Walter William May

Canadian (1831 - 1936)
Walter William May was a Canadian painter.
From ArtValue.ca records, the highest price paid at auction for a watercolour work attributed to Walter William May (1831-1936) was C$22,230 - paid for "Tall Ship Foundering in Arctic Waters, Franklin Expedition" at Heffel in Vancouver on Thu, Nov 25, 2010.
ArtValue.ca has 4 auction art sale records for their watercolour results, with prices in the range of C$10,000 to C$25,000.

Walter May was a British topographical artist, but was also a member of the RCA, thus the inclusion of this fine work in the sale. While in the service of the Royal Navy, he served on two Arctic voyages, both in search of Sir John Franklin who had disappeared while on an expedition searching for the Northwest Passage.

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