Auction 1079: Canadian & International Paintings and Prints

Wednesday, June 1 at 9AM PT to Wednesday, June 8 at 2PM PT 2022
Auction 1079 - Online Only

A great offering compiled from multiple estates! Featuring a Franz Johnston "Former Member of the Group of Seven" oil sketch held by the same family for three generations. Other Canadian artist notably Bruno Cote, Andy Donato, Harry Britton, Janet Mitchell as well as later Canadian contemporary artists Liana Pica Birt, Michael Sean and Mary Wright. International paintings and prints and some indigenous works too!

If you require more information, extra photos or a condition report please contact Matthew 416-886-4167 or email request to info@murraysauctioneers.ca

Bidding Opens Wednesday June 1st at 9am

Auction ends Wednesday June 8th at 2pm

Lots start closing one at a time every minute, bidding extended for three minutes if active bidding at closing time.

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***Successful Bidders Must Pick-up on Scheduled Pick-up Days***

**Pick-up day Thursday June 9th 10am-5pm & Friday June 10th 9am-2pm**


Lot 76

jonathan thomas, d.1978, acrylic on masonite, 24" x 36", "toronto series #15"

Estimate $50 - 100 CAD

Sold for $72.00
*Includes Buyer's Premium

Bidding Closed: June 8 2022 at 3:16 PM PT

Lot 97

liana pica birt (b.1964), acrylic on canvas, 30" x 24", "stillife"

Estimate $100 - 200 CAD

Sold for $72.00
*Includes Buyer's Premium

Bidding Closed: June 8 2022 at 3:43 PM PT

Lot 32

w. d. gamon, oil on board, 9" x 12", "early spring - landscape"

Estimate $50 - 75 CAD

Sold for $66.00
*Includes Buyer's Premium

Bidding Closed: June 8 2022 at 2:32 PM PT

Lot 35

william gardner blackwood (1890-), watercolour, 7 1/4" x 9 1/2", "shoreline landscape"

Estimate $50 - 100 CAD

Sold for $66.00
*Includes Buyer's Premium

Bidding Closed: June 8 2022 at 2:35 PM PT

Lot 36

william gardner blackwood (1890-), watercolour, 11" x 14", "winter landscape"

Estimate $50 - 100 CAD

Sold for $66.00
*Includes Buyer's Premium

Bidding Closed: June 8 2022 at 2:37 PM PT

Lot 73

jean le moul (1909-2007), ltd ed. lithograph #26/140, 24" x 18 3/4", "abstract composition"

Estimate $100 - 150 CAD

Sold for $66.00
*Includes Buyer's Premium

Bidding Closed: June 8 2022 at 3:17 PM PT

Lot 81

maurice utrillo (1883-1955), print signed in plate, 11" x 14 1/2", "la rue d'orchampt, montmartre, paris"

Estimate $50 - 100 CAD

Sold for $66.00
*Includes Buyer's Premium

Bidding Closed: June 8 2022 at 3:21 PM PT

Lot 94

liana pica birt (b.1964), acrylic on canvas, 48" x 24", "stillife - flowers"

Estimate $100 - 200 CAD

Sold for $66.00
*Includes Buyer's Premium

Bidding Closed: June 8 2022 at 3:36 PM PT

Lot 17

liana pica birt (b.1964), acrylic on canvas, 48" x 36", "stillife"

Estimate $100 - 200 CAD

Sold for $60.00
*Includes Buyer's Premium

Bidding Closed: June 8 2022 at 2:17 PM PT

Lot 19

michael sean, acrylic on canvas, 35" x 50", "aqua 05"

Estimate $100 - 200 CAD

Sold for $60.00
*Includes Buyer's Premium

Bidding Closed: June 8 2022 at 2:19 PM PT

Lot 20

liana pica birt (b.1964), acrylic on canvas, 72" x 30", "abstract"

Estimate $100 - 200 CAD

Sold for $60.00
*Includes Buyer's Premium

Bidding Closed: June 8 2022 at 2:20 PM PT

Lot 21

liana pica birt (b.1964), acrylic on canvas, 48" x 36", "abstract"

Estimate $100 - 200 CAD

Sold for $60.00
*Includes Buyer's Premium

Bidding Closed: June 8 2022 at 2:21 PM PT

Lot 22

michael sean, acrylic on canvas, 48" x 36", "blue island"

Estimate $100 - 200 CAD

Sold for $60.00
*Includes Buyer's Premium

Bidding Closed: June 8 2022 at 2:22 PM PT

Lot 23

liana pica birt (b.1964), acrylic on canvas, 48" x 36", "abstract"

Estimate $100 - 200 CAD

Sold for $60.00
*Includes Buyer's Premium

Bidding Closed: June 8 2022 at 2:23 PM PT

Lot 25

liana pica birt (b.1964), acrylic on canvas, 40" x 60", "landscape"

Estimate $100 - 200 CAD

Sold for $60.00
*Includes Buyer's Premium

Bidding Closed: June 8 2022 at 2:25 PM PT

Lot 37

grace ella, pair of oil on boards, 12" x 16", "blue landscape" & "children at the beach"

