George Henry Griffin

Canadian (1898 - 1974)

George Henry Griffin was a Canadian painter.
Based on ArtValue.ca records, George Henry Griffin's estimated art value is C$500 (*)

George Henry Griffin's work could be available for sale at public auction with prices in the range of C$250 - C$1,000, or even much higher.

From ArtValue.ca records, the highest price paid at auction for an oil painting work attributed to George Henry Griffin (1898-1974) was C$780 - paid for "Milton, Ont." at Waddington's in Toronto on Thu, Oct 15, 2020.
ArtValue.ca has 58 auction art sale records for their oil painting results, with prices in the range of C$250 to C$1,000.

Milton, Ont. (1933)
oil on panel
Dimensions - 10 cms (3.94 ins)

Lot for sale by Waddington's Auction House, Toronto
Lot# 11
Thu, Oct 15, 2020

Estimate $150 - $200
Sold for CAD $780

Summer Landscape
oil on board

Lot for sale by Cowley Abbott Auction House, Toronto
Lot# 36536
Tue, Nov 17, 2020

Sold for CAD $600

Cowley Abbott Auction House Biography and Notes

George Henry Griffin was born in Uckfield, Sussex in 1898 and emigrated to Canada in 1911. In 1917 he enlisted with the Canadian Expeditionary Force and served in France. After being wounded, Griffin was discharged in 1919 and returned to Canada, where he enrolled at the Ontario College of Art. Later he studied at the Central Technical School under Owen Staples, Alfred Howel, amongst others. He also studied privately under painter Frederick S. Challener.

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