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Live Auction - Select Masterworks of Canadian & International Art

Wednesday, May 27th, 2026 at 7:00 PM EDT

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69 lots

Bloor Street Viaduct by Peter Clapham Sheppard
LIVE

Lot 1

Peter Clapham Sheppard

Bloor Street Viaduct, 1915

Estimate

$10,000 - $15,000

Sold

$16,250

Seal Cove, Grand Manan, N.B. by Arthur Lismer
LIVE

Lot 2

Arthur Lismer

Seal Cove, Grand Manan, N.B., circa 1930

Estimate

$15,000 - $20,000

Sold

$27,500

Study for "François Paradis Camping in the Snow" (Maria Chapdelaine) by Clarence Alphonse Gagnon
LIVE

Lot 3

Clarence Alphonse Gagnon

Study for "François Paradis Camping in the Snow" (Maria Chapdelaine), circa 1929

Estimate

$20,000 - $30,000

The Golden Dome by Frank Hans Johnston
LIVE

Lot 4

Frank Hans Johnston

The Golden Dome

Estimate

$18,000 - $22,000

Sold

$22,680

Surf, Barbados by James Edward Hervey MacDonald
LIVE

Lot 5

James Edward Hervey MacDonald

Surf, Barbados, 1932

Estimate

$25,000 - $35,000

Sold

$34,850

Grey Fog Arctic by Doris Jean McCarthy
LIVE

Lot 6

Doris Jean McCarthy

Grey Fog Arctic, 1981

Estimate

$50,000 - $70,000

Sold

$73,250

Wind by Emily Carr
LIVE

Lot 7

Emily Carr

Wind, 1936

Estimate

$500,000 - $700,000

Sold

$841,250

A Trip to Town by Cornelius Krieghoff
LIVE

Lot 8

Cornelius Krieghoff

A Trip to Town, 1861

Estimate

$70,000 - $90,000

Sold

$73,850

Autumn Landscape by Franklin Carmichael
LIVE

Lot 9

Franklin Carmichael

Autumn Landscape, circa early 1920s

Estimate

$80,000 - $100,000

Sold

$265,250

Dark Pool, Georgian Bay by Arthur Lismer
LIVE

Lot 10

Arthur Lismer

Dark Pool, Georgian Bay, 1944

Estimate

$100,000 - $200,000

Sold

$121,250

Winter Forest M by Gordon Appelbe Smith
LIVE

Lot 11

Gordon Appelbe Smith

Winter Forest M, 2004

Estimate

$70,000 - $90,000

Sold

$133,250

The Gas Works by Peter Clapham Sheppard
LIVE

Lot 12

Peter Clapham Sheppard

The Gas Works, 1912

Estimate

$10,000 - $15,000

Sold

$16,380

Study of Trees: Autumn by Franklin Carmichael
LIVE

Lot 13

Franklin Carmichael

Study of Trees: Autumn, circa early 1920s

Estimate

$70,000 - $90,000

Sold

$115,250

Above Coldwell Bay, North Shore, Lake Superior (Lake Superior Sketch XV) by Lawren Stewart Harris
LIVE

