Canadian Select: 20th & 21st Century
APRIL 1 — 6, 2023
Canadian Select: 20th & 21st Century
APRIL 1 — 6, 2023
Canadian Select: 20th & 21st Century Art
APRIL 1 — 6, 2023
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front cover Lot 19
NORVAL H. MORRISSEAU
OTTER FRIENDS, C.1991
front inside cover Lot 7
MICHAEL SNOW THE ROOM, 1957
back inside cover Lot 29
DORIS JEAN MCCARTHY SUMMER LANDSCAPE
back cover Lot 43
RENÉ MARCIL
ABSTRACT (AL-20), CIRCA 1975
OLD HOUSES ON ONTARIO ST., 1973 oil on panel with Lucite 44 signed and dated “’73”; titled verso 20 x 24 in — 50.8 x 61 cm
PROVENANCE: Private Collection, Ontario
$5,000 — 7,000
LANE OFF MCCAUL ST. watercolour on paper signed; titled to label verso
5.5 x 8.5 in — 14 x 21.6 cm
PROVENANCE: Private Collection, Toronto, ON
$1,500 — 2,500
JOHN KASYN, OSA (1926-2008), CANADIAN
ON DAVISVILLE NEAR YONGE
watercolour on paper signed; titled to label verso
8 x 6 in — 20.3 x 15.2 cm
PROVENANCE: Private Collection, Toronto, ON
$1,500 — 2,500 4
JOHN KASYN, OSA (1926-2008), CANADIAN
OFF BLEEKER STREET LANE (TORONTO) watercolour on paper signed; titled to label verso
8 x 6 in — 20.3 x 15.2 cm
PROVENANCE: Private Collection, Toronto, ON
$1,500 — 2,500
ALBERT JACQUES FRANCK, RCA (1899-1973), CANADIAN
EDWARD AND CENTRE STREETS oil on canvas board signed; titled to label verso 16 x 12 in — 40.6 x 30.5 cm
PROVENANCE:
Roberts Gallery, Toronto, ON; Private Collection, London, ON $1,500 — 2,000
THE ROOM, 1957 charcoal on paper laid on card signed and dated “’57” sight 27.25 x 16.5 in — 69.9 x 41.3 cm;
PROVENANCE: Private Collection, Toronto, ON $3,000 — 5,000
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WILLIAM RONALD, RCA (1926-1998), CANADIAN UNTITLED ink wash on paper signed and dated “53”; inscribed “WR153” verso 7.5 x 13 in — 19.1 x 33 cm
PROVENANCE: Private Collection, Ontario $400 — 500
WILLIAM RONALD, RCA (1926-1998), CANADIAN
UNTITLED, 1953
watercolour on paper signed and dated “’53” sight 7.5 x 13 in — 19.1 x 33 cm
PROVENANCE:
Private Collection, Ontario
$400 — 500
WILLIAM RONALD, RCA (1926-1998), CANADIAN
UNTITLED, 1953
watercolour on paper signed and dated “’53”; inscribed “WR160” verso sight 13.25 x 7.75 in — 33.7 x 19.7 cm
PROVENANCE:
Private Collection, Ontario
$400 — 500
WILLIAM RONALD, RCA (1926-1998), CANADIAN
UNTITLED, 1973 watercolour on paper signed and dated “’73” 18 x 23 in — 45.7 x 58.4 cm
PROVENANCE: Private Collection, Ontario
$500 — 700
JOHN RICHARD FOX (1927-2008), CANADIAN UNTITLED mixed media on paper signed sight 26 x 18 in — 66 x 45.7 cm
PROVENANCE: Private Collection, Toronto, ON; Waddington’s Auctioneers & Appraisers, 13 Sept 2018, lot 100; Private Collection, Ontario
$400 — 600
STILL LIFE WITH GLOVES AND COFFEE POT
oil on canvas signed; titled verso
19.75 x 23.75 in — 50.2 x 60.3 cm
PROVENANCE:
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Cornwall and District, Ontario; Private Collection, Ontario
$1,500 — 2,000
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RENÉ MARCIL (1917-1993), CANADIAN VASE PROVENÇAL, SUMMER, VILLENEUVE-LES-AVIGNON, 1953 oil on canvas signed; titled and dated to label verso
