Important Canadian & International Art (Session 1)
You are viewing artwork included in Session 1 of the Cowley Abbott Fall Live Auction of Important Canadian Art, taking place on Wednesday, December 6th 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.
EMILY CARR
Untitled (Mount Verstovia, Sitka, Alaska)
watercolour
signed lower right
10.75 x 14 ins ( 27.3 x 35.6 cms ) ( sheet )
Auction Estimate: $40,000.00 - $60,000.00
Sale Date: December 6th 2023
RANDOLPH STANLEY HEWTON
Summer Landscape
oil on canvas
signed lower left; an unfinished composition on the reverse
23 x 24.25 ins ( 58.4 x 61.6 cms )
Auction Estimate: $5,000.00 - $7,000.00
Sale Date: December 6th 2023
DAVID BROWN MILNE
Woman and Tapestry Pattern (Patsy Milne)
oil on canvas
Milne catalogue raisonné no. 105.60
18 x 20 ins ( 45.7 x 50.8 cms )
Auction Estimate: $250,000.00 - $350,000.00
Sale Date: December 6th 2023
ARTHUR HENRY HOWARD HEMING
The Caribou Hunter
oil on canvas
signed and dated 1930 lower right; signed and titled on the reverse of the frame
15 x 20 ins ( 38.1 x 50.8 cms )
Auction Estimate: $8,000.00 - $10,000.00
Sale Date: December 6th 2023
DORIS JEAN MCCARTHY
Untitled, Mt. Lake
oil on canvas
signed lower right; dated “030101 (January 1, 2003)” on the reverse
48 x 66 ins ( 121.9 x 167.6 cms )
Auction Estimate: $35,000.00 - $45,000.00
Sale Date: December 6th 2023
IVAN KENNETH EYRE
Composition in Yellow
oil on canvas
signed and dated 1964 lower right
32 x 34 ins ( 81.3 x 86.4 cms )
Auction Estimate: $15,000.00 - $18,000.00
Sale Date: December 6th 2023
ALEXANDER YOUNG JACKSON
Near the Banks of the South Saskatchewan River, Alberta
oil on board
signed lower right
10.5 x 13.5 ins ( 26.7 x 34.3 cms )
Auction Estimate: $20,000.00 - $30,000.00
Sale Date: December 6th 2023
DAPHNE ODJIG
Six Girls Choir
acrylic on canvas
signed and dated 1981 lower left; titled on the stretcher
34 x 26 ins ( 86.4 x 66 cms )
Auction Estimate: $15,000.00 - $20,000.00
Sale Date: December 6th 2023
PEGI NICOL MACLEOD
Portrait of Norman
oil on board
signed lower right; “Portrait of Jane” on the reverse; estate stamp of the artist on the reverse
25.5 x 23.75 ins ( 64.8 x 60.3 cms )
Auction Estimate: $10,000.00 - $15,000.00
Sale Date: December 6th 2023
JOHN GRAHAM COUGHTRY
Kubota’s Corner
oil on canvas (hinged diptych)
signed, titled, dated 1966 and inscribed “#4” on the reverse of one segment; inscribed “#4” on the reverse of the second segment; unframed
72 x 120 ins ( 182.9 x 304.8 cms ) ( overall )
Auction Estimate: $20,000.00 - $30,000.00
Sale Date: December 6th 2023
ALEXANDER YOUNG JACKSON
Winter, Ste. Tite des Caps
oil on board
signed lower right; signed and titled on the reverse
8.5 x 10.5 ins ( 21.6 x 26.7 cms )
Auction Estimate: $25,000.00 - $35,000.00
Sale Date: December 6th 2023
MANLY EDWARD MACDONALD
Spring Seeding
oil on canvas
signed and dated 1944 lower right; titled on a gallery label on the reverse
20 x 26 ins ( 50.8 x 66 cms )
Auction Estimate: $5,000.00 - $7,000.00
Sale Date: December 6th 2023
JAMES WILSON MORRICE
Sailboats, circa 1905-1906
oil on panel
4.75 x 6 ins ( 12.1 x 15.2 cms )
Auction Estimate: $30,000.00 - $40,000.00
Sale Date: December 6th 2023
ROBERT BATEMAN
Great-Horned Owl from Rattlesnake Point
acrylic on board
signed and dated 2013 lower right; titled and inscribed “13-02” on the reverse
12 x 16.5 ins ( 30.5 x 41.9 cms )
Auction Estimate: $10,000.00 - $15,000.00
Sale Date: December 6th 2023
JEAN PAUL LEMIEUX
Jeune fille au chandail jaune
oil on canvas
signed and dated 1964 lower right
55 x 19.5 ins ( 139.7 x 49.5 cms )
Auction Estimate: $400,000.00 - $500,000.00
Sale Date: December 6th 2023
PHILIP HENRY HOWARD SURREY
Unisex Shop
oil on canvas
signed lower left
24 x 32 ins ( 61 x 81.3 cms )
Auction Estimate: $50,000.00 - $60,000.00
Sale Date: December 6th 2023
KAZUO NAKAMURA
Lake, B.C.
oil on canvas
signed lower left; titled on a label on the reverse
24 x 31 ins ( 61 x 78.7 cms )
Auction Estimate: $25,000.00 - $35,000.00
Sale Date: December 6th 2023
JAMES WILLIAMSON GALLOWAY MACDONALD
Morning on Nootka Sound, B.C.
oil on board
signed and dated 1936 lower left; signed, titled and dated 1936 on the reverse
12 x 15 ins ( 30.5 x 38.1 cms )
Auction Estimate: $20,000.00 - $30,000.00
Sale Date: December 6th 2023
Fall Live Auction
Session 1
Important Canadian & International Art
Lots 1-100
Wednesday December 6th at 4:00 pm EST
The Globe & Mail Centre, 17th Floor
351 King Street East, Toronto
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An Important Private Collection of Canadian Art - Part III
Lots 101-154
Wednesday December 6th at 7:00 pm EST
The Globe & Mail Centre, 17th Floor
351 King Street East, Toronto
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