Lot 14

Lawren Stewart Harris

Above Coldwell Bay, North Shore, Lake Superior (Lake Superior Sketch XV), 1925

Estimate

$500,000 - $700,000

Rapids on the Madawaska - at Palmer Rapids by Alfred Joseph Casson
LIVE

Lot 15

Alfred Joseph Casson

Rapids on the Madawaska - at Palmer Rapids, circa 1975

Estimate

$18,000 - $22,000

Sold

$34,850

Grey Trees by Emily Carr
LIVE

Lot 16

Emily Carr

Grey Trees, circa 1930

Estimate

$75,000 - $85,000

Sold

$127,250

Golf—Canadian Club (The Club's The Thing) by Henry Sandham
LIVE

Lot 17

Henry Sandham

Golf—Canadian Club (The Club's The Thing), 1898

Estimate

$10,000 - $15,000

Sold

$12,500

Marsh, Lake Scugog by Tom Thomson
LIVE

Lot 18

Tom Thomson

Marsh, Lake Scugog, circa 1911

Estimate

$100,000 - $200,000

Sold

$229,250

Evening Light, The Kootenays by Frederick Horsman Varley
LIVE

Lot 19

Frederick Horsman Varley

Evening Light, The Kootenays

Estimate

$20,000 - $30,000

Sold

$37,250

Shoreline, Georgian Bay by Arthur Lismer
LIVE

Lot 20

Arthur Lismer

Shoreline, Georgian Bay, 1928

Estimate

$18,000 - $22,000

Sold

$37,550

Still Morning by Franklin Carmichael
LIVE

Lot 21

Franklin Carmichael

Still Morning, 1936

Estimate

$50,000 - $70,000

Sold

$73,850

Maple Bushes by Lawren Stewart Harris
LIVE

Lot 22

Lawren Stewart Harris

Maple Bushes, circa 1920

Estimate

$120,000 - $150,000

Sold

$205,250

Petite Rivière, N.S. by James Edward Hervey MacDonald
LIVE

Lot 23

James Edward Hervey MacDonald

Petite Rivière, N.S., 1922

Estimate

$20,000 - $30,000

Sold

$49,250

Waterton Lake, Alberta by Alexander Young Jackson
LIVE

Lot 24

Alexander Young Jackson

Waterton Lake, Alberta, 1954

Estimate

$70,000 - $90,000

Sold

$83,200

Rocky Shore, Lake of the Woods by Frank Hans Johnston
LIVE

Lot 25

Frank Hans Johnston

Rocky Shore, Lake of the Woods, 1921

Estimate

$15,000 - $20,000

Sold

$37,250

Camping – Canadian Club by Philip Russell Goodwin
LIVE

Lot 26

Philip Russell Goodwin

Camping – Canadian Club, 1916

Estimate

$150,000 - $250,000

Sold

$120,000

Paysage du Midi by Pierre-Auguste Renoir
LIVE

Lot 27

Pierre-Auguste Renoir

Paysage du Midi, circa 1900

Estimate

$150,000 - $250,000

Sold

$146,450

Fruit in the Dining Room Window by Mary Pratt
LIVE

Lot 28

Mary Pratt

Fruit in the Dining Room Window, 1995

Estimate

$8,000 - $12,000

Sold

$27,500

Amaryllis Flower with Two Stone Birds by Mary Pratt
LIVE

Lot 29

Mary Pratt

Amaryllis Flower with Two Stone Birds, 2002

Estimate

$15,000 - $20,000

Sold

$17,500

Wesleyville Fleet in the Labrador Sea by David Lloyd Blackwood
LIVE

Lot 30

David Lloyd Blackwood

Wesleyville Fleet in the Labrador Sea, 1995

Estimate

$8,000 - $12,000

Sold

$27,500

Loss of the Flora Nickerson by David Lloyd Blackwood
LIVE

Lot 31

David Lloyd Blackwood

Loss of the Flora Nickerson, 1993

Estimate

$8,000 - $12,000

Sold

$27,720

Homme à la Pipe: Portrait du Docteur Gachet by Vincent van Gogh
LIVE

Lot 32

Vincent van Gogh

Homme à la Pipe: Portrait du Docteur Gachet, 1890

Estimate

$150,000 - $250,000

Sold

$169,250

Amphore et ses ombres by Jean (Hans) Arp
LIVE

Lot 33

Jean (Hans) Arp

Amphore et ses ombres, 1964

Estimate

$25,000 - $35,000

Sold

$37,250

The Carmichael Family Cottage by Franklin Carmichael
LIVE

Lot 34

Franklin Carmichael

The Carmichael Family Cottage, after 1935

Estimate

$30,000 - $40,000

Sold

$49,650

Sooke Harbour Landscape by Edward John Hughes
LIVE

Lot 35

Edward John Hughes

Sooke Harbour Landscape, 1951

Estimate

$200,000 - $300,000

Sold

$469,250

Conroy Marsh by Alfred Joseph Casson
LIVE

Lot 36

Alfred Joseph Casson

Conroy Marsh, 1968

Estimate

$20,000 - $30,000

Sold

$32,450

Tamarack Swamp, Algoma by Lawren Stewart Harris
LIVE

Lot 37

Lawren Stewart Harris

Tamarack Swamp, Algoma, circa 1950

Estimate

$200,000 - $300,000

Sold

$231,150

Summer Day in the Laurentians by Alexander Young Jackson
LIVE

Lot 38

Alexander Young Jackson

Summer Day in the Laurentians, circa 1950

Estimate

$60,000 - $80,000

Sold

$67,250

Dollard des Ormeaux by Louis-Philippe Hébert
LIVE

Lot 39

Louis-Philippe Hébert

Dollard des Ormeaux, 1916

Estimate

$60,000 - $80,000

Sold

$32,000

The Lower Town and King's Wharf from the Upper Town, Quebec by James Pattison Cockburn
LIVE