19.5 x 24 in — 49.5 x 61 cm
PROVENANCE:
The Pagurian Corporation Limited, Toronto, ON; Private Collection, Toronto, ON
$2,500 — 3,500
TIM MERRETT (B. 1972), CANADIAN STILL LIFE ABSTRACTION #01/10/03 (FROM F. LATOUR - 19TH C.), 2003 oil on canvas signed and dated verso; titled and dated to labels verso 30 x 30 in — 76.2 x 76.2 cm
PROVENANCE: Private Collection, Toronto, ON $500 — 700 16
DIANA DEAN (B.1942)
THE SEEKERS, 1996 (A DIPTYCH) oil on canvas (diptych) signed “Dean” and dated “96”; titled to gallery label verso each 53.75 x 53.75 in — 136.5 x 136.5 cm
PROVENANCE: Nancy Poole’s Studio, Toronto gallery label verso; Private Collection, Ontario $2,000 — 3,000
DAVID BIERK, RCA (1944-2002), CANADIAN
STILL LIFE FRAGMENT #30, AFTER JAN VAN HUYSUM, 1994 oil on gold leaf on canvas signed, titled, dated “27 June 1994” and stamped verso 25 x 25 in — 63.5 x 63.5 cm
PROVENANCE:
Private Collection, Texas, USA
$2,500 — 3,500
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CLAUDE A. SIMARD, RCA (1943-2014), CANADIAN PLATANES ET PARASOLS, 2012 acrylic on canvas signed and dated “12”; signed, titled dated and gallery stamp verso 36 x 42 in — 91.4 x 106.7 cm
PROVENANCE:
Galerie Perreault, Quebec, QC
$5,000 — 7,000
NORVAL H. MORRISSEAU, RCA (1932-2007), ANISHINAABE (OJIBWE)
OTTER FRIENDS, C.1991
acrylic on canvas signed in syllabics
52 x 33.75 in — 132.1 x 85.7 cm
PROVENANCE:
Acquired directly from the artist; Collection of Ilona Nagy, Toronto/ Cobourg, ON; Private Collection, Milton, ON $10,000 — 12,000
NORVAL H. MORRISSEAU, RCA (1932-2007), ANISHINAABE (OJIBWE)
UNTITLED, C.1991
acrylic on canvas signed in syllabics
49.5 x 36 in — 125.7 x 91.4 cm
PROVENANCE:
Acquired directly from the artist; Collection of Ilona Nagy, Toronto/ Cobourg, ON; Private Collection, Milton, ON $10,000 — 12,000
RONALD WILLIAM BOLT, PRCA (B. 1938), CANADIAN
THE HIBB’S COVE LIGHT (NEWFOUNDLAND GOTHIC SERIES), 1973-1974
oil on canvas
signed and dated “74”; signed, titled and dated “73-4” verso
32 x 40 in — 81.3 x 101.6 cm
PROVENANCE:
Private Collection, Ontario
$4,000 — 6,000
BRIAN ATYEO (B. 1950), CANADIAN FOOTHILLS EVENING, 2005
acrylic on canvas signed; signed, titled and dated verso; also titled to label verso
48 x 48 in — 121.9 x 121.9 cm
PROVENANCE: Harbour Gallery, Mississauga, ON; Private Collection, Toronto, ON
$2,000 — 3,000
CHARLES FRASER COMFORT, OSA, PRCA (1900-1994), CANADIAN AUTUMNAL MIST, LAKE CLEAR oil on panel signed; titled to labels verso 12 x 16 in — 30.5 x 40.6 cm
PROVENANCE:
Roberts Gallery, Toronto, ON; Joyner Auctioneers & Appraisers, Toronto, ON, 24 May 1996, lot 5
$4,000 — 6,000
WILLIAM GOODRIDGE ROBERTS, RCA, (1904-1974), CANADIAN UNTITLED (LANDSCAPE) oil on hardboard signed 15 x 17.75 in — 38.1 x 45.1 cm
PROVENANCE:
Private Collection, Montreal, QC; BYDealers Auction House, Montreal, QC, 21 Feb 2019, lot 81; Private Collection, Toronto, ON
$2,500 — 3,500
ILLINGWORTH HOLEY KERR (1905-1989), CANADIAN
HIGHWOOD MUSKEG, 1985
