William (1826) Notman Paintings & Artwork for Sale | William (1826) Notman Art Value Price Guide

May. 28, 2026
W. M. Notman & Son (Paisley, Scotland1826 – 1891 Montreal, Canada)
Est: €250 - €350
W. M. Notman & Son (Paisley, Scotland1826 – 1891 Montreal, Canada) Snow protection construction for the Canadian Pacific Railway, around 1885 albumen print, 23,4 x 18,3 cm photographer’s credit and title in the negative SCHÄTZPREIS / ESTIMATE € 250 - 350 STARTPREIS / STARTING PRICE € 250 W. M. Notman & Son was the name of the Scottish-Canadian photographer and entrepreneur William Notman, who, starting in 1856, established Canada's first internationally recognized photography firm with his studio in Montreal. His Montreal studio primarily produced high-quality portraits and detailed group photographs of the Canadian upper class, quickly earning him the title "photographe de la Reine" (Queen's Photographer) and the personal photographer of the elite. In addition to portraiture, Notman documented landscapes, infrastructure projects such as the Victoria Bridge in Montreal, and winter scenes, particularly winter sports and skiing, thus shaping the image of Victorian Canada. A pioneer of composite photography, Notman developed techniques that combined multiple shots in studio settings with painted backdrops to create large group and scene photographs. His business model expanded to several cities in Canada and the United States, making his company one of the largest photographic firms of the time. From 1876 onward, Notman lived in the Notman House in Montreal, later named after him, which is now a listed historical building. In the history of photography, his work can be read in the line of pioneers of composite photography and landscape and winter photography, for example in relation to figures such as Carleton Watkins, Herman F. Nielson or Platt D. Babbitt, who also processed monumental and landscape motifs in a tourist and documentary context. PLEASE NOTE: The purchase price consists of the highest bid plus the buyer's premium, sales tax and, if applicable, the fee of artists resale rights. In the case of normal taxation (marked ° at the estimate), a premium of 24% is added to the highest bid. The mandatory sales tax is added to the sum of the highest bid and the buyer's premium. This amounts to 13% for paintings, drawings, graphic works and sculptures and 20% for photographs and all other items. The buyer's premium amounts to 28% in case of differential taxation. The sales tax is included in the differential taxation.
Widder Auctions
Mar. 26, 2026
William Notman (1826-1891), TWO STUDIO PORTRAITS
Est: $300 - $500
William Notman (1826-1891), Canadian TWO STUDIO PORTRAITS albumen prints laid on card each signed and numbered in negative; titled to gallery label verso each image 3.3 x 2.2 in — 8.5 x 5.6 cm Estimate: $300—500 CAD
Waddington's
Oct. 24, 2025
NOTMAN, William (1826-1891), photographer. Photograph of a Blackfoot family.
Est: $700 - $1,000
NOTMAN, William (1826-1891), photographer. Photograph of a Blackfoot family. 7 1/2 x 9 1/2 in. albumen photograph on 9 1/2 x 13 in. cardstock mount, faintly titled in negative. Lack's Notman's imprint but from his negative. A father, mother, their two children, and a dog casually pose in front of their tipi. The man, wearing a war shirt, smokes a pipe and the family's travois can be seen leaning against the dwelling. Provenance: Cowan's, Historic Americana, 7 June 2008, Lot 230. William Notman (1826-1891) was born in Scotland, but emigrated to Canada in 1856. He established a photography studio in Montreal, producing images with varying content, ranging from trains and trestles, to portraiture, to the rapidly vanishing aboriginal peoples of North America. Very shortly after his arrival in Montreal, he began documenting the construction of the Victoria Bridge across the St. Lawrence. The Prince of Wales attended the opening, and was presented with a box of Notman's photos of the construction. The acclaim from the royals helped cement his reputation. Along with his sons, Charles F. Notman, George W. Notman, and William McFarlane Notman, he opened studios in other Canadian and US cities, including seasonal ones at Yale and Harvard to capture the students for posterity. He also regularly contributed to the Philadelphia Photographer, and with the journal's editor, Edward Wilson, formed the Centennial Photographic Company to document the American centennial exhibition in 1876. When he died in 1891, Notman's photographic studio was taken over by his sons. The Larry Ness Collection of Native American Photography This lot is located in Cincinnati.
Freeman’s | Hindman
Oct. 24, 2025
NOTMAN, William (1826-1891), photographer. Photograph of a Blackfoot Indian at camp.
Est: $800 - $1,200
NOTMAN, William (1826-1891), photographer. Photograph of a Blackfoot Indian at camp. 9 1/4 x 7 1/4 in. albumen photograph on 12 3/4 x 9 1/2 in. cardstock mount, faintly titled in the negative "A Young Blackfoot Brave," and credited to Notman & Son, Montreal. A young man dressed with a beaded flat bag and beaded bandolier stands with his rifle sheathed in its hide scabbard in front of a painted tipi. Provenance: Cowan's, Historic Americana, 6 June 2008, Lot 231. William Notman (1826-1891) was born in Scotland, but emigrated to Canada in 1856. He established a photography studio in Montreal, producing images with varying content, ranging from trains and trestles, to portraiture, to the rapidly vanishing aboriginal peoples of North America. Very shortly after his arrival in Montreal, he began documenting the construction of the Victoria Bridge across the St. Lawrence. The Prince of Wales attended the opening, and was presented with a box of Notman's photos of the construction. The acclaim from the royals helped cement his reputation. Along with his sons, Charles F. Notman, George W. Notman, and William McFarlane Notman, he opened studios in other Canadian and US cities, including seasonal ones at Yale and Harvard to capture the students for posterity. He also regularly contributed to the Philadelphia Photographer, and with the journal's editor, Edward Wilson, formed the Centennial Photographic Company to document the American centennial exhibition in 1876. When he died in 1891, Notman's photographic studio was taken over by his sons. The Larry Ness Collection of Native American Photography This lot is located in Cincinnati.
