Canadian Abstraction
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PETER ASPELL
The Manipulator, 1987
oil on canvas
signed and dated 1987 upper right; titled and dated to a gallery label on the reverse
72 x 51 in ( 182.9 x 129.5 cm )
This sale is now closed.
ROBERT YOUDS
Untitled, 1986
acrylic on canvas
signed and dated 1986 on the reverse, dated 1986 to a gallery label on the reverse; unframed
62 x 62 in ( 157.5 x 157.5 cm )
This sale is now closed.
CHRISTOPHER BROADHURST
Borderlines
acrylic on canvas
signed, titled and dated 1987 on the reverse
78 x 144 in ( 198.1 x 365.8 cm )
Auction Estimate: $3,000.00 - $5,000.00
Price Realized: $1,920.00
Sale date: November 19th 2024
TONY SCHERMAN
Untitled (Lamp)
oil and encaustic on paper mounted to canvas
signed with initials lower right
32 x 23.5 in ( 81.3 x 59.7 cm )
This sale is now closed.
DAVID CRAVEN
Argument, 1984
mixed media on canvas mounted on wood
signed, titled and dated 1984 on the reverse
58 x 47.5 in ( 147.3 x 120.7 cm )
This sale is now closed.
RAE JOHNSTON
Sunset/Lake Winnipeg, 1988
three oils on wood
signed and dated "1-88" lower left; titled and dated 1988 to a gallery label on the reverse of the right panel
96 x 144 in ( 243.8 x 365.8 cm ) ( overall (triptych; each panel, 96 x 48 ins) )
Auction Estimate: $3,000.00 - $4,000.00
Price Realized: $2,400.00
Sale date: November 19th 2024
LÉON BELLEFLEUR
Épave à Honfleur
oil on canvas
signed and dated 1970 lower left; signed, titled and dated 1970 on the reverse
20.25 x 24 in ( 51.4 x 61 cm )
Auction Estimate: $5,000.00 - $7,000.00
Price Realized: $4,800.00
Sale date: November 19th 2024
FRITZ BRANDTNER
Hot-Wax Painting, 1968
wax crayon
signed lower right; signed, titled, dated 1968 and inscribed "achieved by warming hot plate over the finished surface" on the reverse
15.5 x 20.25 in ( 39.4 x 51.4 cm ) ( sheet )
Auction Estimate: $2,000.00 - $3,000.00
Price Realized: $1,920.00
Sale date: November 19th 2024
FRITZ BRANDTNER
Untitled Abstract
pastel and wash on paper mounted to card
signed lower right
11.25 x 15 in ( 28.6 x 38.1 cm ) ( sheet )
Auction Estimate: $1,200.00 - $1,500.00
Price Realized: $1,800.00
Sale date: November 19th 2024
DOUGLAS KIRTON
Untitled (5 Parts), 1984 (pentaptych)
five oils on canvas
each signed on the reverse, four dated 1984 on the reverse, all five dated to a gallery label on the reverse; #1 - 36.25 x 48 ins, #2 - 36 x 48 ins, #3 - 40 x 40 ins, #4 - 16 x 20 ins, #5 - 14 10 ins; 41 x 190 ins (overall), each unframed
41 x 190 in ( 104.1 x 482.6 cm ) ( overall )
This sale is now closed.
JAMES LAHEY
Fall Landscape
oil on canvas on board
signed, titled and dated 2001 on the reverse
14 x 14 in ( 35.6 x 35.6 cm )
Auction Estimate: $1,000.00 - $1,500.00
Price Realized: $1,920.00
Sale date: November 19th 2024
GINO LORCINI
Two Forms, 1980
anodized aluminum
signed (incised), dated 1980 and numbered 2/5 at the lower edge
72 x 21 x 15.25 in ( 182.9 x 53.3 x 38.7 cm ) ( overall (including base) )
This sale is now closed.
DAVID MACWILLIAM
Split Vessel
oil on canvas
signed, titled and dated 1987 on the reverse, signed, titled and dated and further dated and titled on a gallery label on the stretcher on the reverse; unframed
65 x 90.5 in ( 165.1 x 229.9 cm )
Auction Estimate: $1,000.00 - $1,500.00
Price Realized: $720.00
Sale date: November 19th 2024
CLAUDE BREEZE
Man Painting #7, Mystic Eye, 1966
acrylic on canvas
signed and dated 1966 lower right; titled and dated to two gallery labels on the reverse
58 x 40 in ( 147.3 x 101.6 cm )
Auction Estimate: $3,000.00 - $5,000.00
Price Realized: $3,360.00
Sale date: November 19th 2024
JACK HAMILTON BUSH
Red Orange Green
colour silkscreen
titled, dated 1965 and inscribed “PR 14” with the estate stamp on the reverse
26 x 20 in ( 66 x 50.8 cm ) ( sheet )
Auction Estimate: $5,000.00 - $7,000.00
Price Realized: $9,000.00
Sale date: November 19th 2024
PAUL HUTNER
Shore Leave, 1983
mixed media
signed and dated 1983 lower right; titled and dated to the gallery label on the reverse
22 x 30 in ( 55.9 x 76.2 cm ) ( sheet )
This sale is now closed.
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