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  Books and Reference, September Gale: A Study of Arthur Lismer (John A.B. McLeish); The Growth of Canadian Painting (Donald W. Buchanan); Hundreds and Thousands: The Journals of Emily Carr (Clarke Irwin); Group of Seven Drawings (Paul Duval)
BOOKS AND REFERENCE
September Gale: A Study of Arthur Lismer (John A.B. McLeish); The Growth of Canadian Painting (Donald W. Buchanan); Hundreds and Thousands: The Journals of Emily Carr (Clarke Irwin); Group of Seven Drawings (Paul Duval)

four books
“September Gale: A Study of Arthur Lismer” (John A.B. McLeish, J.M. Dent and Sons, Canada, 1955, signed by Arthur Lismer and presented in the original dust jacket); “The Growth of Canadian Painting (Donald W. Buchanan, Collins, London and Toronto, 1950); “Hundreds and Thousands: The Journals of Emily Carr” (Clarke, Irwin & Company Ltd, Toronto/Vancouver, 1966, presented in the original dust jacket); “Group of Seven Drawings” (Paul Duval, Burns and MacEachern Limited, Toronto, 1965, presented in the original dust jacket)
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Auction Estimate: $175.00$125.00 - $175.00
Price Realized $472.00
Sale date: December 12th 2018

Artwork by  Books and Reference, A Painter’s Country (A.Y. Jackson); West by East (J.E.H. & Thoreau MacDonald); Country Hours (Locke); A Canadian Art Movement (F.B. Housser)
BOOKS AND REFERENCE
A Painter’s Country (A.Y. Jackson); West by East (J.E.H. & Thoreau MacDonald); Country Hours (Locke); A Canadian Art Movement (F.B. Housser)

four books
“A Painter’s Country: the autobiography of A.Y. Jackson” (A.Y. Jackson, Clarke, Irwin & Company Ltd, Canada, 1963, presented in the original dust jacket); “West by East & Other Poems by J.E.H. MacDonald” (J.E.H. MacDonald, with drawings by Thoreau MacDonald, The Ryerson Press, Toronto, 1933, presented in the original dust jacket); “Country Hours” (Clarke Locke, illustrations by Thoreau MacDonald, The Ryerson Press, Toronto, 1959, presented in the original dust jacket and book signed by the author); “A Canadian Art Movement: The Story of the Group of Seven” (F.B. Housser, The MacMillan Company of Canada, Toronto, 1974, presented in the original dust jacket)
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Auction Estimate: $175.00$125.00 - $175.00
Price Realized $472.00
Sale date: December 12th 2018

Artwork by Bruce Le Dain, Harbour Lookout, Stonington, Maine
BRUCE LE DAIN
Harbour Lookout, Stonington, Maine

oil on board
signed lower right; signed, titled and dated “Oct. 1979” on the reverse
12 x 19.75 ins ( 30.5 x 50.2 cms )

Auction Estimate: $700.00$500.00 - $700.00
Price Realized $472.00
Sale date: December 12th 2018

Artwork by Florence Helena McGillivary, Cheville, Near Paris, France (Canal Houses in Brittany)
FLORENCE HELENA MCGILLIVARY
Cheville, Near Paris, France (Canal Houses in Brittany)

coloured chalks
signed lower left
10.5 x 15.5 ins ( 26.7 x 39.4 cms ) ( sight )

Auction Estimate: $700.00$500.00 - $700.00
Price Realized $443.00
Sale date: December 12th 2018

Artwork by Louis de Niverville, The Old Set
LOUIS DE NIVERVILLE
The Old Set

mixed media and collage on board
signed (twice) on the reverse; titled on a piece of tape on the reverse
12 x 16 ins ( 30.5 x 40.6 cms )

Auction Estimate: $700.00$500.00 - $700.00
Price Realized $443.00
Sale date: December 12th 2018

Artwork by Pegi Nicol MacLeod, Golfers
PEGI NICOL MACLEOD
Golfers

watercolour
signed along the right edge
18.5 x 24 ins ( 47 x 61 cms )

Auction Estimate: $400.00$300.00 - $400.00
Price Realized $431.00
Sale date: December 12th 2018

Artwork by Robert Francis Michael McInnis, Selection of 9 Artworks
ROBERT FRANCIS MICHAEL MCINNIS
Selection of 9 Artworks

mixed media
“Reclining Model with Red Wine”- etching; signed, titled, dated “17 March 1982”and inscribed “Second Test Print” in the lower margin (20 ins x 26 ins); “Girl with Red Wine”- etching; signed within the plate; signed, titled, dated 1982 and inscribed “A/P” in the lower margin (25.5 ins x 18 ins); “Woman with Black Scarf”- ink and watercolour; signed and dated “17.2.92” lower left, inscribed “w/c 1-17-2-92” lower right (19.5 ins x 15.5 ins); “Train to Stanley Mountain”- oil on paper; signed and dated “09” lower left, titled and dated “7.8.09” in the lower margin (14.75 ins x 16.75 ins); “Striped Bra”- monotype; signed titled and dated 1984 in the lower margin, inscribed “28-11-84” lower right (17 ins x 14 ins); “Lido Series”- monotype; signed, titled and dated 1984 in the lower margin, inscribed “1-12-84” lower right (17 ins x 14 ins); “Seated Woman at Table”- pastel; signed and dated 1979 lower left (18.75 ins x 25 ins); “Model with Folded Arms”- pastel; signed and dated 1979 at the lower edge (26 ins x 19.75 ins); “Woman in Striped Scarf”- conte; signed and dated “16 May 1978” lower left (24.75 ins x 18.75 ins); all unframed
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Auction Estimate: $700.00$500.00 - $700.00
Price Realized $413.00
Sale date: December 12th 2018

