Cowley Abbott Updates

The artwork from the collection is being offered in memory of Joe, Anita and Laura Robertson. Each work of art was carefully chosen by the Robertson family and hung in their welcoming home. Joe and Anita Robertson were prominent Niagara Peninsula businesspeople, both born to large, closely knit families. They met as teenagers while working… Read more »

The Live Auction of Artwork from An Important Private Collection of Canadian Art – Part III includes a superb selection of paintings by remarkable Canadian female painters, including The Chintz Sofa by Helen McNicoll, an impressionist painter and one of Canada’s most notable female artists. This well-known work has been exhibited extensively internationally for over a century, most… Read more »

Highlights of the first session of the Fall Live Auction include two canvases by abstract painter Guido Molinari, deaccessioned by the Art Gallery of Ontario (AGO). Molinari is represented by major works in the AGO’s collection, as well as across Canada. Following museum guidelines, the proceeds of deaccessioning go towards future acquisitions. Cowley Abbott is privileged to be entrusted… Read more »

Post-War Quebec Speak with Our Specialists at the Toronto Preview

Following the record-breaking success of the first two sessions, we are delighted to introduce to the auction market the third and final part of An Important Private Collection of Canadian Art. An incredible selection of rare and remarkable historical artwork, most of which is making its auction debut with Cowley Abbott. The auction on Wednesday,… Read more »