse
12 x 15 ins ( 30.5 x 38.1 cms )
Estimated: $18,000.00 - $22,000.00
Sale Date: June 9th 2021
ALFRED JOSEPH CASSON
Farm Near Baptiste
oil on board
signed lower right; signed and titled on the reverse; signed, titled and dated 1953 on a label on the reverse
12 x 15 ins ( 30.5 x 38.1 cms )
Estimated: $18,000.00 - $22,000.00
Sale Date: June 9th 2021
ALFRED JOSEPH CASSON
Rapids on the Rouge River, Quebec
oil on board
signed lower right; signed, titled and dated 1967 on the reverse
12 x 15 ins ( 30.5 x 38.1 cms )
Estimated: $20,000.00 - $30,000.00
Sale Date: June 9th 2021
CHARLES FRASER COMFORT
Midsummer Dawn, Percé
oil on canvas
signed lower right; titled and dated 1977 on a label on the reverse
30 x 60 ins ( 76.2 x 152.4 cms )
Estimated: $10,000.00 - $15,000.00
Sale Date: June 9th 2021
JEAN-PHILIPPE DALLAIRE
Nature morte
oil on canvas
signed upper right; signed, dated 1963-64 and inscribed “Vence A.M.” on the reverse
21.25 x 25.5 ins ( 54 x 64.8 cms )
Estimated: $15,000.00 - $20,000.00
Sale Date: June 9th 2021
KATHLEEN FRANCES DALY PEPPER
Winter Charlevoix (1931)
oil on board
signed lower right; artist’s name and address on the reverse
12 x 14 ins ( 30.5 x 35.6 cms )
Estimated: $10,000.00 - $15,000.00
Sale Date: June 9th 2021
ROBERT DAVIDSON
Salmon Trout Head
cut-out, epoxy-coated aluminum
signed, dated 2005 and numbered 11/30 on a brass plate at the side; titled on a gallery label on the base
11.25 x 14 x 5 ins ( 28.6 x 35.6 x 12.7 cms ) ( overall (including base) )
Estimated: $4,000.00 - $6,000.00
Sale Date: June 9th 2021
JACQUES GODEFROY DE TONNANCOUR
Sans titre
oil on board
signed and dated 1959 upper left
24 x 32 ins ( 61 x 81.3 cms )
Estimated: $9,000.00 - $12,000.00
Sale Date: June 9th 2021
KIM DORLAND
Green Tree Blue Tree
oil, acrylic and spray paint on wood panel
signed, titled and dated 2009 on the reverse
60 x 60 ins ( 152.4 x 152.4 cms )
Estimated: $25,000.00 - $30,000.00
Sale Date: June 9th 2021
Live Auction
Wednesday, June 9th, 2021 at 7:00 pm EDT
Four Seasons Hotel
60 Yorkville Avenue, Toronto
Public attendance at this auction will likely be limited. Please keep in touch with us in regard to attendance as we approach the auction date.
Previewing (by appointment)
Cowley Abbott Gallery
May 10th to June 9th
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