oil on canvas signed; signed, titled and dated verso
18 x 24 in — 45.7 x 61 cm
PROVENANCE:
Private Collection, British Columbia
$4,000 — 6,000
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BOBS COGILL HAWORTH, OSA, RCA (1900-1988), CANADIAN PALGRAVE
watercolour on paper titled to label verso
25 x 20 in — 63.5 x 50.8 cm
PROVENANCE: Masters Gallery, Calgary, AB; Joyner Auctioneers & Appraisers, 15 Nov 1996, lot 3; Private Collection, Ottawa, ON
$1,000 — 1,500
MOLLY LAMB BOBAK, RCA (1920-2014), CANADIAN STILL LIFE watercolour on paper signed 24 x 18 in — 61 x 45.7 cm
PROVENANCE: Private Collection, British Columbia
$1,500 — 2,500
ETHEL SEATH (1879-1963), CANADIAN UNTITLED watercolour on paper signed; possible framer’s label verso sight 13.5 x 9.375 in — 34.3 x 23.8 cm;
PROVENANCE: Private Collection, Toronto, ON $3,000 — 4,000
DORIS JEAN MCCARTHY, OSA, RCA (1910-2010), CANADIAN
SUMMER LANDSCAPE
watercolour on paper signed
sight 14 x 21 in — 35.6 x 53.3 cm
PROVENANCE:
Private Collection, Toronto, ON
$3,000 — 5,000 30
DORIS JEAN MCCARTHY, OSA, RCA (1910-2010), CANADIAN COMPANION ICEBERGS, 1995 watercolour, pencil and wash on paper signed and titled; titled and dated to labels verso
9 x 12 in — 22.9 x 30.5 cm
PROVENANCE:
Wynick/Tuck Gallery, Toronto, ON; Private Collection, Toronto, ON
$1,000 — 1,500
DORIS JEAN MCCARTHY, OSA, RCA (1910-2010), CANADIAN
WILP, HOLLAND, 1950
watercolour on paper signed and inscribed “500118” top right corner
15 x 22 in — 38.1 x 55.9 cm
PROVENANCE:
Wynick/Tuck Gallery, Toronto, ON; Private Collection, Toronto, ON
$1,500 — 2,000
BRENT MCINTOSH (B. 1959), CANADIAN GARDEN, VANCOUVER, 1988
acrylic on canvas signed; signed, titled and dated verso 38.75 x 48 in — 98.4 x 121.9 cm
PROVENANCE: Private Collection, Ontario
$5,000 — 7,000
BRENT MCINTOSH (B. 1959), CANADIAN
HIGH SPRING, HIGH PARK, 1990 acrylic on canvas
signed; signed, titled and dated verso 48.5 x 36 in — 123.2 x 91.4 cm
PROVENANCE:
Private Collection, Ontario
$5,000 — 7,000
VICTOR CICANSKY, RCA (B. 1935), CANADIAN
ORANGE HEART BONSAI, 1998 mixed media, painted bronze signed and dated “98”
overall 27 x 26 x 10 in — 68.6 x 66 x 25.4 cm
PROVENANCE:
Private Collection, Montreal, QC; Waddington’s Auctioneers & Appraisers, Toronto, ON, 19 Nov 2018, lot 123; Private Collection, Toronto, ON
$2,500 — 4,000
BARBARA MCGIVERN (1945-2019), CANADIAN
CARTIER
acrylic and gold leaf on canvas signed; signed and titled verso 48 x 48 in — 121.9 x 121.9 cm
PROVENANCE:
Estate of the artist, Toronto, ON
$1,250 — 2,250 36
SYLVIA SAFDIE CHARNEY (B. 1942), CANADIAN
TABLET NO. 8, 1979
mixed media on paper titled and dated to gallery label verso 40 x 26 in — 101.6 x 66 cm
PROVENANCE:
Galerie Don Stewart, Montreal, QC Private Collection, Montreal, QC $500 — $600
ROSE LINDZON, CANADIAN
19-86, OCTOBER 1986
acrylic and collage on paper signed, titled and dated; gallery label to backing paper
overall 36 x 47 in — 91.4 x 119.4 cm; each 36 x 23.5 in — 91.4 x 59.7 cm
PROVENANCE:
Waddington & Gorce Inc., Montreal, QC; Private Collection, Montreal, QC
$500 — 700
CHRISTIAN KNUDSEN (B.
