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
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
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
Auction Details Browse or BidPhotographs
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
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.
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
Auction Details
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
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.
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
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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Liz Edwards
Director, Canadian Fine Art

Kendra Popelas
Consignment Specialist

Holly Yake
Fine Art Administrator