Spring Auction Features Andy Warhol Artwork to Benefit The Winnipeg Art Gallery (WAG)-Qaumajuq
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WAG-Qaumajuq Announces Sale to Build Endowment Fund for Contemporary Art Acquisition funds raised will support more diverse representation in the permanent collection Winnipeg, Manitoba, April 20, 2023: The Winnipeg Art Gallery (WAG)-Qaumajuq announced today details of a new endowment fund for art acquisitions to support more diverse representation in the permanent collection, beginning with contemporary Indigenous… Read more »

Charming Ceramic: Visage de femme by Pablo Picasso
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On the 50th anniversary of Picasso’s death, we wish to commemorate the legacy of the Spanish artist, known as the founder of modern art, by presenting one of the highlights of our upcoming Spring Live Auction. Pablo Picasso began creating ceramic works in the late 1940s. At the time, he was spending his summers in… Read more »

Celebrating Women Artists
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In recognition of International Women’s Month, Cowley Abbott is holding a special auction dedicated to prestigious female artists. Celebrating Women Artists is open for bidding from March 7th to 21st and includes artworks by Maud Lewis, Molly Lamb Bobak, Nora Collyer, Doris McCarthy and many, many more! Take a look at the catalogue here: https://cowleyabbott.ca/items… Read more »

INVITATION TO CONSIGN TO THE HIGHLY ANTICIPATED SPRING LIVE AUCTION OF IMPORTANT CANADIAN ART
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For ten years, Cowley Abbott has been a market leader in the sale of Canadian and International art through auction and private sale. Following our record-breaking auctions of 2022, we are seeking consignments for inclusion in our upcoming sales, including the Spring Live Auction of Important Canadian Art on June 8th at Toronto’s Globe & Mail. … Read more »

The Year Ahead at Cowley Abbott
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We extend our gratitude to the collectors, bidders and buyers who ensured that 2022 was our most successful year to date. As we enter our tenth year, we very much look forward to sharing further excitement with you, including the next instalment of rare artworks from a prestigious private collection of Canadian art, to be… Read more »

Exceptional Art, Exceptional Evening, Exceptional Results
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Cowley Abbott’s Two-Session Live Auction of Important Canadian Art Shatters 11 Auction Records Thank you to all of the collectors, bidders and art lovers that ensured our live auction last evening was a resounding success. Marking the first of three landmark live auctions dedicated to this prestigious private collection of Canadian art, a bidding frenzy… Read more »

Tonight! 🎉 It is finally time for our two-session Live Auction of Important Canadian Art!
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The Cowley Abbott team could not be more excited to present these artworks for sale this evening @globeandmailcentre. It has been a privilege to handle these works of art and share them with collectors, clients and art lovers. Join us tonight in-person at Toronto’s Globe & Mail Centre or livestream the two auction sessions from… Read more »

Tom Thomson “Petawawa Gorges”: Highlight of the Live Auction of An Important Private Collection of Canadian Art
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Of the many regions of Canada painted by the artists associated with the Group of Seven, Algonquin Park remains most intimately associated with Tom Thomson. In this study, and in four others, Thomson has depicted the cliffs rising from the water, framing the narrow gorge. He must have painted them seated in his canoe in… Read more »