Fall Live Auction on Nov 25, 2026 by Cowley Abbott in Ontario
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Andy Warhol Mick Jagger (F. & S. II.147), 1975
Emily Carr Forest Interior, circa 1940
Norval Morrisseau Shaman and Apprentice, 1978

Fall Live Auction

Cowley Abbott
By Cowley Abbott
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Toronto, Ontario, Canada
The Cowley Abbott Live Auction Select Masterworks of Canadian & International Art features rare and important artwork from celebrated historical, post-war and contemporary artists. The auction takes place at Toronto's Globe & Mail Centre with previewing in Calgary, Montreal and Toronto in the weeks leading to the November 25th auction.
James Edward Hervey MacDonald Sleigh, Moonlight, circa 1908: gouache on paper laid on board signed with initials lower right 5.5 × 3.5 in (14.0 × 8.9 cm) Provenance: Private Collection, Toronto Sotheby's, auction, Toronto, 2 December 1998, lot 188 Private
0001: James Edward Hervey MacDonald Sleigh, Moonlight, circa 1908
Est.
CA$6,000
-
CA$8,000
CA$4,000
Alfred Joseph Casson Falls at Bracebridge, Ontario, circa 1950: watercolour signed lower left 10.75 × 13.25 in (27.3 × 33.7 cm) (sight) Provenance: Wedding Gift of the Artist, 1957 By descent to a Private Collection Peter Ohler Fine Arts, Vancouver Joyner
0002: Alfred Joseph Casson Falls at Bracebridge, Ontario, circa 1950
Est.
CA$15,000
-
CA$20,000
CA$12,000
John William Beatty Algonquin Park: oil on board signed lower left; titled on a label on the reverse 10.5 × 13.75 in (26.7 × 34.9 cm) Provenance: Laing Fine Art Galleries, Toronto Westbridge, auction, Vancouver, 26 September 2010,
0003: John William Beatty Algonquin Park
Est.
CA$9,000
-
CA$12,000
CA$7,000
Arthur Lismer Old Barn, Île d’Orléans, P.Q., circa 1926: oil on board signed and titled on the reverse 12 × 16 in (30.5 × 40.6 cm) Provenance: Joyner, auction, Toronto, 14 May 2002, lot 126 Private Collection, Toronto Literature: Paul Duval, Canadian
0004: Arthur Lismer Old Barn, Île d’Orléans, P.Q., circa 1926
Est.
CA$20,000
-
CA$30,000
CA$16,000
Frank Hans Johnston Fall Reflections: tempera signed lower left 14 × 14.5 in (35.6 × 36.8 cm) (sight) Provenance: Private Collection, Toronto Cowley Abbott, auction, Toronto, 15 June 2022, lot 21 Private Collection View Details
0005: Frank Hans Johnston Fall Reflections
Est.
CA$7,000
-
CA$9,000
CA$5,000
Alfred Joseph Casson Marsh's Falls Road, 1981: oil on board signed lower right; signed, titled and dated July 1981 on the reverse 12 × 15 in (30.5 × 38.1 cm) Provenance: Private Collection, Toronto View Details
0006: Alfred Joseph Casson Marsh's Falls Road, 1981
Est.
CA$20,000
-
CA$30,000
CA$16,000
James Wilson Morrice Nude Study, circa 1912-1914: oil on canvas 22 × 18.5 in (55.9 × 47.0 cm) Provenance: Léa Cadoret, Paris (seen by D.W. Buchanan in 1935) Acquired by G. Blair Laing from Jacques Dubourg, dealer, Paris, early 1956 Frederick
0007: James Wilson Morrice Nude Study, circa 1912-1914
Est.
CA$90,000
-
CA$120,000
CA$70,000
FEATURED
Emily Carr Forest Interior, circa 1940: oil on paper laid on board estate stamp lower left; inscribed "1948 liner" and with FW monogram on the reverse 32 × 24 in (81.3 × 61.0 cm) Provenance: The Fine Art Galleries, T. Eaton Co., Toronto
0008: Emily Carr Forest Interior, circa 1940
Est.
CA$300,000
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CA$400,000
CA$240,000
Doris Jean McCarthy The Driftwood Island, 2005: oil on canvas signed lower right; titled and dated 1 April 2005 ("050401") on the reverse 36 × 48 in (91.4 × 121.9 cm) Provenance: Mountain Galleries, Jasper Private Collection, Vancouver
0009: Doris Jean McCarthy The Driftwood Island, 2005
Est.
CA$20,000
-
CA$30,000
CA$16,000
Yvonne McKague Housser Autumn Gold, 1947: double-sided oil on board signed with initials and dated 1947 lower left; titled on a gallery label on the reverse 20 × 24 in (50.8 × 61.0 cm) Provenance: Collection of the Artist Wedding Gift of
0010: Yvonne McKague Housser Autumn Gold, 1947
Est.
CA$20,000
-
CA$30,000
CA$15,000
Franklin Carmichael Autumn Landscape, 1919: oil on board signed and dated 1919 lower right; signed and inscribed “Lansing, Ont.” and "35" on the reverse 9.5 × 12 in (24.1 × 30.5 cm) Provenance: Possibly acquired directly from the
0011: Franklin Carmichael Autumn Landscape, 1919
Est.
CA$40,000
-
CA$60,000
CA$32,000
Lawren Stewart Harris Distant View Over Lake Superior, 1921: oil on panel signed lower right; "Jack & Liel from Lawren" inscribed on the reverse 10.5 × 13.75 in (26.7 × 34.9 cm) Provenance: Gift of the Artist to a Private Collection, Ontario Masters
0012: Lawren Stewart Harris Distant View Over Lake Superior, 1921
Est.
