Edward John (E.J.) Hughes
Edward John (E.J.) Hughes
1913 - 2007
BCSFA CGP OC RCA
E.J. Hughes was born in North Vancouver and spent his childhood in Nanaimo on Vancouver Island. He trained at the Vancouver School of Art receiving instruction from F.H. Varley and J.W.G. MacDonald.

He then went on to work as a commercial artist creating dry points and linocuts. In 1940, after being enlisted in the Royal Canadian Artillery he became an Army artist, and soon after was promoted to official Army War artist working in Canada, Great Britain and the Aleutians.

After the war, he returned to Vancouver Island and continued painting, but it was not until 1951 when he signed a contract with Dr. Stern of the Dominion Gallery that he was able to earn a living as a full-time artist. Hughes was commissioned by Standard Oil to create a series of works depicting BC’s coast, and he was able to continue traveling and painting BC’s coast and interior thanks to Canada Council grants. In 1966, he was elected to the RCA and one year later received a Canada Council award.

E.J. Hughes is regarded as one of the most accomplished BC landscape painters of his time. He continued to paint until the age of 93, when he passed away in Duncan, BC in early 2007.
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Fishboats, Rivers Inlet by Edward John (E.J.) Hughes sold for $2,041,250
Edward John (E.J.) Hughes
Fishboats, Rivers Inlet
42 x 50 in, 106.7 x 127 cm
oil on canvas
Estimate: $900,000 - $1,200,000 CDN
Sold for: $2,041,250 CDN (premium included)
Post-War & Contemporary Art on Wednesday, November 21, 2018
Abandoned Village, Rivers Inlet, BC by Edward John (E.J.) Hughes sold for $1,801,250
Edward John (E.J.) Hughes
Abandoned Village, Rivers Inlet, BC
32 x 40 in, 81.3 x 101.6 cm
oil on canvas
Estimate: $1,250,000 - $1,750,000 CDN
Sold for: $1,801,250 CDN (premium included)
Post-War & Contemporary Art on Thursday, May 25, 2023
The Post Office at Courtenay, BC by Edward John (E.J.) Hughes sold for $1,593,000
Edward John (E.J.) Hughes
The Post Office at Courtenay, BC
38 x 48 in, 96.5 x 121.9 cm
oil on canvas
Estimate: $600,000 - $800,000 CDN
Sold for: $1,593,000 CDN (premium included)
Spring 2016 - 1st Session on Wednesday, May 25, 2016
Coastal Boats Near Sidney, BC by Edward John (E.J.) Hughes sold for $1,140,750
Edward John (E.J.) Hughes
Coastal Boats Near Sidney, BC
36 1/8 x 48 1/8 in, 91.7 x 122.2 cm
oil on canvas
Estimate: $700,000 - $900,000 CDN
Sold for: $1,140,750 CDN (premium included)
Spring 2011 - 1st Session on Tuesday, May 17, 2011
Fishboats, Rivers Inlet by Edward John (E.J.) Hughes sold for $920,000
Edward John (E.J.) Hughes
Fishboats, Rivers Inlet
42 x 50 in, 106.7 x 127 cm
oil on canvas
Estimate: $300,000 - $400,000 CDN
Sold for: $920,000 CDN (premium included)
Fine Canadian Art Fall 2004 on Thursday, November 25, 2004
Steamer Arriving at Nanaimo by Edward John (E.J.) Hughes sold for $841,250
Edward John (E.J.) Hughes
Steamer Arriving at Nanaimo
19 x 23 in, 48.3 x 58.4 cm
oil on canvas
Estimate: $500,000 - $700,000 CDN
Sold for: $841,250 CDN (premium included)
Post-War & Contemporary Art on Wednesday, December 02, 2020
Mouth of the Courtenay River by Edward John (E.J.) Hughes sold for $789,750
Edward John (E.J.) Hughes
Mouth of the Courtenay River
30 x 40 in, 76.2 x 101.6 cm
oil on canvas
Estimate: $500,000 - $700,000 CDN
Sold for: $789,750 CDN (premium included)
Spring 2011 - 1st Session on Tuesday, May 17, 2011
Three Tugboats, Nanaimo Harbour by Edward John (E.J.) Hughes sold for $601,250
Edward John (E.J.) Hughes
Three Tugboats, Nanaimo Harbour
20 1/8 x 24 3/4 in, 51.1 x 62.9 cm
oil on canvas board
Estimate: $200,000 - $300,000 CDN
Sold for: $601,250 CDN (premium included)
Post-War & Contemporary Art on Wednesday, December 02, 2020
Low Tide at Qualicum Beach by Edward John (E.J.) Hughes sold for $541,250
Edward John (E.J.) Hughes
Low Tide at Qualicum Beach
20 x 26 in, 50.8 x 66 cm
oil on canvas
Estimate: $300,000 - $500,000 CDN
Sold for: $541,250 CDN (premium included)
Post-War & Contemporary Art on Wednesday, June 01, 2022
Echo Bay, Gilford Island by Edward John (E.J.) Hughes sold for $541,250
Edward John (E.J.) Hughes
Echo Bay, Gilford Island
32 x 45 in, 81.3 x 114.3 cm
oil on canvas
Estimate: $250,000 - $350,000 CDN
Sold for: $541,250 CDN (premium included)
Post-War & Contemporary Art on Thursday, November 23, 2023