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Post-War & Contemporary Art Highlights

This page provides details on a selection of works of art sold in our Post-War & Contemporary Art which concluded on April 23, 2024. Select an item for more details. All posted prices include Buyer's Premium.

Artwork by David Bolduc, Untitled Abstraction
DAVID BOLDUC
Untitled Abstraction

acrylic on canvas
dated 1995 to the gallery label on the reverse; unframed
18 x 78 x 2 in ( 45.7 x 198.1 x 5.1 cm )

Auction Estimate: $3,000.00$2,000.00 - $3,000.00
Price Realized $2,200.00
Sale date: April 23rd 2024

Artwork by David Bierk, Untitled
DAVID BIERK
Untitled

oil on board
signed lower right; unframed
14 x 14 x 1.75 in ( 35.6 x 35.6 x 4.4 cm )

Auction Estimate: $3,000.00$2,000.00 - $3,000.00
Price Realized $1,100.00
Sale date: April 23rd 2024

Artwork by Don Reichert, Untitled Abstraction
DON REICHERT
Untitled Abstraction

mixed media
signed and dated “19-12-78” lower right; titled and dated 1978 to a label on the reverse
25.5 x 40 in ( 64.8 x 101.6 cm ) ( sheet )

Auction Estimate: $700.00$500.00 - $700.00
Price Realized $650.00
Sale date: April 23rd 2024

Artwork by William Ronald, Quadrille
WILLIAM RONALD
Quadrille

acrylic on canvas
signed and dated 1983 lower left; titled and dated to three labels on the stretcher on the reverse; William Ronald Authentic Inventory No. WRAI.1983.0025
36 x 36 in ( 91.4 x 91.4 cm )

Auction Estimate: $6,000.00$4,000.00 - $6,000.00
Price Realized $4,400.00
Sale date: April 23rd 2024

Artwork by Raymond Victor Cattell, Sound of the Wind Turn
RAYMOND VICTOR CATTELL
Sound of the Wind Turn

acrylic on canvas
signed lower right; titled to a label on the reverse
36 x 46 in ( 91.4 x 116.8 cm )

Auction Estimate: $500.00$300.00 - $500.00
Price Realized $375.00
Sale date: April 23rd 2024

Artwork by Ernestine Tahedl, Island Memories II
ERNESTINE TAHEDL
Island Memories II

three acrylics on canvas (triptych)
signed and dated 1988 lower right; signed, titled and dated January 1988 to the artist label on the reverse
55 x 88 in ( 139.7 x 223.5 cm ) ( overall (triptych) )

Auction Estimate: $2,500.00$1,500.00 - $2,500.00
Price Realized $2,000.00
Sale date: April 23rd 2024

Artwork by Unknown 21st Century Artist, Untitled Abstraction
UNKNOWN 21ST CENTURY ARTIST
Untitled Abstraction

acrylic on board
signed indistinctly and dated 1973 lower right
24 x 48 in ( 61 x 121.9 cm )

Auction Estimate: $600.00$400.00 - $600.00
Price Realized $400.00
Sale date: April 23rd 2024

Artwork by Harold Klunder, Ideal and Actual (Self-Portrait)
HAROLD KLUNDER
Ideal and Actual (Self-Portrait)

ink on card
signed and dated 2002 lower left; titled and dated on the reverse; Harold Klunder’s address in Flesherton, Ontario, Canada on a label on the reverse
9 x 6 in ( 22.9 x 15.2 cm )

Auction Estimate: $700.00$500.00 - $700.00
Price Realized $400.00
Sale date: April 23rd 2024

Artwork by William Ronald, Bridge
WILLIAM RONALD
Bridge

acrylic on canvas
signed and dated 1997 lower right; signed and titled on the reverse; William Ronald Authentic Inventory No. WRAI.1997.0015
9 x 12 in ( 22.9 x 30.5 cm )

Auction Estimate: $900.00$700.00 - $900.00
Price Realized $1,100.00
Sale date: April 23rd 2024

Artwork by Lynn Donoghue, John in a Persian Dream
LYNN DONOGHUE
John in a Persian Dream

oil and charcoal on canvas
signed, titled and dated “November 1977” on the reverse; unframed
53.5 x 66 in ( 135.9 x 167.6 cm )

Auction Estimate: $1,500.00$1,000.00 - $1,500.00
Price Realized $500.00
Sale date: April 23rd 2024

Artwork by Harold Klunder, Untitled
HAROLD KLUNDER
Untitled

oil on canvas
signed, titled and dated “1996 - 1998” on the reverse
18 x 24 in ( 45.7 x 61 cm )

Auction Estimate: $3,500.00$2,500.00 - $3,500.00
Price Realized $2,200.00
Sale date: April 23rd 2024

Artwork by Léon Bellefleur, Regates
LÉON BELLEFLEUR
Regates

oil on canvas
signed and dated 1984 lower right; titled to a gallery label on the reverse
14 x 18 in ( 35.6 x 45.7 cm )

Auction Estimate: $5,000.00$3,000.00 - $5,000.00
Price Realized $2,400.00
Sale date: April 23rd 2024

