Fine Art
A1 Circle of Georg Pencz. Portrait of a bearded gentleman, half length wearing a cap and coat. About 1530.
Dimensions: 16" x 12".
Composition: Oil on panel.
Weight: N/A.
Condition: Panel generally sound and stable. Some old repairs. Some yellowing from the old varnish. Framed in an elaborate c. 17th century carved and inlaid rosewood frame.
Notes: From an old Canadian collection.
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A2 Original Art Deco French advertising poster. Nicolitch, Obrad, Persan Export - Anis de France. Two sheet lithograph poster c. 1930.
Dimensions: About 10' x 4' (both sheets together).
Weight: N/A.
Condition: Some minor creasing to borders, slight fading to some peripheral areas near the border, short closed tear to bottom margin. Overall a crisp stunning original c. 1930 French advertising poster.
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A3 Ernst Neumann (1907-1956), etching on paper, Old Montreal from Roof on Notre Dame St. Signed and dated 1948.
Dimensions: 5.5” x 7”.
Condition: Excellent.
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A4 Ernst Neumann (1907-1956), etching on paper, Bonsecoms Market, Montreal. Signed and dated 1944.
Dimensions: 5.5” x 6.5”.
Condition: Excellent.
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A5 Original silkscreen print on paper by Jim Cummins (aka I, Braineater), Canadian lowbrow artist. Signed in pen lower right. A very early and scarce 1980s print by this prominent Canadian lowbrow artist.
Dimensions: 29" x 23".
Condition: Some minor creasing to the borders. Overall a crisp dark impression.
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A6 Antique Japanese woodblock print. Circa 1920. Reframed in a modern frame and matt.
Dimensions: 13.5” x 9.5”.
Weight: N/A.
Condition: Some gentle creasing to top third of the print. Generally crisp and bright condition.
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A7 A very fine vintage c. 1960s Inuit steatite carving of a large seal. Signed in syllabics by the artist Simeonie Uppik (1928 - ). With the original co-op seal adhered to the bottom of the carving. Deep jade colour. A very impressive piece, presented to its former owner as a retirement gift in 1972.
Dimensions: 18” x 7 ˝” (46 x 19 cm).
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A8 Norval Morrisseau lithograph print. About 29" by 22". Signed in pencil lower right Norval Morrisseau, numbered (80 out of a total edition of 99) and titled lower left "Metamorphosis - Man Into Turtle". This is one of a series of four signed and numbered limited edition lithographs from the 1980s printed on lovely Arches rag paper. The print is in lovely condition - the paper is bright and white, the image is bright and crisp with no apparent fading of any sort. Framed in a contemporary aluminum frame. Original gallery label on the reverse.
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A9 Original silkscreen print on paper by Jim Cummins (aka I, Braineater), Canadian lowbrow artist. Signed in pen lower right. A very early and scarce c. 1980s print by this prominent Canadian lowbrow artist.
Dimensions: 29" x 21 1/2".
Condition: Some minor creasing and smudging to the borders not affecting the image. Overall a crisp dark impression.
Biography: Jim Cummins is a prominent Canadian lowbrow artist and musician from Vancouver, known as “I, Braineater”. His name originated from the 1970s which was the name of his punk rock band. The Braineaters disbanded, leaving him to a solo career as I, Braineater. Under this name, this Vancouver visual and performing artist has consistently been an animated personality on the Vancouver music and art scene. The production and promotion of Jim Cummins under the I, Braineater persona has been a nonstop assemblage of recordings, paintings, posters, I, Braineater furniture, jewelry, T-shirts, and frenzied performances. His renegade persona and his eccentric images of cartoon Blockheads and wild visions painted in heavy gloss enamel have become the champions of anti-high art in Vancouver. Without grants, without a commercial gallery liaison, without art school, without musical training, Jim Cummins continues to sell out his exhibitions on opening night and taking the money to record his own albums and to print his own self-promoting and posters. He is the creator of the distinctive Blockhead character which can be found on paintings, prints, album covers and pop culture items from fridge magnets to t-shirts. Each of his works is labeled with names, phrases or statements which are diverse in their brutal humor and ironic sensuality. He has designed numerous album covers including for The Pointed Sticks and Skinny Puppy. His music videos have appeared on Much Music and Bravo and he has appeared in a recent Marcus Rogers Bravo documentary on the Low Brow movement, the Lowdown on Lowbrow. The Lowbrow Art Movement: Some of the early artists in what became known as “lowbrow art” were underground cartoonists that included Robert Williams and Gary Panter. Early lowbrow shows were held in alternative art galleries in New York and Los Angeles including the Psychedelic Solutions Gallery in Greenwich Village in New York run by Jacaeber Kastor, the La Luz de Jesus Gallery run by Billy Shire and the Zero One Gallery in Hollywood, run by John Pochna. In Canada, lowbrow artists including Jim Cummins (I, Braineater) have held numerous one man shows as well as holding their own shows and events. The magazine Juxtapoz by Robert Williams, which was first published in 1994, has been a central source of information and writing on the lowbrow art movement. Some commentators have noted also that there are distinctions that can be made between a distinct U.S. “west coast” lowbrow style, influenced by underground commix and hot rod car culture, and its style elsewhere.