CENTER RED (SMALL VERSION), 1980-1981 mixed media on hardboard signed and dated “81”; signed, titled and dated “1980/81” verso
31 x 73 in — 78.7 x 185.4 cm
PROVENANCE:
Mira Godard Gallery, Toronto, ON; Private Collection, Toronto, ON
$800 — 1,000
JOHN GRAHAM COUGHTRY (1931-1999), CANADIAN
SKETCHES FOR MURAL AT MALTON AIRPORT, 1962 pair of watercolours on paper titled and dated to gallery label verso sight 9 x 15 in — 22.9 x 38.1 cm; sight 8.75 x 15.5 in — 22.2 x 39.4 cm
PROVENANCE:
The Isaacs Gallery, Toronto, ON; Private Collection, Florida, U.S.A., Waddington’s Auctioneers & Appraisers, 27 Feb 2020, lot 34; Private Collection, Toronto, ON $1,500 — 2,500
THOMAS SHERLOCK HODGSON, RCA (1924-2006), CANADIAN
UNTITLED (ABSTRACT) watercolour on paper signed sight 23.5 x 11 in — 59.7 x 27.9 cm
PROVENANCE: Private Collection, Toronto, ON $3,000 — 5,000
THOMAS SHERLOCK HODGSON, RCA, (1924-2006)
UNTITLED, 1990 oil on canvas signed; dated verso
18 x 19 in — 45.7 x 48.3 cm
PROVENANCE: Private Collection, Ontario
$2,500 — 4,500
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GORDON RAYNER (1935-2010), CANADIAN
UNTITLED, 1979 mixed media on paper signed, dated “‘79” and numbered 1/27 24 x 35 in — 61 x 88.9 cm
PROVENANCE: Private Collection, Toronto
$600 — 800
RENÉ MARCIL (1917-1993), CANADIAN ABSTRACT (AL-60), CIRCA 1975 oil on board signed 24 x 24 in — 61 x 61 cm
PROVENANCE:
Patrimoine Marcil, Geneva, Switzerland
$8,000 — 10,000
GERSHON ISKOWITZ, RCA (1919-1988), CANADIAN S-DI, 1977
watercolour on paper signed, titled and dated “’77”
16.75 x 21.75 in — 42.5 x 55.2 cm
PROVENANCE: Private Collection, Toronto, ON $2,000 — 3,000
GATHIE FALK (B. 1928), CANADIAN EAST VANCOUVER PLUMS, DARK RED, 1990 watercolour on paper signed, titled and dated “’90 “ 18 x 24 in — 45.7 x 61 cm
PROVENANCE:
Equinox Gallery, Vancouver, BC; Private Collection, Montreal, QC; Waddington’s Auctioneers & Appraisers, 25 Oct 2018, lot 28; Private Collection, Toronto, ON
$1,500 — 2,000
CATHY DALEY (1955-2022), CANADIAN UNTITLED, 2016 oil pastel on vellum signed and dated 24 x 19 in — 61 x 48.3 cm
PROVENANCE:
Private Collection, Toronto, ON $2,000 — 3,000
RONALD LANGLEY BLOORE (1925-2009), CANADIAN
CHASUBLE, 1984 oil on hardboard signed and dated “Jan-Feb 1984” verso; titled to gallery label verso 29 x 42.75 in — 73.7 x 108.6 cm
PROVENANCE:
Galerie Dresdnere, Toronto, ON; Private Collection, Toronto, ON
$5,500 — 7,500
RONALD LANGLEY BLOORE (1925-2009), CANADIAN II TQDW H64 BMC, 1970 oil on hardboard signed, titled and dated on verso 4.75 x 6.875 in — 12.1 x 17.5 cm
PROVENANCE:
Bridget Lawson, Pickering Village, ON; Her Estate
EXHIBITED:
Oshawa and District Collects, The Robert McLaughlin Gallery, Oshawa, ON, February 1971
$1,250 — 1,750
RONALD LANGLEY BLOORE (1925-2009), CANADIAN
II TQDW BMC, 1970 oil on hardboard signed, titled and dated on verso
4.75 x 6.875 in — 12.1 x 17.5 cm
PROVENANCE:
Bridget Lawson, Pickering Village, ON; Her Estate
EXHIBITED:
Oshawa and District Collects, The Robert McLaughlin Gallery, Oshawa, ON, February 1971
$1,250 — 1,750
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JAAN POLDAAS (1948- 2018), CANADIAN
