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Works on Paper & Prints Highlights

This page provides details on a selection of works of art sold in our Works on Paper & Prints which concluded on November 19, 2024. Select an item for more details. All posted prices include Buyer's Premium.

Artwork by Joe Rosenthal, Untitled (Mother and Child)
JOE ROSENTHAL
Untitled (Mother and Child)

graphite
signed lower right
11.75 x 8.25 in ( 29.8 x 21 cm ) ( sight )

Auction Estimate: $400.00$300.00 - $400.00
Price Realized $600.00
Sale date: November 19th 2024

Artwork by Albert Jacques Franck, Elm and Centre Streets
ALBERT JACQUES FRANCK
Elm and Centre Streets

watercolour
signed lower right; titled and dated 1966 to the artist and gallery labels on the reverse
8.5 x 11.5 in ( 21.6 x 29.2 cm ) ( sight )

Auction Estimate: $2,500.00$1,500.00 - $2,500.00
Price Realized $2,160.00
Sale date: November 19th 2024

Artwork by Kenneth Danby, Untitled (Horse and Carriage)
KENNETH DANBY
Untitled (Horse and Carriage)

copperplate etching
signed and dated 1959 in the lower margin
6.75 x 5.75 in ( 17.1 x 14.6 cm ) ( plate size )

Auction Estimate: $300.00$200.00 - $300.00
Price Realized $330.00
Sale date: November 19th 2024

Artwork by Albert Jacques Franck, Untitled, Winter Landscape
ALBERT JACQUES FRANCK
Untitled, Winter Landscape

watercolour
signed and dated 1965 lower left
10.5 x 16.5 in ( 26.7 x 41.9 cm ) ( sight )

Auction Estimate: $1,500.00$1,000.00 - $1,500.00
Price Realized $1,440.00
Sale date: November 19th 2024

Artwork by Kazuo Nakamura, Untitled Landscape
KAZUO NAKAMURA
Untitled Landscape

india ink drawing
signed and dated 1984 lower right; unframed
15 x 22 in ( 38.1 x 55.9 cm ) ( sheet )

Auction Estimate: $1,500.00$1,200.00 - $1,500.00
Price Realized $960.00
Sale date: November 19th 2024

Artwork by William Ronald, Untitled Abstract
WILLIAM RONALD
Untitled Abstract

watercolour on paper
signed and dated 1973 lower right; William Ronald Authentic Inventory No. WRAI.1973.0131
17.5 x 23.5 in ( 44.5 x 59.7 cm ) ( sight )

Auction Estimate: $700.00$500.00 - $700.00
Price Realized $780.00
Sale date: November 19th 2024

Artwork by Arthur Fortescue McKay, Two Untitled Abstractions
ARTHUR FORTESCUE MCKAY
Two Untitled Abstractions

two ink drawings
- “Untitled Abstraction” signed and dated “Nov 1971” lower right; 8.75 x 11.5 ins (sight);
- “Untitled Abstraction” 8.75 x 11.5 ins (sight)
8.75 x 11.5 in ( 22.2 x 29.2 cm ) ( sight (each) )

Auction Estimate: $1,500.00$1,000.00 - $1,500.00
Price Realized $600.00
Sale date: November 19th 2024

Artwork by Albert Jacques Franck, Street Views
ALBERT JACQUES FRANCK
Street Views

two watercolours
each signed lower right; each unframed
4.75 x 3.5 in ( 12.1 x 8.9 cm ) ( each sheet )

Auction Estimate: $1,500.00$1,000.00 - $1,500.00
Price Realized $840.00
Sale date: November 19th 2024

Artwork by Bobs Cogill Haworth, Abstract Composition
BOBS COGILL HAWORTH
Abstract Composition

ink and watercolour
signed lower right
20 x 25 in ( 50.8 x 63.5 cm ) ( sight )

Auction Estimate: $250.00$150.00 - $250.00
Price Realized $132.00
Sale date: November 19th 2024

Artwork by Berthe Des Clayes, Winter Sunset
BERTHE DES CLAYES
Winter Sunset

pastel
signed lower left; titled to a gallery label on the reverse
13.5 x 13.5 in ( 34.3 x 34.3 cm ) ( sight )

Auction Estimate: $1,200.00$800.00 - $1,200.00
Price Realized $3,360.00
Sale date: November 19th 2024

Artwork by Frederick Henry Brigden, Mountain Brook
FREDERICK HENRY BRIGDEN
Mountain Brook

watercolour
signed lower left; titled to a gallery label on the reverse
9.75 x 13 in ( 24.8 x 33 cm ) ( sight )

Auction Estimate: $1,200.00$800.00 - $1,200.00
Price Realized $420.00
Sale date: November 19th 2024

Artwork by Alfred Joseph Casson, Ontario: 24 Colour Prints housed in the original cherry wood box
ALFRED JOSEPH CASSON
Ontario: 24 Colour Prints housed in the original cherry wood box

twenty-four photolithographic reproductions
set of 24 photolithographic reproductions including:
Anglican Church at Magnetawan;
Country Road;
Drowned Land;
Farm House;
General Store;
House at Parry Sound;
Lake Superior;
Little Island;
March Day;
North Country;
Old Storm In Salem;
Parry Sound;
Passing Storm;
Rock Pool;
Summer Morning;
Summer Sun;
Summer Storm;
Sun After Thunder;
Thunderstorm;
Village House;
Village Mill (2 copies);
Whitney;
White Pine;
each initialed, titled and numbered “232/250” in pencil in the lower margin, with an additional copy of “Village Mill” numbered 126/250); housed within a handmade cherry wood box
Condition noted: scratches present to the cherry wood box. This work is offered "as is" and is not subject to return.
19.75 x 24 in ( 50.2 x 61 cm ) ( each (unframed) )

Auction Estimate: $4,000.00$2,000.00 - $4,000.00
Price Realized $2,160.00
Sale date: November 19th 2024

Artwork by Margaret Priest, No Exit
MARGARET PRIEST
No Exit

graphite
signed and dated 1981 lower right; sold together with "Margaret Priest: Recent Drawings" (Theo Waddington Gallery, 1980)
12 x 10 in ( 30.5 x 25.4 cm )

Auction Estimate: $3,000.00$2,000.00 - $3,000.00
Price Realized $2,640.00
Sale date: November 19th 2024

Artwork by Kenneth Danby, Tethered
KENNETH DANBY
Tethered

watercolour
signed and dated 1976 lower right; signed, titled and dated on a gallery label on the reverse
21.25 x 26.75 in ( 54 x 67.9 cm ) ( sight )

Auction Estimate: $6,000.00$4,000.00 - $6,000.00
Price Realized $5,640.00
Sale date: November 19th 2024

Artwork by Harold Barling Town, Vale Variations #64
HAROLD BARLING TOWN
Vale Variations #64

white conté and oil pastel on black strathmore paper
signed and inscribed "12-17-12-72" lower left; signed, titled and inscribed "12-17-12-72" and "#64G-1381-D" on the reverse; titled to a gallery label on the reverse
19.25 x 24.75 in ( 48.9 x 62.9 cm ) ( sheet )

Auction Estimate: $1,500.00$1,000.00 - $1,500.00
Price Realized $840.00
Sale date: November 19th 2024

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