Canadian Fine Art

AUCTION

Modern, Post-War & Contemporary Art

BEGINS TO CLOSE:
October 8 at 3 pm ET

Centred around artworks by Canadian and international artists including William Perehudoff, Frederick Grant Banting, Edward Seago, John Geoffrey Caruthers Little, John Hartman, Joseph Fafard, and Kathleen Margaret (K.M.) Howitt Graham, this auction also features works by Tony Scherman, Joseph Yvon Fafard, John Whorf, Emili Grau i Sala, and William Goodridge Roberts. A selection of drawings and paintings by William Hodd McElcheran, Sandro Chia, Illingworth Holey Kerr and Doris Jean McCarthy rounds up this extensive offering.

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Kathleen Margaret Howitt Graham, CanadianVIRIDIAN DRIFT, 1976Estimate: $4,000—6,000

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AUCTION

Photographs

BEGINS TO CLOSE:
October 8 at 2 pm ET

This auction highlights a selection of noted Canadian and international masters, including Yousuf Karsh, Richard Harrington, André Kertész, Edward Weston, Herb Ritts, Helmut Newton, and Julius Schulman. Our offering of Karsh photographs and literature is courtesy of the Collection of the late Ignas Gabalis, master printer for Yousuf Karsh from 1951-1992. The sale also represents the breadth of the medium, from historical photographs by Pascal Sébah and William Notman to contemporary works by John Massey, Mayumi Terada, and Jimmy Limit.

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André Kertész (1894-1985), Hungarian/American
PUDDLE (EMPIRE STATE BUILDING, NEW YORK), 1967
Estimate: $7,000—9,000

AUCTION

Editions

BEGINS TO CLOSE:
October 29 at 2 pm ET

Our Editions auction presents an exceptional selection of prints by renowned international and Canadian artists, including Andy Warhol, David Hockney, Henri Matisse, Pablo Picasso, Joan Miró, Alex Katz, Francisco José de Goya, Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn, Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, Alex Colville, David Blackwood, William Kurelek, Walter Joseph Phillips, Rita Letendre, and Jack Bush.

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AUCTION

Major Fall Auction: Canadian & International Fine Art

Consignment deadline Friday, October 2.

Headlining this auction are works by renowned Canadian artists Cornelius Krieghoff, Gordon Appelbe Smith, Frederick Arthur Verner, A.J. Casson, A.Y. Jackson, and William Kurelek, alongside international offerings by Edouard Cortès and Henri Lebasque. Also featured is a suite of works by Georges Mathieu, David Milne, and Eduardo Paolozzi from an Important Private Collection. Additional highlights include exceptional, unpublished works by Fernand Léger and Sir Alfred James Munnings.

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Cornelius Krieghoff, (1815-1872), Canadian
AUTUMN, LAKE MEMPHRAMAGOG, ca. 1859
Estimate: $40,000—50,000

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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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Modern, Post-War & Contemporary Art, Fall 2025

Alexander Young (A.Y.) Jackson, OSA, RCA (1882-1974), Canadian
HASAGA MINE, RED LAKE, ONT
Price Realised: $22,500

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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

Waddington’s is a major force in the Canadian art market, beginning with our first auction dedicated to Canadian fine art at the Queen Elizabeth Building at the CNE in 1967. Our Canadian Art department presents works from historical Canadian painters, the Group of Seven and their contemporaries, and leading contemporary artists. Our Modern, Post-War and Contemporary Art, Editions, Photographs, and major fine art auctions feature coveted artworks and achieve record results.

Notable Sales

Lawren Stewart Harris

LAKE SUPERIOR SKETCH, VI, CA. 1925-1928

May 28, 2026

Estimate $700,000-$900,000

Realised: $793,750

After Adriaen van der Werff

SYBRAND DE FLINES; AGNES DE FLINES-BLOCK, 1693

June 11, 2026

Estimate $15,000-$20,000

Realised: $427,750

John Geoffrey Caruthers Little

CHARLEVOIX COUNTY HOCKEY GAME, 1970

May 28, 2026

Estimate $10,000-$15,000

Realised: $73,950

David Brown Milne

HEAVY FORMS, 1913

May 28, 2026

Estimate $80,000-$120,000

Realised: $92,250

Alexander Young Jackson

HASAGA MINE, RED LAKE, ONT

October 09, 2025

Estimate $15,000-$20,000

Realised: $22,500

Walter Joseph Phillips

RIVER CROSSING, CA. 1940

November 20, 2025

Estimate $15,000-$20,000

Realised: $61,750

Louis-Philippe Hébert

ALGONQUINS, 1916

November 20, 2025

Estimate $80,000-$120,000

Realised: $80,050

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

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Modern, Post-War & Contemporary Art

Auction begins to close:
October 08, 2026 at 3:00 pm ET

On View:
Monday, October 05 from 10:00 am to 5:00 pm
Tuesday, October 06 from 10:00 am to 5:00 pm

Additional previews on Thursday, October 1 and Friday, October 2 by appointment only.

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Kathleen Margaret Howitt Graham, CanadianVIRIDIAN DRIFT, 1976Estimate: $4,000—6,000

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Major Fall Auction: Canadian & International Fine Art

November 05 - 19, 2026

Consignment deadline Friday, October 2.

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Cornelius Krieghoff, (1815-1872), Canadian
AUTUMN, LAKE MEMPHRAMAGOG, ca. 1859
Estimate: $40,000—50,000

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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.