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:
January 30, 2025 at 2:00 pm ET
On View:
Monday, January 27 from 10:00 am to 5:00 pm
Tuesday, January 28 from 10:00 am to 5:00 pm
This auction features standout works by Joseph Oppenheimer, Roberto Matta, Kazuo Nakamura, Jaan Poldaas and Angela Leach as well as modern works by Léon Augustin Lhermitte, Antoine Bouvard Jr. & Sr., William Marshall Brown, Pegi Nicol MacLeod and Henri Beau. A fine collection of photography is highlighted by Gramophone et main en bois by Man Ray, one of only three known extant, the two others being held in the Centre Pompidou in Paris.
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Léon Auguste Lhermitte (1844-1925)
THE CHAPEL OF THE GREY NUNS, 1923
Estimate: $12,000-18,000
Modern, Post-War & Contemporary Art
Auction begins to close:
March 27, 2025 at 2:00 pm ET
On View:
Monday, March 24 from 10:00 am to 5:00 pm
Tuesday, March 25 from 10:00 am to 5:00 pm
We are currently accepting consignments for this auction.
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Philip Henry Howard Surrey, RCA (1910-1990), Canadian
RUE NOTRE DAME OUEST, MONTREAL, CA. 1975
Price Realised: $18,750
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Auction begins to close:
May 01, 2025 at 2:00 pm ET
We are currently accepting consignments for this auction.
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Marc Chagall (1887-1985)
ROSES AND MIMOSA, 1975
Estimate: $15,000—20,000
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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