Post-War & Contemporary Art
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JAAN POLDAAS
Nominal Four Studies [j], [k], [l]
three acrylics and collage on paper
- “Nominal Four Study [j]”
- “Nominal Four Study [k]”
- “Nominal Four Study [l]”
each signed and dated 1994 lower right
7.75 x 7.75 ins ( 19.7 x 19.7 cms ) ( image (each) )
Auction Estimate: $2,000.00 - $3,000.00
Price Realized: $1,440.00
Sale date: April 23rd 2024
YEHOUDA CHAKI
Creation No. 29
oil on canvas
signed and dated 1964 lower right; titled on the gallery label on the reverse
28 x 20 ins ( 71.1 x 50.8 cms )
This sale is now closed.
BARBARA MCGIVERN
It’s Too Late, Babe
acrylic and gold leaf on canvas
signed and titled with estate stamp (SMS #40) on the reverse; unframed
42 x 42 ins ( 106.7 x 106.7 cms )
Auction Estimate: $2,000.00 - $3,000.00
Price Realized: $1,200.00
Sale date: April 23rd 2024
ERNESTINE TAHEDL
Island Memories II
three acrylics on canvas (triptych)
signed and dated 1988 lower right; signed, titled and dated January 1988 to the artist label on the reverse
55 x 88 ins ( 139.7 x 223.5 cms ) ( overall (triptych) )
Auction Estimate: $1,500.00 - $2,500.00
Price Realized: $2,400.00
Sale date: April 23rd 2024
WILLIAM ARTHUR WINTER
Untitled (Acrobats)
tempera on board
signed lower right
19.75 x 23.5 ins ( 50.2 x 59.7 cms ) ( sight )
Auction Estimate: $1,000.00 - $1,500.00
Price Realized: $780.00
Sale date: April 23rd 2024
RICHARD ROBLIN
Wall Series
oil on canvas
signed and dated 1990 lower right; signed, titled and dated on the reverse
48 x 36 ins ( 121.9 x 91.4 cms )
Auction Estimate: $1,000.00 - $1,500.00
Price Realized: $600.00
Sale date: April 23rd 2024
ARTHUR FORTESCUE MCKAY
Two Untitled Abstractions
two inks
each signed and titled to a label on the reverse
8 x 10.5 ins ( 20.3 x 26.7 cms ) ( each (sight) )
This sale is now closed.
GORDON MACNAMARA
Plant Forms; Untitled (Plant Study)
two acrylics on board
- “Plant Forms” signed and titled to an exhibition label on the reverse; 30 x 24 ins;
- “Untitled (Plant Study)” 24 x 31 ins.
24 x 31 ins ( 61 x 78.7 cms ) ( largest artwork )
This sale is now closed.
LYNN DONOGHUE
John in a Persian Dream
oil and charcoal on canvas
signed, titled and dated “November 1977” on the reverse; unframed
53.5 x 66 ins ( 135.9 x 167.6 cms )
Auction Estimate: $1,000.00 - $1,500.00
Price Realized: $600.00
Sale date: April 23rd 2024
CLIVE D’OLIVEIRA
Zeg; Kakhi; Hollow Cube #3 (10)
three mixed media on paper
- “Zeg” and “Kakhi” each titled lower left, each signed and dated 1993 lower right; each 6.5 x 9.5 ins (sight)
- “Hollow Cube #3 (10)” signed lower left, titled and dated 1994 lower right; inscribed “Robin, Happy 65th. Thank you for being you. Clive, 1998” on the reverse; 4.5 x 6.5 ins (sight)
6.5 x 9.5 ins ( 16.5 x 24.1 cms ) ( sight (largest) )
This sale is now closed.
WILLIAM JOHN BERTRAM NEWCOMBE
Three People
oil on board
signed lower right; signed, titled, dated “January 1955”, inscribed “Toronto” and “578/64” on the reverse; unframed
19.75 x 24 ins ( 50.2 x 61 cms )
Auction Estimate: $800.00 - $1,000.00
Price Realized: $360.00
Sale date: April 23rd 2024
WILLIAM RONALD
Timbuktu
acrylic on canvas
signed and dated 1997 lower centre; signed, titled and dated on the reverse; William Ronald Authentic Inventory No. WRAI.1997.0184
9 x 12 ins ( 22.9 x 30.5 cms )
Auction Estimate: $800.00 - $1,000.00
Price Realized: $1,200.00
Sale date: April 23rd 2024
TELFORD FENTON
Abstract in Blue and Yellow
acrylic on canvas
signed and dated 1990 lower left; titled on the reverse
30 x 36 ins ( 76.2 x 91.4 cms )
Auction Estimate: $700.00 - $900.00
Price Realized: $720.00
Sale date: April 23rd 2024
CLIVE D’OLIVEIRA
Untitled Abstraction
acrylic on mylar
signed and dated 1996 in the lower margin
18.25 x 9.5 in ( 46.4 x 24.1 cm ) ( sight )
This sale is now closed.
WILLIAM JOHN BERTRAM NEWCOMBE
Untitled Abstraction
oil on masonite
signed and dated 1954 lower right; unframed
28 x 38 ins ( 71.1 x 96.5 cms )
Auction Estimate: $500.00 - $700.00
Price Realized: $300.00
Sale date: April 23rd 2024
LILI RICHARD
Costume pour la fête du solstice d’été
pastel and feathers on shaped paper
titled and dated 1991 on the reverse of the frame
29 x 21 ins ( 73.7 x 53.3 cms ) ( overall )
Auction Estimate: $500.00 - $700.00
Price Realized: $360.00
Sale date: April 23rd 2024
DON REICHERT
Untitled Abstraction
mixed media
signed and dated “19-12-78” lower right; titled and dated 1978 to a label on the reverse
25.5 x 40 ins ( 64.8 x 101.6 cms ) ( sheet )
Auction Estimate: $500.00 - $700.00
Price Realized: $780.00
Sale date: April 23rd 2024
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