NAKINA, 1987 oil on canvas signed, titled and dated verso 20 x 24 in — 50.8 x 61 cm
PROVENANCE: Private Collection, Montreal, QC
$3,000 — 4,000
3RD COLORS, 1990 plaster compound, burlap, wood and steel signed, titled, dated and gallery label verso 35 x 35.25 x 3.875 in — 88.9 x 89.5 x 9.8 cm
PROVENANCE:
Roger Ramsay Gallery, Chicago, IL; Private Collection, London, ON
$1,000 — 1,500
RIC EVANS (B. 1946), CANADIAN UNTITLED 4, 1983 oil on canvas signed and dated “83”; titled to label verso 12 x 11.5 in — 30.5 x 29.2 cm; sight 6.5 x 6.5 in — 16.5 x 16.5 cm
PROVENANCE: Private Collection, Ontario
$500 — 600
DAVID BOLDUC (1945-2010)
AHMAD, 1978
mixed media on canvas signed, titled and dated verso 64 x 64 in — 162.6 x 162.6 cm
PROVENANCE:
Private Collection, Toronto
$4,000 — 6,000
DAVID CRAVEN (1951-2012), CANADIAN
UNTITLED, 1977
mixed media on paper, diptych signed and dated “77”
overall 30 x 44.5 in — 76.2 x 113 cm
PROVENANCE:
The Sable-Castelli Gallery Ltd., Toronto; Private Collection, Toronto
$1,200 — 2,200
ROBERT MARKLE (1936-1990), CANADIAN
DRAWING FOR FALLEN FIGURE, SERIES VII, 1964 charcoal on paper signed and dated “64” 23 x 35 in — 58.4 x 88.9 cm
PROVENANCE: The Isaacs Gallery, Toronto; Private Collection, Ontario
$400 — 600
STEPHEN ANDREWS (B. 1956), CANADIAN UNTITLED graphite on paper with artist’s embossed stamp 12 x 9 in — 30.5 x 22.9 cm
PROVENANCE: Private Collection, Nova Scotia
$600 — 800
GERALD FERGUSON (1937-2009), CANADIAN
SEASCAPE WITH ROCK, 2008 enamel on canvas titled and dated “Dec /08” on the stretcher
16 x 20 in — 40.6 x 50.8 cm
PROVENANCE:
Private Collection, Nova Scotia
$2,500 — 3,500
LAWRENCE PAUL YUXWELUPTUN, (B. 1957), COWICHAN/SYILX FIRST NATION
TREE IN THE MOONLIGHT, SEPTEMBER 2020 ink on cotton fibre board signed and dated; titled and dated “Sept 2020” verso
11.875 x 6 in — 30.2 x 15.2 cm
PROVENANCE:
Private Collection, Vancouver, BC; Private Collection, Toronto, ON
$1,200 — 1,800
LAWRENCE PAUL YUXWELUPTUN, (B. 1957), COWICHAN/SYILX FIRST NATION
SUPER PREDATOR - BALD HEAD STUDY, 2018 watercolour and ink on four-ply museum board signed and dated; titled and dated “December 2018” verso 9 x 7.25 in — 22.9 x 18.4 cm
PROVENANCE: Private Collection, Toronto
$1,200 — 1,800
ALEX CAMERON (B. 1947), CANADIAN CASCADES, 1993 oil over gel on mahogany panel signed, titled and dated verso 12 x 12 in — 30.5 x 30.5 cm
PROVENANCE:
Costin & Klintworth Gallery, Toronto; Private Collection, Ontario
$950 — 1,250
SUPPLE MECHANISM, 2009 oil on canvas signed, titled and dated verso
64 x 58 in — 162.6 x 147.3 cm
PROVENANCE:
Private Collection, Toronto; Acquired directly from the artist, 2009
EXHIBITED:
11th RBC Painting Competition, The Power Plant, Toronto, 2009; 11th RBC Painting Competition, Musée d’art contemporain de Montréal, Montréal
$4,000 — 6,000
PHIL RICHARDS
THE IMPERIAL HOTEL, 1981 acrylic, metallic enamels, plywood, hardboard, oak, oak veneer, modelling paste, sand, copper sheet, polyester resin on cotton canvas on spruce plywood signed, titled, dated; inscribed verso
57.5 x 96 in — 146.1 x 243.8 cm
PROVENANCE:
Mira Godard Gallery, Toronto, ON / Calgary, AB; Private Collection, Toronto, ON
$2,500 — 3,500
JOE BECKER, CANADIAN THE LOVERS, 2013 oil on board signed and dated verso 12 x 12 in — 30.5 x 30.5 cm
