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Modern, Impressionist & 19th Century Art - Spring 2021
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Foreword
by Alan KlinkhoffThese are extraordinary times. Thanks to the strong influence of Jonathan and Craig, we have invested aggressively in the Alan Klinkhoff Gallery platform in cyberspace. Adversity was avoided. Instead, we continued to offer the opportunity to interested art collectors to continue the pleasure of a visit, albeit virtually, and purchase if they wished to do so.
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Property of a Distinguished Montreal Family
The first 22 paintings in our sale (see below) are from the collection of a distinguished Montreal family that built a successful business continuing over three generations and that has made numerous generous contributions to their community and beyond. Their success was due to astute business acumen and good judgement in people. In their art collecting they combined the attributes of keen eyes, and the same good judgement in people, those from whom they were purchasing.
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Molly Lamb BobakThe Celebration (Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry), 1989Oil on canvas board7 x 11 in
17.8 x 27.9 cmSold -
Goodridge RobertsStill Life of Fruit and Flowers, 1958 (circa)Oil on panel8 1/2 x 10 1/2 in
21.6 x 26.7 cmSold -
Randolph S. HewtonSpring, Charlevoix Co., 1930 (circa)Oil on canvas20 x 24 in
50.8 x 61 cmSold
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A.Y. JacksonWinter Haliburton, 1949 (January)Oil on panel8 1/2 x 10 1/2 inA.Y. Jackson’s sketching expeditions frequently lasted from a month to six weeks, though on occasion he made shorter trips with friends. On 5 January 1949 he wrote to Harry McCurry, Director of the National Gallery of Canada, that he was leaving the next day for Haliburton with his prospector friend, Keith MacIver, the occupant of Tom Thomson’s shack behind the Studio Building. He was back in Toronto by the 16th. This excellent sketch of a snow-covered hillside was painted on this previously unrecorded excursion. From...
21.6 x 26.7 cmCAD 35,000A.Y. Jackson’s sketching expeditions frequently lasted from a month to six weeks, though on occasion he made shorter trips with friends. On 5 January 1949 he wrote to Harry McCurry, Director of the National Gallery of Canada, that he was leaving the next day for Haliburton with his prospector friend, Keith MacIver, the occupant of Tom Thomson’s shack behind the Studio Building. He was back in Toronto by the 16th. This excellent sketch of a snow-covered hillside was painted on this previously unrecorded excursion. From...
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Albert H. RobinsonCharlevoix County, 1929 (circa)Oil on panel8 x 10 1/2 in
20.3 x 26.7 cm
On the reverse is the Galerie Walter Klinkhoff Retrospective exhibition label and an endorsement by Gerald Stevens. Stevens was a prominent art dealer, a partner in and later owner of The Stevens Art Gallery in Montreal. He was an acquaintance of F.S. Coburn, and wrote Frederick Simpson Coburn (1958), the introduction to which was penned by A.Y. Jackson.Sold -
John LittleParking Lot Rue O'Connell Quebec, 1968Oil on canvas12 x 16 in
30.5 x 40.6 cmCAD 12,000 -
John LittleStanley St. at Sherbrooke St. Montreal, 1969Oil on canvas12 x 16 in
30.5 x 40.6 cmSold
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Ethel SeathStill Life from Seaforth Ave.Oil on canvas20 x 24 inSimply said, Still Life from Seaforth Ave. is one of the finest paintings by Ethel Seath that collectors will have the opportunity to own. Its brilliant execution in the style of Canadian modernism, and its combination of personal, domestic and cityscape subjects, perfectly encapsulates the environment in which the women associated with the Beaver Hall Group existed. This is undoubtedly why this painting was selected as the cover illustration for Galerie Walter Klinkhoff’s 1987 Ethel Seath Retrospective Exhibition Catalogue (fig. 1). Those who have followed...
