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.
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
MANLY EDWARD MACDONALD
Heath Street near Bayview (Bennington Heights, Toronto)
oil on board, mounted on board
signed lower right; titled on the reverse;
sold together with pencil drawings depicting Heath Street and horse studies (8.25 x 10.75 ins [sheet])
8.5 x 10.5 ins ( 21.6 x 26.7 cms )
Estimated: $1,200.00 - $1,500.00
Sale Date: June 9th 2021
HOMER RANSFORD WATSON
The Old Mill
oil on canvas
signed and indistinctly dated lower right
30 x 40 ins ( 76.2 x 101.6 cms )
Estimated: $9,000.00 - $12,000.00
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
WILLIAM KURELEK
The Grouse Mountain Sky Ride
mixed media on board
signed with initials and dated 1973 lower right; titled on a gallery label on the reverse
30 x 18 ins ( 76.2 x 45.7 cms )
Estimated: $40,000.00 - $60,000.00
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
KATHLEEN MOIR MORRIS
Berthier-en-Haut
oil on board
signed lower right
8.75 x 12 ins ( 22.2 x 30.5 cms )
Estimated: $5,000.00 - $7,000.00
Sale Date: June 9th 2021
ALEXANDER YOUNG JACKSON
Hills Near Ripon, Quebec
oil on board
signed lower right; signed, titled and dated “March 1962” on the reverse
10.5 x 13.25 ins ( 26.7 x 33.7 cms )
Estimated: $20,000.00 - $25,000.00
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
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
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
ALEXANDER YOUNG JACKSON
Georgian Bay
oil on panel, laid on board
signed lower right
10.5 x 13.5 ins ( 26.7 x 34.3 cms )
Estimated: $20,000.00 - $30,000.00
Sale Date: June 9th 2021
IVAN KENNETH EYRE
Amber Pass
oil on canvas
signed lower left; signed, titled (twice) and dated 1992 on the reverse
46 x 49.75 ins ( 116.8 x 126.4 cms )
Estimated: $80,000.00 - $120,000.00
Sale Date: June 9th 2021
MANLY EDWARD MACDONALD
Duncan MacDonald Fishing Before Waterfall
oil on canvas
signed lower left
15 x 19 ins ( 38.1 x 48.3 cms )
Estimated: $1,800.00 - $2,200.00
Sale Date: June 9th 2021
MAUD LEWIS
White Kitten in a Tea Cup
oil on board
signed lower right
13.75 x 11.75 ins ( 34.9 x 29.8 cms )
Estimated: $12,000.00 - $15,000.00
Sale Date: June 9th 2021
MAUD LEWIS
At the Train Station
mixed media on board
signed lower right
12.25 x 13.75 ins ( 31.1 x 34.9 cms )
Estimated: $15,000.00 - $20,000.00
Sale Date: June 9th 2021
MAUD LEWIS
Surprised Deer
oil on board
signed lower right; dated “December 1961” on the reverse
9 x 12 ins ( 22.9 x 30.5 cms )
Estimated: $9,000.00 - $12,000.00
Sale Date: June 9th 2021
WILLIAM KURELEK
Haystacks and Ducks (Ukrainian Series)
mixed media on board
signed with the artist’s monogram and dated 1977 lower right; inscribed “JK” on the reverse; titled on a label on the reverse
20 x 16.5 ins ( 50.8 x 41.9 cms )
Estimated: $25,000.00 - $35,000.00
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
Due to current public health restrictions, we are unable to welcome guests into the gallery at this time. However, please contact us as we can assist through possible distanced and/or virtual viewing options.
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