James D. Duncan

Canadian (1805 - 1881)

James D. Duncan was a Canadian painter.

From ArtValue.ca records, the highest price paid at auction for an oil painting work attributed to James D. Duncan (1805-1881) was C$118,000 - paid for "Hayes House Fire, Montreal" at Heffel in Vancouver on Thu, Nov 26, 2015.
ArtValue.ca has 4 auction art sale records for their oil painting results, with prices in the range of C$5,000 to C$250,000.

Hayes House Fire, Montreal
oil on canvas 1852
Dimensions - 29.2 cms x 40.6 cms (11.5 ins x 16 ins)

Lot for sale by Heffel Auction House, Vancouver
Lot# 137
Thu, Nov 26, 2015

Estimate $30,000 - $50,000
Sold for CAD $118,000

Shooting The Rapids
watercolour, heightened with gouache
Dimensions - 15.2 cms x 23.5 cms (6 ins x 9.3 ins)

Lot for sale by Waddington's Auction House, Toronto
Lot# 62
Mon, Nov 21, 2016

Estimate $4,000 - $6,000
Sold for CAD $9,600

Waddington's Auction House Biography and Notes

Dennis Reid remarks upon how little is known about James Duncan given that he was active in the Montreal area for over fifty years. He adds that George Spendlove “a pioneer scholar of Canadian topographical art has said that ‘no artist has been more neglected by Canadians... although he was possibly for some years the best water-colourist in Canada (italics ours)’.”

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