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.
MANLY EDWARD MACDONALD
Unionville Church, Winter
oil on canvas
signed and dated 1944 lower right
20 x 26 ins ( 50.8 x 66 cms )
Auction Estimate: $2,000.00 - $3,000.00
Sale Date: June 15th 2022
HOMER RANSFORD WATSON
The Cottage by the Pond
oil on canvas
signed and dated 1889 lower left; signed and titled on a label on the reverse
14 x 18 ins ( 35.6 x 45.7 cms )
Auction Estimate: $3,000.00 - $4,000.00
Sale Date: June 15th 2022
FREDERICK ARTHUR VERNER
Three Bison
watercolour
signed and dated 1899 lower right
10 x 13.5 ins ( 25.4 x 34.3 cms ) ( sheet )
Auction Estimate: $3,000.00 - $5,000.00
Sale Date: June 15th 2022
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
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
PETER CLAPHAM SHEPPARD
Nude in Profile
oil on canvas
estate stamp on the reverse
30 x 15 ins ( 76.2 x 38.1 cms )
Auction Estimate: $5,000.00 - $7,000.00
Sale Date: June 15th 2022
REGINA SEIDEN
Skiers
oil on board
recto subject framed to 7 ins x 7 ins; a depiction of a riverside homestead on the reverse (occupying the full size of the support: 8.5 ins x 12.5 ins)
8.5 x 12.5 ins ( 21.6 x 31.8 cms ) ( support )
Auction Estimate: $5,000.00 - $7,000.00
Sale Date: June 15th 2022
JACK LEONARD SHADBOLT
Winter Barns
watercolour and gouache
signed and dated 1936 lower left
22.5 x 30 ins ( 57.2 x 76.2 cms )
Auction Estimate: $5,000.00 - $7,000.00
Sale Date: June 15th 2022
TED HARRISON
Design for “Caribou Hotel”
acrylic on paper
signed, titled and dated 1983 lower right
16 x 24 ins ( 40.6 x 61 cms )
Auction Estimate: $5,000.00 - $7,000.00
Sale Date: June 15th 2022
KIM DORLAND
Untitled (Silver Lori)
oil on board
signed and dated 2008 on the reverse; titled to a gallery label on the reverse
12.5 x 9.25 x 2.5 ins ( 31.8 x 23.5 x 6.4 cms )
Auction Estimate: $6,000.00 - $8,000.00
Sale Date: June 15th 2022
MARC-AURÈLE DE FOY SUZOR-COTÉ
Woman Reading a Book
oil on canvas laid down on board
signed lower left
9.25 x 10 ins ( 23.5 x 25.4 cms )
Auction Estimate: $6,000.00 - $8,000.00
Sale Date: June 15th 2022
DORIS JEAN MCCARTHY
Sail Up at Barachois
oil on board
signed lower right; signed, titled and dated “c. 1939” on the reverse
11.5 x 13.5 ins ( 29.2 x 34.3 cms )
Auction Estimate: $7,000.00 - $9,000.00
Sale Date: June 15th 2022
WILLIAM GOODRIDGE ROBERTS
Hillside Near St. Alphonse
oil on canvas
signed lower right
20 x 30 ins ( 50.8 x 76.2 cms )
Auction Estimate: $7,000.00 - $9,000.00
Sale Date: June 15th 2022
MARC-AURÈLE DE FOY SUZOR-COTÉ
Le pionnier
bronze
incised signature, dated (1925) and inscriptions “Roman Bronze Works NY” & “Copyright Canada & United States”
20.5 x 9 x 8 ins ( 52.1 x 22.9 x 20.3 cms ) ( overall )
Auction Estimate: $7,000.00 - $9,000.00
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
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326 Dundas Street West, Toronto
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