Carl Ray

Canadian (1942 - 1978)

Carl Ray was a Canadian painter.
Based on ArtValue.ca records, Carl Ray's estimated art value is C$7,000 (*)

Carl Ray's work could be available for sale at public auction with prices in the range of C$5,000 - C$10,000, or even much higher.

From ArtValue.ca records, the highest price paid at auction for an acrylic painting work attributed to Carl Ray (1942-1978) was C$7,080 - paid for "Shaking Tent" at Heffel in Vancouver on Thu, Aug 28, 2014.
ArtValue.ca has 91 auction art sale records for their acrylic painting results, with prices in the range of C$5,000 to C$10,000.

Untitled - Man and Spirit Animals (1974)
mixed media on paper
Dimensions - 45.09 cms x 60.96 cms (17.75 ins x 24 ins)

Lot for sale by Saskatchewan NAC Auction House, Regina
Lot# 13
Sat, Oct 27, 2018

Estimate $3,800 - $4,500
Sold for CAD $2,301

Saskatchewan NAC Auction House Biography and Notes

Self-taught artist Carl Ray was born on January 10, 1943 on the Sandy Lake First Nation reserve in northern Ontario. He apprenticed under Norval Morriseau (who had already achieved national and international acclaim) and worked on the mural for the Indians of Canada Pavilion of Expo '67 in Montreal. In the early 1970s Ray had the first solo exhibition of his black and sepia, Woodlands style paintings on paper and canvas at Aggregation Gallery in Toronto. By 1975, the 'Indian Group of Seven' had formed and Ray was enjoying acclaim and purchases by private collectors, as well as public institutions such as the McMichael Canadian Art Collection.

(*) Value is calculated as an average of the top acrylic painting sale records from ArtValue.ca database.
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