The Group of Seven
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FRANKLIN CARMICHAEL
Cheltenham
oil on board
titled, dated “June 1928”, inscribed “OS120” with the Estate Stamp on the reverse
10 x 11.75 in ( 25.4 x 29.8 cm )
Estimated: $30,000.00 - $40,000.00
Next bid is: $24,000.00
Closes May 21st at 03:30:00 PM EDT
ALEXANDER YOUNG JACKSON
Lake Clear
oil on board
signed lower right; signed, titled, dated “October 1962” and inscribed “Dr. Robert Starrs” on the reverse
10.5 x 13.5 in ( 26.7 x 34.3 cm )
Estimated: $20,000.00 - $25,000.00
Next bid is: $19,000.00
Closes May 21st at 03:30:00 PM EDT
ARTHUR LISMER
Grand Manan Cove, N.B., 1947
oil on board
signed and dated 1947 lower right; signed, titled and dated 1947 on a label on the reverse; titled and dated on the gallery label on the reverse
11.75 x 15.5 in ( 29.8 x 39.4 cm )
Estimated: $15,000.00 - $20,000.00
Next bid is: $13,000.00
Closes May 21st at 03:30:00 PM EDT
FRANK HANS JOHNSTON
On the Trail
oil on board
signed lower left; titled on a gallery label on the reverse
25 x 30 in ( 63.5 x 76.2 cm )
Estimated: $20,000.00 - $30,000.00
Next bid is: $19,000.00
Closes May 21st at 03:30:00 PM EDT
ALEXANDER YOUNG JACKSON
Mine Shed, Malone, Ont., c. 1954
oil on panel
signed lower right; titled and inscribed "Oct. 52 1954" on the reverse
10 x 13 in ( 25.4 x 33 cm )
Estimated: $18,000.00 - $22,000.00
Next bid is: $15,000.00
Closes May 21st at 03:30:00 PM EDT
ARTHUR LISMER
Untitled (Tree Study)
pen and wash on paper
signed and dated 1962 lower left
12.75 x 14.75 in ( 32.4 x 37.5 cm ) ( sight )
Estimated: $1,500.00 - $2,000.00
Current bid: $1,200.00Next bid is: $1,300.00
Closes May 21st at 03:30:00 PM EDT
ARTHUR LISMER
Tree Study
ink drawing
signed lower right and initialed lower left
10.5 x 13.75 in ( 26.7 x 34.9 cm ) ( sight )
Estimated: $2,500.00 - $3,500.00
Current bid: $1,000.00Next bid is: $1,100.00
Closes May 21st at 03:30:00 PM EDT
FRANK HANS JOHNSTON
Poplars
gouache on paper
signed lower left; titled on the reverse; titled and dated circa 1924 on the gallery label on the reverse
9.75 x 7.75 in ( 24.8 x 19.7 cm ) ( sight )
Estimated: $4,000.00 - $6,000.00
Current bid: $3,500.00Next bid is: $3,700.00
Closes May 21st at 03:30:00 PM EDT
ALEXANDER YOUNG JACKSON
St. Aubert
oil on board
signed lower right; signed, titled, dated “November 24, 1942”and inscribed “Studio Building, Severn St., Toronto” on the reverse
10.5 x 13.5 in ( 26.7 x 34.3 cm )
Estimated: $20,000.00 - $25,000.00
Next bid is: $19,000.00
Closes May 21st at 03:30:00 PM EDT
ALFRED JOSEPH CASSON
Quebec, Near Montebello
oil on board
signed lower right; signed, titled and dated 1969 on the reverse; signed, titled and dated to the artist label on the reverse
12 x 15 in ( 30.5 x 38.1 cm )
Estimated: $20,000.00 - $30,000.00
Next bid is: $17,000.00
Closes May 21st at 03:30:00 PM EDT
ALEXANDER YOUNG JACKSON
Early Spring in the Rockies
oil on board
signed lower right; titled and dated circa 1942 to a gallery label on the reverse
10.5 x 13.5 in ( 26.7 x 34.3 cm )
Estimated: $18,000.00 - $22,000.00
Next bid is: $16,000.00
Closes May 21st at 03:30:00 PM EDT
FREDERICK HORSMAN VARLEY
Untitled Landscape
oil on board
signed lower right; sketch of a forest interior on the reverse in another artist's hand
12 x 16 in ( 30.5 x 40.6 cm )
Estimated: $15,000.00 - $20,000.00
Current bid: $12,000.00Next bid is: $13,000.00
Closes May 21st at 03:30:00 PM EDT
ARTHUR LISMER
Phileas Bedard, Arts & Letters Club
ink drawing
signed, dated “Apr. 10, 1925” and inscribed “Arts and Letters Club” lower left; titled and inscribed “Chanteur de Chansons populaire, St. Rei de Napierville Quebec” to a label on the reverse; titled and dated to the gallery label on the reverse
9.5 x 7.5 in ( 24.1 x 19.1 cm ) ( sight )
Estimated: $800.00 - $1,200.00
Current bid: $800.00Next bid is: $850.00
Closes May 21st at 03:30:00 PM EDT
ARTHUR LISMER
B.C. Forest
oil on board
signed lower right; signed, titled and dated 1952 on the reverse
16 x 12 in ( 40.6 x 30.5 cm )
Estimated: $8,000.00 - $12,000.00
Next bid is: $6,500.00
Closes May 21st at 03:30:00 PM EDT
ARTHUR LISMER
Isle-aux-Coudres, Mill & Ox Cart
ink drawing
signed lower right; titled and dated 1925 to a label on the reverse
8.5 x 11 in ( 21.6 x 27.9 cm ) ( sight )
Estimated: $1,000.00 - $1,500.00
Next bid is: $1,000.00
Closes May 21st at 03:30:00 PM EDT
ALEXANDER YOUNG JACKSON
Farm at Avoca, Quebec
oil on panel
signed lower left; signed, titled, dated “Oct. 1966” and inscribed “canvas 16 x 20” on the reverse
10.5 x 13.5 in ( 26.7 x 34.3 cm )
Estimated: $14,000.00 - $18,000.00
Next bid is: $13,000.00
Closes May 21st at 03:30:00 PM EDT
ALEXANDER YOUNG JACKSON
Landscape with Timber
oil on canvas
signed lower left
16 x 20 in ( 40.6 x 50.8 cm )
Estimated: $30,000.00 - $40,000.00
Next bid is: $26,000.00
Closes May 21st at 03:30:00 PM EDT
ALFRED JOSEPH CASSON
Swamp on Clarendon Lake
oil on board
signed lower right; signed, titled and dated 1957 on the reverse
9.5 x 11.5 in ( 24.1 x 29.2 cm )
Estimated: $18,000.00 - $22,000.00
Next bid is: $15,000.00
Closes May 21st at 03:30:00 PM EDT
ALEXANDER YOUNG JACKSON
Georgian Bay
oil on board
signed lower left
10 x 13 in ( 25.4 x 33 cm )
Estimated: $18,000.00 - $22,000.00
Next bid is: $15,000.00
Closes May 21st at 03:30:00 PM EDT
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Session 1 - Select Canadian Art
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Session 2 - Modern & Contemporary International Art
(Lots 261-309)
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Session 3 - The Group of Seven
(Lots 315-337)
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Session 4 - From the Estate of Dennis Reid
(Lots 341-360)
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Session 5 - The Art of David Blackwood
(Lots 365-374)
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