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.
MARCELLE FERRON
Arbre du Ténéré, 1962
oil on canvas
signed lower left; titled "L'Arbre du Ténare" [sic] and dated 1962 (twice) on the stretcher
63.75 x 51 in ( 161.9 x 129.5 cm )
Auction Estimate: $300,000.00 - $500,000.00
Sale Date: May 30th 2024
LISE GERVAIS
La croix du sud
oil on canvas
signed and dated 1962 lower right
27 x 24 in ( 68.6 x 61 cm )
Auction Estimate: $8,000.00 - $12,000.00
Sale Date: May 30th 2024
JEAN-PHILIPPE DALLAIRE
Exotic Village
oil on canvas
signed lower left; signed, titled, dated 1964 and inscribed “Vence A.M. France” on the reverse
23.5 x 28.5 in ( 59.7 x 72.4 cm )
Auction Estimate: $25,000.00 - $35,000.00
Sale Date: May 30th 2024
NORVAL MORRISSEAU
Great Medicine Horned Owl
acrylic on canvas
signed in syllabics lower right; signed with initials, titled and inscribed “Symbol or sign of the Ojibwa; Midawiin Medicine Society of the three fires” on the reverse
36 x 30 in ( 91.4 x 76.2 cm )
Auction Estimate: $25,000.00 - $35,000.00
Sale Date: May 30th 2024
MARC CHAGALL
Le Cirque (M. 527)
colour lithograph on arches wove paper
signed lower right and numbered 18/24 lower left
20.25 x 14.75 in ( 51.4 x 37.5 cm ) ( sight )
Auction Estimate: $20,000.00 - $30,000.00
Sale Date: May 30th 2024
LAWREN STEWART HARRIS
Autumn Leaves
oil on canvas
signed with initials and dated 1910 lower right
25 x 20 in ( 63.5 x 50.8 cm )
Auction Estimate: $300,000.00 - $400,000.00
Sale Date: May 30th 2024
DAVID HOCKNEY
Celia (La Bergère) (from Eight Lithographs to Benefit the Foundation for Contemporary Performance Arts, Inc. Portfolio) (Gemini 955)
lithograph
signed, dated 1981 and numbered 8/50 in the lower margin with blindstamps; titled “Celia”, dated and numbered on a gallery label on the reverse; printed by Gemini G.E.L., Los Angeles; co-published by Foundation for Contemporary Performance Arts, Inc., New York, and Gemini G.E.L., Los Angeles
24 x 35 x 2.75 in ( 61 x 88.9 x 7 cm ) ( sheet )
Auction Estimate: $15,000.00 - $20,000.00
Sale Date: May 30th 2024
JEAN PAUL RIOPELLE
Nouvelles impressions no. 82
oil on canvas
initialed lower right; signed on the reverse; catalogue raisonné no. 1977.066H.1977
6.5 x 9.5 in ( 16.5 x 24.1 cm )
Auction Estimate: $30,000.00 - $50,000.00
Sale Date: May 30th 2024
RONALD LANGLEY BLOORE
White Sun-Green Rim, 1960
oil on board
48 x 48 in ( 121.9 x 121.9 cm )
Auction Estimate: $10,000.00 - $15,000.00
Sale Date: May 30th 2024
MARC-AURÈLE FORTIN
Près de Café à Montréal, Rue Wolfe
oil on board
signed lower left; titled "Près de Café à Montréal, Rue Wolf" the reverse
22.25 x 28 in ( 56.5 x 71.1 cm )
Auction Estimate: $30,000.00 - $50,000.00
Sale Date: May 30th 2024
WILLIAM KURELEK
Rosedale Golf and Country Club - It’s Hard for Us to Realize
mixed media on board
signed with monogram and dated 1972 lower right; titled and dated on the reverse
22 x 41.75 in ( 55.9 x 106 cm )
Auction Estimate: $50,000.00 - $70,000.00
Sale Date: May 30th 2024
DAVID LLOYD BLACKWOOD
Fire Down on the Labrador
colour etching & aquatint
signed, titled, dated 1980, editioned “Artist’s Proof 10/10” and inscribed “Ed. 50” in the lower margin
31.5 x 19.75 in ( 80 x 50.2 cm ) ( plate size )
Auction Estimate: $60,000.00 - $80,000.00
Sale Date: May 30th 2024
ALEX SIMEON JANVIER
Dene (The People)
acrylic on canvas
signed upper right; signed, titled, dated 1991 and inscribed “Cold Lake” on the reverse
60.25 x 48 in ( 153 x 121.9 cm )
Auction Estimate: $50,000.00 - $70,000.00
Sale Date: May 30th 2024
WILLIAM KURELEK
Family Building Stack
mixed media on board
signed with monogram and dated 1969 lower right; titled to a gallery label on the reverse
24 x 30.75 in ( 61 x 78.1 cm )
Auction Estimate: $80,000.00 - $120,000.00
Sale Date: May 30th 2024
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Spring Live Auction - Session 2
Auction of Select Important Collections
Live Auction
Thursday, May 30th, 2024 - Following Session 1
Globe & Mail Centre, Toronto
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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Select Important Collections
Lots 101-137
Thursday, May 30th, following Session 1
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351 King Street East, Toronto
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April 30th to May 4th
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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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326 Dundas Street West, Toronto
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