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.
CORNELIUS KRIEGHOFF
Portrait of Louise
oil on canvas, laid on canvas
11.5 x 9 ins ( 29.2 x 22.9 cms ) ( (subject, oval) )
Estimated: $15,000.00 - $20,000.00
Sale Date: June 9th 2021
JACQUES GODEFROY DE TONNANCOUR
Sans titre
oil on board
signed and dated 1959 upper left
24 x 32 ins ( 61 x 81.3 cms )
Estimated: $9,000.00 - $12,000.00
Sale Date: June 9th 2021
WILLIAM GOODRIDGE ROBERTS
Edge of Woods in Spring, New Brunswick
oil on board
signed lower right; titled and dated 1960 on an exhibition label on the reverse; Roberts Inventory Number (705) on the reverse
36 x 48 ins ( 91.4 x 121.9 cms )
Estimated: $8,000.00 - $10,000.00
Sale Date: June 9th 2021
WILLIAM PERCIVAL WESTON
Howe Sd. from Squamish Road
oil on board
signed lower left; signed, titled and dated 1953 on the reverse
16 x 18 ins ( 40.6 x 45.7 cms )
Estimated: $12,000.00 - $15,000.00
Sale Date: June 9th 2021
ALFRED JOSEPH CASSON
Rapids on the Rouge River, Quebec
oil on board
signed lower right; signed, titled and dated 1967 on the reverse
12 x 15 ins ( 30.5 x 38.1 cms )
Estimated: $20,000.00 - $30,000.00
Sale Date: June 9th 2021
LISE GERVAIS
Sans titre (1959)
oil on board
signed and dated 1959 lower right
32 x 36 ins ( 81.3 x 91.4 cms )
Estimated: $14,000.00 - $18,000.00
Sale Date: June 9th 2021
SOREL ETROG
Solo Study
bronze
stamped signature and edition (1/9) on the base
17.75 x 3.25 x 3.25 ins ( 45.1 x 8.3 x 8.3 cms ) ( overall )
Estimated: $14,000.00 - $18,000.00
Sale Date: June 9th 2021
SOREL ETROG
Magic Barrel
bronze
stamped signature and edition (2/10) on the base
3.75 x 2.25 x 2 ins ( 9.5 x 5.7 x 5.1 cms ) ( overall )
Estimated: $2,500.00 - $3,500.00
Sale Date: June 9th 2021
GERSHON ISKOWITZ
Blue Violet - A
acrylic on canvas
signed, titled, dated 1983 with the Gershon Iskowitz Foundation stamp (Inventory #B48) on the reverse
24 x 39 ins ( 61 x 99.1 cms )
Estimated: $8,000.00 - $12,000.00
Sale Date: June 9th 2021
NORVAL MORRISSEAU
Shaman-Thunderbird Transformation
acrylic on kraft card, laid on masonite
signed in syllabics lower right
32 x 24 ins ( 81.3 x 61 cms )
Estimated: $9,000.00 - $12,000.00
Sale Date: June 9th 2021
ROBERT DAVIDSON
Salmon Trout Head
cut-out, epoxy-coated aluminum
signed, dated 2005 and numbered 11/30 on a brass plate at the side; titled on a gallery label on the base
11.25 x 14 x 5 ins ( 28.6 x 35.6 x 12.7 cms ) ( overall (including base) )
Estimated: $4,000.00 - $6,000.00
Sale Date: June 9th 2021
ALEX SIMEON JANVIER
#26 Amerindian Time Capsule (Super Natural Series)
gouache
signed and dated 1990 lower right; titled on the reverse
22.5 x 30 ins ( 57.2 x 76.2 cms ) ( sheet )
Estimated: $5,000.00 - $7,000.00
Sale Date: June 9th 2021
JOHN HARTMAN
The Old Port and Mount Royal
oil on canvas
signed lower right; signed, titled and dated 2005 in pencil on the stretcher
30 x 36 ins ( 76.2 x 91.4 cms )
Estimated: $15,000.00 - $18,000.00
Sale Date: June 9th 2021
PEGI NICOL MACLEOD
Centennial Parade (Fredericton)
oil on canvas
estate stamp lower left; titled on the stretcher
29 x 36.25 ins ( 73.7 x 92.1 cms )
Estimated: $15,000.00 - $20,000.00
Sale Date: June 9th 2021
ALEXANDER YOUNG JACKSON
Shoals, Georgian Bay
oil on board
signed lower left; titled and dated “August 1959” on the reverse
10.5 x 13.5 ins ( 26.7 x 34.3 cms )
Estimated: $18,000.00 - $22,000.00
Sale Date: June 9th 2021
ALFRED JOSEPH CASSON
Maple Saplings
oil on board
signed lower right; signed and dated 1979 on the reverse; signed and titled 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
JOHN YOUNG JOHNSTONE
Fishing Village, Bruges
oil on canvas
signed lower right
14 x 10.75 ins ( 35.6 x 27.3 cms )
Estimated: $8,000.00 - $12,000.00
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
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