May Auction of Canadian Artwork including Inuit Art (Online Second Session to Live Auction) Highlights

This page provides details on a selection of works of art sold in our May Auction of Canadian Artwork including Inuit Art (Online Second Session to Live Auction) which concluded on June 5, 2019. Select an item for more details. All posted prices include Buyer's Premium.

Artwork by Maud Lewis, Boat Going to Sea
MAUD LEWIS
Boat Going to Sea

mixed media on board
signed lower right; unframed
12.5 x 12.5 ins ( 31.8 x 31.8 cms )

Auction Estimate: $12,000.00$9,000.00 - $12,000.00
Price Realized $12,980.00
Sale date: June 5th 2019

Artwork by Ted Harrison, Girl in Yellow Hat
TED HARRISON
Girl in Yellow Hat

acrylic on board
signed lower right; signed, titled and dated 1981 on the reverse
35.75 x 22.75 ins ( 90.8 x 57.8 cms )

Auction Estimate: $8,000.00$6,000.00 - $8,000.00
Price Realized $6,490.00
Sale date: June 5th 2019

Artwork by Edna Tacon, Untitled Abstraction
EDNA TACON
Untitled Abstraction

oil on canvas
signed and dated 1945 lower right
40 x 30 ins ( 101.6 x 76.2 cms )

Auction Estimate: $7,000.00$5,000.00 - $7,000.00
Price Realized $5,310.00
Sale date: June 5th 2019

Artwork by Manly Edward MacDonald, Winter Breakup on the Don
MANLY EDWARD MACDONALD
Winter Breakup on the Don

oil on canvas
signed lower left; titled on the gallery label on the reverse
28.25 x 36.5 ins ( 71.8 x 92.7 cms )

Auction Estimate: $7,000.00$5,000.00 - $7,000.00
Price Realized $5,310.00
Sale date: June 5th 2019

Artwork by Maud Lewis, The Black Cat
MAUD LEWIS
The Black Cat

mixed media on scallop shell
signed to the left
4.5 x 5 ins ( 11.4 x 12.7 cms ) ( overall )

Auction Estimate: $7,000.00$5,000.00 - $7,000.00
Price Realized $5,192.00
Sale date: June 5th 2019

Artwork by Normand Hudon, Les soeurs d’Outremont (1989)
NORMAND HUDON
Les soeurs d’Outremont (1989)

acrylic on masonite
signed, titled and dated 1989
12 x 16 ins ( 30.5 x 40.6 cms )

Auction Estimate: $4,000.00$3,000.00 - $4,000.00
Price Realized $4,838.00
Sale date: June 5th 2019

Artwork by Illingworth Holey Kerr, Flag Tree, Georgian Bay
ILLINGWORTH HOLEY KERR
Flag Tree, Georgian Bay

oil on canvas
signed with monogram lower left; signed, titled, dated 1983 and inscribed “From 1927 sketch” on the stretcher
24 x 30 ins ( 61 x 76.2 cms )

Auction Estimate: $7,000.00$5,000.00 - $7,000.00
Price Realized $4,720.00
Sale date: June 5th 2019

Artwork by Homer Ransford Watson, By the River
HOMER RANSFORD WATSON
By the River

oil on canvas
signed lower left
14 x 22 ins ( 35.6 x 55.9 cms )

Auction Estimate: $4,000.00$3,000.00 - $4,000.00
Price Realized $4,484.00
Sale date: June 5th 2019

Artwork by Emily Coonan, On the St. Lawrence, Near Cacouna
EMILY COONAN
On the St. Lawrence, Near Cacouna

oil on board
signed lower left
10 x 14 ins ( 25.4 x 35.6 cms )

Auction Estimate: $5,000.00$3,000.00 - $5,000.00
Price Realized $4,012.00
Sale date: June 5th 2019

Artwork by David Lloyd Blackwood, Beautiful Young Mummer in Margaret Feltham’s House
DAVID LLOYD BLACKWOOD
Beautiful Young Mummer in Margaret Feltham’s House

colour etching and aquatint
signed, titled, dated 1985 and inscribed “artist’s proof 7/10, Ed. 50” in the lower margin
20 x 15.75 ins ( 50.8 x 40 cms ) ( plate size )

Auction Estimate: $2,500.00$2,000.00 - $2,500.00
Price Realized $3,658.00
Sale date: June 5th 2019

Artwork by Thomas de Vany Forrestall, Forgotten Orchard
THOMAS DE VANY FORRESTALL
Forgotten Orchard

acrylic on board
signed lower right; signed, titled and dated 1964 on the reverse
19.25 x 34.5 ins ( 48.9 x 87.6 cms )