CA$250,000
-
CA$350,000
CA$180,000
Alexander Young Jackson Grey Day, Port au Persil, 1947: oil on board signed lower right; titled and dated [April] 5, 1947 and inscribed "TWL MacDermot" on the reverse 8.5 × 10.5 in (21.6 × 26.7 cm) Provenance: Possibly T.W.L. MacDermot Private
0013: Alexander Young Jackson Grey Day, Port au Persil, 1947
Est.
CA$25,000
-
CA$30,000
CA$18,000
Alfred Joseph Casson Winter in the Albion Hills, 1963: oil on board signed lower right; signed, titled and dated 1963 on an artist label on the reverse 20 × 24 in (50.8 × 61.0 cm) Provenance: Roberts Gallery, Toronto Wood Gundy Inc. Gifted to a Private
0014: Alfred Joseph Casson Winter in the Albion Hills, 1963
Est.
CA$50,000
-
CA$70,000
CA$40,000
Peter Clapham Sheppard Commerce, 1927: oil on canvas signed lower right; estate stamp no. LG144 on the reverse 34 × 38 in (86.4 × 96.5 cm) Provenance: The Artist (1879-1965) By descent to Bernice Fenwick Martin (1902-1999) By descent to
0015: Peter Clapham Sheppard Commerce, 1927
Est.
CA$80,000
-
CA$120,000
CA$65,000
Peter Clapham Sheppard Study for "Commerce", circa 1927: oil on panel signed lower right; with unfinished study on the reverse and estate no. LG145 on the reverse 8.5 × 10.5 in (21.6 × 26.7 cm) Provenance: Estate of the Artist Private Collection, Toronto
0016: Peter Clapham Sheppard Study for "Commerce", circa 1927
Est.
CA$10,000
-
CA$20,000
CA$7,000
Marc-Aurèle Fortin Vue sur la gare Viger, circa 1930: watercolour signed lower left; titled and dated circa 1930 on labels on the reverse 16 × 20 in (40.6 × 50.8 cm) (sight) Provenance: Galerie Clarence Gagnon, Montreal Galerie Walter Klinkhoff,
0017: Marc-Aurèle Fortin Vue sur la gare Viger, circa 1930
Est.
CA$15,000
-
CA$20,000
CA$10,000
James Pattison Cockburn Horse Shoe Fall of Niagara from Goat Island, 1829: watercolour signed, titled and dated 1829 on the reverse 12.5 × 20 in (31.8 × 50.8 cm) (sheet) Provenance: Selected Works from the Estate of the late Mrs. Ward. C. Pitfield, Joyner, auction,
0018: James Pattison Cockburn Horse Shoe Fall of Niagara from Goat Island, 1829
Est.
CA$12,000
-
CA$15,000
CA$9,000
Arthur Henry Howard Heming Their Only Chance, circa 1937: oil on canvas signed lower left; signed and titled on the stretcher on the reverse 34 × 45 in (86.4 × 114.3 cm) Provenance: Messrs. Frost and Reed's Galleries, St. James's, London Collection of
0019: Arthur Henry Howard Heming Their Only Chance, circa 1937
Est.
CA$10,000
-
CA$15,000
CA$7,000
FEATURED
Frances Anne Hopkins Canoes in a Fog, Lake Superior, 1864: watercolour on paper laid on board signed with initials lower right 13.75 × 22.25 in (34.9 × 56.5 cm) (sight) Provenance: Collection of Rev. Stephen Henry Phillimore (1881-1956) By descent to
0020: Frances Anne Hopkins Canoes in a Fog, Lake Superior, 1864
Est.
CA$100,000
-
CA$150,000
CA$80,000
Frederick Arthur Verner Ojibway Indians, Lake Superior, 1900: watercolour signed and dated 1900 lower right; titled and dated on a gallery label on the reverse 12 × 23.5 in (30.5 × 59.7 cm) (sight) Provenance: Walter Klinkhoff Gallery, Montreal, circa 1970s
0021: Frederick Arthur Verner Ojibway Indians, Lake Superior, 1900
Est.
CA$3,000
-
CA$5,000
CA$2,400
Cornelius Krieghoff Returning from the Hunt, near St. Césaire, 10 minutes from Chambly, Lower: oil on canvas signed and dated "1859 Quebec" lower left; titled on a label on the reverse 14 × 18 in (35.6 × 45.7 cm) Provenance: Private Collection, Vancouver Kaspar Gallery, Toronto Private
0022: Cornelius Krieghoff Returning from the Hunt, near St. Césaire, 10 minutes from Chambly, Lower
Est.
CA$40,000
-
CA$50,000
CA$32,000
James Lillie Graham Winter, Bonsecours Market, circa 1923: oil on canvas signed lower right 22 × 28 in (55.9 × 71.1 cm) Provenance: Dominion Gallery, Montreal Private Collection, Toronto Alan Klinkhoff Gallery, Montreal Private Collection, Montreal View
0023: James Lillie Graham Winter, Bonsecours Market, circa 1923
Est.
CA$15,000
-
CA$20,000
CA$12,000
James Wilson Morrice Along the Tow Path, circa 1895: oil on board titled on a gallery label and inscribed "From the studio of J.W. Morrice - J.C. Heaton", "30" and "Along the tow path of Dutch canal" on the reverse 8.75 × 12 in (22.2 × 30.5 cm)
0024: James Wilson Morrice Along the Tow Path, circa 1895
Est.
CA$15,000
-
CA$20,000
CA$10,000