Edward John (E. J.) Hughes

Canadian (1913 - 2007)

Edward John (E. J.) Hughes was a Canadian painter.
Based on ArtValue.ca records, Edward John (E. J.) Hughes's estimated art value is CAD $400,000 (*)

Edward John (E. J.) Hughes's work could be available for sale at public auction with prices in the range of CAD $100,000 - $2,500,000, or even much higher.

From ArtValue.ca records, the highest price paid at auction for an oil painting work attributed to Edward John (E. J.) Hughes (1913-2007) was CAD $2,041,250 - paid for "Fishboats, Rivers Inlet" at Heffel in Vancouver on Wed, Nov 21, 2018.
ArtValue.ca has 256 auction art sale records for their oil painting results, with prices in the range of CAD $100,000 - $2,500,000.

Notable Art Works

Fishboats, Rivers Inlet (1946)
oil on canvas
106.7 cms x 127 cms (42 ins x 50 ins)

Lot for sale by Heffel Auction House, Vancouver
Lot# 047
Wed, Nov 21, 2018

Estimate CAD $900,000 - $1,200,000
Sold for CAD $2,041,250

Steamer in Grenville Channel, 1952
graphite
35.6 cms x 45.7 cms (14 ins x 18 ins)

Lot for sale by Cowley Abbott Auction House, Toronto
Lot# 46597
Wed, Nov 27, 2024

Estimate CAD $25,000 - $35,000
Sold for CAD $156,000

Cowley Abbott Auction House Biography and Notes

Born in North Vancouver, B.C., E. J. Hughes spent his childhood at Nanaimo, B.C. After 1923 he lived in North Vancouver and Vancouver where his father was employed as a professional musician (trombone player) at the Orpheum and Capitol Theatres and at the Malkin Bowl in Stanley Park. Edward Hughes attended evening art classes in North Vancouver with Mrs. Verrall in 1926 and in 1929 he entered the Vancouver School of Design and Applied Art where he studied for six years under Charles H. Scott, F. H. Varley, Charles Marega, Grace Melvin, and J.W.G. Macdonald.

(*) 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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