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Lawren Stewart Harris
1885 - 1970 Canadian

Winter
oil on board, 1914
signed twice and on verso signed twice, titled, dated 1914, inscribed "F3218" and with the artist's symbol and stamped Dominion Gallery, Montreal
10 3/8 x 13 1/4 inches
26.3 x 33.7 centimeters

Provenance:
Dominion Gallery, Montreal, inventory #F3218, acquired on May 8, 1962 by even exchange for Mountains East of Maligne Lake by Lawren Harris, inventory #F3286, valued at $600
Estate of Theodosia Dawes Bond Thornton, Montreal

Estimate: $300,000 ~ $500,000 CAD

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Estimate is in Canadian Dollars.




To be offered in our Spring 2010 Live Auction Live auction.

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Alexander Young (A.Y.) Jackson
1882 - 1974 Canadian

Spring Evening, Lower St. Lawrence (Early Spring)
oil on canvas
signed and on verso signed on two labels, titled twice: Spring Evening, Lower St. Lawrence on a label and Early Spring, Lower St. Lawrence on the Watson Galleries label and inscribed with the Watson Art Galleries inventory #12976
21 1/2 x 28 1/4 inches
54.6 x 71.7 centimeters

Provenance:
Watson Art Galleries, Montreal, acquired on March 19, 1946 by even exchange for the large pastel "Cache River, Moonlight" by Maurice Cullen, inherited by Theodosia Dawes Bond Thornton from her grandmother, Mary Ogden A. Wilgress, valued at $350
Estate of Theodosia Dawes Bond Thornton, Montreal

Literature:
Theodosia Dawes Bond Thornton, Personal Art Collection Catalogue, reproduced, unpaginated, catalogue #R2

Estimate: $175,000 ~ $225,000 CAD

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David Brown Milne
1882 - 1953 Canadian

Reader and Cat, Boston Corners, NY
oil on canvas, 1916
on verso titled on the Mira Godard gallery label and inscribed by Duncan in graphite "1916 / 1917" and inscribed by the Duncan estate "711"
19 7/8 x 23 7/8 inches
50.5 x 60.6 centimeters

Provenance:
Mira Godard Gallery, Toronto
Acquired from the above by the present Private Collector, Toronto, 1977

Literature:
Heather Bruce, The David Milne Cameo Exhibition, 1982, London Regional Art Gallery, listed
David Milne Jr. and David P. Silcox, David B. Milne: Catalogue Raisonné of the Paintings Volume 1: 1882 - 1928, 1998, reproduced page 170, catalogue #107.38

Estimate: $150,000 ~ $250,000 CAD

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Estimate is in Canadian Dollars.




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James Edward Hervey (J.E.H.) MacDonald
1873 - 1932 Canadian

Rock and Maple 2
oil on panel, circa 1916
initialed and on verso titled Rock and Maple in graphite on the frame and stamped Dominion Gallery
8 x 10 inches
20.3 x 25.4 centimeters

Provenance:
Dominion Gallery, Montreal, acquired March 6, 1947 for $85.
Private Collection, Montreal

Literature:
Theodosia Dawes Bond Thornton, Personal Art Collection Catalogue, reproduced, unpaginated, catalogue #R8
Paul Duval, The Art of J.E.H. MacDonald, 1978, the related 1916 canvas entitled Autumn Colour (Rock and Maple), in the collection of the National Gallery of Canada, reproduced page 69

Estimate: $70,000 ~ $90,000 CAD

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Jean Paul Lemieux
1904 - 1990 Canadian

Ti-Gus
oil on canvas
signed and dated 1962 and on verso titled on the Roberts Gallery label
45 1/4 x 30 inches
114.9 x 76.2 centimeters

Provenance:
Roberts Gallery, Toronto
Acquired from the above by the present Private Collector, Toronto, 1981

Literature:
Luc d'Iberville-Moreau, Jean Paul Lemieux, 1967, Musée des beaux-arts de Montreal, reproduced page 50, listed page 78

Estimate: $150,000 ~ $250,000 CAD

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To be offered in our Spring 2010 Live Auction Live auction.

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Lawren Stewart Harris
1885 - 1970 Canadian

Bylot Island I
oil on canvas, circa 1930 ~ 1931
on verso signed, titled and inscribed in graphite "Artic [sic] painting 02
32 x 45 inches
81.3 x 114.3 centimeters

Provenance:
Roberts Gallery, Toronto
Acquired from the above by the present Private Collector, Toronto, 1978

Literature:
Lawren Harris, Retrospective Exhibition of his Painting, 1910 - 1948, 1949, listed, unpaginated
Jeremy Adamson, Lawren S. Harris, Urban Scenes and Wilderness Landscapes, 1906 - 1930, Art Gallery of Ontario, 1978, reproduced page 201 and listed page 231
Joan Murray and Robert Fulford, The Beginning of Vision, The Drawings of Lawren S. Harris, Mira Godard Gallery,delete 1982, a photograph of Lawren Harris, A.Y. Jackson and Captain Falke aboard the S.S. Beothic in 1930 reproduced page 24 and a photograph of Lawren Harris with Bylot Island I in the background on an easel reproduced page 36

Estimate: $1,500,000 ~ $2,500,000 CAD

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To be offered in our Spring 2010 Live Auction Live auction.

