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 Alfred Joseph Casson, Delphiniums and Daisies
ALFRED JOSEPH CASSON
Delphiniums and Daisies

colour silkscreen
signed within the plate lower right
10.5 x 8.75 ins ( 26.7 x 22.2 cms ) ( sight )

Auction Estimate: $300.00$200.00 - $300.00
Price Realized $384.00
Sale date: December 12th 2018

Artwork by Marmaduke Matthews, Cattle Watering
MARMADUKE MATTHEWS
Cattle Watering

watercolour
signed lower left
14.5 x 21 ins ( 36.8 x 53.3 cms )

Auction Estimate: $800.00$600.00 - $800.00
Price Realized $354.00
Sale date: December 12th 2018

Artwork by Attributed to Frederic Marlett Bell-Smith, Floral Still LIfe
ATTRIBUTED TO FREDERIC MARLETT BELL-SMITH
Floral Still LIfe

watercolour
12.5 x 9.25 ins ( 31.8 x 23.5 cms ) ( sight )

Auction Estimate: $600.00$400.00 - $600.00
Price Realized $354.00
Sale date: December 12th 2018

Artwork by Peter Maxwell Ewart, Lake of the Woods
PETER MAXWELL EWART
Lake of the Woods

oil on board
signed lower right; signed and titled on the reverse
8 x 10 ins ( 20.3 x 25.4 cms )

Auction Estimate: $500.00$300.00 - $500.00
Price Realized $354.00
Sale date: December 12th 2018

Artwork by Alexander Young Jackson, Jack Pine
ALEXANDER YOUNG JACKSON
Jack Pine

sampson matthews silkscreen
unframed; some moisture damage present along the lower portion of the artwork - sold “as is” and not subject to return
30 x 4 ins ( 76.2 x 10.2 cms ) ( sheet )

Auction Estimate: $700.00$500.00 - $700.00
Price Realized $354.00
Sale date: December 12th 2018

Artwork by Joseph Ernest Sampson, Veterans of the Sea
JOSEPH ERNEST SAMPSON
Veterans of the Sea

sampson matthews silkscreen
30 x 40 ins ( 76.2 x 101.6 cms )

Auction Estimate: $700.00$500.00 - $700.00
Price Realized $354.00
Sale date: December 12th 2018

Artwork by Joseph Francis Plaskett, Parisian Scene
JOSEPH FRANCIS PLASKETT
Parisian Scene

pastel
signed and dated 1961 lower right
18.5 x 24 ins ( 47 x 61 cms ) ( sight )

Auction Estimate: $900.00$700.00 - $900.00
Price Realized $354.00
Sale date: December 12th 2018

Artwork by  Books and Reference, Cineplex Odeon-The First Ten Years; Maurice Cullen-1866-1934; Colville; Homer Watson-The Man of Doon; Jack Bush-A Retrospective; Hidden Values-Contemporary Canadian Art in Corporate Collections; Joe Fafard; Iskowitz; The Art of Betty Goodwin
BOOKS AND REFERENCE
Cineplex Odeon-The First Ten Years; Maurice Cullen-1866-1934; Colville; Homer Watson-The Man of Doon; Jack Bush-A Retrospective; Hidden Values-Contemporary Canadian Art in Corporate Collections; Joe Fafard; Iskowitz; The Art of Betty Goodwin

nine books
“Cineplex Odeon: The First Ten Years” (David Burnett, Toronto, 1989); “Maurice Cullen: 1866-1934” (Sylvia Antoniou, Queen’s University, 1982); “Colville” (David Burnett, Art Gallery of Ontario, 1983); “Homer Watson: The Man of Doon” (Muriel Miller, Toronto, 1988); “Jack Bush: A Retrospective” (Art Gallery of Ontario, 1976); “Hidden Values: Contemporary Canadian Art in Corporate Collections” (Robert Swain, Vancouver/Toronto, 1994); Joe Fafard (Terrence Heath, National Gallery of Canada, 2007); Iskowitz (David Burnett, Art Gallery of Ontario, 1982); “The Art of Betty Goodwin” [Jessica Bradley & Matthew Teitelbaum (eds.), Art Gallery of Ontario, 1998]
x ins ( 0 x 0 cms )

