Post-War & Contemporary Art

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Artwork by Jack Hamilton Bush, Jeté en l’air
Lot #201
JACK HAMILTON BUSH
Jeté en l’air

serigraph in colours
signed, titled, dated 1976 and numbered 11/100 in the lower margin
29.5 x 40 ins ( 74.9 x 101.6 cms ) ( sight )

Auction Estimate: $6,000.00$4,000.00 - $6,000.00
Price Realized: $4,800.00
Sale date: May 30th 2023

Artwork by Paul-Vanier Beaulieu, Sans titre
Lot #202
PAUL-VANIER BEAULIEU
Sans titre

oil on canvas
signed on the reverse
5.5 x 7 ins ( 14 x 17.8 cms )

Auction Estimate: $3,000.00$2,000.00 - $3,000.00
Price Realized: $1,920.00
Sale date: May 30th 2023

Artwork by William Ronald, Sundark, 1956
Lot #203
WILLIAM RONALD
Sundark, 1956

watercolour on paper
signed and dated 1956 lower right
19.5 x 26 ins ( 49.5 x 66 cms ) ( sight )

Auction Estimate: $3,000.00$2,000.00 - $3,000.00
Price Realized: $2,880.00
Sale date: May 30th 2023

Artwork by Marcelle Ferron, Sans titre
Lot #204
MARCELLE FERRON
Sans titre

oil on paper
signed lower right
9.75 x 7.5 ins ( 24.8 x 19.1 cms ) ( sheet )

This sale is now closed.

Artwork by Walter Hawley Yarwood, Sign
Lot #205
WALTER HAWLEY YARWOOD
Sign

bronze, wood
titled on a copy of the gallery label on the underside of the base
12.25 x 5.5 x 4.25 ins ( 31.1 x 14 x 10.8 cms ) ( overall, including base )

This sale is now closed.

Artwork by Armand Vaillancourt, Sculpture #7
Lot #206
ARMAND VAILLANCOURT
Sculpture #7

metal and wood
15.5 x 11 x 9.5 ins ( 39.4 x 27.9 x 24.1 cms ) ( overall (including base) )

Auction Estimate: $8,000.00$6,000.00 - $8,000.00
Price Realized: $6,000.00
Sale date: May 30th 2023

Artwork by Gerald Gladstone, Funnel
Lot #207
GERALD GLADSTONE
Funnel

welded and painted steel
28.5 x 16 x 8 ins ( 72.4 x 40.6 x 20.3 cms ) ( overall (including base) )

This sale is now closed.

Artwork by Charles Pachter, Moosamour
Lot #208
CHARLES PACHTER
Moosamour

painted aluminum
signed and numbered 8/20 on the underside
13 x 4 x 3.5 ins ( 33 x 10.2 x 8.9 cms ) ( overall )

Auction Estimate: $800.00$600.00 - $800.00
Price Realized: $2,880.00
Sale date: May 30th 2023

Artwork by Charles Pachter, Red Amaryllises
Lot #209
CHARLES PACHTER
Red Amaryllises

acrylic on canvas
signed and dated 2021 lower right; signed and dated “Dec. 21” on the reverse
24 x 20 ins ( 61 x 50.8 cms )

This sale is now closed.

Artwork by Micah Lexier, One Hundred Pieces of metal Ken Nichol found on the ground as arranged and transformed by me and turned into this multiple
Lot #211
MICAH LEXIER
One Hundred Pieces of metal Ken Nichol found on the ground as arranged and transformed by me and turned into this multiple

acid-etched stainless steel
initialed (twice), dated 2011, numbered 2/5, and inscribed “For PJ” on the reverse; titled, dated 2011, and numbered 2/5 on the gallery label on the reverse
16 x 14 ins ( 40.6 x 35.6 cms ) ( image )

Auction Estimate: $1,000.00$800.00 - $1,000.00
Price Realized: $1,560.00
Sale date: May 30th 2023

Artwork by Ron Moppett, Night Studio: Match
Lot #212
RON MOPPETT
Night Studio: Match

oil on panel
signed and dated 1983 on the reverse; titled on a gallery label on the reverse
30 x 24 ins ( 76.2 x 61 cms )

Auction Estimate: $7,000.00$5,000.00 - $7,000.00
Price Realized: $4,800.00
Sale date: May 30th 2023

Artwork by Christopher Pratt, Night Trestle
Lot #213
CHRISTOPHER PRATT
Night Trestle

serigraph
signed, titled, dated 1983 and numbered 8/48 in the lower margin
19.75 x 19.75 ins ( 50.2 x 50.2 cms ) ( image )

This sale is now closed.