50.8 x 61 cmSoldSimply said, Still Life from Seaforth Ave. is one of the finest paintings by Ethel Seath that collectors will have the opportunity to own. Its brilliant execution in the style of Canadian modernism, and its combination of personal, domestic and cityscape subjects, perfectly encapsulates the environment in which the women associated with the Beaver Hall Group existed. This is undoubtedly why this painting was selected as the cover illustration for Galerie Walter Klinkhoff’s 1987 Ethel Seath Retrospective Exhibition Catalogue (fig. 1). Those who have followed...
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John LymanThe Hammock Under the Tree (Dalesville, Quebec), 1912Oil on canvas24 x 30 inJohn Lyman came from a cultured, upper-class Puritan family in New England [1]. In 1886, the year he was born, his father became a Canadian citizen and established his pharmaceutical business with operations from Montreal to Vancouver. John was two years old when his mother succumbed to typhoid fever. Despite having a governess and an affectionate father, John Lyman lived a solitary childhood in Montreal. The family was interested in painting and John’s uncle, James Morgan, had a collection of impressive works by the Barbizon...
61 x 76.2 cmCAD 85,000John Lyman came from a cultured, upper-class Puritan family in New England [1]. In 1886, the year he was born, his father became a Canadian citizen and established his pharmaceutical business with operations from Montreal to Vancouver. John was two years old when his mother succumbed to typhoid fever. Despite having a governess and an affectionate father, John Lyman lived a solitary childhood in Montreal. The family was interested in painting and John’s uncle, James Morgan, had a collection of impressive works by the Barbizon...
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J.E.H. MacDonaldNear Wapta Lake, Kicking Horse Pass, Rocky Mountains, 1929Oil on panel8 1/2 x 10 1/2 in
21.6 x 26.7 cmSold -
J.E.H. MacDonaldRiver Pastures, Gull River, 1921Oil on cardboard8 1/2 x 10 1/2 in
21.6 x 26.7 cmCAD 75,000 -
Robert PilotPorte Saint-Louis, Quebec, 1955 (circa)Oil on canvas22 1/8 x 18 1/8 in
56.2 x 46 cmSold -
Robert PilotCathédrale Notre-Dame-de-Paris, view from quai de la Tournelle, 1921 (circa)Oil on panel5 x 7 in
12.7 x 17.8 cmSold
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Property from Various Private Collections
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Paul Vanier BeaulieuNature morte, 1955Oil on canvas28 3/4 x 36 1/4 in
73 x 92.1 cmCAD 35,000 -
Frederick B. TaylorPouring Residue Bronze into the Chill Moulds in the Brass Foundry, Dominion Engineering Works, Lachine, Quebec, 1942Oil on canvas13 x 16 in
33 x 40.6 cm
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John LittleSketch, Pine Ave above Peel, Montreal, 1961Oil on canvas board12 x 16 in
30.5 x 40.6 cmSold -
Frederick Simpson CoburnLogging in Winter, 1933Oil on canvas12 x 14 in
30.5 x 35.6 cmSold
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Frederick Simpson CoburnStill Life of Roses (with Malvina Scheepers), 1916Oil on wood board10 3/8 x 14 5/8 in
26.4 x 37.1 cmSold -
David MilneBear Camp V (Baptiste Lake, Ontario), 1950 (circa February 23)Watercolour on paper19 x 25 3/4 in
48.3 x 65.4 cm
This work is included in the David B. Milne Catalogue Raisonne of the Paintings compiled by David Milne Jr. and David P. Silcox, Vol. 2, no. 502.26.CAD 50,000 -
David MilneParliament Buildings at Queen's Park, 1940 (January 30)Oil on canvas18 x 26 in
45.7 x 66 cm
This work is included in the David B. Milne Catalogue Raisonne of the Paintings compiled by David Milne Jr. and David P. Silcox, Vol. 2, no. 401.42.CAD 110,000 -
Marc-Aurèle FortinÉtude le Port , 1930 (circa)Watercolour9 3/4 x 14 1/4 in
24.8 x 36.2 cmCAD 12,000
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John LittlePeel St. and Dorchester, 1959 (circa)Oil on canvas board12 x 16 in
30.5 x 40.6 cmSold -
John LittlePlace Royale, Rue St. Paul, Montreal, 1965Oil on canvas board12 x 16 in
30.5 x 40.6 cmSold -
John LittleRue la Gauchetière at Rue d'Hôtel de Ville, Montréal, 1963 (circa)Oil on panel8 x 10 in
20.3 x 25.4 cmSold -
René RichardTrappers' Encampment , 1940 (circa)Mixed media7 1/2 x 9 1/2 in
19.1 x 24.1 cmSold
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Philip SurreyEnd of Summer , 1974Oil on canvas32 x 24 inEnd of Summer is a generational painting and perhaps Surrey’s most important painting of this vintage. This painting served as the cover image on the catalogue of the Philip Surrey Retrospective Exhibition, September 18 - October 2, 2004, hosted at Galerie Walter Klinkhoff. The location is somewhat recognizable. The artist has located himself on Fairmont at Jeanne-Mance, looking West with a slice of Mount Royal in the distance. As is characteristic of some of the best of Philip Surrey, he is working with the mystery...
