John A. Hammond
John A. Hammond
1843 - 1939
OSA RCA
John A. Hammond was a painter, photographer and printmaker, and he is best known for his landscapes of the Bay of Fundy in the Maritimes.

Hammond was born in Montreal, and by the age of eleven he had decided to become an artist. He led an adventurous life, and at 23 he joined an army regiment to supress a suspected Fenian raid. In the 1860s, Hammond traveled with his brother to New Zealand to search for gold. It is unclear if he did any drawing during this period, but in 1870 he joined the Transcontinental Survey party to create preliminary studies for building a railway. In 1871, through his work with the survey party, Hammond found employment with Wm. Notman Photographers in Montreal, Quebec. While at Notman, he worked with artists J.A. Fraser, Henry Sandham, Otto Jacobi and W.P. Weston. During his time with Notman, he began working towards the goal of becoming a full-time artist, and by 1873 he accomplished it when he was elected a member of the Ontario Society of Artists. He traveled to Saint John in 1880, where he painted portraits and worked as the principal of the Owens Art Institute, which was founded by John Owens, a shipbuilder and merchant in Saint John. Hammond ran the school between his travels until the early 1890s, when local interest in the Institute trailed off.

In 1885, he set sail for Europe once again. While in Holland, he spent time with James Whistler and likely learned about etching from the artist. He also painted with François Millet, the son of the great Jean-François Millet, at Barbizon, France, and in 1886, Hammond won two painting awards in the Paris Salon. In 1887, he exhibited at the National Gallery in New York, where he received honours. Hammond was elected a full member of the Royal Canadian Academy in 1893 and exhibited regularly at the RCA between 1891 and 1935. In 1901, he showed at the Pan-American Exhibition in Buffalo, where he received a silver medal. In 1904, Hammond was awarded a bronze medal at the Louisiana Purchase Exhibition. Sir William Van Horne, founder of the CPR, commissioned Hammond to create a number of large murals and paintings depicting Western Canada and the CPR’s role in opening up the West.

Hammond was appointed Director of the School of Art at Mount Allison from 1907 to 1919, and the institution awarded him an LL.D. in 1930. In 1920, Hammond held a solo exhibition at Jenkins Gallery. In 1967, a retrospective exhibition of his work was held at Owens Art Gallery, Mount Allison University. His work is included in the collections of the National Gallery of Canada and the Winnipeg Art Gallery, among others.
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Drying Fishnets on the Tantramar Marsh by John A. Hammond vendu pour $23,000
John A. Hammond
Drying Fishnets on the Tantramar Marsh
34 1/2 x 34 in, 87.6 x 86.3 cm
huile sur panneau
Estimation : 15 000 $ - 20 000 $ CDN
Vendu pour : 23 000 $ CDN (Prime d’achat incluse)
Fine Canadian Art Spring 2006, jeudi, 25 mai 2006
Pulling in the Seine at Night by John A. Hammond vendu pour $17,250
John A. Hammond
Pulling in the Seine at Night
14 x 43 in, 35.6 x 109.2 cm
huile sur toile
Estimation : 8 000 $ - 10 000 $ CDN
Vendu pour : 17 250 $ CDN (Prime d’achat incluse)
Fine Canadian Art Fall 2005, jeudi, 24 novembre 2005
Gathering Reeds at Dusk by John A. Hammond vendu pour $12,650
John A. Hammond
Gathering Reeds at Dusk
25 1/2 x 18 1/4 in, 64.8 x 46.3 cm
huile sur toile
Estimation : 5 000 $ - 7 000 $ CDN
Vendu pour : 12 650 $ CDN (Prime d’achat incluse)
Fine Canadian Art Fall 2006, vendredi, 24 novembre 2006
Fishing Fleet, Bay of Fundy by John A. Hammond vendu pour $12,500
John A. Hammond
Fishing Fleet, Bay of Fundy
26 3/4 x 39 1/4 in, 67.9 x 99.7 cm
huile sur toile
Estimation : 4 000 $ - 6 000 $ CDN
Vendu pour : 12 500 $ CDN (Prime d’achat incluse)
Fine Canadian Art | Part II, jeudi, 27 juillet 2023
Market Slip, St. John, New Brunswick by John A. Hammond vendu pour $10,000
John A. Hammond
Market Slip, St. John, New Brunswick
30 x 24 in, 76.2 x 61 cm
huile sur toile
Estimation : 3 000 $ - 5 000 $ CDN
Vendu pour : 10 000 $ CDN (Prime d’achat incluse)
Fine Canadian Art, samedi, 26 juin 2021
Gaspésiennes Fishing, Bay of Fundy by John A. Hammond vendu pour $9,775
John A. Hammond
Gaspésiennes Fishing, Bay of Fundy
16 1/4 x 36 in, 41.3 x 91.4 cm
circa 1896
huile sur toile
Estimation : 8 000 $ - 10 000 $ CDN
Vendu pour : 9 775 $ CDN (Prime d’achat incluse)
November 2007 - 1st Session, samedi, 24 novembre 2007
Evening, Venice by John A. Hammond vendu pour $9,360
John A. Hammond
Evening, Venice
29 1/4 x 39 1/2 in, 74.3 x 100.3 cm
techniques mixtes sur panneau
Estimation : 12 000 $ - 16 000 $ CDN
Vendu pour : 9 360 $ CDN (Prime d’achat incluse)
June 2012 - 2nd Session, jeudi, 28 juin 2012
First Nations Encampment by John A. Hammond vendu pour $8,850
John A. Hammond
First Nations Encampment
34 x 30 in, 86.3 x 76.2 cm
huile sur panneau
Estimation : 7 000 $ - 9 000 $ CDN
Vendu pour : 8 850 $ CDN (Prime d’achat incluse)
May 2014 - 6th Session, samedi, 31 mai 2014
Pasture Stream by John A. Hammond vendu pour $7,670
John A. Hammond
Pasture Stream
34 x 30 1/2 in, 86.3 x 77.5 cm
huile sur toile
Estimation : 7 000 $ - 9 000 $ CDN
Vendu pour : 7 670 $ CDN (Prime d’achat incluse)
May 2014 - 6th Session, samedi, 31 mai 2014
Outward Bound, Bay of Fundy by John A. Hammond vendu pour $5,313
John A. Hammond
Outward Bound, Bay of Fundy
10 1/4 x 12 7/8 in, 26 x 32.7 cm
huile sur panneau
Estimation : 1 500 $ - 2 000 $ CDN
Vendu pour : 5 313 $ CDN (Prime d’achat incluse)
Fine Canadian Art, jeudi, 24 février 2022