Anthony Morse (Tony) Urquhart
Anthony Morse (Tony) Urquhart
1934 - 2022
ARCA CSGA CSPWC OC OSA
Tony Urquhart is a pioneer of abstract painting, well known for his “box” sculptures. He was born in Niagara Falls, Ontario, in 1934. He studied at the Albright Art School at the State University of New York, Buffalo from 1954 to 1958, where he obtained a Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree. He attended the Yale Norfolk Summer School in New Haven in 1955 and was the University of Western Ontario’s first artist-in-residence in 1960.

When he was only 22 years old, Urquhart exhibited his works at the Isaacs Gallery in Toronto. His works were shown alongside those of the London Group, which included Jack Chambers, Greg Curnoe and Murray Favro. He worked in a variety of mediums, such as painting and drawing, although he is best known for the series of “box” sculptures that he began in 1965.

Together with Kim Ondaatje, Urquhart joined CARFAC (Canadian Artists’ Representation / Le Front des artistes canadiens), founded by Jack Chambers in 1967. The three artists worked together to establish a fee structure for public museum and gallery exhibitions of contemporary artists. Urquhart also taught drawing, painting and printmaking at the University of Waterloo in Ontario in 1972.

Urquhart was named to the Order of Canada in 1995 and was the winner of the 2009 Governor General’s Award in Visual and Media Arts. His works are featured in many important private and public collections, such as the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) in New York, The Victoria and Albert Museum in London, the Hirshhorn Collection of the Smithsonian Institution in Washington DC, the Bibliothèque Nationale in Paris, the National Gallery of Canada in Ottawa, the Art Gallery of Ontario in Toronto and the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts.
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The Earth Returns to Life by Anthony Morse (Tony) Urquhart vendu pour $8,775
Anthony Morse (Tony) Urquhart
The Earth Returns to Life
32 x 40 in, 81.3 x 101.6 cm
huile sur toile
Estimation : 5 000 $ - 7 000 $ CDN
Vendu pour : 8 775 $ CDN (Prime d’achat incluse)
Fall 2009 - 1st Session, jeudi, 26 novembre 2009
Five-Dollar Bill by Anthony Morse (Tony) Urquhart vendu pour $4,973
Anthony Morse (Tony) Urquhart
Five-Dollar Bill
43 x 27 in, 109.2 x 68.6 cm
techniques mixtes et collage sur panneau
Estimation : 3 500 $ - 4 500 $ CDN
Vendu pour : 4 973 $ CDN (Prime d’achat incluse)
March 2012 - 4th Session, jeudi, 29 mars 2012
Requiem for a Dead Bird by Anthony Morse (Tony) Urquhart vendu pour $3,218
Anthony Morse (Tony) Urquhart
Requiem for a Dead Bird
36 x 36 in, 91.4 x 91.4 cm
huile sur lin
Estimation : 3 000 $ - 5 000 $ CDN
Vendu pour : 3 218 $ CDN (Prime d’achat incluse)
Fall 2008 - 1st Session, mercredi, 19 novembre 2008
Double Threshold with 5 Ornaments by Anthony Morse (Tony) Urquhart vendu pour $2,300
Anthony Morse (Tony) Urquhart
Double Threshold with 5 Ornaments
16 x 18 1/2 in, 40.6 x 47 cm
huile et acrylique sur panneau
Estimation : 2 000 $ - 3 000 $ CDN
Vendu pour : 2 300 $ CDN (Prime d’achat incluse)
September 2007 - 2nd Session, samedi, 29 septembre 2007
Venetian Wallpaper by Anthony Morse (Tony) Urquhart vendu pour $2,250
Anthony Morse (Tony) Urquhart
Venetian Wallpaper
38 x 16 1/2 x 16 1/2 in, 96.5 x 41.9 x 41.9 cm
construction en techniques mixtes
Estimation : 1 000 $ - 1 500 $ CDN
Vendu pour : 2 250 $ CDN (Prime d’achat incluse)
Canadian Abstract, jeudi, 27 janvier 2022
The Shadow by Anthony Morse (Tony) Urquhart vendu pour $1,750
Anthony Morse (Tony) Urquhart
The Shadow
31 1/2 x 49 3/4 in, 80 x 126.4 cm
huile sur toile
Estimation : 2 500 $ - 3 500 $ CDN
Vendu pour : 1 750 $ CDN (Prime d’achat incluse)
Post-War & Contemporary Art, jeudi, 26 mai 2022
The Sixth Door by Anthony Morse (Tony) Urquhart vendu pour $1,250
Anthony Morse (Tony) Urquhart
The Sixth Door
40 1/4 x 12 in, 102.2 x 30.5 cm
sculpture en techniques mixtes
Estimation : 1 000 $ - 1 500 $ CDN
Vendu pour : 1 250 $ CDN (Prime d’achat incluse)
Property from an Important Private Collection Ontario, jeudi, 28 janvier 2021
The Twenty First Door by Anthony Morse (Tony) Urquhart vendu pour $1,250
Anthony Morse (Tony) Urquhart
The Twenty First Door
20 x 14 1/4 in, 50.8 x 36.2 cm
1977
techniques mixtes sur bois
Estimation : 2 000 $ - 3 000 $ CDN
Vendu pour : 1 250 $ CDN (Prime d’achat incluse)
Post-War & Contemporary Art, jeudi, 28 mai 2020
Nine Drawings for Kitchener Court House by Anthony Morse (Tony) Urquhart vendu pour $500
Anthony Morse (Tony) Urquhart
Nine Drawings for Kitchener Court House
15 1/2 x 22 1/4 in, 39.4 x 56.5 cm
encre et aquarelle sur papier
Estimation : 800 $ - 1 200 $ CDN
Vendu pour : 500 $ CDN (Prime d’achat incluse)
Paper + Sculpture, jeudi, 25 juin 2020
The Dead Gull by Anthony Morse (Tony) Urquhart vendu pour $460
Anthony Morse (Tony) Urquhart
The Dead Gull
21 x 26 in, 53.3 x 66 cm
techniques mixtes sur papier
Estimation : 600 $ - 800 $ CDN
Vendu pour : 460 $ CDN (Prime d’achat incluse)
March 2003, samedi, 29 mars 2003