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.
ALFRED JOSEPH CASSON
Lake of Two Rivers - Algonquin Park
oil on board
signed lower right; signed, titled and dated 1942 on the reverse
9.5 x 11.25 ins ( 24.1 x 28.6 cms )
Auction Estimate: $30,000.00 - $40,000.00
Sale Date: June 15th 2022
JACK LEONARD SHADBOLT
Terraced Hillside, Menton (1956)
oil on canvas
signed and titled along the left side of the canvas
28.75 x 36.25 ins ( 73 x 92.1 cms )
Auction Estimate: $20,000.00 - $25,000.00
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
IVAN KENNETH EYRE
West Yellow Rough
acrylic on canvas
signed lower left; titled and dated 1998 on the stretcher
28 x 30 ins ( 71.1 x 76.2 cms )
Auction Estimate: $60,000.00 - $90,000.00
Sale Date: June 15th 2022
JEAN ALBERT MCEWEN
Auto-portrait ocre et rouge #6
oil on canvas
signed, titled and dated 1980 on the reverse
70 x 50 ins ( 177.8 x 127 cms )
Auction Estimate: $25,000.00 - $35,000.00
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
JACK HAMILTON BUSH
Angry Man
oil on board
signed and dated 1951 lower right; signed, titled and dated (mistakenly) 1961 on the reverse and upon the Jack Bush Art Estate label; inscribed “P-1” on a second label affixed to the reverse
30 x 24 ins ( 76.2 x 61 cms )
Auction Estimate: $25,000.00 - $35,000.00
Sale Date: June 15th 2022
CORNELIUS KRIEGHOFF
Habitant with Pipe, Blowing Smoke
oil on canvas
signed lower right
12.5 x 10.5 ins ( 31.8 x 26.7 cms ) ( overall diameter (framed as an oval) )
Auction Estimate: $20,000.00 - $30,000.00
Sale Date: June 15th 2022
ARTHUR HENRY HOWARD HEMING
Nearing a Fur Post
oil on canvas
signed lower left; signed and titled on the stretcher
35 x 45 ins ( 88.9 x 114.3 cms )
Auction Estimate: $10,000.00 - $15,000.00
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
PEGI NICOL MACLEOD
School Orchestra
oil on canvas
signed lower left
28.25 x 24 ins ( 71.8 x 61 cms )
Auction Estimate: $10,000.00 - $15,000.00
Sale Date: June 15th 2022
MOLLY LAMB BOBAK
Composition of a Park
oil on board
signed and dated 1954 lower right; titled on the reverse
sold together with two studies of “Composition of a Park” (pencil on paper, each signed and dated 1951 and inscribed “Bois de Boulogne” lower right)
Two sheets measuring 11.75 ins x 8.25 ins each; framed together
30 x 48 ins ( 76.2 x 121.9 cms )
Auction Estimate: $25,000.00 - $35,000.00
Sale Date: June 15th 2022
CHARLES JONES WAY
Niagara Falls
watercolour
signed, dated 1864 and inscribed “5” lower left
30 x 48 ins ( 76.2 x 121.9 cms )
Auction Estimate: $25,000.00 - $35,000.00
Sale Date: June 15th 2022
ALFRED JOSEPH CASSON
Northern Valley
oil on board
signed lower right; dated 1946 and inscribed “Small Picture O.S.A. Simpsons” on the reverse; titled on a label on the reverse
18 x 21.5 ins ( 45.7 x 54.6 cms )
Auction Estimate: $90,000.00 - $120,000.00
Sale Date: June 15th 2022
WILLIAM KURELEK
Brian Dedora in Isaacs Gallery Old Workshop
pen, ink and wash on card
signed with monogram and dated 1976 lower right; dated 1976 and inscribed “Brian in the Old Workshop” on the reverse of the support; titled and inscribed “pen and ink and wash” in the artist’s hand on a label affixed to the reverse of the framing
18.5 x 13.5 ins ( 47 x 34.3 cms ) ( subject )
Auction Estimate: $30,000.00 - $40,000.00
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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