Artwork by Léon Bellefleur, Jour de chance
LÉON BELLEFLEUR
Jour de chance

oil on canvas
signed lower left; signed, titled and dated 1995 on the reverse
24 x 20 in ( 61 x 50.8 cm )

Auction Estimate: $8,000.00$6,000.00 - $8,000.00
Price Realized $5,400.00
Sale date: April 23rd 2024

Artwork by Jaan  Poldaas, Nominal Four Studies [j], [k], [l]
JAAN POLDAAS
Nominal Four Studies [j], [k], [l]

three acrylics and collage on paper
- “Nominal Four Study [j]”
- “Nominal Four Study [k]”
- “Nominal Four Study [l]”
each signed and dated 1994 lower right
7.75 x 7.75 in ( 19.7 x 19.7 cm ) ( image (each) )

Auction Estimate: $3,000.00$2,000.00 - $3,000.00
Price Realized $1,200.00
Sale date: April 23rd 2024

Artwork by Barbara McGivern, It’s Too Late, Babe
BARBARA MCGIVERN
It’s Too Late, Babe

acrylic and gold leaf on canvas
signed and titled with estate stamp (SMS #40) on the reverse; unframed
42 x 42 in ( 106.7 x 106.7 cm )

Auction Estimate: $3,000.00$2,000.00 - $3,000.00
Price Realized $1,000.00
Sale date: April 23rd 2024

Previous Auctions

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

Select Masterworks of Canadian & International Art
Sale Closed: May 28, 2025
 
British & Continental Artworks (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: May 13, 2025
 
En plein air (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: May 13, 2025
 
The Chaki Collection: A Collector’s Dialogue (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: May 13, 2025
 
Past and Present: International Art from the Collection of Robert Noakes (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: April 22, 2025
 
Select Canadian Art (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: April 22, 2025
 
Works on Paper & Prints (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: April 22, 2025
 
The Art of Atlantic Canada (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: April 22, 2025
 
Books & Reference: From the Library of Dennis Reid (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: April 22, 2025
 
International Prints & Multiples (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: March 25, 2025
 
Post-War & Contemporary Art (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: March 25, 2025
 
The Art of Quebec (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: March 25, 2025
 
Celebrating Women Artists (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: March 25, 2025
 
In the Eye of the Beholder: Photographs from the Collection of Robert Noakes (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: March 25, 2025
 
Books & Reference: From the Library of Dennis Reid (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: March 25, 2025
 
Books & Reference: From the Library of Dennis Reid (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: February 25, 2025
 
The Canadian Landscape (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: February 25, 2025
 
Artwork from the Estate of Jaan Poldaas (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: February 25, 2025
 
Three Dimensions (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: February 25, 2025
 
Abstract vs. Figural: Prints from the Collection of Robert Noakes (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: February 25, 2025
 
A Modern Eye: Canadian Art from the Collection of Robert Noakes (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: February 25, 2025
 
Drawn to Places: Landscapes on Paper (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: February 25, 2025
 
Post-War & Contemporary Art (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: January 28, 2025
 
Works on Paper & Prints (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: January 28, 2025
 
The Artwork of Sir Frederick Banting (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: January 28, 2025
 
The Academy (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: January 28, 2025
 
Select Canadian Prints (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: December 10, 2024
 
Holiday Sale (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: December 10, 2024
 
Books & Reference: From the Library of Dennis Reid (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: December 10, 2024
 
Photography from the Collection of Salah Bachir (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: December 10, 2024
 
Live Auction of Important Canadian & International Art
Sale Closed: November 27, 2024
 
Art Gallery of Hamilton (Auction of Donated Works for Fundraising) (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: November 19, 2024
 
Works on Paper & Prints (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: November 19, 2024
 
British & Continental Pictures (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: November 19, 2024
 
The Art of Atlantic Canada (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: November 19, 2024
 
First Nations & Inuit Art (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: November 19, 2024
 
Canadian Abstraction (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: November 19, 2024
 
Select Canadian Art (Online Auction)_
Sale Closed: October 22, 2024
 
Modern & Contemporary International Art (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: October 22, 2024
 
The Art of Quebec (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: October 22, 2024
 
Capture (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: October 22, 2024
 
The Group of Seven & Their Associates (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: October 22, 2024
 
Books & Reference: From the Library of Dennis Reid (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: October 22, 2024
 
Post-War & Contemporary Art (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: September 24, 2024
 
The Canadian Landscape (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: September 24, 2024
 
Picasso & His Contemporaries (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: September 24, 2024
 
International Prints & Multiples (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: September 24, 2024
 
Books & Reference: From the Library of Dennis Reid (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: September 24, 2024
 
Mousseau and Friends (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: September 24, 2024
 
Canadian Art (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: August 20, 2024
 
En plein air (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: August 20, 2024
 
Three Dimensions (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: August 20, 2024
 
Books & Reference: From the Library of Dennis Reid (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: August 20, 2024
 
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
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Fall Live Auction of Important Canadian & International Art (Session 1)
Sale Closed: December 6, 2023
 
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
 

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