Ken (Kenneth) Edison Danby
Ken (Kenneth) Edison Danby
1940 - 2007
RCA
Realist artist Ken Danby, known for his portraits, sports imagery and landscapes, was born in 1940 in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario. After showing an early interest in art, he attended the Ontario College of Art from 1958 to 1960 and studied under Jock Macdonald. He was greatly influenced by the American painter Andrew Wyeth, and he worked in egg tempera, watercolour, pencil, ink, silkscreen and lithography. He used photographs to gather visual information and his cool, objective view of his subject is entirely in sync with this medium. His first exhibition was in 1961 at the Pollock Gallery in Toronto and in 1964 he won the Jessie Dow Award at the Spring Exhibition at the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts. In 1965 Danby established his home and studio in Guelph, on the site of an old mill. His first solo exhibition at Gallery Moos, Toronto in 1965 sold out, including a drawing which was acquired by the National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa. The following year both the Vancouver Art Gallery and the National Gallery of Canada acquired his paintings. Danby was renowned for his sporting images, such as At the Crease, a striking image of a hockey goalkeeper, which was exhibited at Washington's National Portrait Gallery in 1981.

Danby exhibited in many solo and group shows both nationally and internationally, until his death in 2007. He was a member of the Royal Canadian Academy, and is represented in the collections of the Canada Council, Ottawa, the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, the Museum of Modern Art, New York, and the Art Institute of Chicago, among many other private and public collections.
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Kimono by Ken (Kenneth) Edison Danby sold for $118,000
Ken (Kenneth) Edison Danby
Kimono
60 x 88 in, 152.4 x 223.5 cm
oil on canvas
Estimate: $70,000 - $90,000 CDN
Sold for: $118,000 CDN (premium included)
Spring 2014 - 1st Session on Wednesday, May 28, 2014
Canada One by Ken (Kenneth) Edison Danby sold for $40,250
Ken (Kenneth) Edison Danby
Canada One
38 x 28 in, 96.5 x 71.1 cm
egg tempera on board
Estimate: $20,000 - $30,000 CDN
Sold for: $40,250 CDN (premium included)
Spring 2017 - 1st Session on Wednesday, May 24, 2017
Spring Around the Corner by Ken (Kenneth) Edison Danby sold for $10,530
Ken (Kenneth) Edison Danby
Spring Around the Corner
24 x 16 in, 61 x 40.6 cm
egg tempera on board
Estimate: $5,000 - $7,000 CDN
Sold for: $10,530 CDN (premium included)
November 2009 - 4th Session on Saturday, November 28, 2009
Old Barn by Ken (Kenneth) Edison Danby sold for $10,000
Ken (Kenneth) Edison Danby
Old Barn
29 x 23 in, 73.7 x 58.4 cm
graphite on paper
Estimate: $1,600 - $2,000 CDN
Sold for: $10,000 CDN (premium included)
Property from an Important Private Collection Ontario on Thursday, November 26, 2020
Secluded Tailrace by Ken (Kenneth) Edison Danby sold for $8,625
Ken (Kenneth) Edison Danby
Secluded Tailrace
21 x 27 in, 53.3 x 68.6 cm
watercolour on paper
Estimate: $6,000 - $8,000 CDN
Sold for: $8,625 CDN (premium included)
Fine Canadian Art Fall 2006 on Friday, November 24, 2006
Broken Window by Ken (Kenneth) Edison Danby sold for $7,670
Ken (Kenneth) Edison Danby
Broken Window
39 x 32 in, 99 x 81.3 cm
egg tempera on board
Estimate: $8,000 - $10,000 CDN
Sold for: $7,670 CDN (premium included)
September 2016 - 2nd Session on Thursday, September 29, 2016
The Lift by Ken (Kenneth) Edison Danby sold for $6,875
Ken (Kenneth) Edison Danby
The Lift
22 x 28 in, 55.9 x 71.1 cm
egg tempera on board
Estimate: $7,000 - $9,000 CDN
Sold for: $6,875 CDN (premium included)
Town & Country on Thursday, January 30, 2025
Alert Bay Totem by Ken (Kenneth) Edison Danby sold for $5,775
Ken (Kenneth) Edison Danby
Alert Bay Totem
13 1/2 x 20 1/2 in, 34.3 x 52 cm
1992
watercolour
Estimate: $7,000 - $9,000 CDN
Sold for: $5,775 CDN (premium included)
on Thursday, November 07, 1996
Behind the Mill by Ken (Kenneth) Edison Danby sold for $5,750
Ken (Kenneth) Edison Danby
Behind the Mill
19 x 27 in, 48.26 x 68.58 cm
1968
watercolour
Estimate: $3,800 - $4,800 CDN
Sold for: $5,750 CDN (premium included)
May 2000 Fine Canadian Art on Wednesday, May 10, 2000
Maple Green by Ken (Kenneth) Edison Danby sold for $5,313
Ken (Kenneth) Edison Danby
Maple Green
20 1/2 x 27 1/2 in, 52.1 x 69.8 cm
watercolour on paper
Estimate: $4,000 - $6,000 CDN
Sold for: $5,313 CDN (premium included)
Works on Paper on Thursday, May 30, 2024