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 12

frank hans johnston (1888-1949), oil on board, 10" x 12", "gold and grey"

Estimate $3,000 - 5,000 CAD

Sold for $3,700.00
*Includes Buyer's Premium


Bidding Closed: June 8 2022 at 2:14 PM PT

Lot 15

bruno cote (1940-2010), d.1986, oil on masonite, 16" x 20", "cap aux oies"

Estimate $1,500 - 2,000 CAD

Sold for $2,640.00
*Includes Buyer's Premium


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

Lot 8

james cole (act. 1856-1885), d.1879, oil on canvas, 16" x 12", "the seamstress"

Estimate $800 - 1,200 CAD

Sold for $528.00
*Includes Buyer's Premium


Bidding Closed: June 8 2022 at 2:08 PM PT

Lot 5

after peter de hooch by louvre museum copyist atelier dagher, d.1979, oil on canvas, 24" x 19 1/2", "iterior scene"

Estimate $300 - 500 CAD

Sold for $228.00
*Includes Buyer's Premium


Bidding Closed: June 8 2022 at 2:07 PM PT

Lot 28

j. bubel, oil on canvas, 20" x 25", "a bowl of flowers"

Estimate $300 - 400 CAD

Sold for $240.00
*Includes Buyer's Premium


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

Lot 50

joseph francis plaskett (1918-2014), d.1967, pastel on paper, 16" x 20", "venice"

Estimate $250 - 350 CAD

Sold for $228.00
*Includes Buyer's Premium


Bidding Closed: June 8 2022 at 2:52 PM PT

Lot 2

after jean-baptiste greuze by louvre museum copyist atelier dagher, d.1981, oil on canvas, 24" x 19", "l'oiseau mort"

Estimate $200 - 300 CAD

Sold for $216.00
*Includes Buyer's Premium


Bidding Closed: June 8 2022 at 2:05 PM PT

Lot 3

after peter paul rubens by louvre museum copyist atelier dagher, late 20th century, oil on board, 16" x 10 3/4", "portrait of a young girl"

Estimate $200 - 300 CAD

Sold for $96.00
*Includes Buyer's Premium


Bidding Closed: June 8 2022 at 2:03 PM PT

Lot 4

after franz wouters by louvre museum copyist atelier dagher, d.1980, oil on canvas, 25" x 21", "le vreillard a la toque"

Estimate $200 - 300 CAD

Sold for $108.00
*Includes Buyer's Premium


Bidding Closed: June 8 2022 at 2:06 PM PT

Lot 6

otto neutschmann (1902-1985), oil on canvas, 24" x 36", "surf at sunset"

Estimate $200 - 300 CAD

Sold for $288.00
*Includes Buyer's Premium


Bidding Closed: June 8 2022 at 2:10 PM PT

Lot 7

michele federico (1884-1966), oil on canvas, 28" x 36", "rough seas off capri"

Estimate $200 - 300 CAD

Sold for $360.00
*Includes Buyer's Premium


Bidding Closed: June 8 2022 at 2:11 PM PT

Lot 9

after jean-hanore fragonard by louvre museum copyist atelier dagher, d.1978, oil on canvas, 21" x 28 1/2", "the lock"

Estimate $200 - 300 CAD

Sold for $264.00
*Includes Buyer's Premium


Bidding Closed: June 8 2022 at 2:09 PM PT

Lot 10

ferdinand wagner ii (1847-1927), oil on canvas, 16" x 13", "portrait of a young girl with hat"

Estimate $200 - 300 CAD

Sold for $288.00
*Includes Buyer's Premium


Bidding Closed: June 8 2022 at 2:14 PM PT

Lot 11

harry britton (1878-1958), watercolour, 7 1/2" x 5 1/2", "lowtide - cornish coast"

Estimate $200 - 300 CAD

Sold for $228.00
*Includes Buyer's Premium


Bidding Closed: June 8 2022 at 2:13 PM PT

Lot 29

oliver claire, d.1896, oil on canvas, 13 1/2" x 11 1/4", "spring flowers and birds nest"

