Waddington's, Canada's most diverse auction house, opens its spring
auction season with its Canadian Fine Art Auction on May 25, 2015
at their Toronto gallery. The first of seven fine art auctions
offered this spring; the season includes major auctions of Asian,
International, and Inuit Art; Decorative Arts and Fine Jewellery.
Canadian Fine Art Auction – May 25, 2015 Following
Waddington's history of xx years of presenting fine Canadian art at
auction, the May 25 Canadian Fine Art Auction features important
works by the Group of Seven, Painters 11 and other major schools.
In addition, we are pleased to offer works by artists who appear
more rarely on the secondary market such as Harold Klunder, Yves
Gaucher, John Meredith, Lemoine FitzGerald, Frances Loring and
Joyce Wieland.
Auction Highlights Cornelius
Krieghoff, 'Ice Harvest' Estimate $60,000 - 80,000. The Legendary
Montreal art dealer, William Watson, described this work as "a
perfect example of the master's art". Alexander Young Jackson,
O.S.A., R.C.A. 'Pont Royal, Paris' Estimate $25,000 - 30,000.
A beautiful example of Jackson's interpretation of a French
subject - Le Pont Royal - done a la mode, in the Impressionist
style, which was then still considered far too radical for Canadian
collecting tastes. John Meredith 'Voyage' Estimate $20,000 - 30,000
A rare and heretofore unknown painting by one of Canada foremost
colourists. Waddington's has also located and borrowed, from a
private collector, the sketch that inspired this powerful and
energetic painting. The two will be exhibited together for the
first time at our public view. The full Canadian Fine Art
catalogue may be viewed at:
http://canadianart.waddingtons.ca/auctions-150/Canadian-Fine-Art-Auction
Date and Times Auction Monday, May 25, 2015, 7 pm
Public Preview Friday, May 22, 2015, 12 noon to 5 pm Saturday, May
23, 2015, 12 noon to 5 pm Sunday, May 24, 2015, 12 noon to 5 pm
Monday, May 25, 2015, 10 am to 12 noon
Inuit Art – June 1,
2015 Waddington's is Canada's most prolific auction house
specializing in Inuit Art. Since its first auction of this
iconic Canadian art form in 19xx, Waddington's has set records and
sold extraordinary works by Canada's leading Inuit artists.
This spring Waddington's offers a superb collection of works from
across the Arctic, from the classic period to contemporary.
Auction Highlights Tattooed Woman, Pitseolak
Ashoona (1904 – 1983) Cape Dorset Stonecut, 1963 Estimate:
$3,000—5,000 This simple yet powerful image of an Inuit woman
illustrates the artist and printmaker's attention to detail and
artistry. There is a sense of movement evident in what would
otherwise be a static portrait. This sense is facilitated not only
by the tilt of the woman's head, but also by the intersecting lines
of the voluminous parka, facial tattoos and features.
Growling Polar Bear, Pauta Saila (1916 – 2009) Cape Dorset stone,
ivory, c. 1975 Estimate: $35,000—40,000 Perhaps what is most
notable about this work is its sheer mass. Standing on two
legs, and with its head turned completely to the right this bear is
almost regal if not quietly powerful. The full Inuit Art
catalogue may be viewed at:
http://inuitart.waddingtons.ca/auctions-167/Inuit-Art-Auction
Date and Times Auction Monday, June 1, 2015, 6 pm
Public Preview Saturday, May 30, 2015, 11 am to 5 pm Sunday, May
31, 2015, 11 am to 5 pm Monday, June 1, 2015, 10 am to 12 noon
Asian Fine Art – June 8, 2015 Featuring over 360
lots of Fine Asian Art, the focus of the June 8 auction is the 80+
superb scroll paintings from the Qing Dynasty and the 20th century
from various prominent collections discovered in Vancouver,
Montreal, New York, and Toronto.
