NEW HAMBURG, Canada – A pair of paintings by the Canadian folk artist Maud Lewis (1901-1970) blasted through their pre-sale estimates to finish at a combined $501,500 (about $390,000), and a group of letters written by Lewis to a fellow artist and confidante hit $82,600 in an online Canadiana & Decorative Arts auction held May 14 by Miller & Miller Auctions, Ltd. All sums given in this story are in Canadian dollars.
NEW HAMBURG, Canada – Original oil paintings by Canadian artist Maud Lewis (1901-1970) and a group of so-called “naughty bronzes” by Austrian artist Franz Xaver Bergman (1861-1935) are a few of the expected highlights in Miller & Miller Auctions, Ltd.’s online-only Canadiana & Decorative Arts auction scheduled for Saturday, May 14 at 9 am Eastern time. Absentee and Internet live bidding will be available through LiveAuctioneers. All prices are given in Canadian dollars.
NEW HAMBURG, Ontario, Canada – Original, vibrant oil paintings by Canadian artists Alfred Joseph Casson (1898-1992) and Alexander Young Jackson (1882-1974) were the top achievers in a Firearms, Sporting & Canadiana auction held October 9 by Miller & Miller Auctions, Ltd. The two paintings combined for nearly $100,000 (all prices quoted here are in Canadian dollars).
NEW HAMBURG, Ontario, Canada – Original, vibrant paintings by Canadian artists Alfred Joseph Casson, Alexander Young Jackson, Anna Weber, Joseph Swift and Homer Ransford Watson will all appear in a Firearms, Sporting & Canadiana auction slated for Saturday, October 9 at Miller & Miller Auctions, Ltd. Absentee and Internet live bidding will be available through LiveAuctioneers.