Spring Live Auction - Session 1
You are viewing artwork included in Session 1 of the Cowley Abbott Spring Live Auction of Important Canadian Art, taking place on Thursday, May 30th at Toronto's Globe & Mail Centre. In-Person, Absentee, Telephone and Real-Time Online Bidding is available to collectors for participation in this auction. Purchased artwork is subject to the 20% Buyer's Premium (21% if purchased via Auction Mobility's interface) and applicable taxes. Further details regarding buying with Cowley Abbott can be found by referring to our Conditions of Sale and the "How to Purchase" page.
The first session of the Spring Live Auction presents an exciting selection of work by Canadian and international artists, with many making their auction debut with Cowley Abbott this season. Entrusted to our team by national and international private collectors, estates, corporations and trade clients, these artworks were acquired through private channels, at auction, from commercial galleries or from the artists directly.
FREDERICK GRANT BANTING
Georgian Bay
oil on board
signed lower right; signed and titled on the reverse
10.5 x 13.5 in ( 26.7 x 34.3 cm )
Auction Estimate: $25,000.00 - $30,000.00
Sale Date: May 30th 2024
ALFRED JOSEPH CASSON
Pic Island, Lake Superior
oil on board
signed lower right; signed, titled and dated 1928 on the reverse, signed and titled on the artist label on the reverse
9.5 x 11.25 in ( 24.1 x 28.6 cm )
Auction Estimate: $30,000.00 - $50,000.00
Sale Date: May 30th 2024
ALFRED JOSEPH CASSON
October Afternoon-Bancroft
oil on canvas
signed lower right; signed, titled and dated on the artist’s label on the reverse
30 x 37 in ( 76.2 x 94 cm )
Auction Estimate: $70,000.00 - $90,000.00
Sale Date: May 30th 2024
ARTHUR LISMER
British Columbia Forest
oil on canvas board
signed and dated 1963 lower left; signed, titled and dated on the reverse
16 x 12 in ( 40.6 x 30.5 cm )
Auction Estimate: $10,000.00 - $15,000.00
Sale Date: May 30th 2024
FREDERICK GRANT BANTING
Bic, Quebec
oil on canvas
signed lower right; signed, titled, dated 1927 and F.G Banting M.D. stamp (signed and dated 1941 by Lady Henrietta Banting) on the stretcher on the reverse
19 x 23 in ( 48.3 x 58.4 cm )
Auction Estimate: $30,000.00 - $40,000.00
Sale Date: May 30th 2024
ALFRED JOSEPH CASSON
Schoolhouse at Halfway Lake
oil on board
signed lower right; signed and titled twice on the reverse
12 x 15 in ( 30.5 x 38.1 cm )
Auction Estimate: $20,000.00 - $30,000.00
Sale Date: May 30th 2024
ALFRED JOSEPH CASSON
Barry's Bay
oil on board
signed lower right; titled and dated 1968 on the reverse
9.25 x 11.25 in ( 23.5 x 28.6 cm )
Auction Estimate: $25,000.00 - $35,000.00
Sale Date: May 30th 2024
LIU GUOSONG
Echo in the Valley
ink on paper
signed with artist’s seal; titled and dated 1965 on a label affixed to the reverse
29 x 51 in ( 73.7 x 129.5 cm ) ( image )
Auction Estimate: $40,000.00 - $60,000.00
Sale Date: May 30th 2024
FRANKLIN CARMICHAEL
La Cloche Landscape
watercolour and graphite
signed and dated 1939 lower right
11.5 x 13.25 in ( 29.2 x 33.7 cm ) ( sheet )
Auction Estimate: $30,000.00 - $40,000.00
Sale Date: May 30th 2024
ALEXANDER YOUNG JACKSON
Landscape near Coppermine, N.W.T.
