James D. Duncan

Canadian (1805 - 1881)

James D. Duncan was a Canadian painter.
Based on ArtValue.ca records, James D. Duncan's estimated art value is CAD $50,000 (*)

James D. Duncan's work could be available for sale at public auction with prices in the range of CAD $5,000 - $250,000, or even much higher.

From ArtValue.ca records, the highest price paid at auction for an oil painting work attributed to James D. Duncan (1805-1881) was CAD $118,000 - paid for "Hayes House Fire, Montreal" at Heffel in Vancouver on Thu, Nov 26, 2015.
ArtValue.ca has 6 auction art sale records for their oil painting results, with prices in the range of CAD $5,000 - $250,000.

Notable Art Works

Hayes House Fire, Montreal
oil on canvas 1852
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 CAD $30,000 - $50,000
Sold for CAD $118,000

Shooting The Rapids
watercolour, heightened with gouache
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 CAD $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)’.”

(*) Value is calculated as an average of the top oil painting sale records from ArtValue.ca database.
This information is not intended to substitute professional advice.
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