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.
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
GERSHON ISKOWITZ
Sketch for Tapestry
oil on canvas board
signed and dated 1976 lower right
20 x 16 ins ( 50.8 x 40.6 cms )
Estimated: $10,000.00 - $15,000.00
Sale Date: June 9th 2021
JAMES EDWARD HERVEY MACDONALD
Roches Point, Lake Simcoe
oil on board
signed, titled and dated 1920 on the reverse
8 x 10.25 ins ( 20.3 x 26 cms )
Estimated: $12,000.00 - $15,000.00
Sale Date: June 9th 2021
MARC-AURÈLE FORTIN
Vue d’Hochelaga
watercolour and charcoal mounted to card
signed lower left
13.5 x 20 ins ( 34.3 x 50.8 cms )
Estimated: $12,000.00 - $15,000.00
Sale Date: June 9th 2021
SOREL ETROG
La Mer Study
bronze
stamped signature and edition (10/10 ) on the base
8.5 x 4.75 x 3.5 ins ( 21.6 x 12.1 x 8.9 cms ) ( overall )
Estimated: $10,000.00 - $15,000.00
Sale Date: June 9th 2021
SOREL ETROG
Study for Madonna Bust
bronze
stamped signature and edition (1/10 ) on the base
8.75 x 4.25 x 3.25 ins ( 22.2 x 10.8 x 8.3 cms ) ( overall )
Estimated: $8,000.00 - $10,000.00
Sale Date: June 9th 2021
SOREL ETROG
Homage to Dr. Martin Luther King
bronze
stamped signature and edition (5/7) on the base
18 x 13.75 x 5.75 ins ( 45.7 x 34.9 x 14.6 cms ) ( overall )
Estimated: $20,000.00 - $30,000.00
Sale Date: June 9th 2021
EFA PRUDENCE HEWARD
Mrs. Decco (1940)
oil on canvas
signed upper right; the artist’s name and address inscribed on a label on the reverse; a portrait sketch of a woman on the reverse
24 x 20.25 ins ( 61 x 51.4 cms )
Estimated: $40,000.00 - $60,000.00
Sale Date: June 9th 2021
JOHN GOODWIN LYMAN
Regatta at San Sebastián
oil on panel
signed and dated 1929 lower left; signed, titled and dated 1930 with “Sketch for On the Beach (Saint-Jean-de-Luz)” on the reverse
12.75 x 16 ins ( 32.4 x 40.6 cms )
Estimated: $15,000.00 - $20,000.00
Sale Date: June 9th 2021
ROBERT WAKEHAM PILOT
Parliament Hill, Overlooking the Rideau Canal
oil on canvas
signed lower right
22 x 28 ins ( 55.9 x 71.1 cms )
Estimated: $18,000.00 - $22,000.00
Sale Date: June 9th 2021
JOHN GOODWIN LYMAN
Fall Ploughing
oil on board
signed lower right; signed and titled on the reverse
15 x 18 ins ( 38.1 x 45.7 cms )
Estimated: $8,000.00 - $12,000.00
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
HAROLD BARLING TOWN
Through Utrillo’s Garden
oil on board
signed and dated 1954 lower left; titled on the reverse and signed on the reverse of the frame
13 x 13 ins ( 33 x 33 cms )
Estimated: $7,000.00 - $9,000.00
Sale Date: June 9th 2021
WILLIAM RONALD
Invasion (1955)
oil on canvas
signed lower right
47.75 x 60 ins ( 121.3 x 152.4 cms )
Estimated: $25,000.00 - $35,000.00
Sale Date: June 9th 2021
PAUL PEEL
Statue in a Park
oil on canvas mounted to board
14.75 x 10.75 ins ( 37.5 x 27.3 cms )
Estimated: $12,000.00 - $15,000.00
Sale Date: June 9th 2021
ROBERT WAKEHAM PILOT
Barbados, BWI
oil on board
signed lower left; signed, titled and dated 1959 on the reverse
12.5 x 16.75 ins ( 31.8 x 42.5 cms )
Estimated: $9,000.00 - $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
ARTHUR LISMER
Fisherman’s Gear, Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia
oil on board
signed and dated 1945 lower left; signed, titled, dated 1944 and inscribed “N. Ingonish - NS” on the reverse
12 x 15.75 ins ( 30.5 x 40 cms )
Estimated: $20,000.00 - $30,000.00
Sale Date: June 9th 2021
LAWREN STEWART HARRIS
Arctic Tent, Pangnirtung, Baffin Island
graphite on paper
with artist’s notations; inscribed “293” on the reverse; titled on a gallery label on the reverse
7 x 9.5 ins ( 17.8 x 24.1 cms ) ( sight )
Estimated: $6,000.00 - $8,000.00
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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