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July Auction of Works on Paper, Prints & Books (Online Auction)
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DAVIDIALUK ALASUA AMITTU
Owl
stonecut
inscribed “Davidialuk/Louise Quatsalik”, titled, dated 1978, numbered 32/40, inscribed “Povungnituk” and inscribed in syllabics in the lower margin
4.5 x 6.5 ins ( 11.4 x 16.5 cms ) ( sight )
Estimated: $75.00 - $125.00
Current bid: $50.00Next bid is: $75.00
Closes July 14th at 03:00:00 PM EDT
DAVIDIALUK ALASUA AMITTU
Winter Igloo
stonecut
inscribed “Davidialuk/Louise Quatsalik”, titled, dated 1978, numbered 32/40, inscribed “Povungnituk” and inscribed in syllabics in the lower margin
7.5 x 9.5 ins ( 19.1 x 24.1 cms ) ( sight )
Estimated: $75.00 - $125.00
Current bid: $50.00Next bid is: $75.00
Closes July 14th at 03:00:00 PM EDT
HAROLD BARLING TOWN
Design for Menue
lithograph
signed and dated “4.3.57” upper left
9.75 x 6.25 ins ( 24.8 x 15.9 cms ) ( sight )
Estimated: $75.00 - $125.00
Next bid is: $50.00
Closes July 14th at 03:00:00 PM EDT
MANLY EDWARD MACDONALD
Standing Female Nude
pencil drawing
14 x 10 ins ( 35.6 x 25.4 cms ) ( sight )
Estimated: $100.00 - $150.00
Current bid: $100.00Next bid is: $125.00
Closes July 14th at 03:30:00 PM EDT
JAMES KEIRSTEAD
House; Barn
ink and wash
two works: each signed and dated 1966
8 x 12 ins ( 20.3 x 30.5 cms ) ( each (sight) )
Estimated: $100.00 - $150.00
Current bid: $50.00Next bid is: $75.00
Closes July 14th at 04:15:00 PM EDT
CANADIAN SCHOOL
Scenes of Victoria, British Columbia
nine watercolours on paper
“Broom & Wild Roses, Victoria B.C.” (numbered “1” in the upper margin; sheet size - 4 ins x 2.5 ins)
“Beacon Hill, Victoria, B.C.” (numbered indistinctly in the upper margin; sheet size - 3.25 ins x 2.75 ins)
“Mt. Baker from Oak Bay, Victoria, B.C.” (numbered “3” in the upper margin; sheet size - 3 ins x 3.5 ins)
“The Olympics from Victoria, B.C.” (numbered indistinctly in the upper margin; sheet size - 3.25 ins x 2.75 ins)
“The Olympics from Victoria, B.C.” (numbered “6” in the upper margin; sheet size - 4 ins x 2.75 ins)
“The Olympics from Victoria, B.C.” (sheet size - 3.5 ins x 2.75 ins)
“Beacon Hill, Victoria, B.C.” (sheet size - 3 ins x 3.5 ins)
“Mt. Baker from Victoria, B.C.” (sheet size - 2.75 ins x 3.5 ins)
“The Olympics from Victoria, B.C.” (sheet size - 3.5 ins x 2.75 ins)
each signed with the initials “E.F.” in the lower right subject and titled in the lower margin; all unframed
x ins ( 0 x 0 cms )
Estimated: $100.00 - $150.00
Current bid: $50.00Next bid is: $75.00
Closes July 14th at 03:30:00 PM EDT
TED HARRISON
Family; The Last Horizon (book)
colour serigraph; book
-”The Last Horizon: Ted Harrison” (Merritt Publishing Co. Ltd., Toronto and Vancouver, 1980 - signed and numbered A.P. 12/25)
-including ”Family” (colour serigraph, signed, dated 1981 and numbered A.P. 12/20 in the lower margin - 13 x 10.75 ins. [sheet], unframed);
13 x 10.75 ins ( 33 x 27.3 cms ) ( sheet )
Estimated: $125.00 - $175.00
Current bid: $275.00Next bid is: $300.00
Closes July 14th at 03:00:00 PM EDT
BOOKS AND REFERENCE
A Collection of Ten Art Books & Materials
books and publications
- “William G. R. Hind: The Pictou Sketchbook, Le Carnet Pictou” (Catherine M. Mastin, Art Gallery of Windsor, Windsor, 1990);
- “Charlevoix County, 1930” (Jori Smith, Penumbra Press, 1998);
- “E. J. Hughes: 1931-1982” (Surrey Art Gallery, Surrey, 1983);
- “The Privileged Few: The Grange & its People in Nineteenth Century Toronto” (John Lownsbrough, Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto, 1980);
- “The Canadian Embassy, Washington, D.C.”