PROVENANCE: Private Collection, Ottawa, ON $400 — 600
JOHN NOBREGA (B. 1974), CANADIAN SALON DE PARIS #17, 2006; SALON DE PARIS #12, 2004 oil on primed paper signed, titled and dated on the overflap, the second: titled to gallery label verso 22 x 18 in — 55.9 x 45.7 cm; 20 x 16 in — 50.8 x 40.6 cm
PROVENANCE:
Edward Day Gallery, Toronto; Private Collection, Ontario
$2,500 — 3,500
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10. All lots are sold “AS IS”. Any description issued by the auctioneer of an article to be sold is subject to variation to be posted online and/or announced via email prior to the time of sale. While the auctioneer has endeavored not to mislead in the description issued, and the utmost care is taken to ensure the correct cataloguing of each item, such descriptions are purely statements of opinion and are not intended to constitute a representation to the prospective purchasers and no warranty of the correctness of such description is made. Some lots are of an age and/or nature which preclude their being in pristine condition and some catalogue descriptions make reference to damage and/or restoration. The lack of such a reference does not imply that a lot is free from defects nor does any reference to certain defects imply the absence of others. It is the responsibility of prospective purchasers to inspect or have inspected each lot upon which they wish to bid and to bid accordingly.
11. Payment for purchases must be by cash, INTERAC direct debit (Cdn clients in person only), certified cheque (U.S. & Overseas not applicable), bank draft, electronic transfer (fee applies), and VISA or Mastercard (up to $25,000).
12. In the event of failure to pay for or remove articles within the aforementioned time limit, the auctioneer, without limitation of the rights of the consignor and the auctioneer against the buyer, may resell any of the articles affected, and in such case the original buyer shall be responsible to the auctioneer and the consignor for:
(a) any deficiency in price between the r e-sale amount and the amount to have been paid by the original buyer
(b) any reasonable charge by the auctioneer for the storage of such articles until payment and removal by the subsequent buyer and
(c) the amount of commission which the auctioneer would have earned had payment been made in full by the original buyer.
13. It is the responsibility of the buyer to make all arrangements for insuring, packing and removing the property purchased and any assistance by the auctioneer or his servants, agents or contractors, in packing or removal shall be rendered as a courtesy and without any liability to them.
14. The auctioneer acts solely as agent for the consignor and makes no representation as to any attribute of, title to, or restriction affecting the articles consigned for sale. Without limitation, the buyer understands that any item bought may be affected by the provisions of the Cultural Property Export Act (Canada).
15. The auctioneer reserves the right to refuse admission to the sale or to refuse to recognize any or all bids from any particular person or persons at any auction.