Graham Coughtry Paintings & Artwork for Sale | Graham Coughtry Art Value Price Guide

Jul. 09, 2026
JOHN GRAHAM COUGHTRY (CANADIAN, 1931-1999), UNTITLED (RECLINING NUDE)
Est: $300 - $400
JOHN GRAHAM COUGHTRY (CANADIAN, 1931-1999) UNTITLED (RECLINING NUDE) CHARCOAL DRAWING ON PAPER; SIGNED AND DATED '58 Sight 23.5 x 37 in — 59.7 x 94 cm Estimate: $300—400 CAD
Waddington's
Jun. 25, 2026
Graham Coughtry (1931-1999), RECLINING FIGURE MOVING - STUDY #28, 1977
Est: $2,000 - $3,000
Graham Coughtry (1931-1999), Canadian RECLINING FIGURE MOVING - STUDY #28, 1977 pastel on wove paper signed and dated "77" lower right; titled and dated to gallery label 59 x 48 in — 149.9 x 121.9 cm Estimate: $2,000—3,000 CAD
Waddington's
May. 28, 2026
John Graham Coughtry (1931-1999), DANAË, 1955
Est: $8,000 - $12,000
John Graham Coughtry (1931-1999), Canadian DANAË, 1955 oil on canvas signed and dated "55" lower left; signed, titled, and dated "Nov. 1955" verso 34.25 x 40.5 in — 91.4 x 101.6 cm Estimate: $8,000—12,000 CAD
Waddington's
Mar. 26, 2026
John Graham Coughtry (1931-1999), PERSIAN AUGUST SIX SUITE, 1989
Est: $2,000 - $3,000
John Graham Coughtry (1931-1999), Canadian PERSIAN AUGUST SIX SUITE, 1989 mixed media on paper signed and dated lower right; titled and dated to label verso 39 x 29 in — 99.1 x 73.7 cm Estimate: $2,000—3,000 CAD
Waddington's
Jan. 29, 2026
Graham Coughtry (1931-1999), RECLINING FIGURE MOVING - STUDY #28, 1977
Est: $3,500 - $4,500
Graham Coughtry (1931-1999), Canadian RECLINING FIGURE MOVING - STUDY #28, 1977 pastel on wove paper signed and dated "77" lower right; titled and dated to gallery label (unattached) 59 x 48 in — 149.9 x 121.9 cm Estimate: $3,500—4,500 CAD
Waddington's
Nov. 20, 2025
John Graham Coughtry (1931-1999), TWO FIGURES, FROM SERIES II, 1962
Est: $8,000 - $12,000
John Graham Coughtry (1931-1999), Canadian TWO FIGURES, FROM SERIES II, 1962 oil on canvas signed and dated "62" lower right; titled and dated to gallery labels verso 60 x 48 in — 152.4 x 121.9 cm Estimate: $8,000—12,000 CAD
Waddington's
Oct. 30, 2025
David Bolduc (1945-2010); Claude Breeze (b. 1938); Graham Coughtry (1931-1999); Harold Klunder (b. 1943); Paul Sloggett (b. 1950), and Jan Winton (b. ca. 1950), TORONTO: CITY SEEN PORTFOLIO (SUITE OF 6), 1984
Est: $600 - $800
David Bolduc (1945-2010); Claude Breeze (b. 1938); Graham Coughtry (1931-1999); Harold Klunder (b. 1943); Paul Sloggett (b. 1950), and Jan Winton (b. ca. 1950) TORONTO: CITY SEEN PORTFOLIO (SUITE OF 6), 1984 screenprints in colours on white Arches 88 paper, with full margins each signed and editioned "Bon à tirer," aside from the edition of 30; includes signed cover page with introduction and original poem by bpNichol (1944-1988); printed by Jerry Shiner at The Art Printer, Toronto each sheet 29.13 x 22.5 in — 74 x 57.2 cm Estimate: $600—800 CAD
Waddington's
Oct. 30, 2025
Graham Coughtry (1931-1999), UNTITLED, PLATE 3 FROM GRAPHICS: TORONTO 20, 1965-68
Est: $200 - $300
Graham Coughtry (1931-1999), Canadian UNTITLED, PLATE 3 FROM GRAPHICS: TORONTO 20, 1965-68 lithograph in colours on wove paper, with full margins signed, dated "65", and numbered 68/100; published by Art Publications in cooperation with The Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto, printed at University of Toronto Press, Toronto 26 x 20 in — 66 x 50.8 cm Estimate: $200—300 CAD
Waddington's
Aug. 22, 2025
