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.
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
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
LAWREN STEWART HARRIS
Near Métis, Quebec
oil on panel
signed lower right; signed and titled on the reverse
10.5 x 13.75 ins ( 26.7 x 34.9 cms )
Sold for $114,000.00
Sale date: November 22nd 2021
WILLIAM KURELEK
Behold Man Without God (#3)
mixed media on board
signed with monogram lower right; inscribed “XX” on the reverse; titled and dated 1972 on the reverse of the artist’s frame
38 x 24 ins ( 96.5 x 61 cms )
Sold for $78,000.00
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
IVAN KENNETH EYRE
Iron Ridge
oil and acrylic on canvas
signed lower right; titled on the reverse; signed, titled and dated 1972 on the stretcher
58 x 64 ins ( 147.3 x 162.6 cms )
Sale closed.
JAMES WILSON MORRICE
A Bridge in London (ca. 1913-15)
oil on board
“Studio / J.W. Morrice” stamp on the reverse
11 x 14 ins ( 27.9 x 35.6 cms )
Sold for $192,000.00
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
SOREL ETROG
Pulcinella II
bronze
stamped signature (twice) and numbered (1/7) on the base
44 x 16 x 7.5 ins ( 111.8 x 40.6 x 19.1 cms ) ( overall (including base) )
Sale closed.
RONALD LANGLEY BLOORE
Peace Stars for Vince #IV
oil on board (diptych, framed together)
signed, titled, dated 1988 and inscribed “IV” on the reverse of each panel
96 x 96 ins ( 243.8 x 243.8 cms )
Sale closed.
MARC-AURÈLE FORTIN
Maisons, Ste-Rose
oil on canvas
signed lower right
15.5 x 23.25 ins ( 39.4 x 59.1 cms )
Sold for $28,800.00
Sale date: November 22nd 2021
JEAN ALBERT MCEWEN
Suite des pays vastes
oil on canvas
titled and dated 1972 on the gallery label on the reverse
40 x 40 ins ( 101.6 x 101.6 cms )
Sale closed.
LAWRENCE PAUL YUXWELUPTUN
Landscape, Spruce Pine Beetle Kill
acrylic on linen
signed and dated 2008 lower right; unframed
72.5 x 49.25 ins ( 184.2 x 125.1 cms )
Sold for $78,000.00
Sale date: November 22nd 2021
FREDERICK ARTHUR VERNER
Elk Browsing
oil on canvas
signed and dated 1888 lower right
24 x 36 ins ( 61 x 91.4 cms )
Sold for $27,500.00
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
CORNELIUS KRIEGHOFF
Ladies and Habitant Sleighing in Winter
oil on canvas
signed and dated 1861 lower left
9 x 11 ins ( 22.9 x 27.9 cms )
Sold for $48,000.00
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
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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