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Lawren Stewart Harris
1885 - 1970 Canadian

Arctic Sketch IX
oil on board, 1930

12 x 15 inches
30.5 x 38.1 centimeters

Provenance:
Dominion Gallery, Montreal, inventory #F2050
Henry Morgan & Co. Ltd., Montreal, acquired on December 23, 1959 for $500
Estate of Theodosia Dawes Bond Thornton, Montreal

Literature:
Doris Mills, L.S. Harris Inventory, 1936, listed, location noted as the Studio Building
Theodosia Dawes Bond Thornton, Personal Art Collection Catalogue, reproduced, unpaginated, catalogue #R47
Joan Murray and Robert Fulford, The Beginning of Vision ~ Lawren S. Harris: The Drawings of Lawren S. Harris, 1982, drawing of the same scene, ID #463, reproduced page 103, catalogue #15

Estimate: $300,000 ~ $500,000 CAD

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To be offered in our Spring 2010 Live Auction Live auction.

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Edward John (E.J.) Hughes
1913 - 2007 Canadian

The West Coast near Bamfield
oil on canvas, 1960
signed and dated 1960 and on verso signed, titled, dated, inscribed "P grey 14 Dec 1959" / "V 1/2 Winton 1/2 Turps" and with the Dominion Gallery inventory #A2844 and stamped Dominion Gallery
25 x 32 inches
63.5 x 81.3 centimeters

Provenance:
Dominion Gallery, Montreal, acquired on May 11, 1961 for $950.
Estate of Theodosia Dawes Bond Thornton, Montreal

Literature:
Theodosia Dawes Bond Thornton, Personal Art Collection Catalogue, reproduced, unpaginated, catalogue #R58
Jane Young, E.J. Hughes, Surrey Art Gallery, 1983, a 1981 painting of this work entitled The Westcoast near Bamfield, B.C. II reproduced page 52
Ian Thom, E.J. Hughes, Vancouver Art Gallery, 2002, pages 139 and 142, similar 1960 work entitled Brady's Beach, Near Bamfield, B.C. reproduced page 151

Estimate: $150,000 ~ $200,000 CAD

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To be offered in our Spring 2010 Live Auction Live auction.

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Edwin Headley Holgate
1892 - 1977 Canadian

Frog Pond
oil on panel
initialed and on verso signed, titled Frog Pond, inscribed with the Dominion Gallery inventory #1358d and stamped Dominion Gallery
8 1/2 x 10 1/2 inches
21.6 x 26.7 centimeters

Provenance:
Dominion Gallery, Montreal, inventory #1358d, acquired on April 12, 1947 for $60.84
Estate of Theodosia Dawes Bond Thornton, Montreal

Literature:
Theodosia Dawes Bond Thornton, Personal Art Collection Catalogue, reproduced, unpaginated, catalogue #R9
Rosalind Pepall and Brian Foss, Edwin Holgate, the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, 2005, the 1939 canvas entitled Great Bug Pond, Cachée River reproduced page 148

Estimate: $80,000 ~ $120,000 CAD

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To be offered in our Spring 2010 Live Auction Live auction.

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David Brown Milne
1882 - 1953 Canadian

Village
oil on canvas, 1929
on verso titled and inscribed by Roberts Gallery on a label "circa 1934, acquired from the artist before 1937 by Mrs. Russell Smart and then to her daughter Mrs. Elizabeth Smart Barker." in graphite inscribed "Village"
16 x 20 1/4 inches
40.6 x 51.4 centimeters

Provenance:
Milne sale to Massey, 1934
Elizabeth Smart (later Smart-Barker), through Lester B. Pearson, London, England, 1937
Galerie Sherbrooke, Montreal, 1970
Roberts Gallery, Toronto, 1970
Acquired from the above by the present Private Collector, Toronto, 1970

Literature:
David Milne Jr. and David P. Silcox, David B. Milne: Catalogue Raisonné of the Paintings Volume 2: 1929 - 1953, 1998, reproduced page 460, catalogue #208.10

Estimate: $70,000 ~ $90,000 CAD

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To be offered in our Spring 2010 Live Auction Live auction.

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William Ronald
1926 - 1998 Canadian

Venus
oil on canvas, 1960
signed and dated 1960 and on verso signed, titled, dated 1/ 21/1960 and inscribed "R - 155" on the stretcher
44 x 44 inches
111.7 x 111.7 centimeters

Provenance:
Collection of the Artist
Acquired from the above by the present Private Collection, Toronto

Literature:
William Ronald, New Paintings, Kootz Gallery, 1960, listed, unpaginated
Robert Belton, The Life and Art of William Ronald, The Theater of the Self, 1999, listed page 133

Estimate: $40,000 ~ $60,000 CAD

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To be offered in our Spring 2010 Live Auction Live auction.

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Sorel Etrog
1933 - Canadian

Homage to Dr. Martin Luther King
bronze sculpture, 1967 ~ 1968
signed, editioned 6/7 and stamped with foundry mark "Fond Vincigliata Firenze"
18 1/4 x 13 3/4 inches
46.3 x 34.9 centimeters

Provenance:
Private Collection, Toronto

Literature:
Roberto Innocenti, Palazzo Strozzi, Firenze, Sorel Etrog, 1958 - 1968, same image reproduced

Estimate: $20,000 ~ $30,000 CAD

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Estimate is in Canadian Dollars.



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