Spring Live Auction of Important Canadian & International Art Highlights

This page provides details on a selection of works of art sold in our Spring Live Auction of Important Canadian & International Art which concluded on May 30, 2024. Select an item for more details. All posted prices include Buyer's Premium.

Artwork by Lawren Stewart Harris, Brazeau Snowfield, Jasper Park. Mountain Painting XII
LAWREN STEWART HARRIS
Brazeau Snowfield, Jasper Park. Mountain Painting XII

oil on canvas
signed and dated 1924 lower right; numbered 190 upon the “Lawren Harris LSH Holdings Ltd.” stamp and numbered 5015 upon a National Gallery of Canada stamp on the reverse; inscribed with the artist’s name, the title and “Mountain Paintings XII” on a label affixed to the reverse
48 x 59.5 in ( 121.9 x 151.1 cm )

Auction Estimate: $3,000,000.00$2,000,000.00 - $3,000,000.00
Price Realized $1,800,000.00
Sale date: May 30th 2024

Artwork by Sayed Haider Raza, Temple Protestant
SAYED HAIDER RAZA
Temple Protestant

oil on canvas
signed and dated 1957 upper right; titled “Temple protestant” on the stretcher; inscribed RAZA "Temple Protestant / P185 - 58 / 25F” on a label on the stretcher; further titled “Protestant Church” on a gallery label on the frame on the reverse
25.5 x 31.75 in ( 64.8 x 80.6 cm )

Auction Estimate: $300,000.00$250,000.00 - $300,000.00
Price Realized $960,000.00
Sale date: May 30th 2024

Artwork by Marcelle Ferron, Arbre du Ténéré, 1962
MARCELLE FERRON
Arbre du Ténéré, 1962

oil on canvas
signed lower left; titled "L'Arbre du Ténare" [sic] and dated 1962 (twice) on the stretcher
63.75 x 51 in ( 161.9 x 129.5 cm )

Auction Estimate: $500,000.00$300,000.00 - $500,000.00
Price Realized $960,000.00
Sale date: May 30th 2024

Artwork by Tom Thomson, Spring, Algonquin Park
TOM THOMSON
Spring, Algonquin Park

oil on board
artist estate stamp lower right; catalogue raisonné no. 1914.45
8.5 x 10.5 in ( 21.6 x 26.7 cm )

Auction Estimate: $900,000.00$700,000.00 - $900,000.00
Price Realized $720,000.00
Sale date: May 30th 2024

Artwork by Paul Kane, Party of Indians in Two Canoes on Mountain Lake, circa 1855
PAUL KANE
Party of Indians in Two Canoes on Mountain Lake, circa 1855

oil on canvas
catalogue raisonné no. IV-281
18.75 x 29 in ( 47.6 x 73.7 cm )

Auction Estimate: $800,000.00$600,000.00 - $800,000.00
Price Realized $720,000.00
Sale date: May 30th 2024

Artwork by Lawren Stewart Harris, Untitled (Abstract Painting #173), circa 1958
LAWREN STEWART HARRIS
Untitled (Abstract Painting #173), circa 1958

oil on canvas
numbered 173 upon the “Lawren Harris LSH Holdings Ltd.” stamp on the reverse and inscribed (twice) “F106”
65 x 42 in ( 165.1 x 106.7 cm )

Auction Estimate: $400,000.00$300,000.00 - $400,000.00
Price Realized $504,000.00
Sale date: May 30th 2024

Artwork by Sayed Haider Raza, L’église du village
SAYED HAIDER RAZA
L’église du village

oil on canvas
signed and dated 1958 upper right; inscribed “182” twice on the stretcher; titled on a gallery label on the frame on the reverse
21.5 x 18 in ( 54.6 x 45.7 cm )

Auction Estimate: $200,000.00$150,000.00 - $200,000.00
Price Realized $432,000.00
Sale date: May 30th 2024

Artwork by Lawren Stewart Harris, Autumn Leaves
LAWREN STEWART HARRIS
Autumn Leaves

oil on canvas
signed with initials and dated 1910 lower right
25 x 20 in ( 63.5 x 50.8 cm )

Auction Estimate: $400,000.00$300,000.00 - $400,000.00
Price Realized $384,000.00
Sale date: May 30th 2024

Artwork by Lawren Stewart Harris, Coronet Mountain, Brazeau Glacier, 1924
LAWREN STEWART HARRIS
Coronet Mountain, Brazeau Glacier, 1924

oil on panel
signed twice, titled, inscribed “Not for Sale” (twice), “Bess Harris Collection”, “9” (circled), “78”, “one of 5 sketches made in one day in July 1925 or 6” with a cross in a circle in black ink on the reverse
10.75 x 13.75 in ( 27.3 x 34.9 cm )

