Unbound Forms: Post-War & Contemporary Art

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Artwork by Franco DeFrancesa, Sensuloid, 2015
Lot #22
FRANCO DEFRANCESA
Sensuloid, 2015

pigment print and resin on masonite
signed, titled and dated 2015 on the reverse; unframed
30 x 30 in ( 76.2 x 76.2 cm )

Auction Estimate: $1,500.00$1,200.00 - $1,500.00

Opens July 8th at 10:00:00 AM EDT
Closes July 22nd at 02:15:00 PM EDT

Artwork by Kevin Sonmor, Industry VII
Lot #6
KEVIN SONMOR
Industry VII

oil on linen
signed, titled and dated 2001 on the reverse
54 x 54 in ( 137.2 x 137.2 cm )

Auction Estimate: $1,500.00$1,000.00 - $1,500.00

Opens July 8th at 10:00:00 AM EDT
Closes July 22nd at 02:00:00 PM EDT

Artwork by David Bolduc, 461 King St. W. #6
Lot #34
DAVID BOLDUC
461 King St. W. #6

mixed media on paper
signed lower right and titled lower left; unframed
29.75 x 22 in ( 75.6 x 55.9 cm ) ( sheet )

Auction Estimate: $1,500.00$1,000.00 - $1,500.00

Opens July 8th at 10:00:00 AM EDT
Closes July 22nd at 02:15:00 PM EDT

Artwork by Jeffrey Spalding, Untitled (Pizza Box)
Lot #13
JEFFREY SPALDING
Untitled (Pizza Box)

oil on canvas
60 x 60 in ( 152.4 x 152.4 cm )

Auction Estimate: $1,500.00$1,000.00 - $1,500.00

Opens July 8th at 10:00:00 AM EDT
Closes July 22nd at 02:00:00 PM EDT

Artwork by Marcelle Ferron, Nautilus
Lot #31
MARCELLE FERRON
Nautilus

colour serigraph
signed, titled, dated 1975 and numbered 15/100 in the lower margin
29 x 21.5 in ( 73.7 x 54.6 cm ) ( image )

Auction Estimate: $1,000.00$800.00 - $1,000.00

Opens July 8th at 10:00:00 AM EDT
Closes July 22nd at 02:15:00 PM EDT

Artwork by Harold Elmer Feist, Good Chance
Lot #8
HAROLD ELMER FEIST
Good Chance

acrylic on canvas
signed, titled and dated "4/84" on the reverse
26 x 57 in ( 66 x 144.8 cm )

Auction Estimate: $1,000.00$800.00 - $1,000.00

Opens July 8th at 10:00:00 AM EDT
Closes July 22nd at 02:00:00 PM EDT

Artwork by John Graham Coughtry, Head Arrangements for the Artists' Jazz Band #14
Lot #38
JOHN GRAHAM COUGHTRY
Head Arrangements for the Artists' Jazz Band #14

mixed media on paper
signed and dated 1973 lower right; titled and dated 1973 to a gallery label on the reverse
21.5 x 17.5 in ( 54.6 x 44.5 cm ) ( sight )

Auction Estimate: $900.00$700.00 - $900.00

Opens July 8th at 10:00:00 AM EDT
Closes July 22nd at 02:15:00 PM EDT

Artwork by Elene Gamache, Just Before Dinner
Lot #19
ELENE GAMACHE
Just Before Dinner

mixed media on panel
signed lower right; signed and inscribed "#951" on the reverse; titled and dated 1999 on the gallery label on the reverse
24 x 18 in ( 61 x 45.7 cm )

Auction Estimate: $900.00$700.00 - $900.00

Opens July 8th at 10:00:00 AM EDT
Closes July 22nd at 02:00:00 PM EDT

Artwork by Anne Kahane, Sketch
Lot #40
ANNE KAHANE
Sketch

ink drawing
signed lower right; titled and dated 1962 to a gallery label on the reverse
6.5 x 10 in ( 16.5 x 25.4 cm ) ( sight )

Auction Estimate: $900.00$700.00 - $900.00

Opens July 8th at 10:00:00 AM EDT
Closes July 22nd at 02:15:00 PM EDT

Artwork by William John Bertram Newcombe, Forest Form
Lot #16
WILLIAM JOHN BERTRAM NEWCOMBE
Forest Form

oil on board
signed, titled, dated 1955 and inscribed "570/64" on the reverse; unframed
32 x 18 in ( 81.3 x 45.7 cm )

