Derek Root

Canadian (1960)

Derek Root is a Canadian painter.
Based on ArtValue.ca records, Derek Root's estimated art value is C$1,000 (*)

Derek Root's work could be available for sale through Art Galleries or at public auction with prices in the range of C$1,000 - C$2,500, or even much higher.

From ArtValue.ca records, the highest price paid at auction for an oil painting work attributed to Derek Root (1960) was C$1,500 - paid for "Sanctuary" at Heffel in Vancouver on Wed, Feb 17, 2021.
ArtValue.ca has 12 auction art sale records for their oil painting results, with prices in the range of C$1,000 to C$2,500.

Sanctuary (1986)
oil on canvas
Dimensions - 119.4 cms x 95.2 cms (47 ins x 37.5 ins)

Lot for sale by Heffel Auction House, Vancouver
Lot# h031
Wed, Feb 17, 2021

Estimate $3,000 - $4,000
Sold for CAD $1,500

Untitled (Man with Ear Plugs) (2003)
ink and acrylic on paper
Dimensions - 72.4 cms x 55.9 cms (28.5 ins x 22 ins)

Lot for sale by Heffel Auction House, Vancouver
Lot# 115
Thu, Sep 30, 2021

Estimate $1,500 - $2,000
Sold for CAD $1,000

Heffel Auction House Biography and Notes

Derek Root is a graduate of the Emily Carr College of Art (formerly Vancouver School of Art), and in 1985 was part of the "Young Romantics" exhibition at the Vancouver Art Gallery alongside Atilla Lukacs, Graham Gillmore, Angela Grossman and Douglas Coupland.

(*) Value is calculated as an average of the top oil painting sale records from ArtValue.ca database.
This information is not intended to substitute professional advice.
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