October Abstractions

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Artwork by Wanda Koop, Tracking Station No. 1, 1990
Lot #171
WANDA KOOP
Tracking Station No. 1, 1990

ink and acrylic on cotton
54 x 54 in ( 137.2 x 137.2 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 04:15:00 PM EDT

Artwork by Marcelle Ferron, Composition abstraite, 1964
Lot #172
MARCELLE FERRON
Composition abstraite, 1964

mixed media on paper
signed and dated 1964 lower left; signed and inscribed "241" on the reverse
25.5 x 19.5 in ( 64.8 x 49.5 cm ) ( sheet )

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

Opens October 7th at 10:00:00 AM EDT
Closes October 21st at 04:15:00 PM EDT

Artwork by Léon Bellefleur, Chutes, 1984
Lot #173
LÉON BELLEFLEUR
Chutes, 1984

oil on canvas
signed and dated 1984 lower left; signed, titled, dated and inscribed "huile 25F" on the reverse
32 x 26 in ( 81.3 x 66 cm )

Auction Estimate: $8,000.00$6,000.00 - $8,000.00

Opens October 7th at 10:00:00 AM EDT
Closes October 21st at 04:15:00 PM EDT

Artwork by Michael Adamson, #5685-A
Lot #174
MICHAEL ADAMSON
#5685-A

oil on canvas
titled to the stretcher
72 x 96 in ( 182.9 x 243.8 cm )

Auction Estimate: $8,000.00$6,000.00 - $8,000.00

Opens October 7th at 10:00:00 AM EDT
Closes October 21st at 04:15:00 PM EDT

Artwork by Alexandra Luke, Automatic, circa 1956-1957
Lot #175
ALEXANDRA LUKE
Automatic, circa 1956-1957

oil and watercolour on paper
signed lower right; dated circa 1956-1957 on the reverse
8.75 x 11.5 in ( 22.2 x 29.2 cm ) ( sight )

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

Opens October 7th at 10:00:00 AM EDT
Closes October 21st at 04:15:00 PM EDT

Artwork by Kathleen Margaret Graham, In the Pink, 1976
Lot #176
KATHLEEN MARGARET GRAHAM
In the Pink, 1976

acrylic on canvas
signed and dated 1976 on the reverse; signed, titled and dated to the stretcher; titled and dated to gallery label and exhibition labels on the reverse
41.5 x 51.25 in ( 105.4 x 130.2 cm )

Auction Estimate: $3,500.00$2,500.00 - $3,500.00

Opens October 7th at 10:00:00 AM EDT
Closes October 21st at 04:15:00 PM EDT

Artwork by Janna Watson, Untitled Abstraction, 2017
Lot #177
JANNA WATSON
Untitled Abstraction, 2017

oil on board
signed and dated 2017 on the reverse; unframed
30 x 30 in ( 76.2 x 76.2 cm )

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

Opens October 7th at 10:00:00 AM EDT
Closes October 21st at 04:15:00 PM EDT

Artwork by Kathleen Margaret Graham, Arctic III - Mountains, Seas and Cliffs (Ripple Series), 1972
Lot #178
KATHLEEN MARGARET GRAHAM
Arctic III - Mountains, Seas and Cliffs (Ripple Series), 1972

acrylic and chalk on paper
signed and numbered 72/75 lower right; signed, titled and dated 1972 on the reverse
17.5 x 23 in ( 44.5 x 58.4 cm ) ( sheet )

Auction Estimate: $900.00$700.00 - $900.00

Opens October 7th at 10:00:00 AM EDT
Closes October 21st at 04:15:00 PM EDT

Artwork by Raymond John Mead, Untitled Abstraction, 1979
Lot #179
RAYMOND JOHN MEAD
Untitled Abstraction, 1979

collage
signed and dated 1979 lower left; signed and dated on the reverse
25.25 x 23.25 in ( 64.1 x 59.1 cm ) ( sheet )

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

Opens October 7th at 10:00:00 AM EDT
Closes October 21st at 04:15:00 PM EDT

Artwork by Raymond John Mead, Untitled, 1982
Lot #180
RAYMOND JOHN MEAD
Untitled, 1982

acrylic on paper
signed and dated 1982 lower right; titled and dated to the gallery label on the reverse
22 x 30 in ( 55.9 x 76.2 cm ) ( sheet )

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

Opens October 7th at 10:00:00 AM EDT
Closes October 21st at 04:15:00 PM EDT

Artwork by Michael Forster, Two Moons, 1975
Lot #181
MICHAEL FORSTER
Two Moons, 1975

oil on canvas
signed and dated 1975 lower left; signed, dated and inscribed "#187" on the reverse
28 x 44 in ( 71.1 x 111.8 cm )

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

Opens October 7th at 10:00:00 AM EDT
Closes October 21st at 04:15:00 PM EDT

Artwork by Jack Leonard Shadbolt, Untitled (Perforated Section Portrait), circa 1967
Lot #182
JACK LEONARD SHADBOLT
Untitled (Perforated Section Portrait), circa 1967

ink
titled and dated circa 1967 to the gallery label on the reverse
30.5 x 25.75 in ( 77.5 x 65.4 cm ) ( sheet )

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

Opens October 7th at 10:00:00 AM EDT
Closes October 21st at 04:15:00 PM EDT

Artwork by Jack Leonard Shadbolt, Trapped Bird, 1948
Lot #183
JACK LEONARD SHADBOLT
Trapped Bird, 1948

ink and watercolour
signed and dated 1948 lower right; titled and dated to two gallery labels on the reverse
18.75 x 14.75 in ( 47.6 x 37.5 cm ) ( sheet )

Auction Estimate: $3,000.00$2,500.00 - $3,000.00

Opens October 7th at 10:00:00 AM EDT
Closes October 21st at 04:15:00 PM EDT

Artwork by Erin Loree, Circulation of Light, 2017
Lot #184
ERIN LOREE
Circulation of Light, 2017

oil, peacock ore and charoite on panel
signed, titled and dated 2017 on the reverse; unframed
40 x 30 in ( 101.6 x 76.2 cm )

Auction Estimate: $700.00$500.00 - $700.00

Opens October 7th at 10:00:00 AM EDT
Closes October 21st at 04:15:00 PM EDT

Artwork by Guy Michon, Quest, 1964
Lot #185
GUY MICHON
Quest, 1964

oil on canvas
signed and dated 1964 lower right; signed, titled and dated on the reverse; titled to two labels on the reverse
24 x 18 in ( 61 x 45.7 cm )

Auction Estimate: $700.00$500.00 - $700.00

Opens October 7th at 10:00:00 AM EDT
Closes October 21st at 04:15:00 PM EDT

Artwork by Barbara Ann Kipling, Untitled (Head), 1967
Lot #186
BARBARA ANN KIPLING
Untitled (Head), 1967

drypoint
signed, dated 1967 and numbered 4/15 in the lower margin; numbered and inscribed "D17" on the reverse; unframed
15 x 11 in ( 38.1 x 27.9 cm ) ( sheet )

Auction Estimate: $500.00$300.00 - $500.00

Opens October 7th at 10:00:00 AM EDT
Closes October 21st at 04:15:00 PM EDT

Artwork by Barbara Ann Kipling, Untitled (Landscape) #1, 2008
Lot #187
BARBARA ANN KIPLING
Untitled (Landscape) #1, 2008

graphite
signed and dated "May 20, 2008" on the reverse
15.75 x 24 in ( 40 x 61 cm ) ( sheet )

Auction Estimate: $700.00$500.00 - $700.00

Opens October 7th at 10:00:00 AM EDT
Closes October 21st at 04:15:00 PM EDT

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