John Graham COUGHTRY (1931-1999) Canada
Est: €20,000 - €30,000
John Graham COUGHTRY (1931-1999) ; Daytime Interior ; August 1957 ; oil on canvas ; dimensions 106,68 x 106,68 cm (42 x 42 in.) ; signed lower right corner ; Shipping to USA - DHL €835 , National post with tracking service €525 / Shipping to EU, Middle Assia - DHL €645 , National post with tracking service €475
Art-Torg
May. 01, 2025
John Graham Coughtry (1931-1999), UNTITLED (ABSTRACT FORMS), 1979, 1981
Est: $200 - $300
John Graham Coughtry (1931-1999), Canadian UNTITLED (ABSTRACT FORMS), 1979, 1981 screenprints in colours on wove paper signed, dated "79" and "81", editioned "A.P. 1/4" and "1/30" respectively; each printed by Jerry Shiner at The Art Printer, Toronto, with blindstamps 30 x 22.25 in — 76.2 x 56.5 cm; 29 x 22.25 in — 73.7 x 56.5 cm Estimate: $200—300 CAD
Waddington's
Apr. 10, 2025
JOHN GRAHAM COUGHTRY (CANADIAN, 1931-1999), DRAWING FOR MYTH SERIES V, 1963
Est: $400 - $600
JOHN GRAHAM COUGHTRY (CANADIAN, 1931-1999) DRAWING FOR MYTH SERIES V, 1963 LARGE CONTE ON PAPER; SIGNED AND DATED '63 LOWER LEFT; TITLED TO LABELS VERSO Sight 50.5 x 44.5 in — 128.3 x 113 cm Estimate: $400—600 CAD
Waddington's
Mar. 27, 2025
John Graham Coughtry (1931-1999), STUDY I FOR ARCHITECTURAL MURAL, 1970
Est: $1,200 - $1,800
John Graham Coughtry (1931-1999), Canadian STUDY I FOR ARCHITECTURAL MURAL, 1970 spray enamel drawing on paper signed and dated "70" lower left; titled and dated to label verso sight 12.5 x 10.5 in — 31.8 x 26.7 cm Estimate: $1,200—1,800 CAD
Waddington's
Mar. 27, 2025
John Graham Coughtry (1931-1999), UNTITLED (SEATED FIGURE), 1996
Est: $800 - $1,200
John Graham Coughtry (1931-1999), Canadian UNTITLED (SEATED FIGURE), 1996 ink and watercolour on paper signed and dated "96" lower right sight 18.25 x 16.25 in — 46.4 x 41.3 cm Estimate: $800—1,200 CAD
Waddington's
Oct. 31, 2024
John Graham Coughtry (1931-1999), UNTITLED (ABSTRACT FORMS); UNTITLED (BURGUNDY), 1981
Est: $400 - $600
John Graham Coughtry (1931-1999), Canadian UNTITLED (ABSTRACT FORMS); UNTITLED (BURGUNDY), 1981 1) Untitled (Abstract Forms) signed, dated, and editioned "Studio Proof 1/2"; printed by Jerry Shiner at The Art Printer, Toronto, with blindstamp 29 x 22.25 in — 73.7 x 56.5 cm 2) UNTITLED (BURGUNDY), 1981 signed, dated, and editioned "Bon à tirer"; printed by Jerry Shiner at The Art Printer, Toronto, with blindstamp 29.75 x 22 in — 75.5 x 55.75 cm Estimate: $400—600 CAD
Waddington's
Oct. 31, 2024
John Graham Coughtry (1931-1999), UNTITLED (RECLINING FIGURE), 1982
Est: $200 - $300
John Graham Coughtry (1931-1999), Canadian UNTITLED (RECLINING FIGURE), 1982 initialed, dated "82", and numbered 9/26 Estimate: $200—300 CAD
Waddington's
Aug. 16, 2024
John Graham COUGHTRY (1931-1999) Canadian
Est: $10,000 - $15,000
John Graham COUGHTRY (1931-1999) ; Moonlight Inside ; May of 1957 ; oil on canvas ; dimensions 103 x 113 cm (40 1/2 x 44 1/2 in.) ; signed and dated lower right corner ; Exhibition: Greenwich Gallery - January 30th - February 20th, 1959 N.8 ; Shipping to USA - DHL $735 , National post with tracking service $425 / Shipping to EU, Middle Assia - DHL $545 , National post with tracking service $375
Art-Torg
Jun. 23, 2024
Graham Coughtry, Figure, 26/28 1982
Est: $500 - $600
Graham Coughtry (Canadian 1931 - 1999), lithograph, untitled "Figure" 26/28 1982. Very large lithograph of a loosely lounging figure.
