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- Estimate
- C$4,000–C$6,000 hammer ≈ $3,804–$5,706
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Important Canadian Art, Toronto · 2 June 2010
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3931887
- Record
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Frederick Arthur Verner, Preparing to Travel. Sotheby's, 2 Jun 2010, lot 44. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3931887.
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Frederick Arthur Verner, Preparing to Travel. Sotheby's, 2 Jun 2010, lot 44. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3931887.
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From the same sale Important Canadian Art · Jun 2010
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Structure Triangulaire Gris-Brun | Guido Molinari | C$35,000–C$45,000 | |
| After Sunset, Georgian Bay | James Edward Hervey | C$100,000–C$150,000 | |
| The Signaler | Jack Bush | C$10,000–C$15,000 | |
| Hydrophonic Perpendicular | Harold Barling Town | C$15,000–C$25,000 | |
| The Listener | William Hadd Mcelcheran | C$10,000–C$15,000 | |
| Arctic Night | Clarence Gagnon | C$10,000–C$15,000 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frederick Arthur Verner | Canoes and Trappers | $7,990 | Sotheby's, May 2011 | |
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| Frederick Arthur Verner | Indian Encampment | Sotheby's, Dec 2009 | ||
| Sorel Etrog | Study for La Mer | Rago, Dec 2023 | ||
| Sorel Etrog | "Two Dancers," 1964 | Bonhams, Oct 2024 | ||
| Frederick Arthur Verner | Mid-Day Buffalo | Freeman's | Hindman, May 2021 | ||
| Sorel Etrog | sorel etrog | negress | Sotheby's, Oct 2020 | ||
| Sorel Etrog | Hasidic Head Study | Christie's, Dec 2021 |
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