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A10 Original watercolor by well known Canadian artist Knowles Farquhar McGillivray, Royal Canadian Academy, Ontario Society of Artists (1859-1932). Signed lower right and dated 1893. An exceptional harbour seen. Dimensions: 11" x 14" (image size). Condition: excellent, with no fading, watermarks or damage of any kind.
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A11 Stuart Park (Scottish) (1862-1933) oil painting. Oil on canvas. Dimensions: about 12" x 17.5". Signed lower right. Condition: The condition is excellent with some gentle crazing to the surface of the canvas. Reframed in a contemporary gilt frame.
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A12 Anna T. Noeh (Quebec). Pastel on paper of a mother and child about 1970. Reframed and matted in an old frame with a contemporary matt. Signed Anna T. Noeh lower right. Dimensions: 10 1/2" x 8" (image size); 23" x 19" (overall dimensions including the frame). Composition: chalk pastel on paper. Condition: Excellent, with no tears, stains rips or any other visible defects to the drawing.
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A13 THEODORE DE BRY. A copper engraved print from the German edition of the Grand Voyages, c. 1600. Theodore De Bry is best known for his series of volumes chronicling some of the earliest expeditions to the Americas. De Bry, a Frankfurt goldsmith, engraver, print-seller and book-seller, started his project in 1590 when he reissued Thomas Hariot’s narration of the first English settlement in Virginia. This volume, with illustrations added by De Bry, was a success and he followed it the next year with a similar volume on the first French attempt to colonize Florida. After that, until his death in 1598, De Bry published other illustrated volumes and the series was continued until 1634 by his family to include voyages to Asia as well as the Americas. Theodore De Bry's work is considered to be of importance to the study of European view of the New World in the late sixteenth and early seventeenth centuries. Interestingly, De Bry never saw the subjects of his engravings first-hand. De Bry’s rare prints, including depictions of Florida, Virginia and Brazil, were some of the earliest images of the New World given that previous accounts were either not illustrated or contained images that were either crude or imaginary. This print provides an excellent early glimpse into the sixteenth century European conquest and settlement of the New World. Dimensions: about 9" x 12" (image size). Condition: some age toning, some smudging to the borders, small 1/2" tear to bottom right corner; overall a very attractive print with a dramatic early view of the new world. Reframed in a contemporary frame and matt.
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A14 A collection of 23 brown bronze opium weights. Collected in Myanmar and Laos. Dimensions: 1 1/2" to 3" in height. A very nice group of primarily antique and several vintage opium weights, which would make an excellent addition to an existing collection or form the basis for a new collection.
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A15 An old brown bronze buddha. Dimensions: About 6 1/2" (height) and 3 1/4" (width).
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A16 Original silkscreen print on paper by Jim Cummins (aka I, Braineater), Canadian lowbrow artist. Signed in pen lower right. A very early and scarce c. 1980s print by this prominent Canadian lowbrow artist.
Dimensions: 29" x 23".
Condition: Some minor creasing and smudging to the borders. Overall a crisp dark impression.
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A17 Antonucci Volti (France - 1915-1989). Bronze figure of a female nude. Signed in the cast. Dimensions: about 10" (height) x 13" (width).
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A18 Ernst Neumann (Canadian, 1907-1956) etching. Signed in pencil lower right and dated 1945. Entitled "The Old Courthouse Montreal". Dimensions: 7" x 5-1/4". Condition: Excellent, no foxing, fading or damage of any kind.
