ONLINE AUCTION

Modern, Post-War & Contemporary Art


BEGINS TO CLOSE:
January 30 at 2 PM ET

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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Leon Auguste Lhermitte (1844-1925)
THE CHAPEL OF THE GREY NUNS, 1923
Estimate: $12,000-18,000

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ONLINE AUCTION

Modern, Post-War & Contemporary Art


BEGINS TO CLOSE:
March 27 at 2 PM ET

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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Major Fall Auction: Canadian & International Fine Art, November 2024

Lawren Stewart Harris
NORTH SHORE, LAKE SUPERIOR, CA. 1927
Price Realised $4,392,750

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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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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

Philip Henry Howard Surrey

Philip Henry Howard Surrey

RUE NOTRE DAME OUEST, MONTREAL, CA. 1975


October 10, 2024

Estimate $4,000-$6,000

Realised: $18,750

Takao Tanabe

Takao Tanabe

COMES NOW THE SPRING WITH ALL HER FAIR ARRAYS, 1958


November 28, 2024

Estimate $6,000-$8,000

Realised: $21,250

James Wilson Morrice

James Wilson Morrice

NUDE, CA. 1896


November 28, 2024

Estimate $40,000-$60,000

Realised: $61,750

Lawren Stewart Harris

Lawren Stewart Harris

AUTUMN, DESIGN FOR A PANEL, CA. 1936


November 28, 2024

Estimate $30,000-$50,000

Realised: $80,050

Lawren Stewart Harris

Lawren Stewart Harris

NORTH SHORE, LAKE SUPERIOR, CA. 1927


November 28, 2024

Estimate $2,000,000-$3,000,000

Realised: $4,392,750

Lawren Stewart Harris

Lawren Stewart Harris

LATE SUN, NORTH SHORE, LAKE SUPERIOR, 1924


June 01, 2023

Estimate $300,000-$500,000

Realised: $270,750

Kent Monkman

Kent Monkman

Study for the Academy


November 18, 2019

Estimate $40,000-$50,000

Realised: $108,000

Rita Letendre

Rita Letendre

UNTITLED, 1976


November 30, 2023

Estimate $15,000-$25,000

Realised: $43,950

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Upcoming Auctions and Events

Online Auction

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.

Please contact us for more information.

Léon Auguste Lhermitte (1844-1925)
THE CHAPEL OF THE GREY NUNS, 1923
Estimate: $12,000-18,000

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Online Auction

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

Auction Details
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Editions

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 

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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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