Emily Carr, Wind, 1936

Description

oil on canvas

signed lower right; signed, titled and inscribed "M.E. Carr 316 Beckley St., Victoria" and "90 over [72]" on the reverse

28 × 19.25 in (71.1 × 48.9 cm)

Provenance:

Estate of the Artist

Dominion Gallery, Montreal, October 1945 (Estate list no. 90S, Dominion Gallery inventory no. 892E)

The Fine Art Galleries, T. Eaton Co., Toronto, October 1945 (Eaton inventory no. 2797)

Dominion Gallery, Montreal, 1946

Henry Eugene Sellers, Winnipeg (1886-1970)

By descent to Edward A. Sellers (1916-1985), Winnipeg/Toronto

By descent to the present Private Collection, Kingston/Ottawa

Literature:

Charles Band Fonds (R10249), Files 1-13 to 1-22, Library and Archives of the National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa
Correspondence with Artists, 1.12 Carr and 7.1-Carr, Library and Archives of the National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa
Dominion Gallery Fonds, Outgoing Correspondence 1942-1948
Lawren Harris and T. Eaton Co., and Sales Book 2, Library and Archives of the National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa
E.P. Taylor Research Library and Archives, Douglas Duncan Fonds (CA OTAG SC095) File 1-2, Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto
Phyllis Inglis Collection (MS-218, reel A1225, Journal 10 (August 1935-February 1936), Royal BC Museum, Victoria
“Vibrant West Coast Life Caught in Carr Canvases,” Toronto Telegram (25 March 1937)
Graham McInnes, "World of Art," Saturday Night (3 April 1937), page 8
Emily Carr, Hundreds & Thousands: The Journals of Emily Carr, Toronto/Vancouver, 1966, pages 185-188, 192-193, 214, 273-279, 283-289
Edythe Hembroff-Schleicher, Emily Carr: The Untold Story, Saanichton, 1978, pages 131-133, 135-136, 262-263, 309-310
Doris Shadbolt, Emily Carr, Vancouver/Toronto, 1990, pages 167-214

Condition

Condition Report requests can be submitted to condition_request@cowleyabbott.ca

Buyer's Premium

28%

Emily Carr, Wind, 1936

Lot 0007

Estimate CA$500,000-CA$700,000May 27, 2026, 7:00 PM EDT

Starting Price

Secure

CA$400,000

SET YOUR MAX BID

Good Bid

Strong Bid

Competitive Bid

Or select a higher max bid amount

9 bidders are watching this item

Get approved to bid.

Spring Live Auction of Select Masterworks

May 27, 2026 7:00 PM EDT

Toronto, ON, Canada

Cornelius Krieghoff, A Trip to Town, 1861: oil on canvas signed and dated 1861 lower right; titled and dated on a gallery label on the reverse 13.25 × 18 in (33.7 × 45.7 cm) (oval) Provenance: Private Collection, Toronto By descent to a

May 27, 2026Cornelius Krieghoff, A Trip to Town, 1861

Franklin Carmichael, Autumn Landscape, circa early 1920s: oil on pressed paperboard panel inscribed "This is a genuine sketch painted by Franklin Carmichael. A.J. Casson, April 13, 1978" on the reverse 9.75 × 12 in (24.8 × 30.5 cm) Provenance: Wedding

May 27, 2026Franklin Carmichael, Autumn Landscape, circa early 1920s

Arthur Lismer, Dark Pool, Georgian Bay, 1944: oil on canvas signed and dated 1944 lower left; signed, dated and inscribed "Big Rock, Georgian Bay" and "2" in a circle on the reverse, titled on the stretcher 20 × 24 in (50.8 × 61.0 cm)

May 27, 2026Arthur Lismer, Dark Pool, Georgian Bay, 1944

Gordon Appelbe Smith, Winter Forest M, 2004: acrylic on canvas signed lower right; titled on the reverse of the frame; titled and dated 2004 on a gallery label on the reverse 50 × 90 in (127.0 × 228.6 cm) Provenance: Equinox Gallery,

May 27, 2026Gordon Appelbe Smith, Winter Forest M, 2004

Peter Clapham Sheppard, The Gas Works, 1912: oil on board signed lower right; titled and dated 1912 on a label and estate stamp (LG033) on the reverse 8.25 × 10.25 in (21.0 × 26.0 cm) Provenance: The Estate of the Artist Private Collection,

May 27, 2026Peter Clapham Sheppard, The Gas Works, 1912

Franklin Carmichael, Study of Trees: Autumn, circa early 1920s: oil on pressed paperboard panel titled and inscribed "OS 51" with "Estate of Franklin Carmichael" stamp on the reverse 10 × 12 in (25.4 × 30.5 cm) Provenance: Estate of the Artist Private

May 27, 2026Franklin Carmichael, Study of Trees: Autumn, circa early 1920s

Featured

Lawren Stewart Harris, Above Coldwell Bay, North Shore, Lake Superior (Lake Superior Sk. XV), 1925: oil on beaverboard signed, titled, inscribed "Bess Harris Collection, property of Bess Harris", "BCH-76", "3" and "15" on the reverse 12 × 15 in (30.5 × 38.1 cm) Provenance: Bess Harris Collection

May 27, 2026Lawren Stewart Harris, Above Coldwell Bay, North Shore, Lake Superior (Lake Superior Sk. XV), 1925

