Alex Simeon Janvier Paintings & Artwork for Sale | Alex Simeon Janvier Art Value Price Guide

Jun. 01, 2024
Alex Simeon Janvier, Alberta / Canada (b. 1935), Steps to Take, gouache on paper
Est: $2,000 - $3,000
Alex Simeon Janvier Alberta / Canada, (b. 1935) Steps to Take gouache on paper signed lower left, framed.
Link Auction Galleries
May. 29, 2024
Alex Janvier, CM, AOE, RCA, LLD (b. 1935), CHERRY CHEERS, CA. 2006
Est: $6,000 - $8,000
Alex Janvier, CM, AOE, RCA, LLD (b. 1935) CHERRY CHEERS, CA. 2006 watercolour on paper signed lower left sheet 22.5 x 30 in — 57.2 x 76.2 cm Estimate: $6,000—8,000
Waddington's
Apr. 28, 2024
ALEX JANVIER - Good Soil Road
Est: $700 - $900
ALEX JANVIER (Canadian/Dene Suline/Saulteaux, 1935-) "Good Soil Road" - Limited edition serigraph 84/100. Signed lower right, titled lower left, editioned lower centre. Unframed. 18 x 24 inches. From the Twentieth Anniversary 1959 - 1979 Gallery Moos Limited portfolio. Excellent condition, never framed or displayed.
Saskatchewan Network for Art Collecting
Oct. 29, 2023
ALEX JANVIER - The Fast Rise
Est: $425 - $475
ALEX JANVIER (Canadian/Dene Suline/Saulteaux, 1935-) "The Fast Rise" - Limited edition giclee print on canvas, 88/199. Signed and editioned lower right, titled lower centre. 20 x 16 inches. Unframed (canvas wrapped edges, ready for display). Excellent condition.
Saskatchewan Network for Art Collecting
Jul. 15, 2023
Alex Janvier - Wild Man
Est: $3,000 - $5,000
Wild Man
Westbridge Fine Art Auction House
Apr. 23, 2023
ALEX JANVIER - Spring Thawing
Est: $420 - $500
ALEX JANVIER (Canadian/Dene Suline/Saulteaux, 1935-) "Spring Thawing" 2007 - Limited edition giclee print on canvas, 60/199. Signed and dated lower right, titled lower centre, editioned lower left. 16 x 20 inches. Unframed (canvas wrapped edges, ready for display). Excellent condition. Original 2019 Janvier Gallery (Cold Lake, Alberta) receipt attached (indicating a price of $475).
Saskatchewan Network for Art Collecting
May. 15, 2022
ALLEN SAPP - Nothing Much to Do
Est: $500 - $700
ALLEN SAPP (1929-2015) "Nothing Much to Do" - Limited edition reproduction print, 77/250. Signed lower right, titled lower left, editioned lower centre. Framed. 15 x 22.5 inches (image), 21 x 29 inches (frame). Excellent condition.
Saskatchewan Network for Art Collecting
May. 15, 2022
ALEX JANVIER - Spring Thawing
Est: $420 - $500
ALEX JANVIER (Canadian,1935-) "Spring Thawing" 2007 - Limited edition giclee print on canvas, 60/199. Signed and dated lower right, titled lower centre, editioned lower left. 16 x 20 inches. Unframed (canvas wrapped edges, ready for display). Excellent condition. Original 2019 Janvier Gallery (Cold Lake, Alberta) receipt attached (indicating a price of $475).
Saskatchewan Network for Art Collecting
May. 15, 2022
ALEX JANVIER - Prairie Life Line
Est: $7,000 - $9,500
ALEX JANVIER (Canadian,1935-) "Prairie Life Line" - Oil on canvas. Signed lower left, titled verso. 24 x 30 inches. Unframed. Excellent condition. Original 2018 Janvier Gallery (Cold Lake, Alberta) receipt attached (indicating a price of $8,500).