Artwork by Edward Burtynsky, Before the Flood
Lot #214
EDWARD BURTYNSKY
Before the Flood

boxed limited edition book with giclée print
a published companion to the exhibition “Before the Flood”, this book has a handcrafted binding and is presented within a matching box with a publication/series information label within that is numbered 23.

The book includes:

Edward Burtynsky
“Three Gorges Dam Project, Dam #1, Yangtze River, China”, 2002
achival giclée print
signed and numbered 23/100 in the lower margin
12.5 ins x 15.5 ins (sheet); unframed


12.5 x 15.5 ins ( 31.8 x 39.4 cms ) ( giclée sheet size )

Auction Estimate: $1,200.00$800.00 - $1,200.00
Price Realized: $780.00
Sale date: May 30th 2023

Artwork by Edward Burtynsky, Three Gorges Dam Project, Wushan #3, Yangtze River, China
Lot #215
EDWARD BURTYNSKY
Three Gorges Dam Project, Wushan #3, Yangtze River, China

colour chromogenic print
signed, titled, dated 2002 and numbered 1/10 on a label on the reverse, signed, titled, dated and numbered on a gallery label on the backing on the reverse
27 x 33.5 ins ( 68.6 x 85.1 cms ) ( image )

This sale is now closed.

Artwork by Lynne Cohen, Untitled
Lot #216
LYNNE COHEN
Untitled

c print
titled, dated 2008 and numbered 3/5 on a gallery label on the backing on the reverse
32 x 40 ins ( 81.3 x 101.6 cms ) ( sight )

Auction Estimate: $7,000.00$5,000.00 - $7,000.00
Price Realized: $8,520.00
Sale date: May 30th 2023

Artwork by Barbara Astman, Daily Collage # 48
Lot #217
BARBARA ASTMAN
Daily Collage # 48

collage and digital print
signed, titled, dated 2011 and numbered 1/1 on a gallery label on the backing on the reverse
32 x 42 ins ( 81.3 x 106.7 cms ) ( sight )

Auction Estimate: $5,000.00$3,000.00 - $5,000.00
Price Realized: $4,440.00
Sale date: May 30th 2023

Artwork by Janet Werner, Audrey
Lot #218
JANET WERNER
Audrey

oil on canvas
signed, titled and dated 2004 on the reverse; unframed
63 x 50 ins ( 160 x 127 cms )

Auction Estimate: $6,000.00$4,000.00 - $6,000.00
Price Realized: $3,600.00
Sale date: May 30th 2023

Artwork by Gregory Richard Curnoe, Self-Portrait
Lot #219
GREGORY RICHARD CURNOE
Self-Portrait

watercolour
signed lower left and inscribed “Sept 6 & 7 1986 / Nov 11 1987 / Apr 20 1988 / June 27 1988” on the upper right edge
7 x 5 ins ( 17.8 x 12.7 cms ) ( sheet )

Auction Estimate: $7,000.00$5,000.00 - $7,000.00
Price Realized: $5,400.00
Sale date: May 30th 2023

Artwork by Harold Barling Town, Snap #40
Lot #220
HAROLD BARLING TOWN
Snap #40

oil on canvas
signed and dated 1973 lower right; signed, titled and dated on the reverse; signed, titled and inscribed “P-1450-0” to the reverse of the framing; titled and dated to three gallery labels on the reverse
29.75 x 29.75 ins ( 75.6 x 75.6 cms )

This sale is now closed.

Artwork by Wanda Koop, Untitled (Sealer), from the Interweave Series
Lot #221
WANDA KOOP
Untitled (Sealer), from the Interweave Series

acrylic on canvas
titled and dated 2008 on a gallery label on the stretcher on the reverse
30 x 40 ins ( 76.2 x 101.6 cms )

Auction Estimate: $12,000.00$9,000.00 - $12,000.00
Price Realized: $10,200.00
Sale date: May 30th 2023

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