- “Augustus John: The Marchesa Casati” (Art Gallery of Ontario Collection in Focus, Number Four, 1987);
- “Frances Anne Hopkins 1838-1919: Canadian Scenery” (Janet E. Clark and Robert Stacey, Thunderbay Art Gallery, Thunderbay, 1990);
- “Ozias Leduc: An Art of Love and Reverie” (Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, Musée du Québec, Montreal, 1996);
- “Expanding Horizons: Painting and Photography of American and Canadian Landscape 1860-1918” (Montreal Museum of Fine Arts/Somohy Art Publishers, Montreal, 2009);
- “The Mountains and the Sky” (Lorne E. Render, Glenbow-Alberta Institute, McClelland & Stewart West, 1974)
x ins ( 0 x 0 cms )
Estimated: $125.00 - $175.00
Current bid: $100.00Next bid is: $125.00
Closes July 14th at 04:15:00 PM EDT
PETER MELLEN
Landmarks of Canadian Art
book with colour lithograph by Napachie Pootoogook
McClelland and Stewart, Toronto, 1978, signed by the author and numbered 13/150; with a lithograph by Napachie Pootoogook enclosed (”Inuksuit”, signed, titled, inscribed “Dorset, 1978” and numbered 13/135); presented within the original slipcover
15 x 18.25 x 3 ins ( 38.1 x 46.4 x 7.6 cms )
Estimated: $150.00 - $200.00
Next bid is: $100.00
Closes July 14th at 03:00:00 PM EDT
BOOKS AND REFERENCE
Selection of Three Volumes on Cubism
three books
“Indelible Miro: Aquatints, Drawings, Drypoints, Etchings, Lithographs, Book
Illustrations, Posters” by Yvon Taillandier, 1972;
“Picasso’s Posters,” compiled by Christopher Czwiklitzer, 1970/71;
“Verve: The Ultimate Review of Art ad Literature (1937-1960)” by Michel Anthonioz,1987.
x ins ( 0 x 0 cms )
Estimated: $100.00 - $200.00
Next bid is: $100.00
Closes July 14th at 03:45:00 PM EDT
BOOKS AND REFERENCE
Paul Duval “Leo Mol”; Leo Mol “Judy” and “Lora” lithographs
book with two prints
Paul Duval, “Leo Mol”, Loch Gallery, Winnipeg, 1982; signed by the author and artist on the frontispage, with inscription from Leo Mol; includes
“Judy” (print, signed, titled and numbered 117/165 in pencil in the lower margin, 11.5 x 9 inches sheet size);
“Lora” (print, signed, titled and numbered 117/165 in pencil in the lower margin, 11.5 x 9 inches); both in original case; both unframed
x ins ( 0 x 0 cms )
Estimated: $100.00 - $200.00
Current bid: $50.00Next bid is: $75.00
Closes July 14th at 03:45:00 PM EDT
G. BLAIR LAING
Memoirs of an Art Dealer
book
“Memoirs of an Art Dealer” (G. Blair Laing, McLelland and Stewart, Toronto, 1979)
x ins ( 0 x 0 cms )
Estimated: $150.00 - $200.00
Next bid is: $100.00
Closes July 14th at 02:45:00 PM EDT
PETER MAX
Peter Max, Mazelow Gallery, Toronto, November 10-28
poster
signed and dated 1970 lower right; unframed
24.5 x 19.5 ins ( 62.2 x 49.5 cms ) ( sheet )
Estimated: $150.00 - $200.00
Next bid is: $100.00
Closes July 14th at 04:15:00 PM EDT
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