Louis de Niverville

Canadian (1933 - 2019)

Louis de Niverville was a Canadian painter.
Based on ArtValue.ca records, Louis de Niverville's estimated art value is C$3,000 (*)

Louis de Niverville's work could be available for sale at public auction with prices in the range of C$1,000 - C$25,000, or even much higher.

From ArtValue.ca records, the highest price paid at auction for an acrylic painting work attributed to Louis de Niverville (1933-2019) was C$10,260 - paid for "Le Roi S’Amuse, 1980" at Waddington's in Toronto on Fri, Dec 2, 2022.
ArtValue.ca has 98 auction art sale records for their acrylic painting results, with prices in the range of C$1,000 to C$25,000.

Le Roi S’Amuse, 1980 (1980)
acrylic and oil on canvas (diptych)
Dimensions - 243.8 cms x 335.3 cms (96 ins x 132 ins)

Lot for sale by Waddington's Auction House, Toronto
Lot# 574
Fri, Dec 2, 2022

Estimate $5,000 - $7,000
Sold for CAD $10,260

Interior
mixed media on paper
Dimensions - 35.6 cms x 27.9 cms (14 ins x 11 ins)

Lot for sale by Waddington's Auction House, Toronto
Lot# 109
Tue, Mar 4, 2014

Estimate $1,000 - $1,500
Sold for CAD $960

Waddington's Auction House Biography and Notes

Louis de Niverville, a self-taught painter, was born in England and worked from 1957 to 1963 as a graphic designer for the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation in Toronto alongside Dennis Burton and Graham Coughtry. He considers the turning point in his work to be in 1966-67 when he painted a mural for Expo Theatre in Montréal. After that he developed a formidable technique, particularly with collage, to express an astonishing, visionary world. His work is characterized by fresh and provocative thought. He has had solo exhibitions in many major Canadian cities and New York. His work is in numerous private and corporate collections as well as museums in Canada and the United States. Louis de Niverville currently resides in West Vancouver.

(*) Value is calculated as an average of the top acrylic painting sale records from ArtValue.ca database.
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