ONLINE AUCTION | April. 4 12:00pm - April. 14 12:00pm

SPRING 2025 FINE ART AUCTION

Buyer's Premium: 

22% (2% discount on buyer's premium for payments by cash, debit, bank draft or certified cheque)

Thank you to everyone who participated in our Fall 2024 Fine Art Auction! This was an exciting sale with exceptional results. Gardner Galleries are now in preparation for the Spring 2025 season, with highlights thus far including works by A.Y. Jackson, Franz Johnston, David Blackwood, Adolfo Ferraguti Visconti, William St. Thomas Smith, Adam Sherriff Scott, Joseph Morris Henderson, Mogens Balle, James Griffiths, Thomas Chatfield and many more.

We are now accepting quality consignments for this important auction, if interested please contact James Gardner, who specializes in historical Canadian artwork and is a certified appraiser with the Canadian Association of Personal Property Appraisers by telephone (519-439-3333) or email (james@gardnergalleries.com).

This page will be updated regularly with current consignments until the deadline of Friday, March, 7th.

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At Gardner Galleries by appointment the week of April 7th - please contact our gallery to set up a private viewing time.

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Please remember: You will need an online account to place a bid. All items end at at the same time (12:00 noon on Monday, April 14th) and if bidding takes place on an item within 5 minutes of the closing time of the auction, another 5 minute extension is added to that particular lot. Learn more by reading our online bidding page and view our full terms & conditions for all online auctions, including payment and pick-up instructions. Buyer's premium 22%.

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5321

ALEXANDER YOUNG (A.Y.) JACKSON

Titled "Teshierpi Mountains, Barren Lands", signed lower right, signed and dated in pencil verso "August, 1950", oil on panel, 26.7 x 34.3cm (10 1/2 x 13 1/2in); professionally framed and matted at

Starting Bid: $10000
5322

FRANZ JOHNSTON

Titled "Early in Spring", signed lower left, oil on board, 40.6 x 50.8cm (16 x 20in); Provenance: artist's studio label verso; from a private Ontario collection; Frank (Franz) Hans Johnston, Canadi

Starting Bid: $1000
5323

ADOLFO FERRAGUTI VISCONTI

A large scale impressionist oil on canvas "Untitled: Mother with Her Two Children", signed lower right, 88.9 x 73.7cm (35 x 29in); displayed in a quality antique frame measuring 1.02m x 87.6cm (40

Starting Bid: $5000
5324

DAVID BLACKWOOD

Titled "Smiling Pool, Camp Hurontario", signed lower right and dated (19)65, also signed and dated verso, watercolour on paper, 50.8 x 61cm (20 x 24in); Provenance: from a private collection, Londo

Starting Bid: $1000
5325

DONALD APPLEBEE SMITH

Titled verso "Near Algonquin, Autumn", signed and dated (19)62 lower right, oil on canvas board, 40.6 x 50.8cm (16 x 20in) - Donald Applebee Smith, Canadian, born 1917, a talented 20th ce

Starting Bid: $300
5326

GRAHAM NOBLE NORWELL

Titled "Northern Lights, Laurentians", signed lower left, watercolour on paper, sight 32.4 x 44.5cm (12 3/4 x 17 1/2in) - Graham Noble Norwell, Canadian, 1901-1967; this is one of the rar

Starting Bid: $300
5327

WILLIAM ST. THOMAS SMITH

An iconic watercolour on paper depicting a seascape view at sunset with sailing vessel in the distance, signed lower left, sight 24.8 x 34.3cm (9 3/4 x 13 1/2in); foxing to paper noted; William St.

Starting Bid: $500
5328

ADAM SHERRIFF SCOTT

"Untitled: Ice Fisherman", signed lower left, oil on canvas, 40.6 x 30.5cm (16 x 12in) - Adam Sherriff Scott, Canadian, 1887-1980

Starting Bid: $300
5329

ADAM SHERRIFF SCOTT

"Untitled: Extensive Autumn Landscape with Three Figures near the River", signed verso, oil on canvas, 40.6 x 50.8cm (16 x 20in) - Adam Sherriff Scott, Canadian, 1887-1980

Starting Bid: $300
5330

ZOLTAN SZEMEREY

"Untitled: Portrait of a Nude Woman", signed lower right, oil on canvas, 50.8 x 40.6cm (20 x 16in) - Zoltan Szemerey, Hungarian, 1908-2009

Starting Bid: $100
5331

FARQUHAR MCGILLIVRAY KNOWLES

Titled "Mending Fishing Nets" and signed verso, oil on board, 20.3 x 27.9cm (8 x 11in) - Farquhar McGillivray Strachan Knowles, 1859-1932, a prominent early Canadian artist perhaps best k

Starting Bid: $300
5332

EVA MOSONYI

Signed lower left and signed, dated 2000 and inscribed verso "Beaconsfield, Quebec", depicting a family gathered near the north shore of Lac Saint-Louis, oil on canvas, 40.6 x 50.8cm (16

Starting Bid: $100
5333

JOSEPH MORRIS HENDERSON

A large-scale monumental oil on canvas of the Ayrshire coast, Scotland with the famous Ailsa Craig Island in the background, signed lower left, 76.2cm x 1.27m (30 x 50in); housed in an exceptional

Starting Bid: $1000
5334

JOSEPH MONK

Titled verso "Hauling Logs in Winter, Quebec", signed lower right, oil on canvas board, 25.4 x 30.5cm (10 x 12in) - Joseph Monk, Canadian, 1908-1984

Starting Bid: $100
5335

FLOYD KUPTANA

Acrylic on canvas depicting a multi-coloured rabbit dancing on a rooftop amidst a blue background, sun in the sky and yellow figure to the right, signed lower right, 61 x 45.7cm (24 x 18in); Proven

