Donald Alvin Jarvis

Canadian (1923 - 2001)

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

Donald Alvin Jarvis's work could be available for sale at public auction with prices in the range of C$2,500 - C$10,000, or even much higher.

From ArtValue.ca records, the highest price paid at auction for an oil painting work attributed to Donald Alvin Jarvis (1923-2001) was C$8,850 - paid for "Encounter II" at Heffel in Vancouver on Thu, Mar 31, 2016.
ArtValue.ca has 90 auction art sale records for their oil painting results, with prices in the range of C$2,500 to C$10,000.

Encounter II (1962)
oil and lucite on canvas
Dimensions - 149.8 cms x 121.3 cms (59 ins x 47.75 ins)

Lot for sale by Heffel Auction House, Vancouver
Lot# 114
Thu, Mar 31, 2016

Estimate $4,000 - $6,000
Sold for CAD $8,850

Autumn Song
acrylic on canvas
Dimensions - 121.9 cms x 91.4 cms (48 ins x 36 ins)

Lot for sale by Heffel Auction House, Vancouver
Lot# 109
Thu, Sep 30, 2021

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

Heffel Auction House Biography and Notes

Donald Jarvis began studying at the Vancouver School of Art in 1941. Upon graduating in 1948 he received the Emily Carr scholarship which enabled him to study with Hans Hoffman in New York. In 1951 he was hired as an instructor of Drawing and Painting at the Vancouver School of Art, and in 1961 was appointed as head of the department where he remained for 36 years.

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