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
ROBERT DAVIDSON
Bird in the Air
epoxy powder-coated aluminum
signed with initials, dated 2013 and numbered 4/12 on a brass plate at the side of the base; titled on a gallery label on the underside of the base
11 x 17.75 x 7.5 ins ( 27.9 x 45.1 x 19.1 cms ) ( overall (including base) )
Sold for $13,200.00
Sale date: November 22nd 2021
MANLY EDWARD MACDONALD
The Postman, Shannonville
oil on canvas
signed lower right
24 x 30 ins ( 61 x 76.2 cms )
Sold for $9,000.00
Sale date: November 22nd 2021
FREDERIC MARLETT BELL-SMITH
Queen Victoria’s Jubilee Procession
oil on board
signed and dated 1897 lower right; inscribed “Queen Victoria’s Jubilee Procession passing the National Gallery, London, June 22nd, 1897” on the reverse
6 x 9 ins ( 15.2 x 22.9 cms ) ( sight )
Sold for $4,400.00
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
CHRISTOPHER PRATT
Study for Ocean Racer & Ocean Racer
“Study for ‘Ocean Racer’” - pencil & collage on card; signed, titled and dated 1975 along the lower edge; 6.5 x 9 inches
“Ocean Racer” - colour silkscreen; signed, titled, dated “Jan. ‘75” and numbered 17/50 in the lower margin; 15 x 24 inches
6.5 x 9.5 ins ( 16.5 x 24.1 cms ) ( (card); 15 x 24.25 (subject) )
Sold for $10,200.00
Sale date: November 22nd 2021
ADRIEN HÉBERT
Ste-Rose, maison familiale
oil on canvas
signed lower right
22 x 18 ins ( 55.9 x 45.7 cms )
Sold for $6,000.00
Sale date: November 22nd 2021
MANLY EDWARD MACDONALD
Summer, Moira River
oil on canvas
signed lower right; titled on the stretcher
28 x 36 ins ( 71.1 x 91.4 cms )
Sold for $9,600.00
Sale date: November 22nd 2021
MARC-AURÈLE FORTIN
Route et grand arbre
oil on board
signed lower right; titled on a gallery label on the reverse
9.25 x 5.75 ins ( 23.5 x 14.6 cms )
Sold for $5,000.00
Sale date: November 22nd 2021
WILLIAM BRYMNER
Longings / At the Window
oil on canvas
signed and dated 1887 lower right; titled on an exhibition label on the reverse
18 x 14 ins ( 45.7 x 35.6 cms )
Sold for $28,800.00
Sale date: November 22nd 2021
JACK HAMILTON BUSH
Jeté en l’air
colour screenprint
signed, titled, dated 1976 and numbered 44/100 in the lower margin
28.75 x 40.25 ins ( 73 x 102.2 cms ) ( sheet )
Sold for $10,200.00
Sale date: November 22nd 2021
HORATIO WALKER
The Potato Gatherers
watercolour and gouache
signed and dated 1908 lower right
24 x 18 ins ( 61 x 45.7 cms )
Sold for $6,000.00
Sale date: November 22nd 2021
MARC-AURÈLE DE FOY SUZOR-COTÉ
Paysage Arthabaska
oil on board
signed lower left; signed and dated 1920 on the reverse; signed, titled, dated “22 Oct. 1920” and inscribed “Souvenir de votre visite à mon studio” on the original frame backing (included with this artwork)
3.75 x 4.75 ins ( 9.5 x 12.1 cms )
Sold for $6,000.00
Sale date: November 22nd 2021
CHRISTOPHER PRATT
Study for “August, 1939”
coloured pencil and graphite
titled in the lower left margin; the artist’s colour, support and measurement notations inscribed throughout the margins
2 x 4.125 ins ( 5.1 x 10.5 cms )
Sale closed.
SOREL ETROG
Piéton Study (1976)
bronze
7.75 x 2 x 3.5 ins ( 19.7 x 5.1 x 8.9 cms ) ( overall (including base) )
Sold for $7,800.00
Sale date: November 22nd 2021
MARION LONG
Bay Street Looking South
oil on canvas
signed lower right; signed and titled on a label on the reverse
10 x 12 ins ( 25.4 x 30.5 cms )
Sold for $7,200.00
Sale date: November 22nd 2021
HAL ROSS PERRIGARD
Near the Docks, Gaspé, Quebec
oil on canvas
signed lower right
25 x 30 ins ( 63.5 x 76.2 cms )
Sold for $12,000.00
Sale date: November 22nd 2021
TED HARRISON
Hurrah for Spring
acrylic on canvas
signed lower right; signed, titled and dated 1986 on the reverse
16 x 20 ins ( 40.6 x 50.8 cms )
Sold for $19,200.00
Sale date: November 22nd 2021
NICHOLAS DE GRANDMAISON
Untitled Portrait
pastel
signed lower right
22 x 16 ins ( 55.9 x 40.6 cms )
Sold for $8,400.00
Sale date: November 22nd 2021
Fall Live Auction of Important Canadian Art
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