Starting Bid: $300
5336

MOGENS BALLE

"Untitled: Abstract", signed lower middle, mixed media on paper including oil and pastel, 38.1 x 47cm (15 x 18 1/2in); Provenance: Thielsen Galleries, London; present Southwestern Ontario private c

Starting Bid: $500
5337

ROSS ROBERTSHAW

Titled verso "Rear of Village", signed lower right, oil on canvas, 71.1 x 96.5cm (28 x 38in); Note: three old repairs to canvas; Ross Robertshaw, Canadian 1919-1986, a 20th century Toront

Starting Bid: $300
5338

FERDINAND VICTOR LEON ROYBET

"Untitled: Cavalier Raising a Glass", signed lower right and to stretcher verso, oil on canvas, 55.9 x 46.4cm (22 x 18 1/4in); Note: canvas imperfection left middle, condition report avai

Starting Bid: $500
5339

BARRY A. BURDENY

Titled verso "Near North Bay, Ont.", signed lower right and verso, oil on masonite, 55.9 x 71.1cm (22 x 28in) - Barry A. Burdeny, Canadian, born 1943

Starting Bid: $100
5340

RYOHEI TANAKA

A rare artist's proof etching/aquatint in colours titled "Wooden Veranda", pencil signed to the lower margin and dated (19)78, editioned 4/10, sight 27.3 x 55.9cm (10 3/4 x 22in) - R

Starting Bid: $300
5341

GUIDO ODIERNA

A large-scale oil on canvas depicting waves along a rocky Capri shoreline, signed lower right, 61 x 91.4cm (24 x 36in) - Guido Odierna, Italian, 1913-1991

Starting Bid: $100
5342

ROBERT HOLMES

"Untitled: Study of Flowers in a Garden", signed lower left, watercolour on paper, sight 43.8 x 28.6cm (17 1/4 x 11 1/4in); professionally framed and matted, frame outside dimensions 70.5

Starting Bid: $300
5343

DAVID JOHN MORE

Titled verso "Highwood in April V", signed lower right, also signed and dated "April 23, (19)81" verso, oil on masonite, 50.8 x 61cm (20 x 24in) - David John More, Canadian, bor

Starting Bid: $100
5344

MARC CHAGALL

Titled "Les Ponts de la Seine", pencil signed lower right, lithograph on paper editioned 16/75, sight 31.8 x 25.4cm (12 1/2 x 10in); sheet size 15 x 10.6in (38 x 27cm) - Marc Chagall, an

Starting Bid: $100
5345

EARLY PORTRAIT OIL

Late 18th/early 19th century portrait oil on canvas depicting a distinguished gentlemen in period attire holding walking stick, no signature evident, 91.4 x 71.1cm (36 x 28in); housed in an antique

Starting Bid: $100
5346

TOM ROBERTS

Original vintage Sampson-Matthews silkscreen print in colours on board titled "Road to the Village", circa 1947, signed in the plate lower left, 50.2 x 67.9cm (19 3/4 x 26 3/4in); found in near pri

Starting Bid: $100
5347

JAMES GRIFFITHS

"Untitled: Still Life", watercolour on paper, sight 25.4 x 19.1cm (10 x 7 1/2in); Provenance: this and the following lot are from the same London collection, and are displayed in matching

Starting Bid: $100
5348

JAMES GRIFFITHS

"Untitled: Still Life", watercolour on paper, sight 15.2 x 21.6cm (6 x 8 1/2in); from the same collection as the preceding lot; James Griffiths, Canadian, 1814-1896

Starting Bid: $100
5349

DAVID W. HADDON

A large-scale oil on veneer laid down to wood panel depicting an old fisherwoman on beach, signed lower left, sight 74.9 x 49.5cm (29 1/2 x 19 1/2in); housed in an antique gilt frame, outside dimen

Starting Bid: $100
5350

PETER MAX

Titled verso "Becoming of Wave", pencil signed lower right and dated (19)72, serigraph in colours, sheet size 55.9 x 76.2cm (22 x 30in); Provenance: vintage artist label verso and old 197

Starting Bid: $100
5351

EDWARD R. GLEN

Inscribed verso "Portrait of an Old Man - After Rembrandt", signed verso and dated 1951, oil on canvas, 68.6 x 50.8cm (27 x 20in) - Edward Randolph Glen, Canadian, 1887-1963; this is a la

Starting Bid: $100
5352

THOMAS CHATFIELD

Titled verso "Warm Woods", signed lower right, signed and dated 1956 verso, oil on board, 21 x 25.4cm (8 1/4 x 10in); unframed; Provenance: private Ontario collection; Thomas Frederick Ha

Starting Bid: $300
5353

OTTO PLANDING

"Untitled: Vast Northern River Scene in Autumn", signed lower left, oil on board, 55.9 x 76.2cm (22 x 30in) - Otto Planding, Canadian, 1887-1964; this is an exceptional example by the art

Starting Bid: $100
5354

ARTHUR HORSFALL

"Untitled: Quarry Landscape", signed lower right, oil on masonite, 50.8 x 71.1cm (20 x 28in); Arthur Horsfall, Canadian, 1914-1994

Starting Bid: $100
5355

PETER ETRIL SNYDER

Titled "Pitching Sheaves", signed lower right and dated 1977, oil on masonite, 20.3 x 25.4cm (8 x 10in); artist's studio label verso; Peter Etril Snyder, Canadian, 1944-2017

Starting Bid: $100
5356

BOBS COGILL HAWORTH

Titled "Tangled Garden", signed lower right, oil on board, 50.8 x 63.5cm (20 x 25in) - Bobs Cogill Haworth, Canadian, 1900-1988

Starting Bid: $100