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En plein air Highlights

This page provides details on a selection of works of art sold in our En plein air which concluded on May 13, 2025. Select an item for more details. All posted prices include Buyer's Premium.

Artwork by Thomas Frederick Haig Chatfield, Fall Mountain
THOMAS FREDERICK HAIG CHATFIELD
Fall Mountain

oil on board
signed lower right; titled on the gallery label on the reverse
16 x 20 in ( 40.6 x 50.8 cm )

Auction Estimate: $1,500.00$1,200.00 - $1,500.00
Price Realized $1,080.00
Sale date: May 13th 2025

Artwork by Thomas Frederick Haig Chatfield, Canadian Colour
THOMAS FREDERICK HAIG CHATFIELD
Canadian Colour

acrylic on paper
signed lower left; titled and inscribed "Pine Lake, Gravenhurst" on the artist's label on the reverse
21 x 28 in ( 53.3 x 71.1 cm ) ( sight )

Auction Estimate: $2,000.00$1,000.00 - $2,000.00
Price Realized $1,320.00
Sale date: May 13th 2025

Artwork by John William Beatty, The Bridge at the Devil's Elbow
JOHN WILLIAM BEATTY
The Bridge at the Devil's Elbow

oil on board
signed lower right; titled on the artist's label on the reverse
10.5 x 14 in ( 26.7 x 35.6 cm )

Auction Estimate: $3,000.00$2,000.00 - $3,000.00
Price Realized $1,080.00
Sale date: May 13th 2025

Artwork by John William Beatty, Showery Weather, Ontario
JOHN WILLIAM BEATTY
Showery Weather, Ontario

oil on board
signed lower right; titled on the artist's label on the reverse; unframed
10 x 13.75 in ( 25.4 x 34.9 cm )

Auction Estimate: $3,000.00$2,000.00 - $3,000.00
Price Realized $1,200.00
Sale date: May 13th 2025

Artwork by Frederick Stanley Haines, Winter, North Hatley
FREDERICK STANLEY HAINES
Winter, North Hatley

oil on board
signed lower right; titled on a label on the reverse
16 x 19.5 in ( 40.6 x 49.5 cm )

Auction Estimate: $1,500.00$1,000.00 - $1,500.00
Price Realized $1,320.00
Sale date: May 13th 2025

Artwork by Bruno Côté, Misty on the River
BRUNO CÔTÉ
Misty on the River

oil on board
signed lower right; signed and titled on the reverse; titled on the gallery label on the reverse
24 x 20 in ( 61 x 50.8 cm )

Auction Estimate: $4,000.00$3,000.00 - $4,000.00
Price Realized $3,360.00
Sale date: May 13th 2025

Artwork by Allen Sapp, Bundled in the Sleigh
ALLEN SAPP
Bundled in the Sleigh

oil on canvas on panel
signed lower right
4.5 x 6.25 in ( 11.4 x 15.9 cm )

Auction Estimate: $900.00$700.00 - $900.00
Price Realized $1,140.00
Sale date: May 13th 2025

Artwork by Allen Sapp, Going to Visit Nokum
ALLEN SAPP
Going to Visit Nokum

acrylic on canvas
signed lower right; titled on the reverse; titled to a label on the reverse
24 x 24 in ( 61 x 61 cm )

Auction Estimate: $5,000.00$3,000.00 - $5,000.00
Price Realized $2,880.00
Sale date: May 13th 2025

Artwork by Thomas Keith Roberts, Reflections, Opeongo River
THOMAS KEITH ROBERTS
Reflections, Opeongo River

oil on board
signed lower left; titled to the artist's label on the reverse
24 x 48 in ( 61 x 121.9 cm )

Auction Estimate: $3,500.00$2,500.00 - $3,500.00
Price Realized $3,840.00
Sale date: May 13th 2025

Artwork by John Douglas Lawley, Percé Rock
JOHN DOUGLAS LAWLEY
Percé Rock

oil on canvasboard
signed lower right
16 x 20 in ( 40.6 x 50.8 cm )

Auction Estimate: $900.00$700.00 - $900.00
Price Realized $660.00
Sale date: May 13th 2025

Artwork by Berthe Des Clayes, Untitled, Stream in Winter
BERTHE DES CLAYES
Untitled, Stream in Winter

watercolour
signed lower left
8 x 11 in ( 20.3 x 27.9 cm ) ( sight )

Auction Estimate: $500.00$300.00 - $500.00
Price Realized $360.00
Sale date: May 13th 2025

Artwork by George Arthur Kulmala, The Log Barn
GEORGE ARTHUR KULMALA
The Log Barn

oil on board
signed lower left; titled and numbered "17" to a gallery label on the reverse
10 x 12 in ( 25.4 x 30.5 cm )

Auction Estimate: $700.00$500.00 - $700.00
Price Realized $450.00
Sale date: May 13th 2025

Artwork by William Armstrong, Sailboats
WILLIAM ARMSTRONG
Sailboats

watercolour
signed and dated 1880 lower right
5.25 x 8.75 in ( 13.3 x 22.2 cm ) ( sight )

Auction Estimate: $1,000.00$800.00 - $1,000.00
Price Realized $840.00
Sale date: May 13th 2025

Artwork by Lionel MacDonald Stephenson, Fort Garry
LIONEL MACDONALD STEPHENSON
Fort Garry

oil on board
initialled lower left, titled and dated 1869 lower right
11 x 16.5 in ( 27.9 x 41.9 cm )

Auction Estimate: $600.00$400.00 - $600.00
Price Realized $450.00
Sale date: May 13th 2025

Artwork by Albert Jacques Franck, 33 Markham Street
ALBERT JACQUES FRANCK
33 Markham Street

watercolour and ink
signed and dated 1968 lower right; titled to the artist and gallery labels on the reverse
7 x 5.5 in ( 17.8 x 14 cm ) ( sight )

Auction Estimate: $1,500.00$1,000.00 - $1,500.00
Price Realized $1,140.00
Sale date: May 13th 2025

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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