oil on board
signed lower right; signed, titled, dated “September 1959” and inscribed “Mary Leech/5 Mohawk Place/Kingston Ontario” on the reverse
10.5 x 13.5 in ( 26.7 x 34.3 cm )
Auction Estimate: $20,000.00 - $30,000.00
Sale Date: May 30th 2024
LAWREN STEWART HARRIS
Abstract #36
oil on board
numbered 36 upon the “Lawren Harris LSH Holdings Ltd.” stamp on the reverse
20 x 29.75 in ( 50.8 x 75.6 cm )
Auction Estimate: $30,000.00 - $40,000.00
Sale Date: May 30th 2024
ALFRED JOSEPH CASSON
Farm Near Maple Lake, Haliburton
oil on canvas board
signed lower right; signed and titled on the reverse; signed, titled and dated 1938 to the artist label on the reverse
9.5 x 11.25 in ( 24.1 x 28.6 cm )
Auction Estimate: $25,000.00 - $35,000.00
Sale Date: May 30th 2024
ALFRED JOSEPH CASSON
Barn Interior, Lake Kashagawigamog
oil on board
signed lower right; signed, titled and dated 1923 on the reverse
9.25 x 11.25 in ( 23.5 x 28.6 cm )
Auction Estimate: $25,000.00 - $35,000.00
Sale Date: May 30th 2024
HENRI LAURENS (AFTER)
Femme
tapestry
signed in embroidery on the border on the reverse; manufactured by Modern Master Tapestries, from an edition commissioned by Marie Cuttoli, Paris and edited by Mybor; unframed
80.5 x 49 in ( 204.5 x 124.5 cm ) ( overall )
Auction Estimate: $10,000.00 - $15,000.00
Sale Date: May 30th 2024
DAVID BROWN MILNE
Early Morning
oil on canvas
signed and dated 1928 upper right; titled and dated 1928 on the reverse; catalogue raisonné no. 207.109
12.75 x 16.25 in ( 32.4 x 41.3 cm )
Auction Estimate: $50,000.00 - $70,000.00
Sale Date: May 30th 2024
MARY PRATT
Barby in the Dress She Made Herself
oil on board
signed and dated 1986 lower right
35.75 x 24.5 in ( 90.8 x 62.2 cm )
Auction Estimate: $40,000.00 - $50,000.00
Sale Date: May 30th 2024
SAYED HAIDER RAZA
L’église du village
oil on canvas
signed and dated 1958 upper right; inscribed “182” twice on the stretcher; titled on a gallery label on the frame on the reverse
21.5 x 18 in ( 54.6 x 45.7 cm )
Auction Estimate: $150,000.00 - $200,000.00
Sale Date: May 30th 2024
SAYED HAIDER RAZA
Temple Protestant
oil on canvas
signed and dated 1957 upper right; titled “Temple protestant” on the stretcher; inscribed RAZA "Temple Protestant / P185 - 58 / 25F” on a label on the stretcher; further titled “Protestant Church” on a gallery label on the frame on the reverse
25.5 x 31.75 in ( 64.8 x 80.6 cm )
Auction Estimate: $250,000.00 - $300,000.00
Sale Date: May 30th 2024
LI CHEN
Wisdom Bodhisattva and Fulfillment Bodhisattva
two bronze sculptures
each with the artist’s seal, signed, dated 2001 and numbered 2/8 rear hind leg
18 x 15 x 11 in ( 45.7 x 38.1 x 27.9 cm ) ( each overall )
Auction Estimate: $200,000.00 - $300,000.00
Sale Date: May 30th 2024
Spring Live Auction
Session 1
Important Canadian & International Art
Lots 1-98
Thursday, May 30th at 7:00 EDT
The Globe & Mail Centre, 17th Floor
351 King Street East, Toronto
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Session 2
Select Important Collections
Lots 101-137
Thursday, May 30th, following Session 1
The Globe & Mail Centre, 17th Floor
351 King Street East, Toronto
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Winnipeg*
April 30th to May 4th
(*Note: Only a selection of artwork from Sessions 1 & 2 will be on display in Winnipeg)
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Mayberry Fine Art
212 McDermot Avenue, Winnipeg
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May 11th to 30th
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Thursday, May 30th: 9:00 am to 12 noon
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