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Artwork by Charles Pachter, Barn, 2025
Lot #51
CHARLES PACHTER
Barn, 2025

acrylic on canvas
signed and dated 2025 lower right
30 x 40 in ( 76.2 x 101.6 cm )

Auction Estimate: $50,000.00$40,000.00 - $50,000.00

Opens October 7th at 10:00:00 AM EDT
Closes October 21st at 02:45:00 PM EDT

Artwork by Maud Lewis, Birch Trees, Sleigh and Covered Bridge
Lot #52
MAUD LEWIS
Birch Trees, Sleigh and Covered Bridge

mixed media on board
signed lower right; titled and dated circa 1958 to the gallery labels on the reverse
9.25 x 12 in ( 23.5 x 30.5 cm )

Auction Estimate: $20,000.00$15,000.00 - $20,000.00

Opens October 7th at 10:00:00 AM EDT
Closes October 21st at 02:45:00 PM EDT

Artwork by David Brown Milne, Green Woods and Sumach, September 1945
Lot #53
DAVID BROWN MILNE
Green Woods and Sumach, September 1945

oil on canvas
titled, dated "September 1945" and inscribed "David Milne" and "0-637" (by Douglas Duncan) on the stretcher; catalogue raisonné no. 405.69
12 x 16 in ( 30.5 x 40.6 cm )

Auction Estimate: $35,000.00$25,000.00 - $35,000.00

Opens October 7th at 10:00:00 AM EDT
Closes October 21st at 02:45:00 PM EDT

Artwork by David Brown Milne, Campfire in Winter, circa 1946
Lot #54
DAVID BROWN MILNE
Campfire in Winter, circa 1946

oil on canvas
12 x 16 in ( 30.5 x 40.6 cm )

Auction Estimate: $35,000.00$25,000.00 - $35,000.00

Opens October 7th at 10:00:00 AM EDT
Closes October 21st at 02:45:00 PM EDT

Artwork by John William Beatty, Interior of a Field Hospital Tent (circa 1918)
Lot #55
JOHN WILLIAM BEATTY
Interior of a Field Hospital Tent (circa 1918)

oil on panel
signed lower right
8.5 x 10.5 in ( 21.6 x 26.7 cm )

Auction Estimate: $30,000.00$20,000.00 - $30,000.00

Opens October 7th at 10:00:00 AM EDT
Closes October 21st at 02:45:00 PM EDT

Artwork by William Perehudoff, AC 80-69, 1980
Lot #56
WILLIAM PEREHUDOFF
AC 80-69, 1980

acrylic on canvas
signed, titled and dated 1980 on the reverse; titled to the gallery label on the reverse
57 x 146 in ( 144.8 x 370.8 cm )

Auction Estimate: $28,000.00$18,000.00 - $28,000.00

Opens October 7th at 10:00:00 AM EDT
Closes October 21st at 02:45:00 PM EDT

Artwork by Harold Barling Town, Fore, 1966
Lot #57
HAROLD BARLING TOWN
Fore, 1966

oil on canvas
signed and dated 1966 lower right; titled to the stretcher
52 x 52 in ( 132.1 x 132.1 cm )

Auction Estimate: $15,000.00$12,000.00 - $15,000.00

Opens October 7th at 10:00:00 AM EDT
Closes October 21st at 02:45:00 PM EDT

Artwork by Christian Marcel Barbeau, Frissons du matin, 1984
Lot #58
CHRISTIAN MARCEL BARBEAU
Frissons du matin, 1984

acrylic on canvas
signed and dated 1984 lower right; signed, titled and dated on the reverse
32 x 26 in ( 81.3 x 66 cm )

Auction Estimate: $12,000.00$8,000.00 - $12,000.00

Opens October 7th at 10:00:00 AM EDT
Closes October 21st at 02:45:00 PM EDT

Artwork by Doris Jean McCarthy, Banner #3, 1969
Lot #59
DORIS JEAN MCCARTHY
Banner #3, 1969

oil on canvas
signed lower right; dated "690128" (28 January 1969) on the reverse; titled to a label on the reverse
48 x 59.5 in ( 121.9 x 151.1 cm )

Auction Estimate: $15,000.00$12,000.00 - $15,000.00

Opens October 7th at 10:00:00 AM EDT
Closes October 21st at 02:45:00 PM EDT

Artwork by Philip Henry Howard Surrey, Sans titre (Rue St. Ambroise), 1976
Lot #60
PHILIP HENRY HOWARD SURREY
Sans titre (Rue St. Ambroise), 1976

oil on canvas
signed lower right; titled and dated 1976 to gallery labels on the reverse
20 x 16 in ( 50.8 x 40.6 cm )