Saskatchewan Network for Art Collecting
May. 15, 2022
ALEX JANVIER - Fast Fiddle - 'X' Series
Est: $5,000 - $7,500
ALEX JANVIER (Canadian,1935-) "Fast Fiddle - 'X' Series" - Oil on canvas. Signed lower left, titled verso. Unframed. 16 x 12 inches. Original 2019 Janvier Gallery (Cold Lake, Alberta) receipt attached. Excellent Condition.
Saskatchewan Network for Art Collecting
Nov. 20, 2021
ALEX JANVIER - The Age Eagle
Est: $6,000 - $7,500
ALEX JANVIER (Canadian, 1935-) "The Age Eagle" 2016. Watercolour on paper. Signed lower centre, titled and dated on label verso, framed. 22 x 22 in. Certificate of Appraisal from Janvier Gallery (Cold Lake AB) from indicating a current value of $6,500 without framing.
Saskatchewan Network for Art Collecting
Sep. 17, 2020
ALEX JANVIER, POWER STRUGGLE, 1966, oil on canvas board, 24 ins x 30 ins; 61 cms x 76.2 cms
Est: $7,000 - $9,000
ALEX JANVIER POWER STRUGGLE, 1966 oil on canvas board signed and inscribed "287"; also signed, titled, and dated "March 5/66" on the reverse 24 ins x 30 ins; 61 cms x 76.2 cms Provenance: Private Collection, Ottawa At the age of eight, Alex Janvier was sent to Blue Quills Indian Residential School in St. Paul, Alberta. Members of its staff recognized his artistic potential and encouraged him to pursue formal art training at the Provincial Institute of Technology and Art in Calgary (now the Alberta College of Art and Design). He was one of the first artists of Indigenous ancestry from Canada to receive professional arts training. Following graduation, he also became one of the first to be hired for a faculty position in studio art. Janvier’s early work was influenced by European Modernism; in particular, by Expressionist and Surrealist painters including Wassily Kandinsky, Joan Miró, and Paul Klee. He combined these influences with a deep affection for Dene quill and beadwork and would come to identify himself at this time as the “First Indian Modernist.” Janvier’s work of this period is characterized by heavy use of line, muted colour palette, and fractured forms. Power Struggle is a tempest of movement and pigment where several figures and objects emerge from the canvas. This, coupled with its evocative title, may reference Canada’s treatment towards Indigenous peoples and Janvier’s own experiences living on-reserve and surviving Residential School. To this end, the painting is not only signed using his surname but also with “287,” the number associated with his band treaty. This signage represents Janvier’s commitment to resisting government interference to his identity and that of all Indigenous peoples in Canada. A year after the painting’s completion, Janvier helped organize the Indians of Canada Pavilion for Expo ’67 in Montreal. In time, the composition of his paintings would loosen considerably, growing intense with colour and ebbing linework. During the 1970s, he joined the Professional Native Indian Arts Inc. (PNIAI), an Indigenous artist collective that included members Norval Morrisseau, Daphne Odjig, Carl Ray, Joseph Sanchez, Eddy Cobiness, and Jackson Beardy. The collective attempted to break cultural and political stereotypes by demanding recognition as professional artists of Indigenous descent. We thank Matthew Ryan Smith, Ph.D., Curator and Head of Collections at Glenhyrst Art Gallery in Brantford, Ontario, for contributing this essay. Estimate: $7,000–9,000
Waddington's
Aug. 28, 2019
Landscape Cottage Scene, Janvier O/M
Est: $50 - $100
signed "Janvier" lower right, the stretcher inscribed "Alex Simeon Janvier" (possibly Alex Janvier, Canadian, b.1935). Frame size: 13" high, 15" wide.
