December Auction of Canadian and International Artwork (Online Auction) Highlights

This page provides details on a selection of works of art sold in our December Auction of Canadian and International Artwork (Online Auction) which concluded on December 12, 2018. Select an item for more details. All posted prices include Buyer's Premium.

Artwork by Louise Scott, Girl in a Striped Hat
LOUISE SCOTT
Girl in a Striped Hat

oil on canvas
signed lower left
7 x 5 ins ( 17.8 x 12.7 cms )

Auction Estimate: $300.00$200.00 - $300.00
Price Realized $177.00
Sale date: December 12th 2018

Artwork by  Books and Reference, Royal Canadian Academy Catalogues (1919, 1953, 1958, 1960, 1963 & 1966)
BOOKS AND REFERENCE
Royal Canadian Academy Catalogues (1919, 1953, 1958, 1960, 1963 & 1966)

six exhibition catalogues
Catalogue of the 41st Exhibition of the Royal Canadian Academy (Toronto, November 20th to December 20th, 1919);
Royal Canadian Academy 78th Annual Exhibition Catalogue (Toronto, November 15th to December 15th, 1957);
Royal Canadian Academy of the Arts 74th Annual Exhibition (Toronto, November 27, 1953 to January 10, 1954);
Royal Canadian Academy of the Arts 81st Annual Exhibition Catalogue (Toronto/Ottawa, November 26, 1960 through March 5, 1961);
Royal Canadian Academy of Arts 83rd Annual Exhibition Catalogue (Toronto/St. John’s/Kingston, January 11th through April 28th, 1963);
R.C.A. 87th Annual Exhibition (Toronto/Ottawa/Sarnia, October 28, 1966 through February 4, 1967)
x ins ( 0 x 0 cms )

Auction Estimate: $120.00$80.00 - $120.00
Price Realized $159.00
Sale date: December 12th 2018

Artwork by Graham Noble Norwell, Cabin in Winter
GRAHAM NOBLE NORWELL
Cabin in Winter

watercolour
signed lower right
6 x 7.5 ins ( 15.2 x 19.1 cms )

Auction Estimate: $125.00$75.00 - $125.00
Price Realized $153.00
Sale date: December 12th 2018

Artwork by Hugues De Jouvancourt, Maurice Cullen
HUGUES DE JOUVANCOURT
Maurice Cullen

book
numbered “106/160” on a colour serigraph by Lorne Bouchard within the volume; within the original slipcase
x ins ( 0 x 0 cms )

Auction Estimate: $600.00$400.00 - $600.00
Price Realized $148.00
Sale date: December 12th 2018

Artwork by  Books and Reference, Jean Paul Lemieux; Jean-Paul Riopelle; Alberta Rhythm: The Later Work of A.Y. Jackson
BOOKS AND REFERENCE
Jean Paul Lemieux; Jean-Paul Riopelle; Alberta Rhythm: The Later Work of A.Y. Jackson

three books
“Jean Paul Lemieux” (Marie Carani, Musée du Québec, Quebec, 1992; in the original slipcase); “Jean-Paul Riopelle” (Musée des Beaux-Arts de Montréal, 1991); “Alberta Rhythm: The Later Works of A.Y. Jackson” (Dennis Reid, The Art Gallery of Ontario, 1982)
x ins ( 0 x 0 cms )

Auction Estimate: $150.00$100.00 - $150.00
Price Realized $148.00
Sale date: December 12th 2018

Artwork by  Books and Reference, Canadian National Exhibition catalogues (1927; 1935; 1936; 1938 & 1939)
BOOKS AND REFERENCE
Canadian National Exhibition catalogues (1927; 1935; 1936; 1938 & 1939)

five exhibition catalogues
Catalogue of Fine, Graphic and Applied Arts of Salon of Photography, Canadian National Exhibition (Toronto, August 27th to September 10th, 1927);
Canadian National Exhibition, Catalogue of the Arts (Toronto, August 23rd to September 7th, 1935);
Canadian National Exhibition Catalogue of the Arts (Toronto, August 28th to September 12th, 1936);
Canadian National Exhibition Arts Catalogue (Toronto, August 26th to September 10th, 1938);
Canadian National Exhibition, Catalogue of the Arts (Toronto, August 25th to September 9th, 1939)
x ins ( 0 x 0 cms )

Auction Estimate: $125.00$75.00 - $125.00
Price Realized $148.00
Sale date: December 12th 2018

Artwork by René Després, Abstraction
RENÉ DESPRÉS
Abstraction

oil on canvas
signed and dated 1988 lower right; signed and dated on the reverse
16 x 12 ins ( 40.6 x 30.5 cms )

Auction Estimate: $300.00$200.00 - $300.00
Price Realized $148.00
Sale date: December 12th 2018

Artwork by Graham Cantieni, Ocean Landscape
GRAHAM CANTIENI
Ocean Landscape

pastel
signed and dated 1991 lower right; unframed
29.5 x 41.5 ins ( 74.9 x 105.4 cms ) ( sheet )

Auction Estimate: $300.00$200.00 - $300.00
Price Realized $148.00
Sale date: December 12th 2018

