Canadian Fine Art

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Major Spring Auction: Canadian & International Fine Art

BEGINS TO CLOSE:
May 29 at 8 PM ET

Our major spring auction features an exceptional collection of important works by noted Canadian and international artists including Frederick Banting, Jack Bush, Clarence Gagnon, William Kurelek, Jean Paul Lemieux, J.W. Morrice, William Perehudoff, Takao Tanabe, Bernard Buffet, Jean Dufy, Francisco Zúñiga, Larry Poons, Jules Olitski, and many more.

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Jack Hamilton Bush, OSA, ARCA (1909-1977), Canadian
SOLO SOPRANO #1, 1975
Estimate: $125,000—175,000

Solo Soprano #1, 1975 © Estate of Jack Bush / CARCC Ottawa 2025

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Photographs

BEGINS TO CLOSE:
June 26 at 2 PM ET

A curated selection of photographs by Edward Burtynsky, Edouard Boubat, Edward Steichen, Harry Callahan, André Kertész, Eadweard Muybridge, and Peter Henry Emerson are offered in this auction. These works reflect distinct approaches to light, form, and the trajectory of the photographic medium, spanning early innovation to contemporary works.

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Edward Burtynsky (b. 1955), Canadian
SHIPBREAKING #1, CHITTAGONG, BANGLADESH, 2000
Estimate: $6,000—8,000

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Modern, Post-War & Contemporary Art

BEGINS TO CLOSE:
June 26 at 3 PM ET

This Modern, Post-War and Contemporary Art auction offers outstanding works by Canadian and international artists including Édouard Cortès, William Kurelek, Louis de Niverville, and Jean Carzou. Additional highlights by Marie Laurencin, Peter Clapham Sheppard, Wolf Kahn, John Little, Doris Jean McCarthy, Lindee Climo, and Théo Tobiasse enhance this diverse selection.

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Wolf Kahn (1927-2020), German/American
COLONIAL HOUSE IN PUTNEY, VT, 1979
Estimate: $5,000—8,000

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Modern, Post-War & Contemporary Art, March 2025

Alexander Young (A.Y.) Jackson, OSA, RCA (1882-1974), Canadian
SWAMP LAKE, GO HOME BAY, 1954
Price Realised: $17,500

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Modern, Post-War & Contemporary Art, June 2024

Norval Morrisseau
SPRING SEASON CYCLE OF FOWL, ANIMAL, FISH, BIRDS, 1991
Price Realised: $47,110

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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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Modern, Post-War & Contemporary Art, March 2024

Jean Paul Riopelle
SANS TITRE (FROM “LES OIES DÉTRAQUÉES”), CA. 1985
Price Realised: $27,060

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Modern, Post-War & Contemporary Art, February 2024

Maud Lewis (1903-1970)
UNTITLED (TWO DEER, SUNSET)
Price Realised: $23,370

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Canadian and International Fine Art, November 2023

Edward John (E.J.) Hughes, RCA
THE WATERFRONT AT COWICHAN BAY, 1960
Price Realised: $318,750

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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

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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Lawren Stewart Harris

NORTH SHORE, LAKE SUPERIOR, CA. 1927

November 28, 2024

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

Realised: $4,392,750

Lawren Stewart Harris

LATE SUN, NORTH SHORE, LAKE SUPERIOR, 1924

June 01, 2023

Estimate $300,000-$500,000

Realised: $270,750

Philip Henry Howard Surrey

RUE NOTRE DAME OUEST, MONTREAL, CA. 1975

October 10, 2024

Estimate $4,000-$6,000

Realised: $18,750

Takao Tanabe

COMES NOW THE SPRING WITH ALL HER FAIR ARRAYS, 1958

November 28, 2024

Estimate $6,000-$8,000

Realised: $21,250

James Wilson Morrice

NUDE, CA. 1896

November 28, 2024

Estimate $40,000-$60,000

Realised: $61,750

Lawren Stewart Harris

AUTUMN, DESIGN FOR A PANEL, CA. 1936

November 28, 2024

Estimate $30,000-$50,000

Realised: $80,050

Kent Monkman

Study for the Academy

November 18, 2019

Estimate $40,000-$50,000

Realised: $108,000

Rita Letendre

UNTITLED, 1976

November 30, 2023

Estimate $15,000-$25,000

Realised: $43,950

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Upcoming Auctions and Events

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Major Spring Auction: Canadian & International Fine Art

Auction begins to close:
May 29, 2025 at 8:00 pm ET

On View:
Wednesday, May 21 from 10:00 am to 7:00 pm
Thursday, May 22 from 10:00 am to 5:00 pm
Friday, May 23 from 10:00 am to 5:00 pm
Saturday, May 24 from 12:00 pm to 4:00 pm
Sunday, May 25 from 12:00 pm to 4:00 pm
Monday, May 26 from 10:00 am to 5:00 pm
Tuesday, May 27 from 10:00 am to 5:00 pm
Wednesday, May 28 from 10:00 am to 5:00 pm
Thursday, May 29 from 10:00 am to 12:00 pm

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Jack Hamilton Bush, OSA, ARCA (1909-1977), Canadian
SOLO SOPRANO #1, 1975
Estimate: $125,000—175,000

Solo Soprano #1, 1975 © Estate of Jack Bush / CARCC Ottawa 2025

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Photographs

Auction begins to close:
June 26, 2025 at 2:00 pm ET

On View:
Monday, June 23 from 10:00 am to 5:00 pm
Tuesday, June 24 from 10:00 am to 5:00 pm

We are currently accepting consignments for this auction.

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Edward Burtynsky (b. 1955), Canadian
SHIPBREAKING #1, CHITTAGONG, BANGLADESH, 2000
Estimate: $6,000—8,000

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Modern, Post-War & Contemporary Art

Auction begins to close:
June 26, 2025 at 3:00 pm ET

On View:
Monday, June 23 from 10:00 am to 5:00 pm
Tuesday, June 24 from 10:00 am to 5:00 pm

We are currently accepting consignments for this auction.

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Wolf Kahn (1927-2020), German/American
COLONIAL HOUSE IN PUTNEY, VT, 1979
Estimate: $5,000—8,000

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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.