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:
October 10, 2024 at 2:00 pm ET
On View:
Monday, October 07 from 10:00 am to 5:00 pm
Tuesday, October 08 from 10:00 am to 5:00 pm
Previews by appointment also available.
Featuring Canadian and International artists, highlights include paintings by Mary Alexandra Bell Eastlake, Henry Ryland, Philip Henry Howard Surrey, François Gall, Tony Scherman, René Marcil, Norval Morrisseau, Jules René Hervé, and Sally Michel Avery; drawings by Raoul Dufy, Gershon Iskowitz, Théophile Alexandre Steinlen, Ladislav Guderna; photographs by Nan Goldin, Roberto Salas, Ralph Gibson, Eadweard Muybridge; and sculptures by William Hodd McElcheran, Val Bertoia, Erté, and Gary Lee Price.
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Sally Michel Avery (1902-2003), American
CHECKERED ROBE, 1977
Estimate $8,000-$12,000
Please note that this item is located in Vancouver.
Editions
Auction begins to close:
October 31, 2024 at 2:00 pm ET
On View:
Monday, October 28 from 10:00 am to 5:00 pm
Tuesday, October 29 from 10:00 am to 5:00 pm
Previews also available by appointment.
This auction features prints by Canadian and International artists including Marc Chagall, Jean Paul Riopelle, Jack Bush, Alex Colville, René Magritte, Pablo Picasso, Salvador Dali, Richard Diebenkorn, Robert Motherwell, Alexander Calder, Pierre Bonnard, and Michael Snow, alongside multiples by Victor Vasarely, Joe Fafard, Salvador Dalí, and Yayoi Kusama.
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Andy Warhol (1928-1987), American
NORTHWEST COAST MASK (FROM COWBOYS AND INDIANS), 1986 [FELDMAN & SCHELLMANN, II.380]
Major Fall Auction: Canadian & International Fine Art
Auction begins to close:
November 28, 2024 at 8:00 pm ET
Highlights of our major auction of Canadian and International Art include a Lake Superior canvas by Lawren Harris making its debut at auction, an early abstract by Rita Letendre, and three iconic sculptures by British artist Lynn Chadwick. Other notable artists represented in this major auction include James Wilson Morrice, Jean Paul Lemieux, Jean McEwen, David Hockney, Kent Monkman, and Shirin Neshat.
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Lawren Stewart Harris (1885-1970)
NORTH SHORE, LAKE SUPERIOR, CA. 1927
Estimate $2,000,000-$3,000,000
Seeking Consignments
Waddington’s is always interested in discussing consignment opportunities for our upcoming auctions.
In addition to our interest in the Group of Seven, Emily Carr and their contemporaries, we welcome consignments of works by the following artists:
- Paul Emile Borduas
- Fritz Brandtner
- Jack Bush
- Alex Colville
- Graham Coughtry
- Jean Philippe Dallaire
- Sorel Etrog
- Paterson Ewen
- Joe Fafard
- Clarence Gagnon
- Prudence Heward
- William Kurelek
- Jean Paul Lemieux
- John Lyman
- Helen McNicoll
- James Wilson Morrice
- Christopher Pratt
- Jean Paul Riopelle
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