Post-War & Contemporary Art
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DAVID URBAN
Islands and Cities
oil on canvas stretched over board
signed (twice), titled and dated 1995 (twice) on the reverse; unframed
48 x 42 ins ( 121.9 x 106.7 cms )
This sale is now closed.
LÉON BELLEFLEUR
Jour de chance
oil on canvas
signed lower left; signed, titled and dated 1995 on the reverse
24 x 20 ins ( 61 x 50.8 cms )
Auction Estimate: $6,000.00 - $8,000.00
Price Realized: $6,480.00
Sale date: April 23rd 2024
GORDON APPELBE SMITH
Untitled (Abstract)
oil on canvas
46 x 12 ins ( 116.8 x 30.5 cms )
Auction Estimate: $7,000.00 - $9,000.00
Price Realized: $7,200.00
Sale date: April 23rd 2024
ROSS PENHALL
Nine Steps
oil on canvas
signed lower right; signed, titled and dated 2002 on the reverse
30 x 52 ins ( 76.2 x 132.1 cms )
This sale is now closed.
WILLIAM KURELEK
Madonna and Child with Flowers
gouache on paper on board
signed lower left; inscribed with the artist’s name, title, “No. 2” and William Kurelek’s former address in London, UK on the reverse of the frame
18.75 x 23.5 ins ( 47.6 x 59.7 cms )
Auction Estimate: $15,000.00 - $20,000.00
Price Realized: $18,000.00
Sale date: April 23rd 2024
CHARLES GAGNON
Nul etat...(TLNTS)
mixed media
signed and dated 1981 on the reverse; signed, titled, dated and inscribed “Charles Gagnon Montreal 1981” on the reverse
20.5 x 16 x 4.75 ins ( 52.1 x 40.6 x 12.1 cms ) ( overall )
This sale is now closed.
RONALD ALBERT MARTIN
One to Nine (1-9)
acrylic on canvas
signed, titled and dated “December 9-16, 1991” on the reverse; signed, titled and dated to the stretcher on the reverse; titled and dated to a label on the reverse; unframed
60 x 48 ins ( 152.4 x 121.9 cms )
This sale is now closed.
WILLIAM RONALD
The Orient Express
three acrylics on canvas (triptych)
initialed lower left; signed, titled and dated 1969 twice (“6/20/69”) on the reverse; William Ronald Authentic Inventory No. WRAI.1969.0081; unframed
54 x 144 in ( 137.2 x 381 cm ) ( overall (triptych) )
Auction Estimate: $25,000.00 - $35,000.00
Price Realized: $24,000.00
Sale date: April 23rd 2024
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