The Canadian Landscape
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ALFRED JOSEPH CASSON
Farmland in the Madawaska Valley Near Palmer Rapids, circa 1966
oil on board
signed lower right; signed and titled twice on the reverse
12 x 15 in ( 30.5 x 38.1 cm )
Auction Estimate: $20,000.00 - $30,000.00
Opens November 4th at 10:00:00 AM EST
Closes November 11th at 02:30:00 PM EST
MARC-AURÈLE FORTIN
Scène de Charlevoix, circa 1945
watercolour and graphite
signed lower left; titled and dated circa 1945 to the certificate of authenticity on the reverse
22.5 x 28 in ( 57.2 x 71.1 cm ) ( sight )
Auction Estimate: $15,000.00 - $20,000.00
Opens November 4th at 10:00:00 AM EST
Closes November 11th at 02:30:00 PM EST
ALFRED JOSEPH CASSON
In the Cloche Hills, Whitefish Falls, circa 1966
oil on board
signed lower right; signed and titled to the label on the reverse
12 x 15 in ( 30.5 x 38.1 cm )
Auction Estimate: $20,000.00 - $30,000.00
Opens November 4th at 10:00:00 AM EST
Closes November 11th at 02:30:00 PM EST
FRANK HANS JOHNSTON
Spring Awakening
oil on board
signed lower centre
22 x 17 in ( 55.9 x 43.2 cm )
Auction Estimate: $15,000.00 - $20,000.00
Opens November 4th at 10:00:00 AM EST
Closes November 11th at 02:30:00 PM EST
RENÉ RICHARD
Untitled (Cabin in the Forest)
oil on board
signed lower right
40 x 48 in ( 101.6 x 121.9 cm )
Auction Estimate: $10,000.00 - $15,000.00
Opens November 4th at 10:00:00 AM EST
Closes November 11th at 02:30:00 PM EST
JOHN WILLIAM BEATTY
The Beechwoods in Winter
oil on panel
signed lower left; titled on the reverse and to the gallery label on the reverse
8.5 x 10.5 in ( 21.6 x 26.7 cm )
Auction Estimate: $8,000.00 - $10,000.00
Opens November 4th at 10:00:00 AM EST
Closes November 11th at 02:30:00 PM EST
FRANK HANS JOHNSTON
Song of Spring
oil on board
signed lower left; signed and titled on the reverse
8 x 10 in ( 20.3 x 25.4 cm )
Auction Estimate: $5,000.00 - $7,000.00
Opens November 4th at 10:00:00 AM EST
Closes November 11th at 02:30:00 PM EST
BRUNO CÔTÉ
Twillingate, 1988
oil on board
signed and dated 1988 lower right; signed, titled and dated on the reverse
24 x 30 in ( 61 x 76.2 cm )
Auction Estimate: $3,000.00 - $4,000.00
Opens November 4th at 10:00:00 AM EST
Closes November 11th at 02:30:00 PM EST
WILLIAM BRYMNER
Sailing off the Coast
oil on board
titled to the framing plaque; artist's studio stamp and inscribed "no. 29" on the reverse
5 x 7 in ( 12.7 x 17.8 cm )
Auction Estimate: $2,500.00 - $3,500.00
Opens November 4th at 10:00:00 AM EST
Closes November 11th at 02:30:00 PM EST
ROD CHARLESWORTH
Grey Valley, Okanagan
oil on canvas
signed and titled on the reverse; titled to the gallery label on the reverse
48 x 32 in ( 121.9 x 81.3 cm )
Auction Estimate: $2,500.00 - $4,500.00
Opens November 4th at 10:00:00 AM EST
Closes November 11th at 02:30:00 PM EST
PHILIP CRAIG
Untitled (Summer Garden), 1972
oil on canvas
signed and dated 1972 lower right
36 x 48 in ( 91.4 x 121.9 cm )
Auction Estimate: $2,000.00 - $3,000.00
Opens November 4th at 10:00:00 AM EST
Closes November 11th at 02:30:00 PM EST
BRUNO CÔTÉ
Notre Dame des Monts, 1985
oil on board
signed and dated 1985 lower right; signed and titled on the reverse
12 x 16 in ( 30.5 x 40.6 cm )
Auction Estimate: $1,500.00 - $2,500.00
Opens November 4th at 10:00:00 AM EST
Closes November 11th at 02:30:00 PM EST
WALTER JOSEPH PHILLIPS
Mt. Rundle, Winter
colour woodcut
signed and titled "Rundle" in the lower margin; titled to the gallery label on the reverse
5 x 6.75 in ( 12.7 x 17.1 cm ) ( image )
Auction Estimate: $1,500.00 - $2,000.00
Opens November 4th at 10:00:00 AM EST
Closes November 11th at 02:30:00 PM EST
VLADIMIR HORIK
Baie des Rochers, Fleuve St. Laurent; Le Matin aux Eboulements
two oils on board
- "Baie des Rochers, Fleuve St. Laurent" (signed lower right; signed and titled to a label on the reverse; 10 x 12 ins.);
- "Le Matin aux Eboulements" (signed lower left; signed and titled to a label on the reverse; 16 x 20 ins.)
16 x 20 in ( 40.6 x 50.8 cm ) ( largest )
Auction Estimate: $1,500.00 - $2,500.00
Opens November 4th at 10:00:00 AM EST
Closes November 11th at 02:30:00 PM EST
CHARLES ANTHONY LAW
Winter, Ingonish, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia
oil on panel
signed lower left; signed, titled, dated "December 1995" on the reverse; titled to two labels on the reverse
19 x 24 in ( 48.3 x 61 cm )
Auction Estimate: $1,500.00 - $2,000.00
Opens November 4th at 10:00:00 AM EST
Closes November 11th at 02:30:00 PM EST
FREDERICK HENRY BRIGDEN
The Old Mill (Minden)
oil on canvas
signed lower right
15 x 18.5 in ( 38.1 x 47 cm )
Auction Estimate: $1,000.00 - $1,500.00
Opens November 4th at 10:00:00 AM EST
Closes November 11th at 02:30:00 PM EST
FREDERICK HENRY BRIGDEN
The Old Mill (Minden)
watercolour
signed lower right
14.5 x 20.5 in ( 36.8 x 52.1 cm ) ( sight )
Auction Estimate: $800.00 - $1,000.00
Opens November 4th at 10:00:00 AM EST
Closes November 11th at 02:30:00 PM EST
BRENT LAYCOCK
Over Looking Sibbald Flats
acrylic on canvas
signed lower right; signed and titled on the reverse
24 x 36 in ( 61 x 91.4 cm )
Auction Estimate: $800.00 - $1,200.00
Opens November 4th at 10:00:00 AM EST
Closes November 11th at 02:30:00 PM EST
GEORGE PAGINTON
Rural Road, circa 1940
oil on canvas board
8.5 x 10.5 in ( 21.6 x 26.7 cm )
Auction Estimate: $800.00 - $1,200.00
Opens November 4th at 10:00:00 AM EST
Closes November 11th at 02:30:00 PM EST
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Session 1 - Post-War & Contemporary Art
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Session 2 - The Canadian Landscape
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