81.3 x 61 cmCAD 125,000End of Summer is a generational painting and perhaps Surrey’s most important painting of this vintage. This painting served as the cover image on the catalogue of the Philip Surrey Retrospective Exhibition, September 18 - October 2, 2004, hosted at Galerie Walter Klinkhoff. The location is somewhat recognizable. The artist has located himself on Fairmont at Jeanne-Mance, looking West with a slice of Mount Royal in the distance. As is characteristic of some of the best of Philip Surrey, he is working with the mystery...
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Philip SurreyMarch Wind (The Crossing), 1980Oil on canvas48 x 84 inThis composition is inspired by the intersection of Montreal’s St. Remi and St. Jacques streets. Surrey’s interpretation is surreal, having entirely removed everything that is ancillary to his requirements. There is no spontaneity to his painting. Terry Rigelhof, General Editor of Discovering Philip Surrey, The Artist in the City Project, records 11 and conceivably 12 versions of this monumentally important picture executed over a period of some 5 years during which the artist worked it up to this state, the grand finale. The Musée National...
121.9 x 213.4 cmSoldThis composition is inspired by the intersection of Montreal’s St. Remi and St. Jacques streets. Surrey’s interpretation is surreal, having entirely removed everything that is ancillary to his requirements. There is no spontaneity to his painting. Terry Rigelhof, General Editor of Discovering Philip Surrey, The Artist in the City Project, records 11 and conceivably 12 versions of this monumentally important picture executed over a period of some 5 years during which the artist worked it up to this state, the grand finale. The Musée National...
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Moise KislingLes orchidées, 1930Oil on canvas16 1/8 x 13 in
41 x 33 cm
This work is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from Jean Kisling, dated March 19, 1974. Kisling is the co-author of the 'Catalogue Raisonné de l’Oeuvre de Moïse Kisling' currently being prepared with Marc Ottavi.USD 50,000 -
Jean Paul RiopelleUntitled (PM44), 1978Oil on canvas9 1/2 x 7 1/2 in
24.1 x 19.1 cm
This painting is included in the Jean Paul Riopelle Catalogue Raisonné complied by Yseult Riopelle, Vol. 5: p. 286.Sold
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John A. HammondFishing Boats, Bay of FundyOil on board28 1/4 x 36 1/2 in
71.8 x 92.7 cmCAD 18,000 -
Marc-Aurèle FortinPaysage à Québec, 1936 (circa)Oil on board16 1/2 x 23 1/4 in
41.9 x 59.1 cmCAD 95,000 -
Philip SurreyWinter Night, 1965 (circa)Oil on masonite12 x 16 in
30.5 x 40.6 cmCAD 25,000 -
Philip SurreyThe Argument, 1951Oil and tempera on board5 3/4 x 7 3/4 in
14.6 x 19.7 cmSold
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Marc-Aurèle FortinLafresnière, premières neiges, 1923-1928 (circa)Oil on canvas39 x 48 inLafresnière, First Snow illustrates that brief time of year, when the leaves are still a brilliant array of reds and oranges and yet, a soft, glistening layer of snow lightly covers the ground and rooftops. This brief moment of transition between the fall and the winter is perhaps the best subject matter for Fortin, a virtuosic colorist, as it implored him to broaden his palette and marry the reds of the fall with the blues of the winter. In this picture, it is impossible to...
