Canadian Fine Art

ONLINE AUCTION

Modern, Post-War & Contemporary Art

BEGINS TO CLOSE:
OCTOBER 10 AT 2:00 PM ET

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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Major Fall Auction: Canadian & International Fine Art

BEGINS TO CLOSE:
NOVEMBER 28 AT 8:00 PM ET

We are currently accepting consignments for this auction. The deadline to consign is September 27.

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 names 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

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Major Fall Auction: First Nations Art

BEGINS TO CLOSE:
NOVEMBER 28 AT 8:00 PM ET

Our major fall auction of First Nations Art includes an important work by Kent Monkman, as well as works by Norval Morrisseau, Daphne Odjig, Alex Janvier, Norman Tait, David Neel, Chief Henry Speck Sr., Tim Paul, Robert Charles Davidson, Corey Bulpitt, and others

Note: Select items located in Vancouver, BC.

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Kent Monkman, OC (b. 1965), Cree
POSTMODERN, 2013
Estimate $40,000-$60,000

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Modern, Post-War & Contemporary Art, June 2024

Norval Morrisseau
SPRING SEASON CYCLE OF FOWL, ANIMAL, FISH, BIRDS, 1991
Price Realised: $47,110

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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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Modern, Post-War & Contemporary Art, March 2024

Jean Paul Riopelle
SANS TITRE (FROM “LES OIES DÉTRAQUÉES”), CA. 1985
Price Realised: $27,060

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Modern, Post-War & Contemporary Art, February 2024

Maud Lewis (1903-1970)
UNTITLED (TWO DEER, SUNSET)
Price Realised: $23,370

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Canadian and International Fine Art, November 2023

Edward John (E.J.) Hughes, RCA
THE WATERFRONT AT COWICHAN BAY, 1960
Price Realised: $318,750

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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

Lawren Stewart Harris

LATE SUN, NORTH SHORE, LAKE SUPERIOR, 1924

June 01, 2023

Estimate $300,000-$500,000

Realised: $270,750

Kent Monkman

Study for the Academy

November 18, 2019

Estimate $40,000-$50,000

Realised: $108,000

Rita Letendre

UNTITLED, 1976

November 30, 2023

Estimate $15,000-$25,000

Realised: $43,950

John B. Wilkinson

SLEIGHS ON THE ICE BELOW THE CITADEL, QUEBEC CITY

November 30, 2023

Estimate $8,000-$12,000

Realised: $51,150

Cornelius Krieghoff

A TRIP TO TOWN, 1865

November 30, 2023

Estimate $100,000-$150,000

Realised: $168,750

Edward John (E.J.) Hughes

THE WATERFRONT AT COWICHAN BAY, 1960

November 30, 2023

Estimate $150,000-$250,000

Realised: $318,750

Marion Long

SHOPPING FOR THE FAMILY

June 01, 2023

Estimate $8,000-$10,000

Realised: $27,060

Peter Clapham

HORTICULTURAL BUILDING, CANADIAN NATIONAL EXHIBITION

December 02, 2022

Estimate $8,000-$10,000

Realised: $33,600

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Online Auction

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.

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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.

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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]

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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

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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: