The Group of Seven & Their Associates

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Artwork by Frederick Horsman Varley, The Valley of the Don, 1925
Lot #105
FREDERICK HORSMAN VARLEY
The Valley of the Don, 1925

oil on board
signed and dated 1925 lower left; titled to three labels on the reverse; Varley Inventory no. 673
11.5 x 15.75 in ( 29.2 x 40 cm )

Auction Estimate: $70,000.00$50,000.00 - $70,000.00

Opens October 7th at 10:00:00 AM EDT
Closes October 21st at 03:30:00 PM EDT

Artwork by Alfred Joseph Casson, Grey Day, Whitefish Falls, circa 1966
Lot #106
ALFRED JOSEPH CASSON
Grey Day, Whitefish Falls, circa 1966

oil on board
signed lower right; signed and titled on the reverse and to a label on the reverse
12 x 15 in ( 30.5 x 38.1 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 03:30:00 PM EDT

Artwork by Alexander Young Jackson, Landscape with Timber
Lot #107
ALEXANDER YOUNG JACKSON
Landscape with Timber

oil on canvas
signed lower left
16 x 20 in ( 40.6 x 50.8 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 03:30:00 PM EDT

Artwork by Alfred Joseph Casson, Bay of Islands, Cloche Hills, circa 1966
Lot #108
ALFRED JOSEPH CASSON
Bay of Islands, Cloche Hills, circa 1966

oil on board
signed lower right; signed and titled on the reverse and to a label on the reverse
12 x 15 in ( 30.5 x 38.1 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 03:30:00 PM EDT

Artwork by James Edward Hervey MacDonald, Fields at Thornhill, 1913
Lot #109
JAMES EDWARD HERVEY MACDONALD
Fields at Thornhill, 1913

oil on board
signed, titled and dated 1913 on the reverse
6.25 x 9.25 in ( 15.9 x 23.5 cm )

Auction Estimate: $25,000.00$15,000.00 - $25,000.00

Opens October 7th at 10:00:00 AM EDT
Closes October 21st at 03:30:00 PM EDT

Artwork by Lionel LeMoine FitzGerald, Long Shadows in the Trees, 1921
Lot #110
LIONEL LEMOINE FITZGERALD
Long Shadows in the Trees, 1921

oil on canvas
signed and dated 1921 lower right
12 x 20.5 in ( 30.5 x 52.1 cm )

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

Opens October 7th at 10:00:00 AM EDT
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Artwork by Frank Hans Johnston, Sundown
Lot #111
FRANK HANS JOHNSTON
Sundown

oil on board
signed lower left; titled on the reverse
8 x 8 in ( 20.3 x 20.3 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 03:30:00 PM EDT

Artwork by George Paginton, At the Rail Yard, 1955
Lot #112
GEORGE PAGINTON
At the Rail Yard, 1955

oil on canvas board
titled on an exhibition label on the reverse
30 x 40 in ( 76.2 x 101.6 cm )

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

Opens October 7th at 10:00:00 AM EDT
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Artwork by Alexander Young Jackson, Berlin, Ont.
Lot #113
ALEXANDER YOUNG JACKSON
Berlin, Ont.

oil on board
signed lower right; signed, titled and dated 1910 on the reverse
7.25 x 9.25 in ( 18.4 x 23.5 cm )

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

Opens October 7th at 10:00:00 AM EDT
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Artwork by Albert Henry Robinson, Village in Winter
Lot #114
ALBERT HENRY ROBINSON
Village in Winter

oil on board
initialed lower left
8.5 x 10.75 in ( 21.6 x 27.3 cm )

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

Opens October 7th at 10:00:00 AM EDT
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Artwork by John Goodwin Lyman, Les capucines
Lot #115
JOHN GOODWIN LYMAN
Les capucines

watercolour
signed lower right; titled and dated 1919 to the gallery label on the reverse
10.5 x 8.5 in ( 26.7 x 21.6 cm ) ( sight )

