Select Masterworks of Canadian & International Art
You are viewing artwork included in the Cowley Abbott Fall Live Auction of Important Canadian & International Art, taking place on Wednesday, May 28th at Toronto's Globe & Mail Centre. In-Person, Absentee, Telephone and Real-Time Online Bidding is available to collectors for participation in this auction. Purchased artwork is subject to the 20% Buyer's Premium (21% if purchased via Auction Mobility's interface) and applicable taxes. Further details regarding buying with Cowley Abbott can be found by referring to our Conditions of Sale and the "How to Purchase" page.
JAMES WILSON MORRICE
On the Terrace, circa 1898
pencil
titled on a gallery label on the reverse
4 x 6.5 in ( 10.2 x 16.5 cm ) ( sheet )
Auction Estimate: $2,000.00 - $3,000.00
Sale Date: May 28th 2025
JEAN-PHILIPPE DALLAIRE
Still Life with Bread and Fruit, 1946
gouache on paper laid down on card
signed, dated 1946 and inscribed "Canada" lower left
24 x 32 in ( 61 x 81.3 cm ) ( sight )
Auction Estimate: $12,000.00 - $15,000.00
Sale Date: May 28th 2025
ALEXANDER YOUNG JACKSON
September, Georgian Bay, circa 1920
oil on board
signed lower left; signed, titled on the reverse and inscribed "Box 3" and "$40" on the reverse
8.5 x 10.5 in ( 21.6 x 26.7 cm )
Auction Estimate: $30,000.00 - $40,000.00
Sale Date: May 28th 2025
ALFRED JOSEPH CASSON
On the Flats at Combermere, 1958
oil on board
signed lower right; signed and titled on the reverse; signed, titled and dated 1958 on a label on the reverse
12 x 15 in ( 30.5 x 38.1 cm )
Auction Estimate: $20,000.00 - $30,000.00
Sale Date: May 28th 2025
RITA LETENDRE
Sans titre, 1972
acrylic on board
7.5 x 15 in ( 19.1 x 38.1 cm )
Auction Estimate: $5,000.00 - $7,000.00
Sale Date: May 28th 2025
JACK HAMILTON BUSH
Face Off, 1970
gouache
inscribed "1.30" lower right; signed, titled, dated "September 1970" and inscribed "Toronto", "gouache" and "A4723" on the reverse; catalogue raisonné no. 2.122.1970.46
29.75 x 22.25 in ( 75.6 x 56.5 cm ) ( sheet )
Auction Estimate: $20,000.00 - $30,000.00
Sale Date: May 28th 2025
GENE DAVIS
Hell's Calendar #3
acrylic on canvas
21.25 x 30 in ( 54 x 76.2 cm )
Auction Estimate: $15,000.00 - $20,000.00
Sale Date: May 28th 2025
ANDY WARHOL
Turtle (F&S II.360A), 1985
colour screenprint on lenox museum board
signed and numbered 248/250 lower right; titled and numbered on a label on the reverse. Printed by Rupert Jasen Smith, New York; published by CBS, Inc., Los Angeles, California
31.25 x 39 in ( 79.4 x 99.1 cm ) ( sheet )
Auction Estimate: $60,000.00 - $80,000.00
Sale Date: May 28th 2025
JOHN MCEWEN
Her Nature, 1985
two-part bronze sculpture
- "First Part (with Deer)" (stamped signature, dated 1985, inscribed "Series 1 of 6" and "1 of 2 Parts" on the underside - 19 ins x 14 ins x 10 ins; 48.3 cms x 35.6 cms x 25.4 cms)
- "Second Part" (8 ins x 14 ins x 10 ins; 20.3 cms x 35.6 cms x 25.4 cms)
19 x 14 x 10 in ( 48.3 x 35.6 x 25.4 cm ) ( largest (overall) )
Auction Estimate: $10,000.00 - $15,000.00
Sale Date: May 28th 2025
SOREL ETROG
High Society, 1964
bronze
stamped signature and numbered 2/7 on the base
54 x 16.5 x 10 in ( 137.2 x 41.9 x 25.4 cm ) ( overall )
Auction Estimate: $30,000.00 - $50,000.00
Sale Date: May 28th 2025
NORVAL MORRISSEAU
Conversation with Our White Brother, 1980
acrylic on canvas
signed in syllabics lower right; titled twice and dated 1980 on the reverse
77 x 60 in ( 195.6 x 152.4 cm )
Auction Estimate: $50,000.00 - $60,000.00
Sale Date: May 28th 2025
FRANCES ANNE HOPKINS
Canoes in a Fog, Lake Superior, 1864
watercolour on paper on pressed paper board
signed with initials lower right; titled on a gallery label on the reverse
14.5 x 21.5 in ( 36.8 x 54.6 cm ) ( sheet )
Auction Estimate: $60,000.00 - $80,000.00
Sale Date: May 28th 2025
FRANCES ANNE HOPKINS
Lumber Raft on the Ottawa, 1886
watercolour
signed with initials and dated 1886 lower right
15.5 x 22.5 in ( 39.4 x 57.2 cm ) ( sight )
Auction Estimate: $30,000.00 - $50,000.00
Sale Date: May 28th 2025
NICHOLAS DE GRANDMAISON
Dan Wildman, Stoney, circa 1945
pastel on paper
27.25 x 21 in ( 69.2 x 53.3 cm ) ( sight )
Auction Estimate: $6,000.00 - $12,000.00
Sale Date: May 28th 2025
CORNELIUS KRIEGHOFF
Bilking the Toll Gate, 1869
oil on canvas
signed and dated 1869 lower right
14.25 x 22.25 in ( 36.2 x 56.5 cm )
Auction Estimate: $80,000.00 - $120,000.00
Sale Date: May 28th 2025
MARCELLE FERRON
Sans titre, 1964
oil on canvas
signed and dated 1964 lower left; dated 1964 to a gallery label on the reverse
45 x 57.25 in ( 114.3 x 145.4 cm )
Auction Estimate: $300,000.00 - $400,000.00
Sale Date: May 28th 2025
JACK HAMILTON BUSH
Vic Day, 1974
acrylic on canvas
signed, titled, dated “May 1974 Toronto” and inscribed “acrylic polymer W.B.” on the reverse; catalogue raisonné no. 3.7.1974.28
67.5 x 37 in ( 171.5 x 94 cm )
Auction Estimate: $125,000.00 - $175,000.00
Sale Date: May 28th 2025
LISE GERVAIS
Sans titre, 1961
oil on canvas
signed and dated 1961 lower right; signed and dated on the reverse; titled and dated on the gallery label on the reverse
24 x 20 in ( 61 x 50.8 cm )
Auction Estimate: $15,000.00 - $20,000.00
Sale Date: May 28th 2025
RITA LETENDRE
Sans titre, 1965
oil on canvas
signed and dated 1965 lower right; titled on a gallery label on the reverse
32 x 40 in ( 81.3 x 101.6 cm )
Auction Estimate: $60,000.00 - $80,000.00
Sale Date: May 28th 2025
ANDY WARHOL
Ladies and Gentlemen (Ivette and Lurdes), 1975
acrylic and silkscreen ink on canvas
signed twice, dated 1975 twice and inscribed "To Paulette with love Merry Christmas" on the overflap
14 x 11 in ( 35.6 x 27.9 cm )
Auction Estimate: $70,000.00 - $90,000.00
Sale Date: May 28th 2025
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