Canadian Fine Art
Waddington’s has been a major force in the Canadian art market for over five decades, beginning with our first auction of Canadian Fine Art held at the Queen Elizabeth Building at the CNE in 1967. Since then we have offered countless important and major Canadian works of art, set record prices and are regarded as the source for buying and selling exceptional Canadian Art.
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Upcoming Auctions and Events
Modern, Post-War & Contemporary Art
Auction begins to close:
January 29, 2026 at 2:00 pm ET
On View:
Monday, January 26 from 10:00 am to 5:00 pm
Tuesday, January 27 from 10:00 am to 5:00 pm
Canadian highlights in this auction include works by Franz Johnston, Arthur Lismer, A.J. Casson, P.C. Sheppard, Frederick Arthur Verner, and Gerald Ferguson. Other standouts include Post-War and Contemporary works by John Little, Louis de Niverville, Doris McCarthy, John Kasyn, Kazuo Nakamura, Francisco da Silva, Dietz Edzard, Yehouda Chaki. Rounding out the auction is an enticing Parisian scene by Edouard Cortès and an excellent watercolour by David Jones.
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Edouard Cortès (1882-1969), French
PARIS; BOULEVARD DE LA MADELEINE (REFLECTED LIGHTS)
Estimate: $14,000—18,000
Modern, Post-War & Contemporary Art
Auction begins to close:
March 26, 2026 at 2:00 pm ET
We are currently accepting consignments for this auction.
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Alexander Young (A.Y.) Jackson, OSA, RCA (1882-1974), Canadian
SWAMP LAKE, GO HOME BAY, 1954
Price Realised: $17,500
Editions
Auction begins to close:
April 30, 2026 at 2:00 pm ET
We are currently accepting consignments for this auction.
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Lee Bontecou (1931-2022), American
FOURTH STONE, 1963
Price Realised: $61,750
Major Spring Auction: Canadian & International Fine Art
Auction begins to close:
May 28, 2026 at 2:00 pm ET
Consignment Deadline: March 31, 2026
We are accepting consignments for this auction.
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David Brown Milne (1882-1953), Canadian
HEAVY FORMS, 1913
Estimate: $80,000—120,000
Modern, Post-War & Contemporary Art
Auction begins to close:
June 25, 2026 at 2:00 pm ET
We are currently accepting consignments for this auction.
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Frank Stick (1884-1966), American
BUSTIN’ UP THE PARTY, 1922
Price Realised: $18,750
Seeking Consignments
We are accepting consignments of Canadian art for our upcoming auctions. Below is a short list of artists we are actively seeking. Please contact us to discuss consignment opportunities of works by these or other artists in your collection.
- Alex Colville
- BC Binning
- Christopher Pratt
- Claude Tousignant
- David Blackwood
- David Milne
- E.J. Hughes
- Emily Carr
- Franklin Carmichael
- Frederick Varley
- Helen McNicoll
- Jack Bush
- James Wilson Morrice
- Jean Paul Lemieux
- Jean Paul Riopelle
- Kazuo Nakamura
- Lawren Harris
- Marcelle Ferron
- Mary Pratt
- Michael Snow
- Oscar Cahén
- Paul-Emile Borduas
- Prudence Heward and members of the Beaver Hall Group
- Rita Letendre
- Sybil Andrews
- Takao Tanabe
- Tom Thomson
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