Additional
highlights A Large Ming-style Huanghuali Three-Drawer
Coffer Table, Liansanchu, 19th Century Estimate: $30,000—40,000 A
wonderful example of a three-drawer coffer table; not only is it
rare for its impressive size, but also for its expensive huanghuali
material. A Rare Guan-Type Fang Hu Vase, Tongzhi Mark and Period
(1862 – 1874) Estimate: $8,000—12,000 According to the Emperor
Qianlong's Imperial poem, 'After Chaiyao, Guanyao (Guan-ware) is
the finest quality ware - exceptionally rare and difficult to
fire'. Zhao Shao'Ang (1905-1998) - Group of Four Seasons Paintings,
Ink and colour on paper Estimate: $10,000—15,000 The full Asian Art
catalogue can be viewed at:
http://asianart.waddingtons.ca/auctions-168/Asian-Art-Auction
Date and Times Auction Monday, June 8, 2015, 6 pm
Public Preview Saturday, June 6, 2015, 11 am to 5 pm Sunday, June
7, 2015, 11 am to 5 pm Monday, June 8, 2015, 10 am to 12 noon
Fine Jewellery – June 9, 2015 Auction Highlights
Platinum ring, set with an emerald cut diamond (approx. 13.10ct.)
flanked by 10 baguette cut diamonds (approx. 2.90ct.t.w.) Estimate:
$60,000—75,000 Montblanc Star Nicolas Rieussec, Limited Edition
Chronograph Wristwatch With 18k white gold case with display back,
set with 144 brilliant cut diamonds (approx. 1.65ct.t.w.); leather
strap with 18k white gold deployant buckle, with original box and
papers; together with a Montblanc black lacquer watch winder.
Estimate: $15,000—18,000 This is number 10 of the limited edition
of 15. The full Fine Jewellery catalogue can be viewed at:
http://jewellery.waddingtons.ca/auctions-169/Fine-Jewellery-Auction
Date and Times Auction Monday, June 9, 2015, 7 pm
Public Preview Saturday, June 6, 2015, 11 am to 5 pm Sunday, June
7, 2015, 11 am to 5 pm Monday, June 8, 2015, 10 am to 12 noon
Decorative Arts – June 15, 2015 Waddington's is
pleased to offer another piece from the important Raphael Service,
Period of Alexander III, 1889, following the highly successful sale
of a rare set of 12 Porcelain Dinner Plates, from the Raphael
Service, periods of Alexander III and Nicholas II, 1884-1903 in our
Fall 2014 Decorative Arts auction. Price realized - 163,500 CDN.
Auction Highlights Russian Imperial Porcelain
Dinner Plate, From the Raphael Service, Period of Alexander III,
1889 Estimate: $8,000—12,000 Heralded as one of the greatest
achievements of the Imperial Porcelain Factory, the Raphael Service
was commissioned for the Alexander Palace in Tsarskoye Selo in
1883. The Stephens Testimonial Canadian Silver Centrepiece, Robert
Hendery, Montreal, QC. 1877 Estimate: $7,000 – 10,000 Robert Hendry
was considered without peer as a manufacturing silversmith in the
1850s in Montreal. "Above all, he was reputed as a maker of
presentation pieces… and "were praised by the Montreal Gazette as
being "the most convincing proof that Canada need not in future
import presentation sets from abroad." The full Decorative Arts
catalogue can be viewed at:
http://decorativearts.waddingtons.ca/auctions-170/Decorative-Arts-Auction
Date and Times Auction Monday, June 15, 2015, 7 pm
Public Preview Saturday, June 13, 2015, 11 am to 5 pm Sunday, June
14, 2015, 11 am to 5 pm Monday, June 15, 2015, 10 am to 12 noon
Decorative Arts and International Art – June 16,
2015 The second session of Decorative Arts is highlighted
by a beautiful late 4th century BC amphora from Gnathnia, now
Egnazia, an ancient city in Apulia (southern Italy - the heel of
the boot). Large Greek Gnathia (Apulian) Ware Amphora or Pelike,
late 4th century BC Estimate: $2,000 -- 3,000
Highlights of
our International Art Auction Berthe Morisot (1841-1895),
French Portrait of a Alice Gamby (1890) Sanguine crayon on japon
paper Estimate: $25,000—35,000 Nicolae Grigorescu (1838-1907),
Romanian Farmer and Cart in a Shaded Village Lane Oil on canvas
Estimate: $25,000—35,000 The full Decorative Arts and International
Art catalogue can be viewed at:
http://decorativearts.waddingtons.ca/auctions-171/Decorative-Arts-and-International-Art-Auction
Date and Times Auction Monday, June 16, 2015, 7 pm
Public Preview Saturday, June 13, 2015, 11 am to 5 pm Sunday, June
14, 2015, 11 am to 5 pm Monday, June 15, 2015, 10 am to 12 noon
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