“Chatterie,” a 1957 abstract painting by Paul-Emile Borduas, fetched a $660,800 after some feverish bidding both on the telephone and in the auction room Monday night during the Joyner Waddington’s Fall Auction of Important Canadian Art. THE CANADIAN PRESS/ho-Joyner Waddington
November 27, 2012 - 8:29 AM
TORONTO - A 1957 abstract painting by Paul-Emile Borduas sold for about four times its pre-sale estimate at Monday night's Joyner Waddington fall auction.
"Chatterie," which had been held in a private collection for more than 50 years, fetched $660,800 including an 18 per cent buyer's premium.
"Chatterie" fell just $3,000 short of the record-high price previously paid for a Borduas work.
"River Scene," a rare, oil-on-glass painting by Tom Thomson, sold for $42,480, well above its pre-sale estimate of $15,000 to $20,000.
It's believed to have been painted in the early 1900s while Thomson was a student at the Central Ontario School of Art and Industrial Design in Toronto.
A Jackson Pollock-inspired canvas by Painters Eleven member William Ronald entitled "Memories New York, 1959" sold for $59,000.
A William Kurelek painting entitled "Yukon Trappers' Stop," depicting a Yukon trapper treading through deep snow, sold for $82,600.
A 1920s oil painting by Quebec artist Marc-Aurele Fortin depicting Maison Tessier in the Saguenay region of Quebec hit $76,700, more than double its estimate.
Other highlights included a rare large format 1889 oil painting by Frederick Arthur Verner entitled "Indians Paddling West Coast Canoes," which sold for $70,800.
News from © The Canadian Press, 2012