Auction Estimate: $2,200.00$1,800.00 - $2,200.00

Opens October 7th at 10:00:00 AM EDT
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Artwork by Arthur Lismer, Rocks and Trees, Vancouver Island, B.C., 1959
Lot #116
ARTHUR LISMER
Rocks and Trees, Vancouver Island, B.C., 1959

ink drawing
signed and dated "July 24 59" lower left; unframed
12 x 16 in ( 30.5 x 40.6 cm ) ( sheet )

Auction Estimate: $3,000.00$2,000.00 - $3,000.00

Opens October 7th at 10:00:00 AM EDT
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Artwork by Arthur Lismer, Windblown, Vancouver Island, B.C., 1959
Lot #117
ARTHUR LISMER
Windblown, Vancouver Island, B.C., 1959

ink drawing
signed (twice) and dated "July 12 59" lower left; unframed
12 x 16 in ( 30.5 x 40.6 cm ) ( sheet )

Auction Estimate: $3,000.00$2,000.00 - $3,000.00

Opens October 7th at 10:00:00 AM EDT
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Artwork by Lionel LeMoine FitzGerald, Apples (1955); Apples
Lot #118
LIONEL LEMOINE FITZGERALD
Apples (1955); Apples

two ink drawings
-"Apples (1955)": dated "26-1-55" lower right; titled on label on the reverse;
-"Apples": initialed lower right; titled on a G. Blair Laing Galleries label on the reverse; 5.75 x 8.74 inches (sight)
6.75 x 11 in ( 17.1 x 27.9 cm ) ( sight, largest )

Auction Estimate: $1,500.00$1,200.00 - $1,500.00

Opens October 7th at 10:00:00 AM EDT
Closes October 21st at 03:30:00 PM EDT

Artwork by Frederick Grant Banting, Forest Landscape, 1970
Lot #119
FREDERICK GRANT BANTING
Forest Landscape, 1970

oil on board
certified and dated “28-4-70” by Lady Henrietta E. Banting on a stamp on the reverse
8.5 x 10.5 in ( 21.6 x 26.7 cm )

Auction Estimate: $12,000.00$9,000.00 - $12,000.00

Opens October 7th at 10:00:00 AM EDT
Closes October 21st at 03:30:00 PM EDT

Artwork by Frederick Grant Banting, Rocky Mountain
Lot #120
FREDERICK GRANT BANTING
Rocky Mountain

double-sided oil on board
titled and certified by Lady Henrietta E. Banting (28 March 1970) with an unfinished sketch on the reverse
8.5 x 10.5 in ( 21.6 x 26.7 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 03:30:00 PM EDT

Artwork by Frank Hans Johnston, Pastoral
Lot #121
FRANK HANS JOHNSTON
Pastoral

pastel on paper
signed lower left; titled on a gallery label on the reverse
9.5 x 14 in ( 24.1 x 35.6 cm ) ( sight )

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

Opens October 7th at 10:00:00 AM EDT
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Artwork by Walter Joseph Phillips, Beaver Lodge, 1944
Lot #122
WALTER JOSEPH PHILLIPS
Beaver Lodge, 1944

colour woodblock print
signed, titled and numbered 45/100 in the lower margin; titled and dated on a gallery label on the reverse
7.5 x 14.5 in ( 19.1 x 36.8 cm ) ( image )

Auction Estimate: $3,000.00$2,000.00 - $3,000.00

Opens October 7th at 10:00:00 AM EDT
Closes October 21st at 03:30:00 PM EDT

Artwork by Walter Joseph Phillips, Zunuk, 1932
Lot #123
WALTER JOSEPH PHILLIPS
Zunuk, 1932

wood engraving
titled and dated 1932 on a gallery label on the reverse; from an edition of 50
4.75 x 7.25 in ( 12.1 x 18.4 cm ) ( sight )

Auction Estimate: $1,500.00$1,000.00 - $1,500.00

Opens October 7th at 10:00:00 AM EDT
Closes October 21st at 03:30:00 PM EDT

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