Freeman’s
Sep. 11, 2025
After William Notman (1826-1891), Canadian, SITTING BULL, 1886
Est: $400 - $600
After William Notman (1826-1891), Canadian SITTING BULL, 1886 gelatin silver print original taken by Notman in 1886, the present example printed after Notman, first quarter 20th century 19.25 x 15.25 in — 48.9 x 38.7 cm Estimate: $400—600 CAD
Waddington's
Dec. 05, 2024
William Notman (1826-1891), PHOTOGRAPH OF AN UNIDENTFIED INNU (MONTAGNAIS) MAN BUILDING A BIRCH BARK CANOE, LAC-SAINT-JEAN, QUEBEC, CA. 1898
Est: $400 - $600
William Notman (1826-1891), Canadian PHOTOGRAPH OF AN UNIDENTFIED INNU (MONTAGNAIS) MAN BUILDING A BIRCH BARK CANOE, LAC-SAINT-JEAN, QUEBEC, CA. 1898 photographer's caption recto reads "8205 Building Bark Canoe Montagnais Indians / Notman Montreal" Estimate: $400—600 CAD
Waddington's
Oct. 24, 2024
Sitting Bull NOTMAN, William (1826-1891), photographer. Cabinet card of Sitting Bull. Montreal, Canada: Wm. Notman & Son, ca 1885.
Est: $600 - $800
Sitting Bull NOTMAN, William (1826-1891), photographer. Cabinet card of Sitting Bull. Montreal, Canada: Wm. Notman & Son, ca 1885. 4 x 5 1/2 in. cabinet photograph on cardstock mount. Titled and credited to Notman & Son on mount recto. Verso bears modern printed labels for Culver Pictures, Inc., along with various other labels and inscriptions. A rare pose of the Hunkpapa chief, taken in Montreal in August, 1885 when Sitting Bull was headliner of the Buffalo Bill Wild West show. One of several images taken by Notman at the same sitting, this portrait is infrequently encountered. This lot is located in Cincinnati.
Freeman’s | Hindman
Sep. 24, 2024
Vennor, Henry George. William Notman - Our birds of prey, or the eagles, hawks and owls of Canada, 1st editions - 1876
Est: $250 - $500
Vennor, Henry George. William Notman (1840-1884 1826-1891) Our birds of prey, or the eagles, hawks and owls of Canada, 1st editions (1876) Description (FR): Vennor, Henry George, Our birds of prey or the eagles, hawks and owls of Canada with 30 photographic illustrations by Wm.Notman, Dawson Brothers, Montreal, 1876. 30 photos Ã l'albumine originales collÃ©es sur pages, couverture originale. Description (EN): Vennor, Henry George, Our birds of prey or the eagles, hawks and owls of Canada with 30 photographic illustrations by Wm.Notman, Dawson Brothers, Montreal, 1876. 30 original albumen photos pasted on pages, original cover. Dimension (PO): 11" x 8 1/2" Dimension (CM): 27.9 x 21.6 cm Rapport de condition: Couverture frottÃ©e sur les bords et les coins, pages et photos intactes Condition report: Cover rubbed on edges and corners, pages and photos intact
Champagne Auctions
Jun. 06, 2024
William Notman (1826-1891)
Est: £300 - £500
William Notman (1826-1891) William Notman (1826-1891) AMERICAN AND CANADIAN VIEWS, c.1880s. An interesting group of albumen prints (15), pasted down to thick period card, image sizes approx. 175 x 225mm, card sizes 250 x 290mm, all but four signed, titled, and numbered in the negatives. Comprising two views depicting Blackfoot Indians on a South Dakota reserve; seven of Niagara Falls from various viewpoints (three unsigned in the negative); one view of Lachine Rapids, St. Lawrence River, with the steamship 'Passport'; a view of Victoria Square, Montreal; a view of the Canadian Pacific Railroad Bridge, Montreal; one view of 1,000 Isles, St Lawrence River; an aerial view of Montreal from Mount Royal; and one interesting (unsigned) view of the Ice Palace in Montreal, erected in the Winter of 1887 -- a recurring tradition during the Montreal Winter Festival from 1883-1889.