Auction Estimate: $900.00$700.00 - $900.00

Opens July 8th at 10:00:00 AM EDT
Closes July 22nd at 02:00:00 PM EDT

Artwork by William Arthur Winter, Two Boys with a Dog
Lot #43
WILLIAM ARTHUR WINTER
Two Boys with a Dog

oil on canvas board
signed lower right; titled to a gallery label on the reverse
8 x 10 in ( 20.3 x 25.4 cm )

Auction Estimate: $800.00$600.00 - $800.00

Opens July 8th at 10:00:00 AM EDT
Closes July 22nd at 02:30:00 PM EDT

Artwork by William John Bertram Newcombe, Untitled Abstraction
Lot #18
WILLIAM JOHN BERTRAM NEWCOMBE
Untitled Abstraction

oil on board
signed and dated 1954 lower right; unframed
16 x 24 in ( 40.6 x 61 cm )

Auction Estimate: $800.00$600.00 - $800.00

Opens July 8th at 10:00:00 AM EDT
Closes July 22nd at 02:00:00 PM EDT

Artwork by William John Bertram Newcombe, Two Trees
Lot #17
WILLIAM JOHN BERTRAM NEWCOMBE
Two Trees

oil on board
signed, titled, dated 1953 and inscribed "565/64" on the reverse; unframed
24 x 20 in ( 61 x 50.8 cm )

Auction Estimate: $800.00$600.00 - $800.00

Opens July 8th at 10:00:00 AM EDT
Closes July 22nd at 02:00:00 PM EDT

Artwork by Pierre Ayot, Si Marie avait su...
Lot #30
PIERRE AYOT
Si Marie avait su...

silkscreen print
signed, titled, dated 1967 and numbered 20/50 in the lower margin
25.5 x 20.5 in ( 64.8 x 52.1 cm ) ( sheet )

Auction Estimate: $700.00$500.00 - $700.00

Opens July 8th at 10:00:00 AM EDT
Closes July 22nd at 02:15:00 PM EDT

Artwork by William Arthur Winter, Goalie
Lot #44
WILLIAM ARTHUR WINTER
Goalie

oil on canvas board
signed lower right; titled and dated 1985 to a gallery label on the reverse
10 x 8 in ( 25.4 x 20.3 cm )

Auction Estimate: $700.00$500.00 - $700.00

Opens July 8th at 10:00:00 AM EDT
Closes July 22nd at 02:30:00 PM EDT

Artwork by Ghitta Caiserman-Roth, Interior with Plants, 1968
Lot #42
GHITTA CAISERMAN-ROTH
Interior with Plants, 1968

oil on board
signed and dated 1968 lower left
12 x 8 in ( 30.5 x 20.3 cm )

Auction Estimate: $700.00$500.00 - $700.00

Opens July 8th at 10:00:00 AM EDT
Closes July 22nd at 02:30:00 PM EDT

Artwork by Geoffrey David Armstrong, After the Conquest
Lot #12
GEOFFREY DAVID ARMSTRONG
After the Conquest

acrylic on gesso
signed and titled on the reverse; titled on a gallery label on the reverse
47.5 x 47.5 in ( 120.7 x 120.7 cm )

Auction Estimate: $700.00$500.00 - $700.00

Opens July 8th at 10:00:00 AM EDT
Closes July 22nd at 02:00:00 PM EDT

Artwork by Lawren Phillips Harris, Dichotomy, 1969
Lot #29
LAWREN PHILLIPS HARRIS
Dichotomy, 1969

colour serigraph
signed, titled, dated 1969 and numbered 14/20 in the lower margin; unframed
22.5 x 17.5 in ( 57.2 x 44.5 cm ) ( sheet )

Auction Estimate: $700.00$500.00 - $700.00

Opens July 8th at 10:00:00 AM EDT
Closes July 22nd at 02:15:00 PM EDT

Artwork by Lawren Phillips Harris, Verticals, No. 2, 1976
Lot #28
LAWREN PHILLIPS HARRIS
Verticals, No. 2, 1976

colour serigraph
signed, titled, dated 1976 and numbered 7/25 in the lower margin; unframed
32.5 x 18 in ( 82.6 x 45.7 cm ) ( sheet )

Auction Estimate: $700.00$500.00 - $700.00

Opens July 8th at 10:00:00 AM EDT
Closes July 22nd at 02:15:00 PM EDT

Artwork by Bobs Cogill Haworth, Wheels of Time
Lot #7
BOBS COGILL HAWORTH
Wheels of Time

oil on canvas
signed lower right; titled on the reverse; unframed
45 x 55 x 1 in ( 114.3 x 139.7 x 2.5 cm )

Auction Estimate: $600.00$400.00 - $600.00

Opens July 8th at 10:00:00 AM EDT
Closes July 22nd at 02:00:00 PM EDT

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