2026 Fall Art Auction

LOT #1

Elizabeth Kusinski

Night on Main, Port Stanley

2026

oil on canvas

24" x 20"

FMV $600 CAN

Minimum Bid:  $100

 Elizabeth Kusinski is a Port Stanley, Ontario–based artist and self-taught professional painter with more than 20 years of experience. Working primarily in oil, Kusinski explores a diverse range of subjects including landscapes, florals, streetscapes, portraits, and figurative works. Her paintings are recognized for their expressive use of light, colour, and texture, inviting viewers to form an emotional connection with the subject. Kusinski has participated in numerous juried exhibitions throughout Ontario and works from her studio in Port Stanley.

LOT #2

Ed Bartrum

Northern Morning

nd

serigraph 17/100

31 1/2" x 23"

Condition: Excellent

FMV $2500

Minimum Bid:  $200

Ed Bartram (1938–2019) was a Canadian artist, printmaker, and educator best known for his evocative images of the Canadian Shield and Georgian Bay. Born in London, Ontario, he developed a distinctive visual language through etching, lithography, drawing, and painting, often focusing on rock formations, water, and rugged northern landscapes. Bartram taught at the Ontario College of Art for many years and became widely recognized for his sensitive, highly textured interpretations of the Canadian landscape.

LOT #3

Bert Kloezeman

Stele Nob, Romantic Era   

1972   

etching A/P

29 7/8" x 21 5/8"                                 

FMV $750 CAN

Minimum Bid:  $100

Bert Kloezeman (1921–1987) was a Canadian painter, printmaker, and influential art educator. Born in Ipoh, Malaysia, he studied at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in The Hague before immigrating to Canada in 1952. He later settled in London, Ontario, where he taught printmaking, oil, and acrylic painting at the H.B. Beal art program for many years. His own practice included printmaking, pastel, charcoal, watercolour, landscape, still life, and portraiture. Kloezeman also played an important role in the development of generations of Southwestern Ontario artists, including students such as Ron Milton and Ron Kingswood. His work was acquired for the Canada Council Art Bank.

LOT #4

Emmi Coburn

Untitled

Acrylic on canvas

51"× 33"

Signed verso

FMV $1000

Minimum Bid:  $100

Emmi Coburn is an Ontario–based artist whose practice is centred on painting and an exploration of colour, form, and contemporary visual expression. She studied at Fanshawe College and NSCAD University, developing a practice characterized by bold colour relationships and an intuitive approach to image-making. Coburn continues to produce work in a range of scales, from small studies to larger-format paintings.

LOT #5

Etti Prazoff

Inujivik II

nd

etching 2/50

framed 20" x 31"

FMV $675 CAN

Minimum Bid:  $100

Ettie Richler Prazoff (1921–1992) was a Montreal-based Canadian printmaker known for etching, aquatint, and drypoint. She studied fine art at Sir George Williams University and later concentrated on printmaking, often depicting people and everyday human experience. Her travels in northern Canada informed a number of works, including prints focused on Inuit subjects and communities.

LOT #6

Micheal Barber

Fences

2017

mixed media on board

30"x30"

Condition: Excellent

FMV $1250

Minimum Bid:  $100

Michael Barber (b. 1967) is an Ontario artist of Mohawk descent, originally from Port Dover and based in Simcoe. His expressive, layered paintings explore identity, memory, nature, and the relationship between concealment and exposure. Barber has exhibited throughout Ontario and the United States, and his work is held in public and private collections across Canada and internationally.

LOT #7

Klaas Verboom

Port Franks

1990

Acrylic on paper

26 × 39 1/2 in.

FMV: $1,750 CAD

Minimum Bid:  $100

Klaas Verboom (1948–2006) was a Canadian painter born in London, Ontario. He studied at H.B. Beal Secondary School under Herb Ariss and later graduated from the Ontario College of Art in 1970. Verboom became known for his expressive landscapes of Southwestern Ontario, using energetic brushwork, rich surface texture, and atmospheric colour to capture the character of the region.

LOT #8

Louise Chapman-Vincent

Untitled

1935

Watercolour on paper

12 1/2 × 9 1/4 in.

 FMV: $400 CAD

Minimum Bid:  $50

Louise Chapman-Vincent was an Ontario artist associated with St. Thomas and the surrounding region. She studied art at H.B. Beal in London, Ontario, before settling in St. Thomas, where she continued to paint and draw.

