George Agnew Reid

Canadian (1860 - 1947)

George Agnew Reid was a Canadian painter.
Based on ArtValue.ca records, George Agnew Reid's estimated art value is C$80,000 (*)

George Agnew Reid's work could be available for sale at public auction with prices in the range of C$5,000 - C$250,000, or even much higher.

From ArtValue.ca records, the highest price paid at auction for an oil painting work attributed to George Agnew Reid (1860-1947) was C$216,000 - paid for "Toronto Waterfront, 1886" at Cowley Abbott in Toronto on Wed, Dec 6, 2023.
ArtValue.ca has 77 auction art sale records for their oil painting results, with prices in the range of C$5,000 to C$250,000.

The Visit of the Clockcleaner (1892)
oil on canvas
Dimensions - 76.8 cms x 117.5 cms (30.25 ins x 46.25 ins)

Lot for sale by Heffel Auction House, Vancouver
Lot# 129
Wed, Nov 20, 2019

Estimate $100,000 - $150,000
Sold for CAD $157,250

Heffel Auction House Biography and Notes

In 1893, the submission of The Visit of the Clockcleaner crystallized George A. Reid’s reputation at the World’s Columbian Exposition held in Chicago. This work, together with two other notable submissions, The Foreclosure of the Mortgage, 1893, and Lullaby, 1892, brought widespread acclaim from the public and critics alike. As one critic noted, “The artist has poetized in nearly every case the home life with its joys and sorrows, its little daily round.” In another review, a New York Times critic praised Reid’s technique: “The artist’s control of the light and utilizing of the figures to contribute to the general effect are masterly.”

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