Artwork by Davidialuk Alasua Amittu, Hunting Caribou by Kayak
DAVIDIALUK ALASUA AMITTU
Hunting Caribou by Kayak

stonecut
inscribed “Davidialuk/Louise Quatsalik”, titled, dated 1977, 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 )

Auction Estimate: $200.00$150.00 - $200.00
Price Realized $118.00
Sale date: December 12th 2018

Artwork by Thomas Wilberforce Mitchell, Cows Wandering
THOMAS WILBERFORCE MITCHELL
Cows Wandering

watercolour
signed lower right
5.5 x 3.5 ins ( 14 x 8.9 cms ) ( subject )

Auction Estimate: $300.00$200.00 - $300.00
Price Realized $118.00
Sale date: December 12th 2018

Artwork by  Books and Reference, Beauty in a Common Thing: The Drawings and Prints of L.L. Fitzgerald; Jack Shadbolt: Act of Art; Painting Place: The Life and Work of David B. Milne; Independent Spirit: Early Canadian Women Artists
BOOKS AND REFERENCE
Beauty in a Common Thing: The Drawings and Prints of L.L. Fitzgerald; Jack Shadbolt: Act of Art; Painting Place: The Life and Work of David B. Milne; Independent Spirit: Early Canadian Women Artists

four books
“Beauty in a Common Thing: The Drawings and Prints of L.L. Fitzgerald (Christine Lalonde, National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa, 2004); “Jack Shadbolt: Act of Art” (Jack Shadbolt, Toronto, 1981); “Painting Place: The Life and Work of David B. Milne (David P. Silcox, University of Toronto Press, Toronto, 1996); “Independent Spirit: Early Canadian Women Artists” (A.K. Prakash, Richmond Hill, 2008)
x ins ( 0 x 0 cms )

Auction Estimate: $300.00$200.00 - $300.00
Price Realized $118.00
Sale date: December 12th 2018

Artwork by  Books and Reference, Defiant Spirits; Jack Shadbolt; The Visual Arts in Canada-The Twentieth Century; Visions of British Columbia-A Landscape Manual; Gordon Smith-The Act of Painting; Emily Carr
BOOKS AND REFERENCE
Defiant Spirits; Jack Shadbolt; The Visual Arts in Canada-The Twentieth Century; Visions of British Columbia-A Landscape Manual; Gordon Smith-The Act of Painting; Emily Carr

six books
“Defiant Spirits: The Modernist Revolution of the Group of Seven” (Ross King, Vancouver, 2010); “Jack Shadbolt” (National Gallery of Canada, 1969); “The Visual Arts in Canada: The Twentieth Century” [Whitelaw, Foss & Paikowsky (eds.), Don Mills, 2010); “Visions of British Columbia: A Landscape Manual” (Vancouver Art Gallery, 2009); “Gordon Smith: The Act of Painting” (Ian Thom & Andrew Hunter, Vancouver Art Gallery, 1997); “Emily Carr: New Perspectives on a Canadian Icon” [Hill, Lamoureux & Thom (curators), National Gallery of Canada/Vancouver Art Gallery, 2006]
x ins ( 0 x 0 cms )

Auction Estimate: $600.00$400.00 - $600.00
Price Realized $118.00
Sale date: December 12th 2018

Artwork by  Books and Reference, Canadian National Exhibition catalogues (1925; 1931; 1934; 1935 & 1939)
BOOKS AND REFERENCE
Canadian National Exhibition catalogues (1925; 1931; 1934; 1935 & 1939)

five exhibition catalogues
Canadian National Exhibition Catalogue of Paintings, Graphic Art and Photography (Toronto, August 29th to September 12th, 1925);
Catalogue of the Arts, Canadian National Exhibition (Toronto, August 28th to September 12th, 1931);
Catalogue of the Arts, Canadian National Exhibition (Toronto, August 24th to September 8th, 1934);
Canadian National Exhibition, Catalogue of the Arts (Toronto, August 23rd to September 7th, 1935);
Canadian National Exhibition Catalogue of the Arts (Toronto, August 25th to September 9th, 1939)
x ins ( 0 x 0 cms )

Auction Estimate: $125.00$75.00 - $125.00
Price Realized $118.00
Sale date: December 12th 2018

Artwork by Alfred Joseph Casson, The Sharp Tailed Grouse
ALFRED JOSEPH CASSON
The Sharp Tailed Grouse

colour silkscreen
signed in the plate lower right; a description from Canada Malting Co. Limited included; unframed (matted)
8.5 x 10 ins ( 21.6 x 25.4 cms )

Auction Estimate: $300.00$200.00 - $300.00
Price Realized $118.00
Sale date: December 12th 2018

Artwork by Thomas Harrison Wilkinson, Fishing Village
THOMAS HARRISON WILKINSON
Fishing Village

watercolour
signed lower right
12.5 x 20 ins ( 31.8 x 50.8 cms ) ( sight )

Auction Estimate: $300.00$200.00 - $300.00
Price Realized $118.00
Sale date: December 12th 2018