Auction Estimate: $15,000.00$10,000.00 - $15,000.00

Opens October 7th at 10:00:00 AM EDT
Closes October 21st at 02:45:00 PM EDT

Artwork by Robert Wakeham Pilot, The Barn, 1937
Lot #61
ROBERT WAKEHAM PILOT
The Barn, 1937

oil on canvas
signed and dated 1937 lower right
18 x 24 in ( 45.7 x 61 cm )

Auction Estimate: $10,000.00$8,000.00 - $10,000.00

Opens October 7th at 10:00:00 AM EDT
Closes October 21st at 02:45:00 PM EDT

Artwork by Frances Anne Hopkins, Le Tréport, Normandy, 1895
Lot #62
FRANCES ANNE HOPKINS
Le Tréport, Normandy, 1895

oil on canvas
signed with initials lower left
26 x 39.5 in ( 66 x 100.3 cm )

Auction Estimate: $12,000.00$8,000.00 - $12,000.00

Opens October 7th at 10:00:00 AM EDT
Closes October 21st at 02:45:00 PM EDT

Artwork by Frederick Arthur Verner, Cattle in the Mist, 1902
Lot #63
FREDERICK ARTHUR VERNER
Cattle in the Mist, 1902

oil on canvas
signed and dated 1902 lower right
24 x 36 in ( 61 x 91.4 cm )

Auction Estimate: $22,000.00$18,000.00 - $22,000.00

Opens October 7th at 10:00:00 AM EDT
Closes October 21st at 02:45:00 PM EDT

Artwork by Jack Leonard Shadbolt, Houses, Buccaneer Bay (R173)
Lot #64
JACK LEONARD SHADBOLT
Houses, Buccaneer Bay (R173)

oil on board
signed and titled on the reverse; titled to the gallery label on the reverse; inscribed “R173” to a piece of tape on the reverse
19 x 24 in ( 48.3 x 61 cm )

Auction Estimate: $9,000.00$7,000.00 - $9,000.00

Opens October 7th at 10:00:00 AM EDT
Closes October 21st at 02:45:00 PM EDT

Artwork by Manly Edward MacDonald, Winter Landscape, 1955
Lot #65
MANLY EDWARD MACDONALD
Winter Landscape, 1955

oil on canvas
signed and dated 1955 lower right
20 x 26 in ( 50.8 x 66 cm )

Auction Estimate: $7,000.00$5,000.00 - $7,000.00

Opens October 7th at 10:00:00 AM EDT
Closes October 21st at 02:45:00 PM EDT

Artwork by David T. Alexander, Gray Canal, 1985
Lot #66
DAVID T. ALEXANDER
Gray Canal, 1985

acrylic on canvas
signed and dated 1985 lower right
46.5 x 67.5 in ( 118.1 x 171.5 cm )

Auction Estimate: $6,000.00$4,000.00 - $6,000.00

Opens October 7th at 10:00:00 AM EDT
Closes October 21st at 02:45:00 PM EDT

Artwork by Alan Caswell Collier, Glacial Stream and Mount Saugstad Near Bella Coola, B.C.
Lot #67
ALAN CASWELL COLLIER
Glacial Stream and Mount Saugstad Near Bella Coola, B.C.

oil on board
signed lower left; titled to the artist and gallery labels on the reverse
30 x 20 in ( 76.2 x 50.8 cm )

Auction Estimate: $6,000.00$4,000.00 - $6,000.00

Opens October 7th at 10:00:00 AM EDT
Closes October 21st at 02:45:00 PM EDT

Artwork by William Goodridge Roberts, Laurentian Landscape, 1953
Lot #68
WILLIAM GOODRIDGE ROBERTS
Laurentian Landscape, 1953

oil on board
signed lower right; inscribed "To Joan, September 4, 1964" on the reverse; signed, titled and inscribed "property of the artist" to a label on the reverse; titled and dated 1953 to the gallery labels on the reverse
32 x 45 in ( 81.3 x 114.3 cm )

Auction Estimate: $6,000.00$4,000.00 - $6,000.00

Opens October 7th at 10:00:00 AM EDT
Closes October 21st at 02:45:00 PM EDT

Artwork by John Lyman, La Frenière, 1930
Lot #69
JOHN LYMAN
La Frenière, 1930

oil on panel
signed lower right
13 x 16 in ( 33 x 40.6 cm )

Auction Estimate: $5,000.00$3,000.00 - $5,000.00

Opens October 7th at 10:00:00 AM EDT
Closes October 21st at 02:45:00 PM EDT

Artwork by Frances Anne Hopkins, Woman Standing by a Pond
Lot #70
FRANCES ANNE HOPKINS
Woman Standing by a Pond

watercolour
signed with initials lower left
9 x 13.5 in ( 22.9 x 34.3 cm ) ( sheet )

Auction Estimate: $5,000.00$3,000.00 - $5,000.00

Opens October 7th at 10:00:00 AM EDT
Closes October 21st at 02:45:00 PM EDT

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