Robert Dow Reid

Canadian (1933)

Robert Dow Reid is a Canadian inuit artist.
Based on ArtValue.ca records, Robert Dow Reid's estimated art value is C$2,000 (*)

Robert Dow Reid's work could be available for sale through Art Galleries or at public auction with prices in the range of C$1,000 - C$2,500, or even much higher.

From ArtValue.ca records, the highest price paid at auction for an antler sculpture work attributed to Robert Dow Reid (1933) was C$1,600 - paid for "Lone Walrus" at Hodgins in Calgary on Sun, Jun 3, 2018.
ArtValue.ca has 12 auction art sale records for their antler sculpture results, with prices in the range of C$1,000 to C$2,500.

Goose Rising over Reeds
carved salvaged whale tooth with wire an...
Dimensions - 17.78 cms x 8.89 cms x 5.08 cms (7 ins x 3.5 ins x 7 ins)

Lot for sale by Saskatchewan NAC Auction House, Regina
Lot# 103
Sun, Sep 24, 2023

Estimate $900 - $1,200
Sold for CAD $590

Saskatchewan NAC Auction House Biography and Notes

Robert Dow Reid was born in Glasgow, Scotland in 1933. His grandfather was a sea captain and Dow Reid went to sea on whaling vessels as a young man. He originally trained in marine engineering, before emigrating to Canada in 1958, settling in Kelowna, British Columbia in 1964. He is renowned for his public sculptures, including "Western Spirit", located in downtown Regina, which depicts four Canada geese in flight. Other public works can be found in Vancouver, Surrey, Kasugai (Japan) and Kelowna. His "Spirit of Sail" sculpture in Kelowna stands 38 feet tall. Dow Reid's smaller sculptures are often created in whale tooth ivory salvaged from whalers in the 1940s and 50s. Robert Dow Reid's work can be found in many public collections, including the Kelowna Art Gallery, and the collection of Queen Elizabeth II.

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