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.
MANLY EDWARD MACDONALD
Fishermen Cleaning Catch, Bay of Quinte
oil on board
with sketch of “Cattle Watering” on the reverse
13.75 x 17 ins ( 34.9 x 43.2 cms )
Sold for $3,120.00
Sale date: November 22nd 2021
MANLY EDWARD MACDONALD
Tilling the Land with a Three-Horse Hitch
oil on canvas
signed lower left
24 x 30 ins ( 61 x 76.2 cms )
Sold for $6,000.00
Sale date: November 22nd 2021
JOHN WILLIAM BEATTY
Early Spring, Algonquin Park
oil on board
signed lower left
8.5 x 10.5 ins ( 21.6 x 26.7 cms )
Sold for $168,000.00
Sale date: November 22nd 2021
FRANK HANS JOHNSTON
Autumn Colour
oil on board
signed lower left; signed and titled on the reverse
8 x 5.75 ins ( 20.3 x 14.6 cms )
Sale closed.
RANDOLPH STANLEY HEWTON
Quebec Village in Winter
oil on canvas
signed lower left; signed on a label on the reverse of the frame
20 x 24 ins ( 50.8 x 61 cms )
Sold for $28,800.00
Sale date: November 22nd 2021
ALFRED JOSEPH CASSON
Near Kincardine
oil on board
signed lower right; signed, titled and dated 1968 on the reverse
9.5 x 11.25 ins ( 24.1 x 28.6 cms )
Sold for $40,800.00
Sale date: November 22nd 2021
ALEXANDER YOUNG JACKSON
Morning, St. Tite des Caps
oil on panel
signed lower right; signed on the reverse; signed and titled on the reverse of the framing
8.5 x 10.5 ins ( 21.6 x 26.7 cms )
Sold for $55,200.00
Sale date: November 22nd 2021
ALEXANDER YOUNG JACKSON
Onward Ranch Landscape
double-sided oil on board
signed lower right; a landscape with a winding path and tall trees on the reverse
10.5 x 13.5 ins ( 26.7 x 34.3 cms )
Sold for $26,400.00
Sale date: November 22nd 2021
MOLLY LAMB BOBAK
Beach Crowd
oil on canvas
signed lower right
36 x 48 ins ( 91.4 x 121.9 cms )
Sold for $108,000.00
Sale date: November 22nd 2021
PAUL-VANIER BEAULIEU
Still Life with Tomatoes
oil on canvas
signed and dated 1948 lower right; signed on the reverse
28.5 x 23.5 ins ( 72.4 x 59.7 cms )
Sold for $10,800.00
Sale date: November 22nd 2021
TONY SCHERMAN
Untitled (Still Life)
oil and encaustic on canvas
signed and dated 2001 on the reverse; unframed
40 x 45 ins ( 101.6 x 114.3 cms )
Sold for $10,800.00
Sale date: November 22nd 2021
WILLIAM GOODRIDGE ROBERTS
Cyclamen on Table
oil on canvas
signed lower right; titled on labels on the reverse
38 x 30.25 ins ( 96.5 x 76.8 cms )
Sold for $15,600.00
Sale date: November 22nd 2021
JEAN PAUL RIOPELLE
Sans titre (circa 1959)
oil on canvas
inscribed “24” on the reverse; catalogue raisonne #1959.053H.V1959
34 x 39 ins ( 86.4 x 99.1 cms )
Sold for $504,000.00
Sale date: November 22nd 2021
CHRISTIAN MARCEL BARBEAU
Rétine Ying Yang
acrylic on canvas
signed, titled and dated 1966 on the reverse
54 x 54 ins ( 137.2 x 137.2 cms )
Sold for $60,000.00
Sale date: November 22nd 2021
JACK HAMILTON BUSH
Purple, Lime, Brown
oil on canvas
titled and dated “1965 March” on the reverse
72 x 69 ins ( 182.9 x 175.3 cms )
Sold for $432,000.00
Sale date: November 22nd 2021
DORIS JEAN MCCARTHY
Reflections in the Melt Water
acrylic on canvas
signed lower right; dated “840722” (July 22, 1984) on the reverse
36 x 48 ins ( 91.4 x 121.9 cms )
Sold for $66,000.00
Sale date: November 22nd 2021
Fall Live Auction of Important Canadian Art
Monday, November 22nd at 7:00 pm EST
Four Seasons Hotel Toronto
60 Yorkville Avenue, Toronto
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