International Art
Waddington’s International Art Department presents a rich diversity of artworks ranging from modern abstract paintings and prints to traditional portraiture from around the world. We are the leading Canadian auction house showcasing international art from collections in Canada and an ever-increasing number of works of art from collections worldwide. The combination of our expertise and our global network ensures the highest standards of authentication and research. Our specialists, well-versed in a variety of media including rare and important paintings, drawings, sculptures, fine prints, and photographs offer themed auctions such as Modern, Post-War, and Contemporary, Editions, and Old Masters and 19th Century to cater to a variety of genres and tastes.
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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 BidOld Masters & 19th Century Art
Auction begins to close:
June 12, 2025 at 2:00 pm ET
On View:
Sunday, June 08 from 12:00 pm to 4:00 pm
Monday, June 09 from 10:00 am to 5:00 pm
Tuesday, June 10 from 10:00 am to 5:00 pm
This curated selection of Old Masters and 19th-century artwork includes oils by Rosa Bonheur, Adolphe Monticelli, Gabriel Puig Roda, and Bernard Jean Corneille Pothast. Drawings by John Flaxman, Sir William Orpen, Gustave Doré, James Abbott McNeill Whistler, and a 16th-century Venetian School artist, as well as paintings by the Circle of Giovanni Battista Piazzetta, and After Peter Paul Rubens, offer insight into this important period in the history of art.
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Rosa Bonheur (1822-1899), French
Cattle in a Barn (detail)
Estimate: $6,000—8,000
Photographs
Auction begins to close:
June 26, 2025 at 2:00 pm ET
On View:
Sunday, June 22 from 12:00 pm to 4:00 pm
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:
Sunday, June 22 from 12:00 pm to 4:00 pm
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
Editions
October 16 - 30, 2025
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After Pablo Picasso (1881-1973), Spanish
MÈRE ET ENFANT (MOTHER AND CHILD), 1922
Price Realised: $20,000
Seeking Consignments
In addition to our success selling a broad range of international art across all mediums, we welcome consignments of works by the following artists:
- Alex Katz
- Andy Warhol
- David Hockney
- Edward Seago
- Helen Frankenthaler
- Henri Matisse
- Joan Miró
- Lynn Chadwick
- Marc Chagall
- Pablo Picasso
- Roy Lichtenstein
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Goulven Le Morvan
Director, International Art, Montreal

Alicia Bojkov
Consignment Specialist, International Art

Holly Yake
Fine Art Administrator