4th Meridian Fine Art
Jun. 20, 2024
John Graham Coughtry (1931-1999), TORONTO JAZZ, 1984
Est: $200 - $300
John Graham Coughtry (1931-1999), Canadian TORONTO JAZZ, 1984 signed, dated "84", justified "Bon a tirer", and dedicated "For Count Basie"; aside from the edition of 100; printed by Jerry Shiner at The Art Printer, Toronto, with blindstamp Estimate: $200—300 CAD
Waddington's
May. 29, 2024
Graham Coughtry (1931-1999), RECLINING NO. 2, 1959
Est: $8,000 - $12,000
Graham Coughtry (1931-1999), Canadian RECLINING NO. 2, 1959 oil and Lucite 44 on canvas signed lower right; signed, dated "March, 1959," and titled verso 48.25 x 54 in — 122.6 x 137.2 cm Estimate: $8,000—12,000
Waddington's
Dec. 08, 2023
John Graham COUGHTRY (1931-1999) Canadian
Est: $15,000 - $20,000
John Graham COUGHTRY (1931-1999) ; Moonlight Inside ; May of 1957 ; oil on canvas ; dimensions 103 x 113 cm (40 1/2 x 44 1/2 in.) ; signed and dated lower right corner ; Exhibition: Greenwich Gallery - January 30th - February 20th, 1959 N.8 ; Shipping to USA - DHL $735 , National post with tracking service $425 / Shipping to EU, Middle Assia - DHL $545 , National post with tracking service $375
Art-Torg
Apr. 07, 2023
John Graham COUGHTRY (1931-1999) Canadian
Est: $20,000 - $25,000
John Graham COUGHTRY (1931-1999) ; Moonlight Inside ; May of 1957 ; oil on canvas ; dimensions 103 x 113 cm (40 1/2 x 44 1/2 in.) ; signed and dated lower right corner ; Exhibition: Greenwich Gallery - January 30th - February 20th, 1959 N.8 ; Shipping to USA - DHL $735 , National post with tracking service $425 / Shipping to EU, Middle Assia - DHL $545 , National post with tracking service $375
Art-Torg
Nov. 20, 2022
Graham Coughtry, untitled "Figure" 26/28 1982, lithograph
Est: $500 - $600
Graham Coughtry (Canadian 1931 - 1999), lithograph, untitled "Figure" 26/28 1982. Very large lithograph of a loosely lounging figure. Graham Coughtry's work was almost exclusively concerned with the abstracted human figure. Through his teaching at the Ontario College of Art and Design, the New School of Art, and York University, and by the example of his work, he had a substantial influence on a younger generation of painters in Toronto. He is represented in several public collections, including the Art Gallery of Ontario, the Vancouver Art Gallery, the National Gallery of Canada and the Museum of Modern Art, New York. Graham Coughtry was born in 1931 at St-Lambert, Québec and lived in Toronto until his death in 1999. He became interested in art while at high school and later attended the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts School. He studied at the Ontario College of Art where he graduated in 1953. He won an I. O.D.E. prize and a T. Eaton travelling scholarship in 1953 which financed his trip to France and Spain, 1954-55. His first exhibition was with Michael Snow at Hart House, University of Toronto, in 1955, and his first one-man show was held the following year at Avrom Isaacs's Greenwich Gallery in Toronto. He became, along with Snow, Joyce Weiland, Dennis Burton, Gordon Rayner, John Meredith and others, part of the "Isaacs Group" – artists joined by the radicalism of their art and by their interests in Dadaism and jazz.
4th Meridian Fine Art
Jun. 03, 2022
John Graham Coughtry (1931-1999) Canadian
Est: $16,000 - $24,000
John Graham Coughtry (1931-1999) ; Portrait No. 8 ; MAR. 1959 ; oil on canvas / framed ; dimensions 84 x 59 cm (33 x 22 1/4 in.) ; signed, named and dated on verso ; Shipping to USA - DHL $420 , National post with tracking service $220 / Shipping to EU, Russia, Middle Assia - DHL $290 , National post with tracking service $130
Art-Torg
Dec. 12, 2021
Graham Coughtry, untitled "Figure" 26/28 1982, lithograph
Est: $500 - $600
Graham Coughtry (Canadian 1931 - 1999), lithograph, untitled "Figure" 26/28 1982. Very large lithograph of a loosely lounging figure. Graham Coughtry's work was almost exclusively concerned with the abstracted human figure. Through his teaching at the Ontario College of Art and Design, the New School of Art, and York University, and by the example of his work, he had a substantial influence on a younger generation of painters in Toronto. He is represented in several public collections, including the Art Gallery of Ontario, the Vancouver Art Gallery, the National Gallery of Canada and the Museum of Modern Art, New York. Graham Coughtry was born in 1931 at St-Lambert, Québec and lived in Toronto until his death in 1999. He became interested in art while at high school and later attended the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts School. He studied at the Ontario College of Art where he graduated in 1953. He won an I. O.D.E. prize and a T. Eaton travelling scholarship in 1953 which financed his trip to France and Spain, 1954-55. His first exhibition was with Michael Snow at Hart House, University of Toronto, in 1955, and his first one-man show was held the following year at Avrom Isaacs's Greenwich Gallery in Toronto. He became, along with Snow, Joyce Weiland, Dennis Burton, Gordon Rayner, John Meredith and others, part of the "Isaacs Group" – artists joined by the radicalism of their art and by their interests in Dadaism and jazz.
4th Meridian Fine Art
Aug. 12, 2021
John Graham Coughtry (1931-1999) Canadian
Est: $16,000 - $24,000
John Graham Coughtry (1931-1999) ; Portrait No. 8 ; MAR. 1959 ; oil on canvas / framed ; dimensions 84 x 59 cm (33 x 22 1/4 in.) ; signed, named and dated on verso ; Shipping to USA - DHL $420 , National post with tracking service $220 / Shipping to EU, Russia, Middle Assia - DHL $290 , National post with tracking service $13016000
Art-Torg
Nov. 28, 2020
John Graham Coughtry, Colored Lithograph, Abstract
Est: $100 - $15,000
John Graham Coughtry (canadian, 1931-1999), Colored Lithograph, Abstract Figures. Signed And Dated 1965. Numbered 96/100. 19 X 25 Inches Within Matting.
Kavanagh Auctions
Oct. 10, 2020
Graham Coughtry 1958 oil Moonlit Interior
Est: $15,000 - $25,000
Coughtry, John Graham (Canadian 1931 - 1999), Moonlit Interior, 1958, oil and lucite on canvas, 48 x 54 inches, signed Coughtry lower right, Exhibited in the 1958 Carnegie International #107, not illustrated, Provenance: The current owner's family acquired the painting from the 1958 Carnegie International
Concept Art Gallery
Mar. 28, 2020
John Graham Coughtry, Untitled (Abstract in Black and White) 26/28
Est: $800 - $1,200
Graham Coughtry was born in 1931 at St-Lambert, Québec and lived in Toronto until his death in 1999. Coughtry studied at the Ontario College of Art from 1949-53. His first exhibition was with Michael Snow at Hart House, University of Toronto, in 1955, and his first one-man show was held the following year at Avrom Isaacs's Greenwich Gallery in Toronto. He became, along with Snow, Joyce Weiland, Dennis Burton, Gordon Rayner, John Meredith and others, part of the "Isaacs Group"--artists joined by the radicalism of their art and by their interests in Dadaism and jazz. Coughtry's work was almost exclusively concerned with the abstracted human figure and was characterized by rich colour and powerful impasto surfaces. Through his teaching at the Ontario College of Art and Design, the New School of Art, and York University, and by the example of his work, he had a substantial influence on a younger generation of painters in Toronto.
4th Meridian Fine Art
Mar. 03, 2020
JOHN GRAHAM COUGHTRY (Canadian, 1931-1999)
Est: $600 - $800
Pair of drawings: Study (1982) Pencil on paperSigned and dated lower right 8.5 x 7.25 in. (image) Study (1983) Pencil on paperSigned and dated lower right 7.5 x 7.2 in (image) Condition report available upon request
A. H. Wilkens Auctions & Appraisals
Mar. 03, 2020
JOHN GRAHAM COUGHTRY (Canadian, 1931-1999)
Est: $600 - $800
Pair of drawings: Study for Painting I (1988) Pencil on paperSigned and dated lower right 9 x 7.75 in. (image) Study for Painting II (1988) Pencil on paperSigned and dated lower right Size: 9 x 7.75 in. (image) Each with Isaac Gallery, Toronto Condition report available upon request
A. H. Wilkens Auctions & Appraisals
Mar. 03, 2020
JOHN GRAHAM COUGHTRY (Canadian, 1931-1999)
Est: $200 - $400
Figure Becoming Leaping Fox (1991) Pencil on paper Signed, titled and dated in pencil Size: 10 x 9 in. (image) Condition reportavailable upon request
A. H. Wilkens Auctions & Appraisals
Mar. 03, 2020
JOHN GRAHAM COUGHTRY (Canadian, 1931-1999)
Est: $200 - $400
Study for Figures in Forest Stream Pencil on paper (1989) Signed, titled and dated in pencil Size: 8 x 7 in. (image) Condition report available upon request
A. H. Wilkens Auctions & Appraisals
Mar. 03, 2020
JOHN GRAHAM COUGHTRY (Canadian, 1931-1999)
Est: $200 - $400
Actaeon (1991) Pencil on paper Signed, titled and dated in pencil Size: 9.5 x 10.75 in. Condition report availableupon request
A. H. Wilkens Auctions & Appraisals
Mar. 03, 2020
JOHN GRAHAM COUGHTRY (Canadian, 1931-1999)
Est: $800 - $1,200
Untitled (1993) Watercolour Signed and dated lower right Size: 29 x 21 in. (sight)Condition report available upon request
A. H. Wilkens Auctions & Appraisals
Mar. 03, 2020
JOHN GRAHAM COUGHTRY (Canadian, 1931-1999)
Est: $600 - $800
Untitled (1989) Watercolour Signed and dated lower right 16 x 11.5 in. (sheet) Condition report availableupon request
A. H. Wilkens Auctions & Appraisals
Mar. 03, 2020
JOHN GRAHAM COUGHTRY (Canadian, 1931-1999)
Est: $15,000 - $18,000
Ruby (1988) Oil on canvas Signed, titled and dated verso Size: 36 x 48 in. Provenance: Estate of Barbara McGivern, Toronto Condition report available upon request
A. H. Wilkens Auctions & Appraisals
May. 18, 2019
John Graham Coughtry (1931-1999)# Standing figure, olie på lærred, 152 x 12
Est: kr12,500 - kr25,000
John Graham Coughtry (1931-1999)# Standing figure, olie på lærred, 152 x 122
Svendborg Auktionerne ApS
Nov. 28, 2018
Coughtry, John Graham (1931 - 1999) Black and white abstraction 1973
Est: $300 - $500
Lithographie sur papier, 22 / 100, signée et datée en bas à droite Coughtry 73 Lithograph on paper, 22 / 100, signed and dated on lower right Coughtry 73 24" x 24" 60.96 x 60.96 cm
Champagne Auctions
Sep. 13, 2018
JOHN GRAHAM COUGHTRY, BLOSSOM BOUGH I, watercolour, gouache and ink, 20 ins x 15 ins; 20.3 cms x 25.4 cms
Est: $800 - $1,200
JOHN GRAHAM COUGHTRYBLOSSOM BOUGH Iwatercolour, gouache and inksigned and dated ‘89; titled on the reverse 20 ins x 15 ins; 20.3 cms x 25.4 cms Provenance:Private Collection, MontrealEstimate: $800–1,200
Waddington's
Sep. 13, 2018
JOHN GRAHAM COUGHTRY, FIGURE IN RIVER, ink and watercolour, 9 ins x 10.5 ins; 27.9 cms x 35.6 cms
Est: $600 - $800
JOHN GRAHAM COUGHTRYFIGURE IN RIVERink and watercoloursigned and dated ‘87 9 ins x 10.5 ins; 27.9 cms x 35.6 cms Provenance:The Isaacs Gallery Ltd., Toronto Private Collection, MontrealEstimate: $600–800
Waddington's
Sep. 13, 2018
JOHN GRAHAM COUGHTRY, ARTISTS’ JAZZ BAND SERIES, 1973, ink, image 13 ins x 10.5 ins; 24.8 cms x 20.3 cms
Est: $600 - $800
JOHN GRAHAM COUGHTRYARTISTS’ JAZZ BAND SERIES, 1973inksigned and dated ‘73 image 13 ins x 10.5 ins; 24.8 cms x 20.3 cms Provenance:The Isaacs Gallery Ltd., TorontoPrivate Collection, MontrealEstimate: $600–800
Waddington's
Jul. 12, 2018
JOHN GRAHAM COUGHTRY (CANADIAN, 1931-1999), STUDY I FOR TWO FIGURE SERIES, COLOURED INK DRAWING; SIGNED AND DATED ‘70 LOWER RIGHT; TITLED TO LABEL VERSO (Sight, 23.3” x 18.8”)
Est: $400 - $600
JOHN GRAHAM COUGHTRY (CANADIAN, 1931-1999) STUDY I FOR TWO FIGURE SERIESCOLOURED INK DRAWING; SIGNED AND DATED ‘70 LOWER RIGHT; TITLED TO LABEL VERSO (Sight, 23.3” x 18.8”)Provenance:The Isaacs Gallery Ltd., TorontoEstimate: $400—600
Waddington's
May. 28, 2018
JOHN GRAHAM COUGHTRY, UNTITLED - FIGURE(S) SET AMID FAUNA, double-sided pastel and watercolour on paper, 59 ins x 43.5 ins; 147.3 cms x 109.2 cms
Est: $5,000 - $7,000
JOHN GRAHAM COUGHTRYUNTITLED - FIGURE(S) SET AMID FAUNAdouble-sided pastel and watercolour on paperboth sides signed 59 ins x 43.5 ins; 147.3 cms x 109.2 cms Provenance:Private Collection, MontrealEstimate: $5,000–7,000
Waddington's
May. 28, 2018
JOHN GRAHAM COUGHTRY, RECLINING FIGURE MOVING, #10, JAN. 1980, oil on canvas, 72 ins x 60 ins; 182.9 cms x 152.4 cms
Est: $25,000 - $35,000
JOHN GRAHAM COUGHTRYRECLINING FIGURE MOVING, #10, JAN. 1980oil on canvassigned, titled and dated ‘80 on the reverse 72 ins x 60 ins; 182.9 cms x 152.4 cms Provenance:The Isaacs Gallery Ltd., TorontoArt Sales and Rental, Art Gallery of Ontario, TorontoPrivate Collection, TorontoThe road towards progressive art in Canada in the mid-20th century was convoluted, taking many unexpected twists and turns. This complex history exerts a considerable impact upon the development of the career and art of Graham Coughtry (1931-1999). The reaction to the prospect of abstract art in post-war Canada was outright hostile. Following graduation in 1945 Riopelle departed in 1946 to the friendlier environs of Paris, not to return to residence in Canada for decades. Paul-Émile Borduas was fired from his teaching job as a result of the radical nature of his art and the 1948 manifesto Refus Global.In Toronto, prospects for abstraction looked even more meagre. The principal exhibition vehicles were the art society annual shows. Abstract art was openly disparaged by many of the members of the O.S.A. who still clung to the tenets of the Canadian landscape. Within this context a group of Toronto artists banded together to find a more conducive environment to exhibit. In fall 1953 they held the spirited exhibition Abstracts at Home at the Robert Simpson Toronto store. They formed Painters 11 and held joint exhibitions through 1960. Miraculously the tide completely turned.Hart House, previously the stronghold of A.Y. Jackson and the Canadian Group of Painters, hosted a series of exhibitions of abstract art: Graham Sutherland and the British St. Ives Group, Roloff Beny, William Ronald, and a two-person exhibition of Michael Snow and Graham Coughtry. Where previously abstraction was shunned, every major educational centre reversed its faculty in favour of abstraction. As young students at the Ontario College of Art, Gordon Rayner and Dennis Burton (see lot 83) witnessed the Hart House exhibitions and vowed for ever more to paint only abstractions. They, along with Michael Snow, John Meredith, Joyce Wieland and Graham Coughtry, would form the nucleus of the Isaacs Gallery group, who all made primarily abstract art through 1962. Toronto Mayor, Nathan Phillips, took offense at some of the figurative works by Graham Coughtry in the 1955 Hart House exhibition and caused them to be temporarily removed. Incongruously, this minor episode breathed new life into representational art. Once again figuration could be considered radical not déclassé. The entire enterprise of the Isaacs group of artists changed direction, they evolved to embrace abstract figuration admixed with their admiration for dadaism and jazz.Coughtry, born in Quebec, studied at the School of Art and Design at the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts from 1948-1949 and completed studies at the Ontario College of Art from 1949-1953. Despite the brevity of his Montreal studies one wonders whether the legacy of fauvistic colour and figuration from Morrice, Lyman (see lot 67) through to Goodridge Roberts might have inspired Coughtry and the rich lush impasto application of his works. Coughtry exhibited in group exhibitions across Canada, the United States and Europe., including the prestigious Venice Biennale (1960), the Sao Paolo International Biennial (1959), and the Guggenheim International, New York (1958, 1965). Graham Coughtry’s work is represented in many public and private collections in North America, including the National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa, the Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto, The Museum of Modern Art, New York, Albright Knox Museum, Buffalo, and The Detroit Institute of Art. Reclining Figure Moving, #10, is a perfect example of the attributes that brought to Coughty the many accolades in recognition of his achievement as Canada’s most respected abstract figurative artist.Estimate: $25,000–35,000
Waddington's
Apr. 19, 2018
JOHN GRAHAM COUGHTRY, SONADA VARIATIONS #5, watercolour, 8.75 ins x 10.25 ins; 22.2 cms x 26.7 cms
Est: $600 - $800
JOHN GRAHAM COUGHTRYSONADA VARIATIONS #5watercoloursigned and dated ‘80 8.75 ins x 10.25 ins; 22.2 cms x 26.7 cms Provenance:The Isaacs Gallery Ltd., Toronto Private Collection, MontrealEstimate: $600–800
Waddington's
Apr. 19, 2018
JOHN GRAHAM COUGHTRY, SONADA VARIATIONS #18, watercolour, 9 ins x 10.5 ins; 22.9 cms x 26.7 cms
Est: $600 - $800
JOHN GRAHAM COUGHTRYSONADA VARIATIONS #18watercoloursigned and dated ‘80 9 ins x 10.5 ins; 22.9 cms x 26.7 cms Provenance:The Isaacs Gallery Ltd., TorontoPrivate Collection, MontrealEstimate: $600–800
Waddington's
Apr. 12, 2018
JOHN GRAHAM COUGHTRY (1931-1999), NUDE, 1979, Colour lithograph printed to the edges; signed, titled, dated 79 and numbered 26/45 in pencil along the bottom edge., Sheet 38 x 29 in — 96.5 x 73.7 cm
Est: $500 - $700
JOHN GRAHAM COUGHTRY (1931-1999), CANADIANNUDE, 1979Colour lithograph printed to the edges; signed, titled, dated 79 and numbered 26/45 in pencil along the bottom edge.Sheet 38 x 29 in — 96.5 x 73.7 cmProvenance:Private Collection, MontrealEstimate: $500—700
Waddington's
Mar. 22, 2018
JOHN GRAHAM COUGHTRY (CANADIAN, 1931-1999), TORONTO JAZZ, COLOUR LITHOGRAPH; TITLED AND NUMBERED 1/100 LOWER LEFT, SIGNED AND DATED ‘84 LOWER RIGHT (Image, 22” x 18”)
Est: $125 - $175
JOHN GRAHAM COUGHTRY (CANADIAN, 1931-1999) TORONTO JAZZCOLOUR LITHOGRAPH; TITLED AND NUMBERED 1/100 LOWER LEFT, SIGNED AND DATED ‘84 LOWER RIGHT (Image, 22” x 18”)Estimate: $125—175
Waddington's