Auction Estimate: $6,000.00$4,000.00 - $6,000.00
Price Realized $3,540.00
Sale date: June 5th 2019

Artwork by Randolph Stanley Hewton, Farm in Autumn
RANDOLPH STANLEY HEWTON
Farm in Autumn

oil on canvas
signed lower left; Hewton Estate/Walter Klinkhoff Gallery (No. 8A) stamp verso
20 x 24 ins ( 50.8 x 61 cms )

Auction Estimate: $4,000.00$3,000.00 - $4,000.00
Price Realized $3,304.00
Sale date: June 5th 2019

Artwork by Berthe Des Clayes, The Old Sugar House
BERTHE DES CLAYES
The Old Sugar House

oil on canvas, laid down on board
signed lower left
14 x 18.25 ins ( 35.6 x 46.4 cms )

Auction Estimate: $3,000.00$2,000.00 - $3,000.00
Price Realized $3,186.00
Sale date: June 5th 2019

Artwork by Aqjangajuk Shaa, Sedna
AQJANGAJUK SHAA
Sedna

stone
22.25 x 16.5 x 6.5 ins ( 56.5 x 41.9 x 16.5 cms ) ( overall )

Auction Estimate: $3,500.00$2,500.00 - $3,500.00
Price Realized $3,068.00
Sale date: June 5th 2019

Artwork by George Douglas Pepper, Storm on the Laurentians
GEORGE DOUGLAS PEPPER
Storm on the Laurentians

oil on board
signed lower left; titled on a label on the reverse
12.5 x 14.5 ins ( 31.8 x 36.8 cms )

Auction Estimate: $4,000.00$3,000.00 - $4,000.00
Price Realized $3,068.00
Sale date: June 5th 2019

Previous Auctions

Select from a list of previous auctions to view specific sale highlights.

Coast to Coast (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: February 27, 2024
 
En plein air (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: February 27, 2024
 
Watercolours & Drawings (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: February 27, 2024
 
Canadian Prints & Multiples (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: February 27, 2024
 
Post-War & Contemporary Art (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: January 23, 2024
 
20th Century Works on Paper (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: January 23, 2024
 
The Academy (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: January 23, 2024
 
Inuit & First Nations Art (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: January 23, 2024
 
The Collection of Joe & Anita Robertson (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: December 12, 2023
 
Bidding in a Winter Wonderland (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: December 12, 2023
 
An Important Private Collection of Canadian Art (Session 2)
Sale Closed: December 6, 2023
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Fall Live Auction of Important Canadian & International Art (Session 1)
Sale Closed: December 6, 2023
( Download PDF )
 
Modern & Contemporary Art (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: November 7, 2023
 
British & Continental Pictures (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: November 7, 2023
 
Toronto: Represented and Abstracted (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: November 7, 2023
 
Auction to Benefit NSCAD (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: November 7, 2023
 
Select Canadian Art (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: November 7, 2023
 
Artwork from a Private Collection (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: November 7, 2023
 
Select Canadian Art (Online Auction)
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
( Download PDF )
 
Post-War & Contemporary Art (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: May 30, 2023
 
Art of Quebec (Online Auction)
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
( Download PDF )
 
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
 
Canadians at Home & Abroad (Online Auction)
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)
Sale Closed: June 28, 2022
 
From the Estate of Robert Markle (Online Auction)
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
 
April Abstractions (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: April 19, 2022
 
Prints, Photography & Multiples (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: April 19, 2022
 
The Canadian Landscape (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: April 19, 2022
 
Inuit and First Nations Art (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: March 22, 2022
 
Celebrating Women Artists (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: March 22, 2022
 
Canada & Abroad (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: March 1, 2022
 
Three Dimensions (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: March 1, 2022
 
Works on Paper & Prints (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: March 1, 2022
 
Post War & Contemporary Art (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: February 1, 2022
 
Canadian Winter (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: February 1, 2022
 
Still Life & Figural Work (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: February 1, 2022
 
Works on Paper, Books & Tapestries (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: December 14, 2021
 
Holiday Charm (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: December 14, 2021
 
Coast to Coast (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: December 14, 2021
 
Canadian Art (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: November 30, 2021
 
Fall Auction of International Art (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: November 30, 2021
 
Auction to Benefit the Art Gallery of Alberta (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: November 30, 2021
 
Fall Live Auction of Important Canadian Art
Sale Closed: November 22, 2021
( Download PDF )
 
October Abstractions (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: October 26, 2021
 
Little Pictures (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: October 26, 2021
 
The Canadian Landscape (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: October 26, 2021
 

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