Lot 40

James Pattison Cockburn

The Lower Town and King's Wharf from the Upper Town, Quebec, 1833

Estimate

$10,000 - $15,000

Sold

$133,250

On London Bridge by Frederic Marlett Bell-Smith
LIVE

Lot 41

Frederic Marlett Bell-Smith

On London Bridge, 1897

Estimate

$10,000 - $15,000

Sold

$10,080

Concarneau by Anne Douglas Savage
LIVE

Lot 42

Anne Douglas Savage

Concarneau, 1924

Estimate

$15,000 - $20,000

Sold

$181,250

Elk Browsing by Frederick Arthur Verner
LIVE

Lot 43

Frederick Arthur Verner

Elk Browsing, 1888

Estimate

$15,000 - $20,000

Sold

$16,250

The Great Peak of the Selkirks, British Columbia by Lucius Richard O'Brien
LIVE

Lot 44

Lucius Richard O'Brien

The Great Peak of the Selkirks, British Columbia, 1889

Estimate

$15,000 - $20,000

Sold

$34,850

Near Cowansville, Quebec, 1944 by Efa Prudence Heward
LIVE

Lot 45

Efa Prudence Heward

Near Cowansville, Quebec, 1944, 1944

Estimate

$14,000 - $18,000

Sold

$16,250

Maisons à Ste-Rose by Marc-Aurèle Fortin
LIVE

Lot 46

Marc-Aurèle Fortin

Maisons à Ste-Rose

Estimate

$10,000 - $15,000

Sold

$21,250

Sans titre, 1967 by Rita Letendre
LIVE

Lot 47

Rita Letendre

Sans titre, 1967, 1967

Estimate

$15,000 - $20,000

Sold

$23,750

Mannequin by Sorel Etrog
LIVE

Lot 48

Sorel Etrog

Mannequin, 1972

Estimate

$12,000 - $15,000

Sold

$22,500

Vertical Composition (Black Yellow) by Jaan  Poldaas
LIVE

Lot 49

Jaan Poldaas

Vertical Composition (Black Yellow), 1990

Estimate

$15,000 - $20,000

Sold

$20,160

Koan by Claude Tousignant
LIVE

Lot 50

Claude Tousignant

Koan, 2017

Estimate

$6,000 - $8,000

Sold

$15,000

Suite en Hommage à Malevich by Claude Tousignant
LIVE

Lot 51

Claude Tousignant

Suite en Hommage à Malevich, 2015

Estimate

$6,000 - $8,000

Sold

$13,750

Pleasant Day by Jack Hamilton Bush
LIVE

Lot 52

Jack Hamilton Bush

Pleasant Day, 1953

Estimate

$12,000 - $15,000

Sold

$28,750

Louise by Larry Poons
LIVE

Lot 53

Larry Poons

Louise, 1978

Estimate

$40,000 - $60,000

Sold

$54,490

Standing Figure by Sorel Etrog
LIVE

Lot 54

Sorel Etrog

Standing Figure, 1975-1976

Estimate

$40,000 - $60,000

Sold

$35,200

Desert Dream by Jack Hamilton Bush
LIVE

Lot 55

Jack Hamilton Bush

Desert Dream, 1953

Estimate

$30,000 - $40,000

Cloud Cover by Raymond John Mead
LIVE

Lot 56

Raymond John Mead

Cloud Cover, 1994

Estimate

$15,000 - $20,000

Garden for Sotatso by Harold Barling Town
LIVE

Lot 57

Harold Barling Town

Garden for Sotatso, 1957

Estimate

$18,000 - $22,000

Sold

$34,850

North Wind by James Williamson Galloway Macdonald
LIVE

Lot 58

James Williamson Galloway Macdonald

North Wind, 1957

Estimate

$18,000 - $22,000

Sold

$37,250

Twelfth Tribe by Jules  Olitski
LIVE

Lot 59

Jules Olitski

Twelfth Tribe, 1982

Estimate

$10,000 - $15,000

Sold

$10,710

Ont des oreilles attentives by Pierre Gauvreau
LIVE

Lot 60

Pierre Gauvreau

Ont des oreilles attentives, 1977

Estimate

$12,000 - $15,000

Sold

$30,000

Untitled by Eric Fischl
LIVE

Lot 61

Eric Fischl

Untitled, 1987

Estimate

$15,000 - $20,000

Tree Flowers and Mouth Organ Music by Robert Gwathmey
LIVE

Lot 62

Robert Gwathmey

Tree Flowers and Mouth Organ Music

Estimate

$18,000 - $22,000

Sold

$19,200

Barbara Bawling for her Baby by William Kurelek
LIVE

Lot 63

William Kurelek

Barbara Bawling for her Baby, circa 1974

Estimate

$12,000 - $15,000

Sold

$21,250

Kabuki by Sorel Etrog
LIVE

Lot 64

Sorel Etrog

Kabuki, circa 1971

Estimate

$12,000 - $15,000

Sold

$20,000

Fire Down on the Labrador by David Lloyd Blackwood
LIVE

Lot 66

David Lloyd Blackwood

Fire Down on the Labrador, 1980

Estimate

$100,000 - $150,000

Sold

$122,250

Drifting Clouds (AC-4-96) by Dorothy Elsie Knowles
LIVE

Lot 67

Dorothy Elsie Knowles

Drifting Clouds (AC-4-96), 1996

Estimate

$15,000 - $20,000

Sold

$20,000

Men on the Move by William Hodd McElcheran
LIVE

Lot 68

William Hodd McElcheran

Men on the Move, 1984

Estimate

$8,000 - $12,000

Sold

$30,000

Digby Harbour by Maud Lewis
LIVE

Lot 69

Maud Lewis

Digby Harbour, circa 1965

Estimate

$18,000 - $22,000

Sold

$35,130

The Complete Barachois (Gaspé, Quebec) by Doris Jean McCarthy
LIVE

Lot 70

Doris Jean McCarthy

The Complete Barachois (Gaspé, Quebec), 1954

Estimate

$12,000 - $15,000