Estimate $50 - 100 CAD

Sold for $60.00
*Includes Buyer's Premium

Bidding Closed: June 8 2022 at 2:38 PM PT

Lot 42

michael sean, acrylic on canvas, 54" x 43 1/2", "urban scene 03"

Estimate $100 - 200 CAD

Sold for $60.00
*Includes Buyer's Premium

Bidding Closed: June 8 2022 at 2:42 PM PT

Lot 43

liana pica birt (b.1964), acrylic on canvas, 60" x 30", "landscape"

Estimate $100 - 200 CAD

Sold for $60.00
*Includes Buyer's Premium

Bidding Closed: June 8 2022 at 2:43 PM PT

Lot 46

liana pica birt (b.1946), acrylic on canvas, 36" x 60", "abstract"

Estimate $100 - 200 CAD

Sold for $60.00
*Includes Buyer's Premium

Bidding Closed: June 8 2022 at 2:46 PM PT

Lot 47

liana pica birt (b.1946), acrylic on canvas, 48" x 48", "abstract landscape with tree"

Estimate $100 - 200 CAD

Sold for $60.00
*Includes Buyer's Premium

Bidding Closed: June 8 2022 at 2:47 PM PT

Lot 67

liana pica birt, (b.1964), acrylic on canvas, 40" x 30", "abstract figure"

Estimate $100 - 200 CAD

Sold for $60.00
*Includes Buyer's Premium

Bidding Closed: June 8 2022 at 3:11 PM PT

Lot 68

liana pica birt, (b.1964), acrylic on canvas, 30" x 40", "abstract"

Estimate $100 - 200 CAD

Sold for $60.00
*Includes Buyer's Premium

Bidding Closed: June 8 2022 at 3:12 PM PT

Lot 82

three unsigned colour prints, 16" x 25", "circus acrobats - high wire"

Estimate $50 - 100 CAD

Sold for $60.00
*Includes Buyer's Premium

Bidding Closed: June 8 2022 at 3:22 PM PT

Lot 93

michael sean, oil on canvas, 43" x 24", "urban scene 01"

Estimate $100 - 200 CAD

Sold for $60.00
*Includes Buyer's Premium

Bidding Closed: June 8 2022 at 3:35 PM PT

Lot 92

liana pica birt (b.1964), acrylic on canvas, d.1995, 40" x 30", "toronto - abstract"

Estimate $100 - 200 CAD

Sold for $54.00
*Includes Buyer's Premium

Bidding Closed: June 8 2022 at 3:32 PM PT

Lot 51

19th century continental school, oil on canvas, 30" x 25", "rabbi with book"

Estimate $100 - 150 CAD

Sold for $48.00
*Includes Buyer's Premium

Bidding Closed: June 8 2022 at 2:51 PM PT

Lot 64

liana pica birt, (b.1964), acrylic on canvas, 36" x 72", "landscape"

Estimate $100 - 200 CAD

Sold for $48.00
*Includes Buyer's Premium

Bidding Closed: June 8 2022 at 3:04 PM PT

Lot 71

liana pica birt (b.1964), acrylic on canvas diptich, 36" x 24", "floral study"

Estimate $100 - 200 CAD

Sold for $48.00
*Includes Buyer's Premium

Bidding Closed: June 8 2022 at 3:11 PM PT

Lot 99

liana pica birt (b.1964), acrylic on canvas, 36" x 24", "abstract - figure"

Estimate $100 - 200 CAD

Sold for $48.00
*Includes Buyer's Premium

Bidding Closed: June 8 2022 at 3:39 PM PT

Lot 62

liana pica birt, (b.1964), acrylic on canvas, 40" x 60", "landscape"

Estimate $100 - 200 CAD

Sold for $42.00
*Includes Buyer's Premium

Bidding Closed: June 8 2022 at 3:02 PM PT

Lot 77

normandeau, oil on canvas, 12" x 24", "lac monroe, au parc du mt-tremblant"

Estimate $100 - 150 CAD

Sold for $42.00
*Includes Buyer's Premium

Bidding Closed: June 8 2022 at 3:17 PM PT

Lot 84

lot of five framed prints and watercolours

Estimate $50 - 100 CAD

Sold for $42.00
*Includes Buyer's Premium

Bidding Closed: June 8 2022 at 3:24 PM PT

Lot 31

fred neubacher, d.1987, oil on board, 9" x 12", "canada geese"

Estimate $50 - 100 CAD

Sold for $36.00
*Includes Buyer's Premium

Bidding Closed: June 8 2022 at 2:31 PM PT

Lot 89

harry tanner, d.1983, enamel on steel, 4" x 5", "pina mamey & zapote"

Estimate $50 - 100 CAD

Sold for $36.00
*Includes Buyer's Premium

Bidding Closed: June 8 2022 at 3:29 PM PT

Lot 91

liana pica birt (b.1964), acrylic on canvas, d.1995, 40" x 30", "toronto - abstract"

Estimate $100 - 200 CAD

Sold for $36.00
*Includes Buyer's Premium

Bidding Closed: June 8 2022 at 3:31 PM PT

Lot 95

micheal sean, acrylic on canvas, 20" x 42", "urban scene 04"