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A19 William Kidd (English, 1790-1863). A very nice 18th century or early 19th century English oil painting on panel in superb condition. Titled on the reverse "The Rabbit Seller". Condition: Exceptional, with no restoration and vibrant colors. The signature is clear. Dimensions: 16" x 13".
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A20 A very fine oil painting on canvas by Canadian artist Georges Chavignaud O.S.A. (1865-1944). Signed lower left. The condition is outstanding with no repairs or restoration. Framed in a period frame (which appears to be original) which is also in superb condition. The canvas measures 18" x 24".
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A21 A very fine oil painting on canvas board by Albert Jacques Franck ARCA, OSA, CSPWC (1899-1973). Signed and titled, dated on the reverse "Hazelton Lane" 1965. The condition is outstanding with no repairs or restoration. Reframed in a contemporary frame. The dimensions of the canvas is 11.5" x 15.5".
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A22 19th century oil painting portrait. Titled "Judas Iscariot". Framed in a period Victorian gilt wood and gesso frame. Dimensions (canvas): 14 1/2" x 20 1/2". Condition: The surface of the canvas is in very good bright condition with no apparent flaking or chips. The frame is in excellent condition.
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A23 A very fine Inuit green stone figure of a bird. With an old Inuit art label on the bottom and numbered 23 #494. Dimensions: 8 1/2" (height) x 2 1/4" (width). Condition: Excellent.
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A24 A large (about 45 pounds) early gray stone Inuit carving of a bear pulling a seal out of the water. This piece is unidentified. From a 1960s / 1970s collection. Dimensions: 7.5" (height) x 7.5" (width) x 14" (length). Condition: Excellent.
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A25 A green stone Inuit carving of a loon. From a 1950's/60's collection. Signed in syllabics and has a disc number on the bottom - see photo. Dimensions: 5.5" (height) x 2-1/4" (width) x 13" (length). Condition: Excellent.
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A26 A Black mottled stone Inuit carving of a dancing walrus with tusks. This piece came from a 1950's/60's collection. Signed in syllabics and has a carving number - 929-866A on a paper label. Dimensions: 7" (height) x 4 inches (width). Condition: Excellent.
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A27 A black stone Inuit carving of a hunter pulling two seals out of the ice. Matthew Ningiuruvik (1918 - 1985). Kangiqsujuaq - Wakeham Bay. This artist has a kajak in the National Gallery in Ottawa. From a 1950's collection. Dimensions: 3.25" (height) x 3.25" (width) x 8" (length). Condition: Excellent.
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A28 Original oil painting on panel by Canadian artist Duncan Mackinnon Crockford (1920 - 1991). Signed lower right and dated 1967. The title on the gallery label is "Autumn Near Golden ". It measures 12" x 16". The condition of this painting is excellent with no damage or restoration of any kind.
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A29 A black stone Inuit carving. Levi Amidlak (1931- ) of Inukjuak (Port Harrison). Dimensions: 5.25" x 3.25" x 7.5" tall. Condition: Excellent with no chips or cracks.
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A30 A signed Inuit green stone carving of a seal. Old Eskimo Art label on the bottom. Dimensions: 8" (length) x 2 1/2" (width). Condition: Excellent with no chips or cracks.
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A31 Watercolor by Chilean watercolorist Mariano Ortuzar. Ortuzar's work is represented in many private collections. He received the Award of Honor and First Prize, Chile 1953, a Special Prize in 1957 for watercolor from the Ministry of Education in Santiago and a medal for watercolor from the National Exhibition Hall of Fine Arts in 1960 in Santiago. Member of the Salmagundi Art Club in New York. Dimensions: 9" x 12". Condition: Excellent with no fading or damage.
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A32 A pair of 18th. century English portraits. Oil on panel in very fine condition. About 1760. Condition: no damage or restoration. Dimensions: each measures about 8 1/2" x 10 3/4" (image); frames measure about 14 1/4" x 16 1/2".
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A33 Frank Shirley Panabaker (Canadian, 1904 - 1992). Oil on canvas. Signed and dated 1948. This painting was purchased from the artist in about 1955. The title on the reverse is "Fishing off the Canal Bridge." Condition: exceptional, framed in a period frame. Dimensions: 20" x 26" (canvas dimensions not including the frame).
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A34 English watercolor and charcoal painting. John Scott (English, 1850-1919). Dated 1901. Titled on the reverse "Sanctuary". Original period frame with a T.Eaton Co. Picture Department label on the reverse. Condition: excellent, with no damage or restoration. We have replaced the backing of this picture with acid free backing paper. Dimensions: about 20" x 27" (image size).