99.1 x 121.9 cmCAD 395,000Lafresnière, First Snow illustrates that brief time of year, when the leaves are still a brilliant array of reds and oranges and yet, a soft, glistening layer of snow lightly covers the ground and rooftops. This brief moment of transition between the fall and the winter is perhaps the best subject matter for Fortin, a virtuosic colorist, as it implored him to broaden his palette and marry the reds of the fall with the blues of the winter. In this picture, it is impossible to...
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The Collection of Mitzi & Mel Dobrin
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Clarence A. GagnonMaison de Fermiers au soleil couchant (Baie St. Paul), 1923 (circa)Oil on panel6 x 8 in
15.2 x 20.3 cmSold -
Tom ThomsonEarly Spring, Algonquin Park, 1917 (Spring)Oil on board8 1/4 x 10 1/2 in
21 x 26.7 cm
This work is included in the Tom Thomson, Catalogue Raisonné, published by Joan Murray, no. 1917.05, https://www.tomthomsoncatalogue.orgCAD 1,900,000
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Clarence A. GagnonFerme du rang Saint-Laurent, Baie Saint-Paul, 1924 (circa)Oil on wood panel4 3/4 x 7 1/4 in
12.1 x 18.4 cmCAD 50,000 -
Clarence A. GagnonThe Old Mill or Automne dans Charlevoix, 1923 (circa)Oil on panel6 x 9 in
15.2 x 22.9 cmCAD 30,000 -
Clarence A. GagnonEarly Spring, St. Urbain, 1920 (circa)Oil on panel5 3/4 x 8 3/4 in
14.6 x 22.2 cmCAD 60,000 -
Clarence A. GagnonJour de boucherie, Baie St. Paul, 1923 (circa)Oil on panel5 x 7 in
12.7 x 17.8 cmCAD 55,000
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Francis Hans (Frank/Franz) JohnstonTribute to Tom Thomson, 1923-1925 (circa)Oil on canvas57 x 42 inFrank Johnston got his real start as an artist when he worked at Grip Limited in Toronto in 1911. At this lively, highly competitive commercial art firm, he met future Group of Seven members J.E.H. MacDonald, Arthur Lismer, and Franklin Carmichael. There is no record of his meeting Tom Thomson but both were at Grip at the same time. Likely they spoke or, at least, had a nodding acquaintance. Doubtless, Johnston would have watched Thomson go on his painting trips (which began in 1912) with...
144.8 x 106.7 cmCAD 675,000Frank Johnston got his real start as an artist when he worked at Grip Limited in Toronto in 1911. At this lively, highly competitive commercial art firm, he met future Group of Seven members J.E.H. MacDonald, Arthur Lismer, and Franklin Carmichael. There is no record of his meeting Tom Thomson but both were at Grip at the same time. Likely they spoke or, at least, had a nodding acquaintance. Doubtless, Johnston would have watched Thomson go on his painting trips (which began in 1912) with...
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David MilneThe Knitter (Toronto), 1940 (February)Watercolour on paper14 7/8 x 16 7/8 in
37.8 x 42.9 cm
This work is included in the David B. Milne Catalogue Raisonne of the Paintings compiled by David Milne Jr. and David P. Silcox, Vol. 2, no 401.48.CAD 30,000 -
David MilneSewing I (Toronto), 1940Watercolour on paper15 x 11 1/8 in
38.1 x 28.3 cm
This work is included in the David B. Milne Catalogue Raisonne of the Paintings compiled by David Milne Jr. and David P. Silcox, vol. 2, no.401.40.CAD 30,000
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