Artwork by Robert Francis Michael McInnis, Selection of 8 Artworks
ROBERT FRANCIS MICHAEL MCINNIS
Selection of 8 Artworks

mixed media
“Woman with Red Wine”- etching; signed within the plate (25.25 ins x 18 ins); “Lowther St. Toronto”- ink drawing; signed, titled and dated “30 September 1973” lower right (24 ins x 17 ins); Model with Hoop Earrings”- ink and watercolour; signed lower left, dated “6.7.93” lower right (24 ins x 19 ins); “Tow Women”- oil on paper; signed and dated 2009 lower right, inscribed “2-11-2009” in the lower margin (14.75 ins x 15.5 ins); “Lido Series”- monotype; signed, titled and dated 1984 in the lower margin, inscribed “9” and “6-12-84” at the lower edge (17 ins x 14 ins); “Red Wine”- monotype; signed, titled and dated 1984 in the lower margin, inscribed “29-11-84” at the lower edge (17 ins x 14 ins); “Calgary 1979, View From My Balcony”- charcola; signed lower right, titled lower left, inscribed “No 2 30 April 79 1st Charcoal” at the lower edge (18.75 ins x 25 ins); “Woman in White Coat”- pastel; signed and dat “5 March 1978” lower left (24.75 x 19 ins); all unframed
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Auction Estimate: $700.00$500.00 - $700.00
Price Realized $413.00
Sale date: December 12th 2018

Artwork by François Carbu, Retour de la pêche au clair de lune (Bretagne)
FRANÇOIS CARBU
Retour de la pêche au clair de lune (Bretagne)

oil on canvas
signed lower left; signed and titled on the reverse
18 x 21 ins ( 45.7 x 53.3 cms )

Auction Estimate: $500.00$300.00 - $500.00
Price Realized $413.00
Sale date: December 12th 2018

Artwork by Gary Slipper, Ceremonial
GARY SLIPPER
Ceremonial

mixed media on board
signed lower left
18 x 14 ins ( 45.7 x 35.6 cms )

Auction Estimate: $600.00$400.00 - $600.00
Price Realized $413.00
Sale date: December 12th 2018

Artwork by Robert Heard Whale, Princess Point, Hamilton
ROBERT HEARD WHALE
Princess Point, Hamilton

oil on board
signed lower right; titled and dated ‘99 on the reverse
8 x 13.5 ins ( 20.3 x 34.3 cms )

Auction Estimate: $900.00$700.00 - $900.00
Price Realized $384.00
Sale date: December 12th 2018

Artwork by Simon Brascoupe, Moose
SIMON BRASCOUPE
Moose

stencil
signed and dated 1996 lower right; unframed
22.25 x 30 ins ( 56.5 x 76.2 cms ) ( sheet )

Auction Estimate: $500.00$300.00 - $500.00
Price Realized $384.00
Sale date: December 12th 2018

Artwork by Willard Morse Mitchell, The Seigniory Club at Montebello, P.Q.
WILLARD MORSE MITCHELL
The Seigniory Club at Montebello, P.Q.

two watercolours
“The Main Entrance Gate to the Seigniory Club at Montebello, P.Q. - Canada” (signed lower right; dated 1943 and inscribed “Situated in the famous Laurentian Mountains, this gate is built mostly of large, peeled logs” & “This is a genuine watercolour and a hand carved frame by W.M. Mitchell” on the reverse of the framing);

“One of the Fronts to the Log Cateau of the Seigniory Club at Montebello, P.Q. Canada” (typed inscriptions “overlooking several miles of the beautiful Ottawa Valley and river. The Chateau is situated in the famous Laurentian Mountains, not far from Montreal. This building is built mostly of large, peeled Cedar logs brought from the cedar forests of British Columbia. Roads of romance, in this colourful province of Quebec, lead the motorist to the Log Chateau and its 80,000-acre vacationland.” & “This is a genuine water color and a hand carved frame by Willard M. Mitchell” on the reverse of the framing)
3.75 x 4.5 ins ( 9.5 x 11.4 cms ) ( each sight )

Auction Estimate: $500.00$300.00 - $500.00
Price Realized $384.00
Sale date: December 12th 2018

Artwork by John-Franklin Koenig, Carcard
JOHN-FRANKLIN KOENIG
Carcard

oil on canvas
signed, titled, dated 1971 and inscribed “No. 13” on the reverse
13 x 7.5 ins ( 33 x 19.1 cms )

Auction Estimate: $600.00$400.00 - $600.00
Price Realized $384.00
Sale date: December 12th 2018

Artwork by Norman Laliberté, The First Lover
NORMAN LALIBERTÉ
The First Lover

oil on paper
signed and dated 1992 to the right
26 x 12 ins ( 66 x 30.5 cms ) ( sheet )

Auction Estimate: $600.00$400.00 - $600.00
Price Realized $384.00
Sale date: December 12th 2018

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