Auction Estimate: $700.00$500.00 - $700.00
Price Realized $325.00
Sale date: December 12th 2018

Artwork by  Books and Reference, Canadian Art in the Twentieth Century; The Ontario Community Collects; Agnes Etherington Art Centre-Permanent Collection 1968; A Concise History of Canadian Painting; Art Gallery of Ontario-The Canadian Collection; Joan Murray-Confessions of a Curator
BOOKS AND REFERENCE
Canadian Art in the Twentieth Century; The Ontario Community Collects; Agnes Etherington Art Centre-Permanent Collection 1968; A Concise History of Canadian Painting; Art Gallery of Ontario-The Canadian Collection; Joan Murray-Confessions of a Curator

six books
“Canadian Art in the Twentieth Century” (Joan Murray, Toronto, 1999); “The Ontario Community Collects” (William C. Forsey, Art Gallery of Ontario, 1975); “Agnes Etherington Art Centre: Permanent Collection 1968” (Queen’s University, 1968); “A Concise History of Canadian Painting” (Dennis Reid, Don Mills, 2012, Third Edition); “Art Gallery of Ontario: The Canadian Collection” (Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto, 1970); “Confessions of a Curator: Adventures in Canadian Art” (Joan Murray, Oshawa, 1984)
x ins ( 0 x 0 cms )

Auction Estimate: $400.00$300.00 - $400.00
Price Realized $325.00
Sale date: December 12th 2018

Artwork by Thomas Keith Roberts, Main Street
THOMAS KEITH ROBERTS
Main Street

sampson matthews silkscreen
unframed
30 x 40 ins ( 76.2 x 101.6 cms ) ( sheet )

Auction Estimate: $500.00$300.00 - $500.00
Price Realized $325.00
Sale date: December 12th 2018

Artwork by James Fenwick Lansdowne, Cliff Swallow (Petrochelidon Pyrrhonota)
JAMES FENWICK LANSDOWNE
Cliff Swallow (Petrochelidon Pyrrhonota)

graphite drawing
8.5 x 8 ins ( 21.6 x 20.3 cms ) ( Overall sheet )

Auction Estimate: $400.00$300.00 - $400.00
Price Realized $325.00
Sale date: December 12th 2018

Artwork by Simon Brascoupe, Owl
SIMON BRASCOUPE
Owl

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 $295.00
Sale date: December 12th 2018

Artwork by Carl Beam, Portrait and two Fish
CARL BEAM
Portrait and two Fish

mixed media print
signed lower right; unframed
15.25 x 11.75 ins ( 38.7 x 29.8 cms ) ( sheet )

Auction Estimate: $500.00$300.00 - $500.00
Price Realized $295.00
Sale date: December 12th 2018

Artwork by Thomas Albert Stone, Winter Road
THOMAS ALBERT STONE
Winter Road

oil on canvas
signed lower right; titled and inscribed “early 1930s” on the reverse
12 x 16 ins ( 30.5 x 40.6 cms )

Auction Estimate: $600.00$400.00 - $600.00
Price Realized $295.00
Sale date: December 12th 2018

Artwork by Harold Barling Town, Verticle Cyclist
HAROLD BARLING TOWN
Verticle Cyclist

lithograph
signed, dated 1971 and numbered 6/64 in pencil in the lower margin; titled on a gallery label on the reverse.
This lot includes a book, signed by the artist: Harold Town, Silent Stars, Sound Stars, Film Stars, Toronto/Montreal: McClelland and Stewart Limited, 1971.
19.5 x 14 ins ( 49.5 x 35.6 cms ) ( sheet )

Auction Estimate: $350.00$250.00 - $350.00
Price Realized $295.00
Sale date: December 12th 2018

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