• INVITATION TO CONSIGN TO THE HIGHLY ANTICIPATED SPRING LIVE AUCTION OF IMPORTANT CANADIAN ART

    Marcelle Ferron, Sans titre
    Price Realized $1,260,000

    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. 

    We invite interested clients to contact our experienced team of specialists for a complimentary valuation. 

    February Online Auctions are open!

    Don’t miss out on the February Online Auctions currently open for bidding at Cowley Abbott! These three curated online auctions include Canada & Abroad, Works & Prints on Paper and Three Dimensions. Bidding concludes on Tuesday, February 28th. Visit https://cowleyabbott.ca/items to view the complete catalogue and visit our gallery at 326 Dundas St. West to view the artworks in-person!

  • The Estate of William Ronald Online Auction (January 17th to 31st, 2023)

    Cowley Abbott is thrilled to be entrusted with this selection of striking works by William Ronald, a celebrated Canadian artist. This is a very unique auction that we are holding this month. This is the first ever online auction featuring only the work of William Ronald. The rarity of the artworks in this collection is important, as well as the direct provenance from the estate of William Ronald. We hope you will take this opportunity to view this fantastic selection of artworks by the artist and learn more about Ronald’s career, technique and story.

  • The Year Ahead at Cowley Abbott

    A.Y. Jackson Le Boulanger, Baie St. Paul 
    To be offered in the Spring Live Auction of An Important Private Collection of Canadian Art

    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 offered in our Spring Live Auction on June 8th at Toronto’s Globe & Mail Centre. 

    Exciting Upcoming Auction Season

    William Ronald In a Little Spanish Town

    We are starting the year with a bang, presenting five exclusive online auction sessions. This includes a curated selection of artworks by William Ronald, which we are honoured to handle on behalf of The Estate of William Ronald. 

    Jack Bush Cross Over

    Our other exciting sessions include a variety of artworks, from historical to contemporary, from works on paper to oils, and from diminutively sized works to monumental ones. 

    Molly Lamb Bobak Grape Hyacinth

    The following auctions all take place this month. Bidding is open from Tuesday, January 17th to Tuesday, January 31st:

    John Little Rue St. Patrice, Quebec

    To book a preview appointment at the gallery, to request a condition report, or to speak to one of our specialists, contact our office at 416-479-9703 or email info@cowleyabbott.ca. We look forward to hearing from you!

    2023 AUCTION SCHEDULE

    SPEAK WITH AN ART SPECIALIST ABOUT YOUR ARTWORK

    RARE CANADIAN MASTERPIECES SOLD AT COWLEY ABBOTT

  • René Marcil “Abstract #15”: Highlight of the Live Auction of Important Canadian Art

    One of the Quebec masters included in our Fall Live Auction of Important Canadian Art (Session 1) is René Marcil. “Abstract #15″ is a modern geometric abstraction, influenced by what the artist witnessed while in Paris. Join Rob as he highlights this artwork, which we are delighted to be offering this auction season.


    Find further details about the artwork here: https://cowleyabbott.ca/artwork/AW40156

  • Two Fantastic Paintings by Laura Muntz are included in our Two-Session Live Auction of Important Canadian Art

    We have been entrusted with many fantastic artworks this fall auction season and two paintings by Laura Muntz have captured the attention of one of our specialists, Anna. 

    “A Little Girl”, originally in the collection of the artist, was exhibited in 1905 in New York at the National Academy of Design. This painting is engaging, not only for its warmth and naturalness of subject, but because Muntz chose to portray more of a country girl than a city girl, within a setting that indicates country life, with the watchful barnyard cat at the girl’s feet.

    Muntz was considered a trailblazer for women artists in Canada and painted this dazzling portrait in 1903. The striking figure in this work is modelled after the artist’s niece, Elizabeth. Echoes of this painting can be seen in the subject of “Oriental Poppies” of 1915, a canvas in the collection of the Art Gallery of Ontario.

    We hope you will join us on December 1st at Toronto’s Globe & Mail Centre when these artworks will make their debut at auction with Cowley Abbott.