ONLINE AUCTION

Modern, Post-War and Contemporary Art


OCTOBER 14 - 19

Featuring artworks from both Canadian and International artists, this auction includes paintings, works on paper and sculpture. Highlights include work by Miyuki Tanobe, Michael Adamson and Gathie Falk, alongside works on paper by Molly Lamb Bobak, Mary Pratt, Jeremy Smith, Dorothy Knowles, Nancy Whorf, Val Bertoia, Ludwig Bemelmens, Alfred de Breanski Junior, and Montague Dawson.

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ONLINE AUCTION

Waddington's West: Canadian Art


OCTOBER 14 - 19

Encompassing a wide range of Canadian art, this auction includes both original and editioned work. Notable names include Ted Harrison, Claude Simard, Jack Shadbolt, Gordon Appelbe Smith, Marion Nichol, Joane Cardinal-Schubert, David Blackwood, Christopher Pratt, Takao Tanabe, and Walter Joseph Phillips.

Please note that all lots are located in Vancouver. Purchased items to be picked up or shipped from Vancouver.

ONLINE AUCTION

Canadian and International Fine Art


NOVEMBER 25 - 30

Our major fall auction featuring exceptional examples of Canadian and International Fine Art. We are currently accepting consignments for this auction.

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EDWARD JOHN HUGHES, RCA
THE WATERFRONT AT COWICHAN BAY
ESTIMATE: $150,000–250,000

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Canadian Fine Art: Works from an Important Corporate Collection


AUGUST 26 - 31, 2023

MILLY RISTVEDT, RCA (B. 1942), CANADIAN
TRIANGLE LAKE, 1981
PRICE REALISED: $4,305

ONLINE AUCTION

The Canada Auction Series: Canadian Fine Art


MAY 27 - JUNE 1, 2023

LAWREN STEWART HARRIS
LATE SUN, NORTH SHORE, LAKE SUPERIOR, 1924
PRICE REALISED: $270,750

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ONLINE AUCTION

Canadian Fine Art


NOVEMBER 26 - DECEMBER 2, 2022

LAWREN STEWART HARRIS
ATHABASCA RIVER, JASPER, 1924
PRICE REALISED: $170,000

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ONLINE AUCTION

Canadian Painting & Sculpture


SEPTEMBER 10 - 15, 2022

RENÉ MARCIL
UNTITLED, CIRCA 1975
PRICE REALISED: $9,500

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ONLINE AUCTION

The Canada Auction


JUNE 4 - 9, 2022

FRANKLIN CARMICHAEL
JULY, 1939
PRICE REALISED: $156,000

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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

Marion Long

Marion Long

SHOPPING FOR THE FAMILY


June 01, 2023

Estimate $8,000-$10,000

Realised: $27,060

Peter Clapham

Peter Clapham

HORTICULTURAL BUILDING, CANADIAN NATIONAL EXHIBITION


December 02, 2022

Estimate $8,000-$10,000

Realised: $33,600

James Edward Hervey

James Edward Hervey

SNOWY MORNING, ROCKY MOUNTAINS NEAR LAKE O'HARA, 1925


June 01, 2023

Estimate $80,000-$120,000

Realised: $120,750

Tony Scherman

Tony Scherman

STILL LIFE (06028), 2006


June 01, 2023

Estimate $10,000-$15,000

Realised: $18,450

Claude A. Simard

Claude A. Simard

PLATANES ET PARASOLS, 2012


April 06, 2023

Estimate $5,000-$7,000

Realised: $18,000

Franklin Carmichael

Franklin Carmichael

JULY, 1939


June 09, 2022

Estimate $70,000-$90,000

Realised: $156,000

James Wilson Morrice

James Wilson Morrice

LADY WITH THE RED FAN, C. 1904


November 18, 2019

Estimate $150,000-$250,000

Realised: $264,000

Robert Harris

Robert Harris

INDIAN CHIEF OF THE NORTH WEST, CANADA


November 18, 2019

Estimate $80,000-$120,000

Realised: $204,000

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Upcoming Auctions and Events

Online Auction Starts in 19 Days

Modern, Post-War and Contemporary Art

October 14 - 19, 2023

Featuring artworks from both Canadian and International artists, this auction includes paintings, works on paper and sculpture. Highlights include work by Miyuki Tanobe, Michael Adamson and Gathie Falk, alongside works on paper by Molly Lamb Bobak, Mary Pratt, Jeremy Smith, Dorothy Knowles, Nancy Whorf, Val Bertoia, Ludwig Bemelmens, Alfred de Breanski Junior, and Montague Dawson.

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MIYUKI TANOBE (1937), CANADIAN
LA FÊTE DE LA JOIE, À OUTREMONT, QUÉBEC, 1986
Estimate: $10,000—15,000

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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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