Antony (Tony) Scherman
Antony (Tony) Scherman
1950 - 2023
Born in Toronto in 1950, Tony Scherman moved to Paris with his family in 1955, remaining there until age 9. He attended the Byam Shaw School of Art in London from 1968 to 1971 and received his M.A. from London's Royal College of Art in 1974. During his teenage years, his father, a professional violinist, did studio recordings with the Beatles, Rod Stewart and the Rolling Stones, among others. Scherman met his wife, fellow artist Margaret Priest, at the Royal College of Art and they moved back to Toronto in 1976.
Scherman works exclusively in encaustic, an ancient and challenging technique that involves combining melted wax with pigments. Encaustic brings an instant patina of age to Scherman's canvases - and he applies it in translucent layers, resulting in light-filled surfaces rich with texture. Another feature of his work is the large-scale format and close cropping of his figurative subjects, which range from still lifes to historical figures such as Robespierre and Napoleon to animals and portraits of well known actors. Frequently he deliberately leaves his backgrounds abstracted and simple, compeling the viewer to interact with the subject of the work. Although thoroughly contemporary, his work is steeped in European tradition, from artists Rembrandt and Franz Hals to more recent painters such as Thomas Eakins and Lucian Freud.
Scherman has exhibited in solo and group shows in North America and Europe and has been a visiting critic and lecturer at universities, art colleges and galleries around the world. His work can be found in the collections of the Art Gallery of Ontario, The Montreal Museum of Fine Art, the Glenbow Museum, the Los Angeles County Museum and the Museum of Contemporary Art, La Jolla, among others.
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Napoleon Bonaparte: Italy by Antony (Tony) Scherman sold for $64,350
Antony (Tony) Scherman
Napoleon Bonaparte: Italy
72 x 72 in, 182.9 x 182.9 cm
encaustic on canvas
Estimate: $30,000 - $50,000 CDN
Sold for: $64,350 CDN (premium included)
Fall 2010 - 1st Session on Thursday, November 25, 2010
The Matador's Wife by Antony (Tony) Scherman sold for $44,250
Antony (Tony) Scherman
The Matador's Wife
40 x 108 3/4 in, 101.6 x 276.2 cm
encaustic on canvas (triptych)
Estimate: $30,000 - $40,000 CDN
Sold for: $44,250 CDN (premium included)
Fall 2016 - 4th Session on Wednesday, November 23, 2016
J. Creed by Antony (Tony) Scherman sold for $43,125
Antony (Tony) Scherman
J. Creed
54 x 60 in, 137.1 x 152.4 cm
encaustic on canvas
Estimate: $20,000 - $25,000 CDN
Sold for: $43,125 CDN (premium included)
Fine Canadian Art Fall 2006 on Friday, November 24, 2006
Location of Fruit by Antony (Tony) Scherman sold for $40,950
Antony (Tony) Scherman
Location of Fruit
70 x 60 in, 177.8 x 152.4 cm
1990
encaustic on canvas
Estimate: $35,000 - $50,000 CDN
Sold for: $40,950 CDN (premium included)
Fall 2011 - 1st Session on Thursday, November 24, 2011
Banquo's Funeral, Witch No. 3 by Antony (Tony) Scherman sold for $40,250
Antony (Tony) Scherman
Banquo's Funeral, Witch No. 3
84 x 84 in, 213.4 x 213.4 cm
encaustic on canvas
Estimate: $20,000 - $30,000 CDN
Sold for: $40,250 CDN (premium included)
Post-War & Contemporary Art on Wednesday, May 30, 2018
Brando as Bonaparte (Series: About 1789) by Antony (Tony) Scherman sold for $38,025
Antony (Tony) Scherman
Brando as Bonaparte (Series: About 1789)
72 x 60 in, 182.9 x 152.4 cm
encaustic on canvas
Estimate: $30,000 - $50,000 CDN
Sold for: $38,025 CDN (premium included)
Fall 2008 - 1st Session on Wednesday, November 19, 2008
Virginia as Liberty by Antony (Tony) Scherman sold for $37,250
Antony (Tony) Scherman
Virginia as Liberty
60 x 72 in, 152.4 x 182.9 cm
encaustic on canvas
Estimate: $25,000 - $35,000 CDN
Sold for: $37,250 CDN (premium included)
Post-War & Contemporary Art | Part One on Thursday, September 30, 2021
Apollo: The Seduction of Oedipus by Antony (Tony) Scherman sold for $35,400
Antony (Tony) Scherman
Apollo: The Seduction of Oedipus
40 x 45 in, 101.6 x 114.3 cm
encaustic on canvas
Estimate: $20,000 - $30,000 CDN
Sold for: $35,400 CDN (premium included)
Fall 2014 - 1st Session on Thursday, November 27, 2014
Circe (The Odyssey Part II) by Antony (Tony) Scherman sold for $35,400
Antony (Tony) Scherman
Circe (The Odyssey Part II)
60 x 60 in, 152.4 x 152.4 cm
encaustic on canvas
Estimate: $30,000 - $50,000 CDN
Sold for: $35,400 CDN (premium included)
Fall 2015 - 1st Session on Thursday, November 26, 2015
The Blue Highway: Framboisier by Antony (Tony) Scherman sold for $35,100
Antony (Tony) Scherman
The Blue Highway: Framboisier
54 x 60 in, 137.1 x 152.4 cm
encaustic on canvas
Estimate: $20,000 - $30,000 CDN
Sold for: $35,100 CDN (premium included)
Spring 2013 - 1st Session on Wednesday, May 15, 2013