Henry John Sandham

Canadian (1842 - 1910)

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

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

From ArtValue.ca records, the highest price paid at auction for an oil painting work attributed to Henry John Sandham (1842-1910) was C$192,000 - paid for "Low Tide, Murray Bay" at Cowley Abbott in Toronto on Thu, Jun 8, 2023.
ArtValue.ca has 36 auction art sale records for their oil painting results, with prices in the range of C$250 to C$250,000.

Heffel Auction House Biography and Notes

Henry Sandham is an important early Canadian artist. Born in Montreal, he became a well-known painter and illustrator there. While still a teenager, he began working as a photographic retoucher with William Notman, who had founded a successful photography studio. By 1868, Sandham had worked his way up to head of the art department. His observations of Montreal life are astute, and he often depicted the leisure activities of the middle class, such as skating and tobogganing, as we see in this splendid winter scene. Sandham included a horse-drawn sleigh dashing down the street, which adds an air of excitement to the scene. The National Gallery of Canada has a large collection of his drawings and watercolours - 374 altogether - including an 1885 watercolour entitled Tobogganing, Winter Scene in Montreal. The McCord Museum in Montreal also has Sandham's photographs, prints and paintings in its collection.

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