Estimate $100 - 200 CAD

Sold for $36.00
*Includes Buyer's Premium

Bidding Closed: June 8 2022 at 3:35 PM PT

Lot 96

liana pica birt (b.1964), acrylic on canvas, d.2006, 24" x 30", "adobe - pueblo"

Estimate $100 - 200 CAD

Sold for $36.00
*Includes Buyer's Premium

Bidding Closed: June 8 2022 at 3:36 PM PT

Lot 98

liana pica birt (b.1964), acrylic on canvas, 24" x 30", "landscape"

Estimate $100 - 200 CAD

Sold for $36.00
*Includes Buyer's Premium

Bidding Closed: June 8 2022 at 3:38 PM PT

Lot 34

w. t. wood, watercolour, 10 1/2" x 14 1/2", "mountain landscape"

Estimate $50 - 75 CAD

Sold for $30.00
*Includes Buyer's Premium

Bidding Closed: June 8 2022 at 2:34 PM PT

Lot 49

modern shadow box framed relief of a woman, signed, 36" x 30"

Estimate $50 - 100 CAD

Sold for $30.00
*Includes Buyer's Premium

Bidding Closed: June 8 2022 at 2:49 PM PT

Lot 60

david young cameron (1865-1945), etching, 5 1/4" x 7", "street scene"

Estimate $50 - 100 CAD

Sold for $30.00
*Includes Buyer's Premium

Bidding Closed: June 8 2022 at 3:00 PM PT

Lot 61

ernst neumann (1907-1956), etching, d.1944, 5" x 6 1/2", "the lake in winter..."

Estimate $50 - 100 CAD

Sold for $30.00
*Includes Buyer's Premium

Bidding Closed: June 8 2022 at 3:01 PM PT

Lot 65

liana pica birt, (b.1964), acrylic on canvas, 36" x 72", "landscape"

Estimate $100 - 200 CAD

Sold for $30.00
*Includes Buyer's Premium

Bidding Closed: June 8 2022 at 3:05 PM PT

Lot 66

michael sean, acrylic on canvas, 40" x 30", "pompei 1"

Estimate $100 - 200 CAD

Sold for $30.00
*Includes Buyer's Premium

Bidding Closed: June 8 2022 at 3:06 PM PT

Lot 70

indistinctly signed beane?, acrylic on canvas, 36" x 23", "portrait of a woman"

Estimate $100 - 200 CAD

Sold for $30.00
*Includes Buyer's Premium

Bidding Closed: June 8 2022 at 3:10 PM PT

Lot 78

unsigned pastel on paper, 12" x 10", "untitled - landscape with barn"

Estimate $50 - 100 CAD

Sold for $30.00
*Includes Buyer's Premium

Bidding Closed: June 8 2022 at 3:18 PM PT

Lot 30

sarah gersowitz (1920-2007), artist proof etching in colours, 14" x 17", "atlantis"

Estimate $25 - 50 CAD

Sold for $14.40
*Includes Buyer's Premium

Bidding Closed: June 8 2022 at 2:30 PM PT

Lot 59

mary rebecca stone (1907-1954), oil on board, 16" x 14", "stillife with fruit"

Estimate $50 - 100 CAD

Bidding Closed: June 8 2022 at 2:59 PM PT

Lot 56

mary rebecca stone (1907-1954), oil on board, 20" x 24", "stillife with book and bottles"50

Estimate $50 - 100 CAD

Bidding Closed: June 8 2022 at 2:56 PM PT

Lot 58

mary rebecca stone (1907-1954), two oils on boards, 16" x 13", "stillife with red vase" & "stillife with bottle and friut"

Estimate $50 - 100 CAD

Bidding Closed: June 8 2022 at 2:58 PM PT

Lot 57

mary rebecca stone (1907-1954), oil on board, 18" x 16", "stillife of flowers"

Estimate $50 - 100 CAD

Bidding Closed: June 8 2022 at 2:57 PM PT

Lot 18

liana pica birt (b.1964), d.2014, acrylic on canvas, 30" x 60", "landscape"

Estimate $25 - 50 CAD

Bidding Closed: June 8 2022 at 2:18 PM PT

Lot 44

barbara mcgivern (1945-2014), d.1996, acrylic on canvas, 42" x 42", "shanghai express"

Estimate $50 - 100 CAD

Bidding Closed: June 8 2022 at 2:44 PM PT

Lot 45

michael sean, acrylic on canvas, 48" x 36", "prayer"

Estimate $25 - 50 CAD

Bidding Closed: June 8 2022 at 2:45 PM PT

Lot 48

michael sean, acrylic on canvas, 36" x 48", "zoo"

Estimate $25 - 50 CAD

Bidding Closed: June 8 2022 at 2:48 PM PT

Lot 54

fleming jorgensen (1934-2009), d.1979,watercolour, 3 1/2" x 4 3/4", "mountain landscape"

Estimate $20 - 30 CAD

Bidding Closed: June 8 2022 at 2:54 PM PT

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