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A35 A fine early 18th century drawing. Pen and ink on paper. After Rembrandt. About 1710. Framed and matted in a modern frame. With the original New York gallery label. Dimensions: about 3" x 3" (drawing size). Condition: some slight fading, slight rippling to the paper, else fine.
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A36 A fine old figural carving from the Leti islands in southern Indonesia. This piece typifies the form of figural carvings from Leti, which often depict a crouching figure with animal forms on the head. This piece has particularly nice old patina and a small glass bead necklace. Collected in the field in Timor. Condition: excellent old wear and patina.
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A37 Homann J.B., c. 1714 antique copper engraved map of Virginia, entitled “Virginia Marylandia et Carolina in America Septentrionali Britannorum Industria Excultae …”. Dimensions: 19? x 22?. Condition: previously laid down and expertly removed, generally bright and good condition with no tears and respectable margins, old hand colouring, slight foxing to center crease.
A very attractive and early map of the Eastern United States, printed from 1714 to 1740, showing the coastline from Long Island to south of Cape Fear in Carolina. With a superb large and ornate cartouche depicting Native Americans, mythical creatures and the commerce of early America including the production of tobacco. This large cartouche, of which this map is noted, is intended to depict the attractions of the new world and was meant to promote German emigration to America. This early map is particularly desirable in that it depicts Indian tribes and place names, as well as many of the rivers, bays and early settlements in and around Virginia.
We are always interested in purchasing fine and interesting antique maps and documents, particularly those depicting early North America, Canada, the arctic, China and Asia, Indonesia and Africa. Contact us for more information at 905.271.7075 (Toronto), 778.867.5558 (Vancouver).
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A38 Paul Herzel (American, 1876 - 1956). It represents a Spanish conquistador figure. Copper clad sculpture with bronzed hand painted finish. Condition: excellent with no loss of finish or damage of any kind. Dimensions: 11 1/2" (height).
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A39 John Thomas (English, 1907 - 1985). Oil painting on canvas. Originally purchased in Amsterdam. Original gallery label on reverse. Condition: excellent. Both the frame and the painting are in fine condition. Dimensions: 9 1/2" x 11 3/4" (canvas size not including the frame).
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A40 Florence Helena McGillivray (Canadian, 1864-1938, ARCA, OSA, RCA). Chalk pastel on artist's board. A superb and early depiction of arctic icebergs in Labrador by this well listed and well documented Canadian artist. Signed and dated 1919.
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A41 A very fine 19th century Canadian portrait of a gentleman. Framed in a period gilt and gesso frame. Dimensions: about 25" x 30" (dimensions of the canvas). The overall size with the frame is 40" x 30". From the estate of a prominent Oakville family.
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A42 A fine 18th century mezzotint print of a tiger. John Murphy after James Northcote. Entitled "A Tyger". Dated 1790. Published by John & Josiah Boydell. Mezzotint with watercolour highlights. Dimensions: The dimensions of the plate measure about 61 cm x 48 cm. Composition: Mezzotint and watercolour on paper. Condition: This print has been reframed in a c. 1920 frame and matt. The print itself is laid down, though we have not lifted the print to see how it has been laid down (i.e. in a minor fashion with tape, or glue etc.). There are, however, no signs of staining, shadowing or residue coming through the print. No apparent waterstains of any kind. No tears. Wide margins which do not appear to have been trimmed. Some slight, even and not unpleasing browning of the overall surface of the print. The colours, however, are bright and there is no apparent fading from sun. Some slight smudging and browning of the margins. This print is from an old west coast collection mostly of Americana dating from the early 19th century to about 1930. Rare.
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A43 A very nice green stone Inuit carving of a mother and child. Signed in syllabics and having the identification no. 94048. The carving is made from Sanikiluaq (Quebec arctic stone) and is possibly from Sugluk, Quebec. Dimensions: 7.5" tall. Condition: The condition is excellent, with no chips or cracks.