Working in both painting and works on paper, Chapman-Vincent developed a practice grounded in traditional observation and draftsmanship. Her subjects included portraits and landscapes, and her work reflects the artistic traditions of southwestern Ontario during the early to mid-20th century.

Chapman-Vincent holds particular regional significance through her connection to St. Thomas, and examples of her work are represented in the permanent collection of the St. Thomas–Elgin Public Art Centre. Her 1935 watercolour offers collectors an opportunity to acquire an early work by an artist connected to the visual history of the community.

LOT #9

Elizabeth Harold

Untitled "Portrait of a Woman"

nd

pastel

22" x 18"

Signed LR

FMV: $500 CAD

Minimum Bid:  $50

Elizabeth Harold is an artist whose work includes portraiture in pastel. Untitled “Portrait of a Woman” demonstrates a traditional approach to portraiture, with careful attention to the sitter’s features, dress, and expression.

LOT #10

Ron Milton

On Patrol

2021

watercolour on paper

10" x 34"

FMV $2500

Minimum Bid:  $200

Ron Milton is a London, Ontario–based Canadian painter, printmaker and sculptor. A graduate of the Bealart program and Mount Allison University, he has exhibited his work in galleries across Canada for more than four decades. Milton also taught art at Bealart for nearly 30 years and is recognized for his imaginative, nature-inspired imagery and accomplished use of diverse media.

LOT #11

R.P.D. Hicks (Richard Percival Daniel Hicks) (1903–1973)

Untitled Landscape

July 1963

watercolour on paper

21 1/4" x 29 3/4"

Signed mid-right

FMV $350 CAN

Minimum Bid:  $50

R.P.D. Hicks (Richard Percival Daniel Hicks) (1903–1973) was an English-born Canadian watercolourist and Anglican clergyman. Born in Sussex, England, he later settled in London, Ontario, where he became known for watercolour landscapes, particularly views of Southwestern Ontario. His works are documented in Canadian institutional research collections, including those of the National Gallery of Canada, Art Gallery of Ontario, London Public Library, and Winnipeg Art Gallery.

LOT #12

Greg Curnoe

Round About Midnight

Feb 22, 1980

mixed media

11" x 8"

FMV $2600 CAN

Minimum Bid:  $200

Greg Curnoe (1936–1992) was a major Canadian artist associated with London, Ontario, and one of the key figures in the development of regionalism in Canadian art. His practice included painting, drawing, printmaking, collage, sculpture, and text-based work. Curnoe frequently drew on everyday life, local geography, politics, cycling, and personal experience, emphasizing the importance of place and regional identity in art.

Round About Midnight belongs to a group of original drawings Curnoe created for David William McFadden’s book Animal Spirits. The work is executed in ink and pencil crayon on paper and is signed, titled, and dated February 22, 1980.

LOT #13

Henri Boyer de la Giroday

Landscape in the Lessina Hills

1985

pastel on paper

19 3/8"x 26 7/8"

FMV $1200 CAN

Minimum Bid:  $100

Henri Boyer de la Giroday (1930–1992) was a Canadian artist born in Vancouver who later lived and worked in Italy. He studied at the Academy in Florence and developed a practice centred on landscape and works on paper. His later work often explored Italian and rural settings through light, atmosphere, and simplified form.

LOT #14

Laura Woermke

Bear

2024

mixed media

47" x 31"

FMV $1500 CAN

Minimum Bid:  $100

Laura Woermke (b. 1968) is a Canadian artist based in St. Thomas, Ontario. A graduate of Fanshawe College and the University of Windsor, her practice includes figurative and landscape painting, printmaking, and mixed media. Her work has been exhibited throughout Ontario and is represented in public and private collections.

LOT #15

Carolyn Curtis

Farmhouse Pump

1942

linocut print

6" x 5"

FMV $300 CAN

Minimum Bid:  $50

Carolyn Curtis (1903–1995) was a St. Thomas, Ontario artist whose work documented the architecture, landscapes, and history of the region. She graduated from Alma College in 1924 and later studied Commercial Art at the Ontario College of Art in Toronto, where her instructors included artists associated with the Group of Seven. Curtis worked in watercolour, linocut, etching, and drawing.

LOT #16

Doug Stone

Kind

1998

mixed media on canvas

26"x26"

Condition: Excellent

FMV $6000

Minimum Bid:  $300

Doug Stone (born 1951 in Simcoe, Ontario) is a multidisciplinary Canadian artist known for his abstract paintings, mixed-media collages, and furniture design. His practice explores colour, form, texture, and material, often crossing the boundaries between fine art and functional design. Stone’s work reflects a strong interest in experimentation and craftsmanship, resulting in a distinctive body of work that spans painting, collage, and three-dimensional design.