Schwenke Auctioneers
May. 11, 2019
Alex Janvier, Alberta, Canada (b.1935), Untitled, 1964, gouache on paper, 25 x 18 3/4 inches
Est: $4,000 - $6,000
Alex Janvier Alberta, Canada (b.1935) Untitled, 1964 gouache on paper, signed and dated lower center, framed. 25 x 18 3/4 inches
Link Auction Galleries
Sep. 13, 2018
ALEX JANVIER, TWO ABSTRACT WORKS, both serigraphs, unframed, 19.5 ins x 28.5 ins; 49.5 cms x 72.4 cms
Est: $600 - $900
ALEX JANVIERTWO ABSTRACT WORKSboth serigraphs, unframedboth titled indistinctly and signed, the first numbered 15/ap, the second 13/ap 19.5 ins x 28.5 ins; 49.5 cms x 72.4 cms Provenance:Private Collection, TorontoEstimate: $600–900
Waddington's
Mar. 15, 2018
ALEX JANVIER, LADIES FANCY DANCE, 1980, acrylic on canvas, 20 ins x 24 ins; 50.8 cms x 61 cms
Est: $2,500 - $3,000
ALEX JANVIERLADIES FANCY DANCE, 1980acrylic on canvassigned 20 ins x 24 ins; 50.8 cms x 61 cms Provenance:Private Collection, TorontoEstimate: $2,500–3,000
Waddington's
Oct. 11, 2017
Janvier, Alex Simeon (1935- ) The King Wolf (1973)
Est: $1,600 - $2,000
Technique mixte sur papier, signée et datée en bas à gauche Janvier 73 Mixed media on paper, signed and dated on lower left Janvier 73 15 ¼” x 23 ¼”; 38.73 x 59.05 cm
Champagne Auctions
Jun. 03, 2017
ALEX JANVIER - Good Soil Road
Est: $700 - $900
ALEX JANVIER (Canadian, 1935-) "Good Soil Road" - Limited edition serigraph 31/100. Signed lower right, titled lower left, editioned lower centre, framed. 17 x 22 in.
Saskatchewan Network for Art Collecting
May. 30, 2017
ALEX JANVIER (1935-), DENÉ BEACH, gouache on paper (framed), 15" x 20" — 38.1 x 50.8 cm.
Est: $2,000 - $3,000
ALEX JANVIER (1935-)DENÉ BEACHgouache on paper, signed, titled in pencil on the reverse, dated 1980 to gallery label, framed15" x 20" — 38.1 x 50.8 cm.Provenance:Gallery Moos Ltd., Toronto,Private CollectionEstimate: $2,000—3,000
Waddington's
May. 30, 2017
ALEX JANVIER (1935-), TINY HOLDER (FROM LIFE’S SCRABBLE SERIES), watercolour (framed), diameter 13" — 33 cm.
Est: $1,500 - $2,500
ALEX JANVIER (1935-)TINY HOLDER (FROM LIFE’S SCRABBLE SERIES)watercolour, signed, dated 1994, titled, and further inscribed “Life’s Scrabble Series / 12’ [sic] circle watercolor/rag paper” in pencil on the reverse, frameddiameter 13" — 33 cm.Literature:Alex Janvier, Alex Janvier, Greg A. Hill, National Art Gallery of Canada, Ottawa, 2016, pages 7-9Murray Whyte, Toronto Star, Alex Janvier comes full circle with National Gallery retrospective, November 27, 2016, thestar.comSandra Abma, CBC, “This is Really A Story of Canada”, November 25, 2016, CBC.ca/NewsNote:The subject of a major retrospective at the National Art Gallery of Canada which ran from November 2016-2017. The exhibition included over 150 works from his 65 year career. The son of the last Chief of Cold Lake First Nations and a residential school survivor, Janvier was an astute observer from a young age. He feels that “Art truly is a universal language that can communicate any idea, any feeling, of anyone, regardless of their social standing, their religious beliefs or the language they speak.” Alex Janvier is regarded as one of the most important contemporary Indigenous artists in Canada.For similar works see, Janvier in the Round, pages 57 - 64 of Alex Janvier, the National Art Gallery of Canada’s exhibition publication, 2016.Estimate: $1,500—2,500
Waddington's
