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N E W S L E T T E R Winter 2024
UPCOMING SPRING LIVE AUCTION HIGHLIGHTS
ANDY WARHOL Mick Jagger (F&S II.144) Estimate: $140,000-180,000
SHEPARD FAIREY Obey Giant Star, 1989 Estimate: $65,000-85,000
Our Fall Live Auction Achieved Outstanding Results Toronto — Cowley Abbott established its International Art department in 2021 in order to meet the needs of the numerous buyers and sellers of International art in Canada and abroad. Our eventful Fall 2023 Live Auction drew fierce bidding and media attention, which led to exceptional results. The highlight of the evening was a vibrant screenprint by Andy Warhol of The Rolling Stones frontman Mick Jagger, soaring above its pre-sale estimate and selling for $276,000, setting a record for this image, originally issued in a suite of ten. This result strengthened our firm’s success in the sale of works by renowned International artists, and Warhol in particular, to a local and worldwide audience. Other highlights include: •
A painting of children playing alongside a seaside shore by the British artist Dorothea Sharp, selling for $48,000.
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A lithograph by Marc Chagall paying tribute to the ceiling of the Paris Opéra, hammering down at $31,200.
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An early entry by Roy Lichtenstein into the Pop Art genre with Foot and Hand (Corlett II.4) selling for over $20,000.