LOT #17

Ken Danby (1940–2007)

Robert

1971

Black-and-white lithograph

Edition 83/100

Signed and dated lower right

Approx. image: 20 × 15½ in.

FMV $450 CAN

Minimum Bid:  $50

Ken Danby (1940–2007) was a Canadian painter and printmaker born in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario. He studied at the Ontario College of Art and became one of Canada’s best-known realist artists, particularly recognized for highly detailed images of Canadian life, landscape, and sport. His 1972 painting At the Crease became one of his most widely recognized works. Danby was appointed a Member of the Order of Canada in 2001, and his work is held in major collections including the National Gallery of Canada, Museum of Modern Art in New York, Art Institute of Chicago, and Montreal Museum of Fine Arts.

LOT #18

David Lloyd Blackwood, RCA

Canadian, 1941–2022

Sealer’s Dream

1968

Etching and aquatint on paper

4/10

20 × 16 inches, plate size

Condition: Excellent

Fair Market Value: $3,500 CAD

Minimum Bid:  $200

David Blackwood was one of Canada’s most celebrated printmakers, best known for his dramatic etchings inspired by the maritime history, folklore and traditions of Newfoundland. His work is held in major public and private collections across Canada and internationally. Sealer’s Dream, created in 1968, is an early and highly evocative example of his distinctive storytelling style.

LOT #19

Barbara Hepworth (1903–1975)

Two Marble Forms (Mykonos)

1969

Lithograph in black, blue and grey

X 22/30

29 × 22 in.

Signed and numbered

FMV: $7,500 CAD

Minimum Bid:  $300

Barbara Hepworth (1903–1975) was a leading British modernist sculptor and printmaker. Born in Wakefield, England, she studied at the Leeds School of Art and the Royal College of Art and became internationally recognized for her abstract sculpture. Her prints and drawings explore many of the same concerns as her sculpture, including form, balance, space, line, and the relationship between organic and geometric shapes.

Two Marble Forms (Mykonos) dates from 1969 and belongs to Hepworth’s Twelve Lithographs series, printed at Curwen Studio in London. This print is from the additional edition of 30, numbered X 22/30.

LOT #20

Francis Caprani

Cuba Series #1

mixed media on paper

nd

7 1/2" x 9 1/4"

FMV $600 CAN

Minimum Bid:  $100

Francis John Caprani (b. 1950) is a Canadian painter and mixed-media artist. He studied at Dawson College and earned a BFA from Concordia University. His practice includes acrylic, oil, collage, and mixed media. Caprani has exhibited in Canada and internationally and has been associated with the La Raza Artists collective, participating in projects and exhibitions in Europe, Mexico, and Cuba.

His connection to Cuba is especially relevant to this work: La Raza exhibited in Santiago de Cuba in 2011 and collaborated with Cuban artists on the Point of Contact – Idea of North project.

LOT #21

Stanley Brunst (1894-1962)

Early Spring

1937

watercolour

9 7/8" x 13 7/8"

FMV: $700 CAD

Stanley Brunst (1894–1962) was a British-born Canadian painter best known for his early experiments with abstraction. Born in Birmingham, England, he came to Canada as a young man and settled in Saskatoon, where he studied with Augustus Kenderdine at the University of Saskatchewan while largely developing as a self-taught artist. By the mid-1930s, Brunst was incorporating elements of Cubism, Art Deco, simplified geometry, and bold colour into his paintings.

In 1941, he moved to Vancouver, where he became active in the local arts community, exhibited at the Vancouver Art Gallery, and was a founding member of the Federation of Canadian Artists. His work is held in several Canadian public collections, including Remai Modern, the Dunlop Art Gallery, and the Vancouver Art Gallery.

LOT #22

Clark McDougall

Canadian 1921-1980

A Morning Affect in the Hills (Near Glen Allen, Ontario)

1952

20"x24" (Framed)

Condition: Excellent

FMV $8500

Minimum Bid:  $500

Clark McDougall (1921–1980) was a celebrated Canadian artist from St. Thomas, Ontario, best known for his distinctive black-enamel style and expressive depictions of the landscapes, buildings, and communities of Southwestern Ontario. Deeply connected to Elgin County, McDougall developed a highly recognizable visual language marked by bold outlines, rich colour, and strong composition. His work is held in numerous public and private collections and remains highly sought after by collectors of Canadian art.