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A44 A superb and large bronze plaque / tablet. We can't pinpoint the exact age but believe it to be 19th century or earlier. There is a signature on the lower back that is illegible. The figures are classical Roman with one of the figures leading some very sombre looking others towards a door that has PAX on it (peace). This piece is possibly a door plaque or part of a church. Most Benedictine monasteries feature the inscription Pax somewhere prominent. Pax (peace) was a Roman goddess and the personification of peace, the Latin equivalent of the Greek goddess Eirene. Ceasar Augustus promoted the goddess Pax, who is depicted as a young woman with a cornucopia and olive branch or staff. A temple to Pax (Templum Pacis or Forum Pacis) in Rome was dedicated by Vespasian in 75. There was also a minor sanctuary, the Ara Pacis, on the Campus Martius. Her attributes are the olive branch, a cornucopia, and a scepter. Dimensions: 15.5" tall by 13 wide by 3/4" deep. Weight: about 15 pounds. Composition: bronze. Condition: this piece is in very good condition with a lovely patina with some brightness on the bottom (likely the result of someone trying to clean it).
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A45 THEODORE DE BRY. A hand-coloured copper engraved print from the German edition of the Grand Voyages, c. 1600. Theodore De Bry is best known for his series of volumes chronicling some of the earliest expeditions to the Americas. De Bry, a Frankfurt goldsmith, engraver, print-seller and book-seller, started his project in 1590 when he reissued Thomas Hariot’s narration of the first English settlement in Virginia. This volume, with illustrations added by De Bry, was a success and he followed it the next year with a similar volume on the first French attempt to colonize Florida. After that, until his death in 1598, De Bry published other illustrated volumes and the series was continued until 1634 by his family to include voyages to Asia as well as the Americas. Theodore De Bry's work is considered to be of importance to the study of European view of the New World in the late sixteenth and early seventeenth centuries. Interestingly, De Bry never saw the subjects of his engravings first-hand. De Bry’s rare prints, including depictions of Florida, Virginia and Brazil, were some of the earliest images of the New World given that previous accounts were either not illustrated or contained images that were either crude or imaginary. These prints give an excellent early glimpse into the sixteenth century European conquest and settlement of the New World with detailed scenes of native customs, culture and warfare and events relating some of the earliest European contact with the natives in the New World. Dimensions: about 9" x 12" (image size). Condition: some age toning, some smudging to the borders. Overall a very attractive bright print with dramatic bright images.
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A46 An original signed sculpture of a polar bear by Maurice Lund. "Maurice L. Lund was born in Manitoba, in 1933. After completing his formal education at Teachers' College in Winnipeg, he taught school in Manitoba. Since then a career in the financial industry has taken him to various Canadian cities. He and his family moved to Kitchener-Waterloo in 1972. His carving career began in 1980. Dimensions: 9" x 6" x 6". Composition: stone. Condition: excellent with no chips, cracks or damage.
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A47 A fine signed black stone Inuit stone carving. Dimensions: 14" tall x 11" wide. Composition: Black stone. Condition: the condition is excellent, with no cracks or repairs.
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A48 An exceptional black stone Inuit stone carving. Signed on the bottom with the carver's identification number. Dimensions: 11 1/4" tall x 8" wide. Composition: Black stone. Condition: The condition is excellent. No chips,cracks or repairs.
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A49 A fine c. 1939 silverprint photograph by Yousuf Karsh of George VI. Dimensions: 14" x 11". Medium: silver gelatin print. Condition: a fine dark image in excellent condition, laid down as was usual for Karsh in this period. Signed in silver pencil on the image. Framed in a period c. 1939 frame. An excellent copy of a photograph of George VI taken on his visit to Canada in 1939.
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A50 Louis Muhlstock (Canadian, 1904 - 2001). Chalk pastel on paper of a nude woman. Dimensions: about 24" x 30". Framed and matted. A beautiful pastel by this well known Canadian war artist known particularly for his fine nudes.
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A51 An exceptional black stone Inuit carving of a hunter. Signed on the bottom in syllabics with the carver's identification number. Dimensions: 11 1/4" x 10" tall. Composition: black stone. Condition: the condition is excellent with no cracks or repairs.
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A52 A very fine antique hand coloured engraving. Published in London in 1819 by L. Murray, Albemarle Street. The title of the etching is Kallie, a Woman of Greenland, Native of Oppernivick Lat. 73 North, an inhabitant of N.E.Bay. Dimensions: image measures 7.25 inches x 5.25 inches. The overall dimensions with the frame 12.5 inches x 9.75 inches. Condition: the frame and print are in excellent condition, with no fading, watermarks, loss of color, repairs or damage of any kind.
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