Provenance Verification: This collection was acquired as an intact single lot. The original public cataloging, lot photographs, and historical sale records can be cross-referenced directly via the official archive at Luke’s Auctions Lot #278 Archive
- Landmarks of Canadian Art by Peter Mellen (1978, McClelland and Stewart) – Monumental oversized folio celebrating Canada’s visual history from indigenous roots to modernism.
- Mousseau (1996, Musée d’art contemporain de Montréal) – The landmark, retrospective monograph documenting the multi-media abstract works, stained glass, and structural achievements of Automatiste master Jean-Paul Mousseau.
- Paul-Émile Borduas: Montreal Museum of Fine Arts Retrospective Catalogue (1988, First English Edition) – The definitive, massive 481-page traveling exhibition master catalogue published in co-operation with the Art Gallery of Ontario (AGO).
- Brancusi by Radu Varia (1986, Rizzoli International) – Oversized folio monograph duplicate copy, bound in its iconic bright blue-and-white architectural dust jacket.
- Eskimo Art by Cottie Burland (1973, Hamlyn) – A key historical, pictorial survey tracking the raw poetry, spiritual transformation, and visual history of Arctic Indigenous stone and bone carving.
- The Ontario Collection by Fern Bayer (1984, Fitzhenry & Whiteside) – The definitive, thick historical master catalog tracking the official fine art collection and historical holdings of the Ontario Heritage Foundation.
- Challenging Traditions: Contemporary First Nations Art of the Northwest Coast by Ian M. Thom (2009, Douglas & McIntyre) – The stunning, large-scale critical survey examining the career methods of 40 active Indigenous master sculptors and painters.
- Jean Paul Lemieux
Author: Guy Robert
Publisher: Musée du Québec
Edition: First English Limited Edition (1978) 3,500 copies. No. 2375
ISBN: None noted
Catalog No: None noted
Provenance: Lindsay Library Estate Lot #278 - Christo: Complete Editions 1964–1982 by Jörg Schellmann (1983, NYU Press) – The foundational, highly sought-after catalogue raisonné paperback documenting the earlier structural prints, lithographs, and objects of Christo.
- Art of the Spirit: Contemporary Canadian Fabric Art by H. Bradfield, J. Pringle, & J. Ridout (1992, Dundurn Press) – The brilliant, richly illustrated photographic survey of modern liturgical fabric art and textile mastery across Canada.
- Henry Moore’s Sheep Sketchbook (Thames and Hudson) – An intimate, celebrated monograph reproducing the organic, rhythmic pastoral drawings and sculptural form notes of master British sculptor Henry Moore.
- Paul-Émile Borduas (Selected Historical Essays / Retrospective Book) – A compact individual publication showcasing automatic painting philosophies, positioned in front of the primary Christo volume.
- Cape Dorset Sculpture by Derek Norton & Nigel Reading (2005) – Square quarto softcover duplicate, opened flat to display institutional regional data.
- Christo: Surrounded Islands, Biscayne Bay by Christo and Jeanne-Claude (1986) – The landmark monograph opened flat to showcase environmental project layouts.