Alfred Joseph Casson, Rapids on the Madawaska - at Palmer Rapids, circa 1975: oil on board signed lower right; signed, titled and inscribed "The property of my wife. A.J. Casson" on the reverse 12 × 15 in (30.5 × 38.1 cm) Provenance: Private Collection, Toronto View Details

May 27, 2026Alfred Joseph Casson, Rapids on the Madawaska - at Palmer Rapids, circa 1975

Emily Carr, Grey Trees, circa 1930: oil on paper titled on gallery labels on the reverse 13.5 × 11.75 in (34.3 × 29.8 cm) (sheet) Provenance: Roberts Gallery, Toronto Warwick Gallery, Vancouver Private Collection, Calgary Masters

May 27, 2026Emily Carr, Grey Trees, circa 1930

Henry Sandham, Golf - Canadian Club (The Club's The Thing), 1898: watercolour on paper 20 × 30 in (50.8 × 76.2 cm) (sheet) Provenance: Beam Canada Inc. (Canadian Club) through acquisition by Hiram Walker & Sons Ltd., Walkerville/Windsor Literature: Michael

May 27, 2026Henry Sandham, Golf - Canadian Club (The Club's The Thing), 1898

Tom Thomson, Marsh, Lake Scugog, circa 1911: oil on canvas signed lower right; titled and dated 1911 to two labels on the reverse; catalogue raisonné no. 1911.16 8.5 × 13.5 in (21.6 × 34.3 cm) Provenance: McDowell Gallery, Toronto, 1978 Beam

May 27, 2026Tom Thomson, Marsh, Lake Scugog, circa 1911

Frederick Horsman Varley, Evening Light, The Kootenays: oil on panel signed lower left; titled, Varley inventory no. 431 and inscribed "Mountain Scene, B.C." on the reverse 12 × 15 in (30.5 × 38.1 cm) Provenance: Origine Beaux Arts, Montreal, 1972 Beam

May 27, 2026Frederick Horsman Varley, Evening Light, The Kootenays

Arthur Lismer, Shoreline, Georgian Bay, 1928: oil on board signed lower right; dated 1928 on the reverse; titled on a gallery label on the reverse; titled on three labels on the reverse of the frame 8.5 × 10.5 in (21.6 × 26.7 cm) Provenance:

May 27, 2026Arthur Lismer, Shoreline, Georgian Bay, 1928

Franklin Carmichael, Still Morning, 1936: oil on board signed and dated 1936 lower left; signed, titled (twice) and inscribed "Cranberry Lake" on the reverse; titled on two labels on the reverse; titled on two labels on the reverse of the

May 27, 2026Franklin Carmichael, Still Morning, 1936

Lawren Stewart Harris, Maple Bushes, circa 1920: oil on panel signed lower right; signed, titled and inscribed with a cross in a circle on the reverse 10.5 × 13.75 in (26.7 × 34.9 cm) Provenance: Kaspar Gallery, Toronto Beam Canada Inc. (Canadian

May 27, 2026Lawren Stewart Harris, Maple Bushes, circa 1920

Peter Clapham Sheppard, Bloor Street Viaduct, 1915: oil on board signed lower right; estate stamp (LG097) on the reverse 13.5 × 9.75 in (34.3 × 24.8 cm) Provenance: Estate of the Artist Private Collection, Toronto Literature: Tom Smart, Peter

May 27, 2026Peter Clapham Sheppard, Bloor Street Viaduct, 1915

Arthur Lismer, Seal Cove, Grand Manan, N.B., circa 1930: oil on board signed and dated indistinctly lower left; signed, titled and dated indistinctly 193[?] on the reverse 12 × 15 in (30.5 × 38.1 cm) Provenance: Alex Fraser Galleries, Vancouver A

May 27, 2026Arthur Lismer, Seal Cove, Grand Manan, N.B., circa 1930

Clarence Alphonse Gagnon, Study for "François Paradis Camping in the Snow" (Maria Chapdelaine),: mixed media on paper stamped "Atelier Gagnon" lower right; titled and dated circa 1929 on a label and certified by Lucile Rodier Gagnon as "Trappeur et ses chiens" (no. 810) on the reverse 7 × 8 in

May 27, 2026Clarence Alphonse Gagnon, Study for "François Paradis Camping in the Snow" (Maria Chapdelaine),

Frank Hans Johnston, The Golden Dome: oil on board signed lower left; signed, titled and inscribed "an Ontario Hillside" on the reverse 20 × 24 in (50.8 × 61.0 cm) Provenance: H. Hutchinson Mr. and Mrs. F. Benisch Kaspar Gallery,

May 27, 2026Frank Hans Johnston, The Golden Dome

James Edward Hervey MacDonald, Surf, Barbados, 1932: oil on board dated "Feb. 27" lower right; signed, titled and dated 1932 on the reverse and titled "Sunny Barbados" on the gallery label on the reverse 8.5 × 10.5 in (21.6 × 26.7 cm) Provenance:

May 27, 2026James Edward Hervey MacDonald, Surf, Barbados, 1932

Related Items

Related Searches

australian canadian artist Canadian Collectibles canadian currency Canadian Mountie Hat canadian national canadian oil canadian oil painting canadiana Collectables Canada carr Derek Carr Emily Procter Emily Carr Price Guide Price Results Auctions in Toronto

TOP