Spring Live Auction - Session 1
You are viewing artwork included in Session 1 of the Cowley Abbott Spring Live Auction of Important Canadian Art, taking place on Thursday, May 30th 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.
The first session of the Spring Live Auction presents an exciting selection of work by Canadian and international artists, with many making their auction debut with Cowley Abbott this season. Entrusted to our team by national and international private collectors, estates, corporations and trade clients, these artworks were acquired through private channels, at auction, from commercial galleries or from the artists directly.
ROBERT WAKEHAM PILOT
Plain Trees, Paris
oil on board
signed lower right
5.5 x 7 in ( 14 x 17.8 cm )
Auction Estimate: $6,000.00 - $8,000.00
Sale Date: May 30th 2024
MARY PRATT
Barby in the Dress She Made Herself
oil on board
signed and dated 1986 lower right
35.75 x 24.5 in ( 90.8 x 62.2 cm )
Auction Estimate: $40,000.00 - $50,000.00
Sale Date: May 30th 2024
SAYED HAIDER RAZA
L’église du village
oil on canvas
signed and dated 1958 upper right; inscribed “182” twice on the stretcher; titled on a gallery label on the frame on the reverse
21.5 x 18 in ( 54.6 x 45.7 cm )
Auction Estimate: $150,000.00 - $200,000.00
Sale Date: May 30th 2024
SAYED HAIDER RAZA
Temple Protestant
oil on canvas
signed and dated 1957 upper right; titled “Temple protestant” on the stretcher; inscribed RAZA "Temple Protestant / P185 - 58 / 25F” on a label on the stretcher; further titled “Protestant Church” on a gallery label on the frame on the reverse
25.5 x 31.75 in ( 64.8 x 80.6 cm )
Auction Estimate: $250,000.00 - $300,000.00
Sale Date: May 30th 2024
BILL RONALD REID
Grizzly Bear Ring
18 karat gold
incised signature, dated 1976 and numbered 6/10 on the inside
0.5 x 1 x 1 in ( 1.3 x 2.5 x 2.5 cm ) ( overall )
Auction Estimate: $15,000.00 - $20,000.00
Sale Date: May 30th 2024
BILL RONALD REID
Bear Head or Knob, 1981
sterling silver
incised signature, dated 1981 and numbered IV/V on the reverse
3 x 2.75 x 2.25 in ( 7.6 x 7 x 5.7 cm ) ( overall )
Auction Estimate: $20,000.00 - $30,000.00
Sale Date: May 30th 2024
JEAN PAUL RIOPELLE
Sans titre
oil on paper on canvas
catalogue raisonné no. 1958.038P.1958
22.25 x 30.5 in ( 56.5 x 77.5 cm )
Auction Estimate: $30,000.00 - $50,000.00
Sale Date: May 30th 2024
JEAN PAUL RIOPELLE
Composition
oil on paper on canvas
signed and dated 1958 lower right
30.5 x 22 in ( 77.5 x 55.9 cm )
Auction Estimate: $30,000.00 - $50,000.00
Sale Date: May 30th 2024
JEAN PAUL RIOPELLE
Sans titre
oil on canvas
signed with initial lower right; signed on the reverse; catalogue raisonné no. 1978.083H.1978
10.5 x 16.25 in ( 26.7 x 41.3 cm )
Auction Estimate: $90,000.00 - $120,000.00
Sale Date: May 30th 2024
JEAN PAUL RIOPELLE
Nouvelles impressions no. 82
oil on canvas
initialed lower right; signed on the reverse; catalogue raisonné no. 1977.066H.1977
6.5 x 9.5 in ( 16.5 x 24.1 cm )
Auction Estimate: $30,000.00 - $50,000.00
Sale Date: May 30th 2024
PETER CLAPHAM SHEPPARD
Woman in the Garden, The Grange, 1910
oil on canvas
signed lower right
18 x 17 in ( 45.7 x 43.2 cm )
Auction Estimate: $5,000.00 - $7,000.00
Sale Date: May 30th 2024
TOM THOMSON
Spring, Algonquin Park
oil on board
artist estate stamp lower right; catalogue raisonné no. 1914.45
8.5 x 10.5 in ( 21.6 x 26.7 cm )
Auction Estimate: $700,000.00 - $900,000.00
Sale Date: May 30th 2024
THEO TOBIASSE
L'Homme qui danse possède une âme
oil on canvas
signed middle left and titled upper right
28.75 x 36.25 in ( 73 x 92.1 cm )
Auction Estimate: $12,000.00 - $16,000.00
Sale Date: May 30th 2024
FREDERICK HORSMAN VARLEY
Summer Day, Don Valley
oil on panel
Varley Inventory stamp no. 326 on the reverse
9.25 x 12.75 in ( 23.5 x 32.4 cm )
Auction Estimate: $30,000.00 - $40,000.00
Sale Date: May 30th 2024
ANDY WARHOL
Mick Jagger (F&S II.144)
screenprint on arches aquarelle (rough) paper
signed by the artist, numbered 157/250 and signed by Mick Jagger in the lower margin; printed by Alexander Heinrici, New York; published by Seabird Editions, London, England with their inkstamp on the reverse
43.5 x 29 in ( 110.5 x 73.7 cm ) ( sheet )
Auction Estimate: $140,000.00 - $180,000.00
Sale Date: May 30th 2024
AI WEIWEI
Finger from the Ex-Votos Series
handcarved wood
this work is from an edition of unknown size of unique variants; included with the lot is the exhibition catalogue as well as a certificate of authenticity as issued
10.25 x 4.25 x 2.25 in ( 26 x 10.8 x 5.7 cm ) ( overall )
Auction Estimate: $9,000.00 - $12,000.00
Sale Date: May 30th 2024
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Spring Live Auction - Session 2
Auction of Select Important Collections
Live Auction
Thursday, May 30th, 2024 - Following Session 1
Globe & Mail Centre, Toronto
Spring Live Auction
Session 1
Important Canadian & International Art
Lots 1-98
Thursday, May 30th at 7:00 EDT
The Globe & Mail Centre, 17th Floor
351 King Street East, Toronto
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Select Important Collections
Lots 101-137
Thursday, May 30th, following Session 1
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351 King Street East, Toronto
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April 30th to May 4th
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Mayberry Fine Art
212 McDermot Avenue, Winnipeg
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May 11th to 30th
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Thursday, May 30th: 9:00 am to 12 noon
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326 Dundas Street West, Toronto
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