Estimate $200 - 300 CAD

Sold for $504.00
*Includes Buyer's Premium


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

Lot 52

alexander dzigurski (1911-1995), oil on canvas, 16" x 20", "sun-capped waves"

Estimate $200 - 300 CAD

Sold for $288.00
*Includes Buyer's Premium


Bidding Closed: June 8 2022 at 2:53 PM PT

Lot 1

ronald n. okey (b.1921), oil on board, 12" x 20", "summer repairs"

Estimate $150 - 250 CAD

Sold for $240.00
*Includes Buyer's Premium


Bidding Closed: June 8 2022 at 2:06 PM PT

Lot 13

adrian dingle (1911-1974), oil on board, 10" x 12", "gathering gulls - provincetown, cape cod"

Estimate $150 - 250 CAD

Sold for $312.00
*Includes Buyer's Premium


Bidding Closed: June 8 2022 at 2:13 PM PT

Lot 16

liana pica birt (b.1964), acrylic on canvas, 60" x 36", "landscape"

Estimate $100 - 200 CAD

Sold for $84.00
*Includes Buyer's Premium


Bidding Closed: June 8 2022 at 2:19 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 24

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

Estimate $100 - 200 CAD

Sold for $90.00
*Includes Buyer's Premium


Bidding Closed: June 8 2022 at 2:24 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 26

indistinctly signed acrylic on masonite, 59 1/2" x 47 1/2", "the origins of spirals and ellipticals"

Estimate $100 - 200 CAD

Sold for $108.00
*Includes Buyer's Premium


Bidding Closed: June 8 2022 at 2:26 PM PT

Lot 27

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

Estimate $100 - 200 CAD

Sold for $96.00
*Includes Buyer's Premium


Bidding Closed: June 8 2022 at 2:27 PM PT

Lot 38

after norval morriseau, acrylic on canvas, 18" x 15", "salmon"

Estimate $100 - 200 CAD

Sold for $180.00
*Includes Buyer's Premium


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

Lot 39

liana pica birt (b.1964), acrylic on canvas, 36" x 60", "landscape"

Estimate $100 - 200 CAD

Sold for $78.00
*Includes Buyer's Premium


Bidding Closed: June 8 2022 at 2:39 PM PT

Lot 40

mary wright, d.2013, oil on canvas, 48" x 72", "winter mountain landscape"

Estimate $100 - 200 CAD

Sold for $192.00
*Includes Buyer's Premium


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

Lot 41

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

Estimate $100 - 200 CAD

Sold for $84.00
*Includes Buyer's Premium


Bidding Closed: June 8 2022 at 2:45 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 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 63

mary wright, d.2013, oil on canvas, 32" x 42", "over sunset"

Estimate $100 - 200 CAD

Sold for $90.00
*Includes Buyer's Premium


Bidding Closed: June 8 2022 at 3:03 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 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 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 69

liana pica birt (b.1964), acrylic on canvas, 36" x 60", "landscape"

Estimate $100 - 200 CAD

Sold for $102.00
*Includes Buyer's Premium


Bidding Closed: June 8 2022 at 3:15 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 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 83

nancy stevenson graves (1940-1995), d.1972, screenprint in colours, #68/100, 22 1/2" x 30", "untitled"

Estimate $100 - 200 CAD

Sold for $432.00
*Includes Buyer's Premium


Bidding Closed: June 8 2022 at 3:23 PM PT

Lot 90

joy codd (british), four watercolours, 6" x 5 1/2" and smaller, "barn animals & stillife"

Estimate $100 - 200 CAD

Sold for $240.00
*Includes Buyer's Premium


Bidding Closed: June 8 2022 at 3:30 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 116

large lot of object stands and mounts made by royal ontario museum cabinetmakers c.1930

Estimate $100 - 200 CAD

Sold for $144.00
*Includes Buyer's Premium


Bidding Closed: June 8 2022 at 3:56 PM PT

Lot 33

andy donato (b.1937), d.1971, watercolour, 11" x 15", "teresa's shoes"

Estimate $100 - 150 CAD

Sold for $144.00
*Includes Buyer's Premium


Bidding Closed: June 8 2022 at 2:33 PM PT

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