Auction Estimate: $400,000.00$300,000.00 - $400,000.00
Price Realized $312,000.00
Sale date: May 30th 2024

Artwork by Cornelius Krieghoff, The Settler’s Log House
CORNELIUS KRIEGHOFF
The Settler’s Log House

oil on canvas
signed, dated 1859 and inscribed “Quebec” lower right
24 x 36 in ( 61 x 91.4 cm )

Auction Estimate: $400,000.00$300,000.00 - $400,000.00
Price Realized $288,000.00
Sale date: May 30th 2024

Artwork by James Edward Hervey MacDonald, Lake O’Hara
JAMES EDWARD HERVEY MACDONALD
Lake O’Hara

oil on board
signed and dated 1925 lower left
8.5 x 10.5 in ( 21.6 x 26.7 cm )

Auction Estimate: $90,000.00$70,000.00 - $90,000.00
Price Realized $216,000.00
Sale date: May 30th 2024

Artwork by Jack Hamilton Bush, Bas Continuo #1
JACK HAMILTON BUSH
Bas Continuo #1

acrylic polymer on canvas
signed, titled, dated “May 1976” and inscribed “Toronto” on the reverse
49.25 x 54.25 in ( 125.1 x 137.8 cm )

Auction Estimate: $225,000.00$175,000.00 - $225,000.00
Price Realized $216,000.00
Sale date: May 30th 2024

Artwork by David Brown Milne, Bare Trees in Snow (New York)
DAVID BROWN MILNE
Bare Trees in Snow (New York)

oil on canvas
inscribed “David Milne: Bare Trees in Snow, New York 1914-15” and “Winnipeg Art Gallery” on the stretcher; catalogue raisonné no. 106.7
18.25 x 20.25 in ( 46.4 x 51.4 cm )

Auction Estimate: $250,000.00$150,000.00 - $250,000.00
Price Realized $192,000.00
Sale date: May 30th 2024

Artwork by Andy Warhol, Mick Jagger (F&S II.144)
ANDY WARHOL
Mick Jagger (F&S II.144)

screenprint on arches aquarelle (rough) paper
signed by the artist, numbered 157/250 and signed by Mick Jagger in the lower margin; printed by Alexander Heinrici, New York; published by Seabird Editions, London, England with their inkstamp on the reverse
43.5 x 29 in ( 110.5 x 73.7 cm ) ( sheet )

Auction Estimate: $180,000.00$140,000.00 - $180,000.00
Price Realized $180,000.00
Sale date: May 30th 2024

Artwork by Emily Carr, Two Totems
EMILY CARR
Two Totems

oil on board
artist estate stamp lower left
16.25 x 13.75 in ( 41.3 x 34.9 cm )

Auction Estimate: $200,000.00$150,000.00 - $200,000.00
Price Realized $180,000.00
Sale date: May 30th 2024

Previous Auctions

Select from a list of previous auctions to view specific sale highlights.

Post-War & Contemporary Art (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: July 23, 2024
 
Works on Paper (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: July 23, 2024
 
Canadian Prints & Multiples (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: July 23, 2024
 
The Art of Atlantic Canada (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: July 23, 2024
 
The Grand Tour (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: July 23, 2024
 
Books & Reference: From the Library of Dennis Reid (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: July 23, 2024
 
British & Continental Pictures (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: June 25, 2024
 
The Canadian Landscape (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: June 25, 2024
 
First Nations & Inuit Art (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: June 25, 2024
 
Works from the Estate of William Ronald (Part II) (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: June 25, 2024
 
The Artwork of Sir Frederick Banting (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: June 25, 2024
 
Spring Live Auction (Session 1 & 2)
Sale Closed: May 30, 2024
 
Modern & Contemporary International Art (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: May 21, 2024
 
The Group of Seven (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: May 21, 2024
 
Select Canadian Art (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: May 21, 2024
 
Works from the Estate of Dennis Reid (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: May 21, 2024
 
The Artwork of David Blackwood (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: May 21, 2024
 
Capture (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: April 23, 2024
 
Post-War & Contemporary Art (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: April 23, 2024
 
The Canadian Landscape (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: April 23, 2024
 
Modern Forms (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: April 23, 2024
 
Works on Paper (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: April 23, 2024
 
The Academy (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: April 23, 2024
 
International Prints, Multiples & Works on Paper (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: March 26, 2024
 
Celebrating Women Artists (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: March 26, 2024
 
La belle province (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: March 26, 2024
 
Art of Atlantic Canada (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: March 26, 2024
 
