Fall Live Auction of Important Canadian Art
You are viewing artwork which was included in the Fall Live Auction of Important Canadian Art, which took place on Monday, November 22nd. The posted prices include the 20% Buyer's Premium and works marked “Sale Closed” remain available for possible after-sale purchase. Further details regarding buying with Cowley Abbott can be found by referring to our Conditions of Sale and the "How to Purchase" page.
LAURA ADELINE LYALL MUNTZ
Girl in a Dutch Bonnet
oil on canvas
signed and inscribed indistinctly “Paris (?)” and dated 1899 lower right; signed upper left
17 x 14 ins ( 43.2 x 35.6 cms )
Sold for $13,200.00
Sale date: November 22nd 2021
LAWREN STEWART HARRIS
Near Métis, Quebec
oil on panel
signed lower right; signed and titled on the reverse
10.5 x 13.75 ins ( 26.7 x 34.9 cms )
Sold for $114,000.00
Sale date: November 22nd 2021
ARTHUR HENRY HOWARD HEMING
A Rocky Mountain Packet
oil on canvas
signed lower left; signed and titled on the stretcher
32 x 48 ins ( 81.3 x 121.9 cms )
Sold for $36,000.00
Sale date: November 22nd 2021
CORNELIUS KRIEGHOFF
Ladies and Habitant Sleighing in Winter
oil on canvas
signed and dated 1861 lower left
9 x 11 ins ( 22.9 x 27.9 cms )
Sold for $48,000.00
Sale date: November 22nd 2021
NICHOLAS DE GRANDMAISON
Untitled Portrait
pastel
signed lower right
22 x 16 ins ( 55.9 x 40.6 cms )
Sold for $8,400.00
Sale date: November 22nd 2021
FREDERICK ARTHUR VERNER
The Rest, Muskoka River
oil on canvas
signed and dated 1873 lower left; titled on a label on the reverse
12 x 18 ins ( 30.5 x 45.7 cms )
Sold for $10,800.00
Sale date: November 22nd 2021
LAWREN STEWART HARRIS
Study for “Lake, North Labrador”
graphite
inscribed with the artist’s notations; inscribed “308” on the reverse
7.75 x 10 ins ( 19.7 x 25.4 cms ) ( sheet )
Sold for $11,400.00
Sale date: November 22nd 2021
LAWREN STEWART HARRIS
Tonquin Valley, Jasper
graphite
insribed with the artist’s notations, including “Edith Cavell” top left; inscribed “650” on the reverse
7.5 x 9.75 ins ( 19.1 x 24.8 cms ) ( sheet )
Sold for $14,400.00
Sale date: November 22nd 2021
ROBERT DAVIDSON
Bird in the Air
epoxy powder-coated aluminum
signed with initials, dated 2013 and numbered 4/12 on a brass plate at the side of the base; titled on a gallery label on the underside of the base
11 x 17.75 x 7.5 ins ( 27.9 x 45.1 x 19.1 cms ) ( overall (including base) )
Sold for $13,200.00
Sale date: November 22nd 2021
SOREL ETROG
Piéton Study (1976)
bronze
7.75 x 2 x 3.5 ins ( 19.7 x 5.1 x 8.9 cms ) ( overall (including base) )
Sold for $7,800.00
Sale date: November 22nd 2021
WILLIAM HODD MCELCHERAN
Businessmen Walking
bronze
signed, numbered 7/8 and dated 1981 (incised on briefcase)
6 x 10 x 9.75 ins ( 15.2 x 25.4 x 24.8 cms ) ( overall )
Sold for $26,400.00
Sale date: November 22nd 2021
FREDERICK ARTHUR VERNER
Elk Browsing
oil on canvas
signed and dated 1888 lower right
24 x 36 ins ( 61 x 91.4 cms )
Sold for $27,500.00
Sale date: November 22nd 2021
MARC-AURÈLE FORTIN
Route et grand arbre
oil on board
signed lower right; titled on a gallery label on the reverse
9.25 x 5.75 ins ( 23.5 x 14.6 cms )
Sold for $5,000.00
Sale date: November 22nd 2021
MARC-AURÈLE DE FOY SUZOR-COTÉ
Paysage Arthabaska
oil on board
signed lower left; signed and dated 1920 on the reverse; signed, titled, dated “22 Oct. 1920” and inscribed “Souvenir de votre visite à mon studio” on the original frame backing (included with this artwork)
3.75 x 4.75 ins ( 9.5 x 12.1 cms )
Sold for $6,000.00
Sale date: November 22nd 2021
MARC-AURÈLE FORTIN
Maisons, Ste-Rose
oil on canvas
signed lower right
15.5 x 23.25 ins ( 39.4 x 59.1 cms )
Sold for $28,800.00
Sale date: November 22nd 2021
ALEXANDER YOUNG JACKSON
The St. Lawrence at Trois Pistoles, Quebec
oil on board
signed lower right; signed, titled and dated “March 1927” on the reverse
8.5 x 10.5 ins ( 21.6 x 26.7 cms )
Sold for $31,200.00
Sale date: November 22nd 2021
FRANK HANS JOHNSTON
Winter Uplands
oil on board
signed lower left; signed and titled on the reverse
16 x 20 ins ( 40.6 x 50.8 cms )
Sold for $18,000.00
Sale date: November 22nd 2021
MANLY EDWARD MACDONALD
The Postman, Shannonville
oil on canvas
signed lower right
24 x 30 ins ( 61 x 76.2 cms )
Sold for $9,000.00
Sale date: November 22nd 2021
Fall Live Auction of Important Canadian Art
Monday, November 22nd at 7:00 pm EST
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