AUCTION

Modern, Post-War & Contemporary Art


BEGINS TO CLOSE:
January 29 at 2 PM ET

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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Peter Clapham Sheppard (1879-1965), Canadian
SUNSET, HUMBER RIVER (NEAR UXBRIDGE), CA.1936-37
Estimate: $6,000—8,000

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AUCTION

Major Spring Auction: Canadian & International Fine Art


BEGINS TO CLOSE:
May 28 at 2 PM ET 

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

AUCTION

Modern, Post-War & Contemporary Art


BEGINS TO CLOSE:
June 25 at 2 PM ET

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Frank Stick (1884-1966), American
BUSTIN’ UP THE PARTY, 1922
Price Realised: $18,750

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Canadian & International Fine Art, November 2025

Walter Joseph Phillips, RCA (1884-1963)
RIVER CROSSING, CA, 1940
Price Realised: $61,750

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Major Fall Auction: Canadian & International Fine Art, November 2025

Louis-Philippe Hébert, RCA (1850-1917), Canadian
ALGONQUINS, 1916
Price Realised: $80,050

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Editions, October 2025

David Lloyd Blackwood
JANUARY VISIT HOME, 1975
Price Realised: $11,875

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Modern, Post-War & Contemporary Art, October 2025

Alexander Young Jackson
HASAGA MINE, RED LAKE, ONT
Price Realised: $22,500

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Major Spring Auction: Canadian & International Fine Art, May 2025

Jack Bush
SOLO SOPRANO #1, 1975 [STANNERS 3.29.1975.23]
Price Realised: $208,150

Solo Soprano #1, © Estate of Jack Bush / CARCC Ottawa 2025

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Canadian & International Fine Art, May 2024

Jean Paul Lemieux
LA JEUNE FILLE AU VOILE BLEU, CA. 1962
Price Realised: $354,550

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Lawren Stewart Harris (1885-1970), Canadian
NORTH SHORE, LAKE SUPERIOR, CA. 1927
Estimate: $2,000,000—3,000,000
Price Realised: $4,392,750

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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.

Notable Sales

Edward Burtynsky

Edward Burtynsky

OIL FIELDS #22, COLD LAKE PRODUCTION PROJECT, COLD LAKE, ALBERTA, 2001


October 09, 2025

Estimate $4,000-$6,000

Realised: $5,120

David Lloyd Blackwood

David Lloyd Blackwood

JANUARY VISIT HOME, 1975


October 30, 2025

Estimate $3,000-$5,000

Realised: $11,875

Sybil Andrews

Sybil Andrews

ANNO DOMINI, 1970 [C. SA 69]


October 30, 2025

Estimate $10,000-$15,000

Realised: $10,000

Alexander Young Jackson

Alexander Young Jackson

HASAGA MINE, RED LAKE, ONT


October 09, 2025

Estimate $15,000-$20,000

Realised: $22,500

Walter Joseph Phillips

Walter Joseph Phillips

RIVER CROSSING, CA. 1940


November 20, 2025

Estimate $15,000-$20,000

Realised: $61,750

Lawren Stewart Harris

Lawren Stewart Harris

HOUSES IN WINTER, CA. 1920


November 20, 2025

Estimate $150,000-$250,000

Realised: $115,003

Louis-Philippe Hébert

Louis-Philippe Hébert

ALGONQUINS, 1916


November 20, 2025

Estimate $80,000-$120,000

Realised: $80,050

Lawren Stewart Harris

Lawren Stewart Harris

NORTH SHORE, LAKE SUPERIOR, CA. 1927


November 28, 2024

Estimate $2,000,000-$3,000,000

Realised: $4,392,750

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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

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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

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Editions

Auction begins to close:
April 30, 2026 at 2:00 pm ET

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Lee Bontecou (1931-2022), American
FOURTH STONE, 1963
Price Realised: $61,750

Auction Details

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

Auction Details

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

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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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