Art Gallery of Hamilton (Auction of Donated Artwork for Fundraising) (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: March 26, 2024
 
Coast to Coast (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: February 27, 2024
 
En plein air (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: February 27, 2024
 
Watercolours & Drawings (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: February 27, 2024
 
Canadian Prints & Multiples (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: February 27, 2024
 
Post-War & Contemporary Art (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: January 23, 2024
 
20th Century Works on Paper (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: January 23, 2024
 
The Academy (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: January 23, 2024
 
Inuit & First Nations Art (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: January 23, 2024
 
The Collection of Joe & Anita Robertson (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: December 12, 2023
 
Bidding in a Winter Wonderland (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: December 12, 2023
 
An Important Private Collection of Canadian Art (Session 2)
Sale Closed: December 6, 2023
( Download PDF )
 
Fall Live Auction of Important Canadian & International Art (Session 1)
Sale Closed: December 6, 2023
( Download PDF )
 
Modern & Contemporary Art (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: November 7, 2023
 
British & Continental Pictures (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: November 7, 2023
 
Toronto: Represented and Abstracted (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: November 7, 2023
 
Auction to Benefit NSCAD (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: November 7, 2023
 
Select Canadian Art (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: November 7, 2023
 
Artwork from a Private Collection (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: November 7, 2023
 
Select Canadian Art (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: October 10, 2023
 
Post-War & Contemporary Art (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: October 10, 2023
 
Little Pictures (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: October 10, 2023
 
Prints & Multiples (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: September 12, 2023
 
The Canadian Landscape (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: September 12, 2023
 
Art of Quebec (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: September 12, 2023
 
Still Life & Figural Work (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: August 15, 2023
 
Works on Paper & Prints (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: August 15, 2023
 
Art of Atlantic Canada (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: July 25, 2023
 
Historical Canadian Art (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: July 25, 2023
 
Post-War & Contemporary Art (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: July 25, 2023
 
Modern & Contemporary Art (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: June 27, 2023
 
The Art of Europe (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: June 27, 2023
 
Canadians at Home & Abroad (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: June 27, 2023
 
Spring Live Auction of Important Canadian & International Art (Session 1)
Sale Closed: June 8, 2023
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An Important Private Collection of Canadian Art (Session 2)
Sale Closed: June 8, 2023
( Download PDF )
 
Post-War & Contemporary Art (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: May 30, 2023
 
Art of Quebec (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: May 30, 2023
 
The Group of Seven & Their Associates (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: May 30, 2023
 
April Abstractions (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: April 18, 2023
 
The Canadian Landscape (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: April 18, 2023
 
Prints, Photography & Multiples (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: April 18, 2023
 
Select Canadian Prints (Online Auctions)
Sale Closed: April 18, 2023
 
Inuit & First Nations Art (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: March 21, 2023
 
Peaks to Prairies: Art of Western Canada (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: March 21, 2023
 
Celebrating Women Artists (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: March 21, 2023
 
Works on Paper & Prints (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: February 28, 2023
 
Three Dimensions (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: February 28, 2023
 
Canada & Abroad (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: February 28, 2023
 
Post-War & Contemporary Art (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: January 31, 2023
 
Canadian Winter (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: January 31, 2023
 
Still Life & Figural Work (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: January 31, 2023
 
Books & Reference (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: January 31, 2023
 
From the Estate of William Ronald (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: January 31, 2023
 
Holiday Charm (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: December 13, 2022
 
Coast to Coast (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: December 13, 2022
 
An Important Private Collection of Canadian Art (Session 2)
Sale Closed: December 1, 2022
( Download PDF )
 
Fall Live Auction of Important Canadian Art (Session 1)
Sale Closed: December 1, 2022
( Download PDF )
 
Canadian Group of Painters (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: November 22, 2022
 
Fall Auction of International Art (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: November 22, 2022
 
Post-War & Contemporary Canadian Art (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: November 22, 2022
 
Historical Canadian Art (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: November 22, 2022
 
October Abstractions (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: October 25, 2022
 
Little Pictures (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: October 25, 2022
 
The Canadian Landscape (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: October 25, 2022
 
Art of Atlantic Canada (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: October 25, 2022
 
La belle province (Art of Quebec) (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: September 27, 2022
 
Prints, Photography & Multiples (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: September 27, 2022
 
Inuit & First Nations Art (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: September 27, 2022
 
Canadians at Home & Abroad (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: August 23, 2022
 
Prints & Works on Paper (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: August 23, 2022
 
Still Life & Figural Work (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: August 23, 2022
 
The Art of Barbara Mercer (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: August 23, 2022
 
Post-War & Contemporary Art (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: July 19, 2022
 

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