Chiswick Auctions
Dec. 13, 2023
William Notman & Son - Photograph of a Montreal street under the snow - XIXe Siècle
Est: $300 - $500
William Notman & Son Photograph of a Montreal street under the snow (XIXe Siècle) Description: Albumen photograph mounted on original card signed William Notman & Son, Montreal Dimension (PO): 7" x 9 1/4" Dimension (CM): 17.8 x 23.5 cm Condition report: Perfect Condition
Champagne Auctions
Dec. 13, 2023
William Notman & Son - Photograph of the Bow Valley below the Banff Hotel - XIXe Siècle
Est: $300 - $500
William Notman & Son Photograph of the Bow Valley below the Banff Hotel (XIXe Siècle) Description: Albumen photograph titled on the negative 1637 View from Banff hotel looking down Bow valley, and signed Wm. Notman & Son, Montreal, mounted on original card signed William Notman & Son, Montreal Dimension (PO): 7" x 9 1/4" Dimension (CM): 17.8 x 23.5 cm Condition report: Perfect Condition
Champagne Auctions
Dec. 13, 2023
William Notman & Son - Photograph of a Plains Cree Family and traverse - XIXe Siècle
Est: $300 - $500
William Notman & Son Photograph of a Plains Cree Family and traverse (XIXe Siècle) Description: Albumen photograph titled in the negative 1817 Cree Indian with Traverse, Calgary, with the individuals identified as Kenepequoshes (Son of a Snake) and Kustkita Au Musqua (Black Bear & Papoose), mounted on original card signed William Notman & Son, Montreal Dimension (PO): 7" x 9 1/4" Dimension (CM): 17.8 x 23.5 cm Condition report: Light stains to upper right corner, wear to right corners of card
Champagne Auctions
Dec. 13, 2023
William Notman & Son - Photograph of a Cree Indian on horseback - XIXe Siècle
Est: $300 - $500
William Notman & Son Photograph of a Cree Indian on horseback (XIXe Siècle) Description: Albumen photograph titled on the negative Mustatem Montiapec, Cree Indian, Calgary, and signed Wm. Notman & Son, Montreal, mounted on original card signed William Notman & Son, Montreal Dimension (PO): 7" x 9 1/4" Dimension (CM): 17.8 x 23.5 cm Condition report: Perfect Condition
Champagne Auctions
Dec. 13, 2023
William Notman & Son - Photograph of a Plains Cree Family and teepee - XIXe Siècle
Est: $300 - $500
William Notman & Son Photograph of a Plains Cree Family and teepee (XIXe Siècle) Description: Albumen photograph titled on the negative 1821 Cree squaw with papoose on back & teepee, and signed Wm. Notman & Son, Montreal, mounted on original card signed William Notman & Son, Montreal Dimension (PO): 7" x 9 1/4" Dimension (CM): 17.8 x 23.5 cm Condition report: Perfect Condition
Champagne Auctions
Dec. 13, 2023
William Notman & Son - Photograph of a Plains Cree Family and traverse - XIXe Siècle
Est: $300 - $500
William Notman & Son Photograph of a Plains Cree Family and traverse (XIXe Siècle) Description: Albumen photograph titled in the negative 1817 Cree Indian with Traverse, Calgary, with the individuals identified as Kenepequoshes (Son of a Snake) and Kustkita Au Musqua (Black Bear & Papoose), mounted on original card signed William Notman & Son, Montreal Dimension (PO): 7" x 9 1/4" Dimension (CM): 17.8 x 23.5 cm Condition report: Perfect Condition
Champagne Auctions
Jul. 03, 2022
Rare William Notman oil on canvas 19th C
Est: $100 - $800
William Notman C1826-1891 oil on canvas in gesso frame behind glass some loss to frame overall crazing to oil painting 29 1/2" x 22" framed size see pics
A KLEINS AUCTION GALLERY LLC
May. 24, 2022
William Notman (1826-1891)
Est: £1,500 - £2,000
William Notman (1826-1891) William Notman (1826-1891) NORTH AMERICAN & CANADIAN VIEWS INCLUDING NIAGARA FALLS, c.1860s, A Fine large format albumen prints (4), image size,380 x 330mm, smaller albumen prints (16),190 x 150mm carte de visite (7), image size, 90 x 55mm including two of Tom Thumb and his wife, image sizes, mounted back to back onto contemporary paper support, with some pencil annotations in unknown hand
Chiswick Auctions
Nov. 15, 2021
[WILD WEST SHOWS]. NOTMAN, William (1826-1891), photographer. Hon. W F Cody "Buffalo Bill." Montreal, QC, Canada: William Notman & Son, [ca 1885].
Est: $500 - $700
[WILD WEST SHOWS]. NOTMAN, William (1826-1891), photographer. Hon. W F Cody "Buffalo Bill." Montreal, QC, Canada: William Notman & Son, [ca 1885]. 3 3/4 x 5 1/2 in. cabinet card on cardstock mount (some spotting); matted and framed ( not examined out of frame). Printed title with photographer's imprint on mount recto. A studio portrait of Cody wearing an embroidered shirt and posing in from of a painted canvas with his Model 1873 Winchester rifle. The Buffalo Bill Wild West toured both Toronto and Montreal during the 1885 season with Sitting Bull and Annie Oakley included as star performers.
Hindman
Apr. 17, 2021
William Notman Glimpses Along Cpr, Indian Series A
Est: $100 - $15,000
William Notman Glimpses Along Canadian Pacific Railway, Indian Series A. C. 1893; Portfolio Of 12 Photolithographic Plates (12 X 10 Inches) Mounted On Card Stock. Titled Within Matting: Mustatem Montiapec, Cree Indian, Calgary; A Cree Family At Home; A Cree Family And Travois Ready For A Journey, Calgary; Blackfoot Camp, Near Gleichen; Young Blackfoot Brave, Near Gleichen; Pasqapita, Cree Indian And Tepee, Calgary; Blackfoot Soldier Clan Dance, Near Gleichen; Blackfoot Festival, Near Gleichen; A Frosty Morning Blackfoot Camp, Near Gleichen; Squaw Spectators, Soldier Clan Dance, Near Gleichen; Blackfoot Brave, Near Gleichen; Siwash Indians, Fraser River.
Kavanagh Auctions
Mar. 09, 2021
Notman, William - Portrait de petite fille
Est: $400 - $600
Notman, William (1826-1891) Portrait de petite fille Description (FR): Photographie sur papier rehaussée à l'huile, signée en bas à gauche Wm Notman & Son Description (EN): Photograph on paper enhanced with oil, signed on lower left Wm Notman & Son Dimension (PO): 22" x 16 1/2" Dimension (CM): 55.88 x 41.91 cm Rapport de condition: Sur demande, nous nous ferons un plaisir de répondre à vos questions de manière détaillée. Condition report: Upon request, We will gladly answer all your inquiries in a detailed manner.
Champagne Auctions
Nov. 19, 2020
William Notman Photographs of Blackfoot and Cree Indians
Est: $1,500 - $2,500
Lot of 4 albumen photographs, each on 9 x 11 in. mount. William Notman & Son: Montreal, ca 1880s. Some are uncredited but believed to be taken by Notman. Subjects identified in the negative and on mount, and include: " Pisquapita (Hair in Knot) Cree Indian, Calgary"; "Kuskita au Musqua (Black Bear Cree squaw), Calgary"; untitled view of a Blackfoot family sitting in front of tipi. Vast expanse of Plains behind them; and " Canada Indians," as penciled in lower margin, showing a large gathering of people, possibly a ceremony.William Notman (1826-1891) immigrated to Montreal from Scotland in 1856, bringing his family over a bit later. He eventually gained an international reputation, setting up branches in both Canada and the United States, including at Yale and Harvard seasonally to tap into the student trade. His images range from trains and trestles, to other constructions such as bridges, to individual portraits, to the rapidly vanishing aboriginal peoples of North America. After his death, a couple of sons continued his legacy. McGill University purchased the Notman Collection from the Associated Screen News who had purchased it from the last son (Charles) in 1935 when he retired. The McCord Museum used this collection as the beginning of an extensive collection of Canadian photography built up over the past half-century.William Notman (1826-1891) was a Scottish-Canadian photographer with an international reputation. He was based in Montreal but had several studio locations and maintained seasonal branches at both Harvard and Yale to capitalize off of the student populations.
Cowan's Auctions
Nov. 12, 2020
William Notman, Canadian Snowshoers Montage, c. 1870
Est: $300 - $400
William Notman, Canadian Snowshoers Montage, c. 1870, Albumen print (?), 6.75" x 9.5", mounted 14.25" x 19.5". "Notman Photo" written on lower left of print recto. Numbered in pencil on verso.
Keith Delellis Gallery LLC
May. 28, 2020
[America]. Notman, W. (1826-1891) and son. "Pisquapita (Hair in knot) Cree Indian, Calgary". Mounted
Est: €150 - €250
[America]. Notman, W. (1826-1891) and son. "Pisquapita (Hair in knot) Cree Indian, Calgary". Mounted albumen print, ±23x19 cm., photographer's adress printed in lower left corner, w. caption in photograph. - Sl. fingersoiled. = SEE ILLUSTRATION PLATE LVI. AND 3 others similar, all w. sm. marginal defects (1x w. foxed spots, just within image), publ. by the same: "Blackfoot family" (in front of their tipi), "Indian Dance Blackfoot (..)" and a Cree woman in front of a tipi.
Bubb > Kuyper: Auctioneers of Books, Fine Arts & Manuscripts
Feb. 20, 2020
William Notman Cabinet Cards of Yale Black Men
Est: $1,500 - $2,500
Lot of 3 cabinet cards of African American men. William Notman (1826-1891): [New Haven?], n.d., ca 1876. Recto imprint: William Notman - Montreal, Toronto & Halifax; Verso imprint: W. Notman / Photographer to Her Majesty / Montreal / Branches at / Toronto and Halifax. Photographs include a beautifully composed shot of six black men. Three men in suits stand at the back, two sit in chairs tilted towards the center, with the sixth man seated on the floor wearing a knit cardigan sweater, his elbow resting on the knees of one of the seated men. Lot also includes a vignette portrait of an elderly man in a suit and a full-length portrait of a fruit merchant wearing knee-length boots next to his vendors basket. The subjects are attributed as men associated with Yale University taken in New Haven, Connecticut. William Notman was a Scottish-Canadian photographer with an international reputation. He was based in Montreal but had several studio locations and maintained seasonal branches at both Harvard and Yale to capitalize off of the student populations. While Notman was a prolific photographer, examples with people of color are exceedingly scarce. The apparently unique images do not appear in the McCord Collection.
Cowan's Auctions
Sep. 24, 2019
NOTMAN, WILLIAM - PORTRAIT DE PETITE FILLE -
Est: $400 - $600
Notman, William (1826-1891) Portrait de petite fille () Photographie sur papier rehaussée à l'huile, signée en bas à gauche Wm Notman & Son Photograph on paper enhanced with oil, signed on lower left Wm Notman & Son 22" x 16 1/2" - 55.88 x 41.91 cm Rapport de condition : Sur demande, nous nous ferons un plaisir de répondre à vos questions de manière détaillée. Condition Report : Upon request, We will gladly answer all your inquiries in a detailed manner.
Champagne Auctions
Nov. 17, 2017
WILLIAM NOTMAN, SCENES IN CANADA. Albumen print
Est: $150 - $300
WILLIAM NOTMAN, SCENES IN CANADA. An albumen print, 6 5/8 x 8 7/8 - inches on a gray mount of the Victoria Bridge in Montreal. The bridge opened in 1860 when it was considered the "eighth wonder of the world." There is some construction machinery visible above the span. Nice clouds. Has Notman's blindstamp. Very trivial abrasions. [3]. Plus a 7 ¼ x 9 5/8 -inch print arched top image of the House of Parliament in Ottawa. Trees in the foreground have just been planted.
Be-Hold
Jun. 27, 2017
William Notman (1826-1891), PHOTOGRAPHIC VIEWS OF BRITISH COLUMBIA (ALBUM OF 26), CIRCA 1889 - 1904, TITLES INCLUDING: LAKE LOUISE AND VICTORIA GLACIER [ 4732 ]; BANFF SPRINGS HOTEL [3784]; BANFF SPRINGS HOTEL [3780]); LAKE AGNES AND THE BEEHIVE
Est: $1,000 - $1,500
WILLIAM NOTMAN (1826-1891), CANADIANPHOTOGRAPHIC VIEWS OF BRITISH COLUMBIA (ALBUM OF 26), CIRCA 1889 - 1904, TITLES INCLUDING: LAKE LOUISE AND VICTORIA GLACIER [ 4732 ]; BANFF SPRINGS HOTEL [3784]; BANFF SPRINGS HOTEL [3780]); LAKE AGNES AND THE BEEHIVE [3800];THE CASCADE AT GLACIER AND EAGLE PEAK [3866]; THREE SISTERS, CANMORE [2036]; CATHEDRAL PEAK. (ALT. 10,284) KICKING HORSE VALLEY [3819]; CASTLE CRAGS, LEFROY, HAZEL, & LAKE AGNES [3098]; VALLEY OF THE TEN PEAKS [3803]; TAKAKKAW FALLS. (1,200 FT. HIGH) YOHO VALLEY [8834]; MOUNT BURGESS. EMERALD LAKE [2080]; MOUNT LEFROY (ALT. 11,290) LAKE LOUISE [3799]; MOUNT STEPHEN AND CATHEDRAL PEAK FROM BURGESS PASS [3854]; MOUNT SIR DONALD [8126]; CASTLE CRAGS, LEFROY, HAZEL, & LAKE MIRROR [8099];FIELD, B.C. AND MOUNT STEPHEN[3822]; JAWS OF DEATH, THOMPSON CANON, ON THE CANADIAN PACIFIC RAILWAY [2135]; KICKING HORSE VALLEY AND OTTERTAIL RANGE [3853]; MOUNT WAPTA AND YOHO VALLEY FROM THE KICKING HORSE ON THE CANADIAN PACIFIC RAILWAY [2089]; FRASER CANYON ABOVE HELL GATES [ 2069 ]; THE CHANCELLOR, LEANCHOIL [ 2086]; LOWER KICKING HORSE CANON NEAR GOLDEN, ON THE CANADIAN PACIFIC RAILWAY [2093]; FRASER CANON SHOWING FOUR TUNNELS ABOVE SPOZZUM [1760]; ON THE CANADIAN PACIFIC [INDISTINCT]; ILLECILLEWAET GLACIER [3865]; FRASER CANON [2496]twenty-six albumen prints; each with photographer’s studio stamp, titles and inventory numbers printed in the negative, each mounted at the corners to blank sheets of a hard cover Gilson Adjustable Album with gilt lettered cover titled “Photographs”.Each approximately horizontal or vertical/Overall 9.5" x 7.5" — 24.1 x 19.1 cm.; 11.1" x 15.9" — 28.3 x 40.3 cm.Note:British Columbia’s decision to enter the newly confederate provinces of Canada in 1871 was entirely contingent upon the construction of the transcontinental railway within ten years, a development that expanded settlement, opened new markets, benefited trade and established Canada as a nation from coast to coast. Despite the financial toll of such a massive building project, the quickly westward-moving United States sparked Sir John A. Macdonald and the federal government into action, and they considered the construction of the railway a national imperative. Printed by Notman, the first internationally recognized Canadian photographer, these photographs of early railway construction depict the rugged and sublime nature of the land, visually expressing and impressing the difficulty of the task. The creation of hotels, new towns and cities, shipping lines and trade with the Pacific, and a greater involvement in mining and metallurgy, served as tangible signs of the benefits of such expansion.Estimate: $1,000—1,500
Waddington's
Jun. 27, 2017
William Notman (1826-1891), VICTORIA SQUARE, MONTREAL [1565.A.2], CIRCA 1887, silver salts on paper; dated “c. 1884” to gallery label verso, dated “About 1887” to the McCord Museum, Notman Photographic Archives, Montreal, Image/Mounted 7.4" x
Est: $300 - $500
WILLIAM NOTMAN (1826-1891), CANADIANVICTORIA SQUARE, MONTREAL [1565.A.2], CIRCA 1887silver salts on paper; dated “c. 1884” to gallery label verso, dated “About 1887” to the McCord Museum, Notman Photographic Archives, MontrealImage/Mounted 7.4" x 9.2" — 18.7 x 23.3 cm.; 10.5" x 14" — 26.7 x 35.6 cm.Provenance:David Mirvish Gallery, TorontoNote:Victoria Square is one of Montreal's great public spaces and has undergone many changes since this view was taken by Notman. At the end of the 19th century, it linked what was then the central business district in Old Montreal, and the new downtown, closer to the mountain, which can be seen in the background.Estimate: $300—500
Waddington's
Nov. 26, 2015
Notman, W. (1826-1891) and Notman, W.M. (1857-1913
Est: €1,000 - €1,500
Notman, W. (1826-1891) and Notman, W.M. (1857-1913). (Canadian Pacific Railways series). Series of 36 albumen prints, ±1880-1895, mainly ±18x24 cm., nearly all w. caption w. number, title and "WM. Notman & Son, Montreal" in the plate (4x without caption, 2x w. address only, 1x w. blindstamps "Notman" and "Montreal"). - One photograph w. upper corners rounded; some sl. occas. foxing; a few photographs w. usual vague handling creases (3x w. (flattened) fold). = Very fine series of views relating to the Canadian Pacific, for which William Notman and his son William McFarlane Notman made a large number of expeditions, illustrating i.a. landscapes, buildings, workers etc. "As the Canadian Pacific buckled more and more of the country together, finally linking Canadian territory from "sea unto sea", William Notman increased the number of these photographic expeditions. His eldest son, William McFarlane Notman, who had been with the firm since he was sixteen, was sent West in 1884. This was to be the first of eight remarkable western trips that the younger Notman was to make, all in connection with the continent-spanning Canadian Pacific Railway. The scheme had been hammered out with the railway's chief, William Van Horne. The Notman firm was to record the triumph of the line, fast nearing completion. The deal included free transportation for Notman's photographer and assistent in exchange for a set of photographs. Notman, of course, would keep the negatives and the copyright. Van Horne asked for specific subjects to be recorded (...) and he was especially keen to obtain views of the Rocky Mountains. Van Horne was a good businessman, and was acutely aware of the power of the photograph to inform and persuade. To attract settlers and tourists alike to the West was his admitted goal, and photography soon became a major element of the CPR's drive to increase rail traffic" (Hall a.o., p.21). The collection comprises: 1605 - Nepigon Bridge; 1633 - C.P.R. Hotel. Banff (upper corners rounded); 1636 - View from Banff Hotel, looking down Bow Valley; 1637 - View from Banff Hotel, looking down Bow Valley; 1647 - Kicking Horse Pass, looking East; 1651 - Mount Stephen, East Side; 1655 - Mount Stephen Tunnel; 1657 - "Mount Stephen" House Field (Hall a.o. p.(2-3)); 1677 - Stony Creek Bridge, height 296 feet; 1681 - East Side Mount Carroll; (1689 - Hermit Range from Summit of Selkirk [no. and title supplied in pencil on verso]); (1694 - Glacier Hotel); 1695 - Glacier Hotel & Mountain; (1696 - Glacier Hotel & Station [no. and title supplied in pencil on verso]); 1702 - Hermit Range from Hotel, showing C.P.R. Station; 1720 - The Loop, showing Four Tracks; 1721 - Fraser Canon, below North Bend; 1723 - Mount Sir Donald, from Tote Road; (1725 - Civil Engineers Party Glacier (...) [no. and title supplied in pencil on verso; w. blindstamps]); 1734 - Albert Canon, Lower End; 1737 - Lake near Clanwilliam; 1748 - Cisco, C.P.R. Bridge; 1750 - Cisco, C.P.R. Bridge; 1756 - Fraser Canon, below North Bend; 1760 - Fraser Canon, showing Four Tunnels above Spuzzum; 1761 - Fraser Canon, above Spuzzum; (1766 - Cariboo Bridge, Fraser Canon) [titled in pencil "Suspension Bridge near Spuzzum" on verso; cf. Hall o.a. p.125]; (1769 - Fraser River below Spuzzum); 1771 - Sailor Bar Bluff, below Spuzzum; (1773 - Fraser River Corner above Yale [no. and title supplied in pencil on verso]); 1774 - Indian Burying Ground, near Yale; 1787 - Trainload of Salmon, New Westminster containing 374,400 Tins; 1798 - C.P.R. Station & Docks, Vancouver; 1801 - Douglas Pine Trees, Vancouver; 1803 - Douglas Pine Trees, Vancouver; 1808 - Victoria, B.C., from Government Buildings. ADDED: Hall, R., Dodds, G. and Triggs, S. The World of William Notman. The Nineteenth Century Through a Master Lens. Boston, D.R. Godine, 1993, (8),226,(6)p., num. ills., orig. gilt cl. w. dustwr., 4to. = SEE ILLUSTRATION PLATE LX.
Bubb > Kuyper: Auctioneers of Books, Fine Arts & Manuscripts
Mar. 10, 2015
Circle of William Notman (1826-1891), TWO EARLY PORTRAITS: GENTLEMAN; LADY IN TARTAN (FROM NEAR KINGSTON, ONTARIO), Two tintypes, Each 7" x 5" - 17.8 x 12.7 cm.
Est: $100 - $200
CIRCLE OF WILLIAM NOTMAN (1826-1891), CANADIANTWO EARLY PORTRAITS: GENTLEMAN; LADY IN TARTAN (FROM NEAR KINGSTON, ONTARIO)Two tintypesEach 7" x 5" - 17.8 x 12.7 cm.Provenance:One with Gartland's Art and Gift Shop, Kingston, ON label verso;Jane Corkin Gallery, TorontoEstimate: $100-200
Waddington's
Mar. 10, 2015
William Notman (1826-1891), BOOK: PHOTOGRAPHIC SELECTIONS BY WILLIAM NOTMAN WITH DESCRIPTIVE LETTER PRESS BY THOMAS D. KING VOL. 1, MONTREAL: WILLIAM NOTMAN, [C.1863], With 46 (only) albumen prints of paintings, most by old masters, and two views
Est: $300 - $500
WILLIAM NOTMAN (1826-1891), CANADIANBOOK: PHOTOGRAPHIC SELECTIONS BY WILLIAM NOTMAN WITH DESCRIPTIVE LETTER PRESS BY THOMAS D. KING VOL. 1, MONTREAL: WILLIAM NOTMAN, [C.1863]With 46 (only) albumen prints of paintings, most by old masters, and two views from nature mounted to the sheets of the hard cover book. Published by William Notman, Bleury Street, Montreal. Printed by John Lovell c. 1863Book overall 18" x 13" - 45.7 x 33 cm.Provenance:Jane Corkin Gallery, TorontoNote:His personal and professional interest in art led Notman to establish relationships with Montreal's most prominent painters. Several of them, J. Fraser, Charles Jones Way and Robert Stuart Duncanson are represented in this, Notman's first book. The book was published in 1863 "to foster the increasingly growing taste for works of art in Canada," it was composed of 47 photographic plates of paintings, most by old masters, and two views from nature. It was the first art history book printed in Canada.Estimate: $300-500
Waddington's
Mar. 10, 2015
William Notman (1826-1891), THE GREAT GLACIER ON THE CANADIAN PACIFIC RAILWAY, NO. 1709, Albumen print; signed "William Notman & Son, Montreal," titled and numbered 1709 in the negative, Sight 7" x 8.5" - 17.8 x 21.6 cm.
Est: $100 - $200
WILLIAM NOTMAN (1826-1891), CANADIANTHE GREAT GLACIER ON THE CANADIAN PACIFIC RAILWAY, NO. 1709Albumen print; signed "William Notman & Son, Montreal," titled and numbered 1709 in the negativeSight 7" x 8.5" - 17.8 x 21.6 cm.Estimate: $100-200
Waddington's
Mar. 10, 2015
William Notman (1826-1891), CASTLE CRAIG, LEFROY, HAZEL PEAK AND LAKE AGNES, (BANFF, AB), NO. 3098, CIRCA 1898, Silver salts on film; signed in the negative, "Notman/ Montreal" lower right, titled and numbered 3098 in the negative lower left. Printed
Est: $300 - $500
WILLIAM NOTMAN (1826-1891), CANADIANCASTLE CRAIG, LEFROY, HAZEL PEAK AND LAKE AGNES, (BANFF, AB), NO. 3098, CIRCA 1898Silver salts on film; signed in the negative, "Notman/ Montreal" lower right, titled and numbered 3098 in the negative lower left. Printed before 1935. Matted and unframed.Sheet 7.25" x 9.25" - 18.4 x 23.5 cm.Estimate: $300-500
Waddington's
Mar. 10, 2015
William Notman (1826- 1891) and Henry Sandham (1842-1912), LACHINE ROWING CLUB, 1873 (COMPOSITE PHOTOGRAPH WITH HENRY SANDHAM), Toned silver print; signed "W. Notman Photo / Hy Sandham" and dated 73 in the negative lower left. Ref. McCord Museum,
Est: $400 - $600
WILLIAM NOTMAN (1826- 1891) AND HENRY SANDHAM (1842-1912), CANADIANLACHINE ROWING CLUB, 1873 (COMPOSITE PHOTOGRAPH WITH HENRY SANDHAM)Toned silver print; signed "W. Notman Photo / Hy Sandham" and dated 73 in the negative lower left. Ref. McCord Museum, Montreal 1-81820.029.5" x 15.25" - 24.1 x 38.7 cm.Provenance:Chas Edlington, Montreal;Louis Muhlstock, Montreal;By descent to present Private Collection, MontrealNote:Ref. McCord Museum, Montreal, No. 1-81820.02 (copied 1900-1930)Estimate: $400-600
Waddington's
Mar. 10, 2015
William Notman (1826-1891), TOBOGANNING ON MOUNT ROYAL PARK SLIDE, MONTREAL, QC, 1885 [VIEW 1582], Albumen print; signed "Wm. Notman & Son" in the negative lower left, signed "Eug. Johnson" in the negative lower right, inscribed number "1582" in
Est: $1,000 - $1,500
WILLIAM NOTMAN (1826-1891), CANADIANTOBOGANNING ON MOUNT ROYAL PARK SLIDE, MONTREAL, QC, 1885 [VIEW 1582]Albumen print; signed "Wm. Notman & Son" in the negative lower left, signed "Eug. Johnson" in the negative lower right, inscribed number "1582" in pencil verso. Matted and unframed.Sheet 6.9" x 9.1" - 17.5 x 23.2 cm.Note:William Notman appointed his eldest son, William McFarlane Notman (1857-1913), a partner in his photography studio circa 1882. The name of the studio was then changed to Wm. Notman & Son, as it appears in this rare photograph. The firm retained the name until it ceased operations in 1993.This photograph was also produced as a glass lantern slide.Estimate: $1,000-1,500
Waddington's
Mar. 10, 2015
William Notman (1826-1981), SNOWSHOER TYING SHOES, MONTREAL, QC, CIRCA 1875; TWO MEN TOBOGGANING (TWO STEREOGRAPHIC PHOTOGRAPHS OF CANADA'S WINTER), Two silver salts in film mounted on paper (albumen process); each with a variant of the Notman
Est: $300 - $500
WILLIAM NOTMAN (1826-1981), CANADIANSNOWSHOER TYING SHOES, MONTREAL, QC, CIRCA 1875; TWO MEN TOBOGGANING (TWO STEREOGRAPHIC PHOTOGRAPHS OF CANADA'S WINTER)Two silver salts in film mounted on paper (albumen process); each with a variant of the Notman Company Graphic and address verso. Each unframed.Each overall 4.25" x 7" - 10.8 x 17.8 cm.Estimate: $300-500
Waddington's
Nov. 20, 2014
WILLIAM NOTMAN, "OLD TRAPPER"
Est: $200 - $300
WILLIAM NOTMAN, "OLD TRAPPER". This is an early portrait by Notman of a Canadian trapper. He has his trap slung over his shoulder and a pelt is suspended from a board. 5 ¼ x 3 3//8- inch albumen print on thin 7 ¼ x 5- inch mount with imprinted title, credit, and "1867" on the full original mount. A copy is in the collection of the Hudson Bay Company, Manitoba. This came from the Strober sale [See Lot 9 and others.]. It is on the full original mount.
Be-Hold
Feb. 28, 2014
William Notman (1826-1891) and others - North America, 1880-1910
Est: £200 - £300
William Notman (1826-1891) and others - North America, 1880-1910 13 albumen prints, mostly titled and numbered in the negative, 19.5 x 12cm (7 3/4 x 4 3/4in) to 19 x 24cm (7 1/2 x 9 1/2in) Views include East River Bridge, New York, the Golden Gate and San Francisco Bay. This lot will be offered with NO RESERVE
Dreweatts 1759
May. 08, 2013
William Notman, Canadian (1826-1891), Sir John A. Macdonald, albumen photographic print, mounted as a cabinet card, 6 1/2 x 4 1/2 in...
Est: $500 - $800
The Notman Studio Ottawa / William J. Topley Proprietor logo bottom margin and on verso c. 1875
Maynards Fine Art & Antiques
Dec. 13, 2011
William Notman (1826-1891), Scottish/CanadianTRINITY ROCK, SAGUENAY RIVER QC, (PASSING CAPE TRINITY), NO. 3166; Mammoth black and white albumen print; signed in the negative, Notman, Montreal lower right, titled and numbered in the negative lower
Est: $2,000 - $3,000
William Notman (1826-1891), Scottish/CanadianTRINITY ROCK, SAGUENAY RIVER QC, (PASSING CAPE TRINITY), NO. 3166; Mammoth black and white albumen print; signed in the negative, Notman, Montreal lower right, titled and numbered in the negative lower left. Contained in a period oak frame with letters: Richelieu & Ontario Navigation Co'y/General Offices 228 St. Paul St., Montreal.Sight 28" x 43.75" - 71.1 x 111.1 cm.Provenance: Richelieu & Ontario Navigation Co'y, MontrealNote: This photo, in its period oak frame, depicts the Steamship Canada owned by Richelieu & Ontario Navigation Co'y, Montreal (now called the Canadian Steamship Lines)
Waddington's
Nov. 26, 2011
William Notman 1826 - 1891 Canadian albumen print
Est: $800 - $1,000
William Notman 1826 - 1891 Canadian albumen print on board Parliament Building, Ottawa 7 x 8 7/8 inches 17.8 x 22.5 centimeters titled and on verso titled and dated circa 1880 on the gallery label Provenance:Yarlow / Salzman Gallery, Toronto Private Collection, Toronto
Heffel
Nov. 26, 2011
William Notman 1826 - 1891 Canadian albumen print
Est: $900 - $1,200
William Notman 1826 - 1891 Canadian albumen print Building After Fire, Montreal 9 x 6 7/8 inches 22.9 x 17.5 centimeters stamped WM. Notman & Son, Photo., Montreal and on verso titled and dated circa 1880 on the gallery label Provenance:Yarlow / Salzman Gallery, Toronto Private Collection, Toronto
Heffel
Apr. 20, 2010
Photographs: William Notman (1826-1891) Niagara,
Est: €400 - €500
Photographs: William Notman (1826-1891) Niagara, circa 1880 Ensemble de 4 épreuves albuminées, négatif verre, non montées 252 x 200 mm
Tajan
Oct. 22, 2009
William Notman (1826-1891), Scottish/Canadian
Est: $125 - $150
William Notman (1826-1891), Scottish/Canadian MONTMORENCI FALLS NEAR QUEBEC, 1867; Albumen print on original backing; titled and inscribed From Nature-W. Notman Photo, Plate 25 to margin. Matted and Unframed. Image 9.25" x 7.5" - 22.9 x 18.4 cm.
Waddington's
Oct. 22, 2009
William Notman (1826-1891), Scottish/Canadian
Est: $5,000 - $7,000
William Notman (1826-1891), Scottish/Canadian TRINITY ROCK, SAGUENAY RIVER QC, (PASSING CAPE TRINITY), ABOUT 1895, NO. 3166; Black and white albumen print; signed in the negative, Notman, Montreal lower right, titled and numbered in the negative lower left. Contained in a period oak frame with letters: Richelieu & Ontario Navigation Co'y Genral Offices 228 St. Paul St., Montreal. Sight 28" x 43.75" - 71.1 x 111.1 cm.
Waddington's
May. 21, 2008
Notman, William (1826-1891) PORTRAITS OF BRITISH
Est: -
Notman, William (1826-1891) PORTRAITS OF BRITISH AMERICANS A group of 7 publications in blue wraps illustrated with various albumen photographs of prominent British North Americans including John Strachan, etc. Most volumes disbound. Montreal: John Lovell, [1865-68.] [Sold WAF]
Auction House Heinze & Co
Feb. 07, 2008
NOTMAN, WILLIAM (1826-1891) Impressive album containing 56 remarkable topographic views of Canada, marvelous composites,
Est: $15,000 - $20,000
NOTMAN, WILLIAM (1826-1891) Impressive album containing 56 remarkable topographic views of Canada, marvelous composites, studio tableaux, and scenes of Niagara Falls, comprising 11 full-plates and 45 smaller views. Albumen prints, 8 3/4x13 to7x9 inches (22.2x33 to 17.7x22.8 cm.) and the reverse, most with handwritten captions on the mount. Royal folio, brown morocco, gilt-ruled raised bands, blind and gilt-lettered border decorations, light wear. 1860s-70
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