Previous Auctions

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Sale Closed: January 23, 2024
 
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Sale Closed: January 23, 2024
 
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Sale Closed: January 23, 2024
 
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Sale Closed: January 23, 2024
 
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Sale Closed: December 12, 2023
 
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Sale Closed: December 12, 2023
 
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Sale Closed: December 6, 2023
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Sale Closed: November 7, 2023
 
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Sale Closed: November 7, 2023
 
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Sale Closed: November 7, 2023
 
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Sale Closed: November 7, 2023
 
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Sale Closed: November 7, 2023
 
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Sale Closed: October 10, 2023
 
Post-War & Contemporary Art (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: October 10, 2023
 
Little Pictures (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: October 10, 2023
 
Prints & Multiples (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: September 12, 2023
 
The Canadian Landscape (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: September 12, 2023
 
Art of Quebec (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: September 12, 2023
 
Still Life & Figural Work (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: August 15, 2023
 
Works on Paper & Prints (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: August 15, 2023
 
Art of Atlantic Canada (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: July 25, 2023
 
Historical Canadian Art (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: July 25, 2023
 
Post-War & Contemporary Art (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: July 25, 2023
 
Modern & Contemporary Art (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: June 27, 2023
 
The Art of Europe (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: June 27, 2023
 
Canadians at Home & Abroad (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: June 27, 2023
 
Spring Live Auction of Important Canadian & International Art (Session 1)
Sale Closed: June 8, 2023
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An Important Private Collection of Canadian Art (Session 2)
Sale Closed: June 8, 2023
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Post-War & Contemporary Art (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: May 30, 2023
 
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Sale Closed: May 30, 2023
 
The Group of Seven & Their Associates (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: May 30, 2023
 
April Abstractions (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: April 18, 2023
 
The Canadian Landscape (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: April 18, 2023
 
Prints, Photography & Multiples (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: April 18, 2023
 
Select Canadian Prints (Online Auctions)
Sale Closed: April 18, 2023
 
Inuit & First Nations Art (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: March 21, 2023
 
Peaks to Prairies: Art of Western Canada (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: March 21, 2023
 
Celebrating Women Artists (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: March 21, 2023
 
Works on Paper & Prints (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: February 28, 2023
 
Three Dimensions (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: February 28, 2023
 
Canada & Abroad (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: February 28, 2023
 
Post-War & Contemporary Art (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: January 31, 2023
 
Canadian Winter (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: January 31, 2023
 
Still Life & Figural Work (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: January 31, 2023
 
Books & Reference (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: January 31, 2023
 
From the Estate of William Ronald (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: January 31, 2023
 
Holiday Charm (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: December 13, 2022
 
Coast to Coast (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: December 13, 2022
 
An Important Private Collection of Canadian Art (Session 2)
Sale Closed: December 1, 2022
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Fall Live Auction of Important Canadian Art (Session 1)
Sale Closed: December 1, 2022
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Canadian Group of Painters (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: November 22, 2022
 
Fall Auction of International Art (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: November 22, 2022
 
Post-War & Contemporary Canadian Art (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: November 22, 2022
 
Historical Canadian Art (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: November 22, 2022
 
October Abstractions (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: October 25, 2022
 
Little Pictures (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: October 25, 2022
 
The Canadian Landscape (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: October 25, 2022
 
Art of Atlantic Canada (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: October 25, 2022
 
La belle province (Art of Quebec) (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: September 27, 2022
 
Prints, Photography & Multiples (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: September 27, 2022
 
Inuit & First Nations Art (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: September 27, 2022
 
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Sale Closed: August 23, 2022
 
Prints & Works on Paper (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: August 23, 2022
 
Still Life & Figural Work (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: August 23, 2022
 
The Art of Barbara Mercer (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: August 23, 2022
 
Post-War & Contemporary Art (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: July 19, 2022
 
Cities & Towns (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: July 19, 2022
 
Art of Atlantic Canada (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: July 19, 2022
 
Spring Auction of International Art (Online Auction)
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Sale Closed: June 28, 2022
 
Spring Live Auction of Important Canadian Art
Sale Closed: June 15, 2022
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Historical Canadian Art (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: May 31, 2022
 
Post-War & Contemporary Canadian Art (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: May 31, 2022
 
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Sale Closed: April 19, 2022
 
Prints, Photography & Multiples (Online Auction)
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The Canadian Landscape (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: April 19, 2022
 
Inuit and First Nations Art (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: March 22, 2022
 
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Sale Closed: March 22, 2022
 
Canada & Abroad (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: March 1, 2022
 
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Sale Closed: March 1, 2022
 
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Sale Closed: March 1, 2022
 
Post War & Contemporary Art (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: February 1, 2022
 
Canadian Winter (Online Auction)
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Still Life & Figural Work (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: February 1, 2022
 
Works on Paper, Books & Tapestries (Online Auction)
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Holiday Charm (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: December 14, 2021
 
Coast to Coast (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: December 14, 2021
 
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Sale Closed: November 30, 2021
 
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Sale Closed: November 30, 2021
 
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