Tony Scherman

Canadian (1950 - 2023)

Tony Scherman was a Canadian painter.
Based on ArtValue.ca records, Tony Scherman's estimated art value is C$20,000 (*)

Tony Scherman's work could be available for sale at public auction with prices in the range of C$2,500 - C$50,000, or even much higher.

From ArtValue.ca records, the highest price paid at auction for a canvas oil painting work attributed to Tony Scherman (1950-2023) was C$39,000 - paid for "Semen Cultui (Pictures of Rome Series), 2018" at BYDealers in Montréal on Tue, Jun 23, 2020.
ArtValue.ca has 78 auction art sale records for their canvas oil painting results, with prices in the range of C$2,500 to C$50,000.

Untitled (Still Life)
encaustic on canvas
Dimensions - 49.5 cms x 69.9 cms (19.5 ins x 27.5 ins)

Lot for sale by Waddington's Auction House, Toronto
Lot# 29
Mon, Apr 13, 2015

Estimate $3,000 - $5,000
Sold for CAD $2,880

Waddington's Auction House Biography and Notes

Tony Scherman is one of the most provocative encaustic painters in Canadian history. He is mostly recognized for his stunning and textured portraits of individuals of historical and popular significance. Sherman combines wax with various pigments to make an encaustic, then applies layer upon layer slowly onto the canvas. This build up of material gives his work a sense of life and earthiness as the wax looks very natural, almost flesh-like. Blanketing the canvas with a heavy weight, the encaustic is dripped and scored across the surface creating an incredible sense of depth.

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