May. 29, 2017
ALEX JANVIER, UNTITLED, acrylic on canvas, 12 ins x 16 ins; 40.6 cms x 30.5 cms
Est: $2,000 - $3,000
ALEX JANVIERUNTITLEDacrylic on canvassigned and dated ‘73 12 ins x 16 ins; 40.6 cms x 30.5 cms Provenance:Private Collection, BellevilleLiterature:Greg A. Hill with essays by Chris Dueker and Lee-Ann Martin, Alex Janvier, (catalogue), National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa, 2017, page 12.1973, the year this work was painted, was also the year the idea of PNIAI (Professional Native Indian Artists Incorporated) was developed although the group would not be incorporated until 1974. Alex Janvier (b.1935) was pivotal in this initiative which would become known colloquially as "the Indian Group of Seven." Lee-Ann Martin notes that Janvier's work is "a combination of both indigenous and Western methods firmly rooted in the cultural soil of Canada and is not seen anywhere else in the world." Indeed, the visual language used by Janvier reflects his heritage with abstract designs drawn from beadwork, textiles and other indigenous sources, interpreted in liquid lines and primary colours. Alex Janvier was the subject of a major retrospective at the National Gallery of Canada from November 26, 2016 to April 17, 2017.Estimate: $2,000–3,000
Waddington's
Nov. 22, 2016
ALEX JANVIER, A.O.E. (1935-), TOM-21 NO FEAR OF LOUD VOICES, acrylic on paper (framed), 9" x 12" — 22.9 x 30.5 cm.
Est: $1,500 - $2,000
ALEX JANVIER, A.O.E. (1935-)TOM-21 NO FEAR OF LOUD VOICESacrylic on paper, signed and dated ‘72, framed, sight9" x 12" — 22.9 x 30.5 cm.Provenance:The Pollock Gallery Limited, TorontoPrivate Collection, AlbertaNote:Janvier is the subject of a major retrospective at the National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa beginning November 25th, 2016.Estimate: $1,500—2,000
Waddington's
Nov. 16, 2015
Alex Simeon Janvier (1935-), SATURDAY MORNING, gouache on paper (framed), 11" x 15" — 27.9 x 38.1 cm.
Est: $1,000 - $1,500
ALEX SIMEON JANVIER (1935-), DENE SULINE/SAULTEAUXSATURDAY MORNINGgouache on paper, signed in Roman lower left and titled in pencil verso, framed11" x 15" — 27.9 x 38.1 cm.
Waddington's
Jun. 13, 2014
Alex Janvier (Canadian, b. 1935), "Sweetgrass"
Est: $1,000 - $2,000
Alex Janvier (Canadian, b. 1935), "Sweetgrass" gouache on paper, signed at lower right "Janvier" with blind stamp below, matted and framed under glass, with gallery label on the verso. 18.5 diameter; DOA 26.25 x 25.75 in. The 50 year collection of the late Drs. Arnold & Helene Gerall of New Orleans, LA & Chapel Hill, NC Not examined out of the frame.
Leland Little Auctions
Nov. 27, 2013
ALEX JANVIER, KINDRED SOUL, gouache, 14.75 ins x 23 ins; 37.5 cms x 58.4 cms
Est: $2,500 - $3,000
ALEX JANVIERKINDRED SOUL, gouache; signed, dated '75 and inscribed "287" 14.75 ins x 23 ins; 37.5 cms x 58.4 cms Provenance: Dominion Gallery, MontrealPrivate Collection, Quebec
Waddington's
Jun. 06, 2013
ALEX JANVIER DISTURBING LAKE, acrylic on canvas;
Est: $2,000 - $3,000
ALEX JANVIER DISTURBING LAKE, acrylic on canvas; signed; signed, titled, dated ca. 1980 and inscribed "CLW-2" on the reverse, grime and staining on the surface of the artwork, sold "as is" and not subject to return diameter 23.75 ins; 59.4 cms
Waddington's
Nov. 30, 2011
ALEX SIMEON JANVIER RCA
Est: $800 - $1,200
Canadian born 1935; Blue Flyer; Acrylic on canvas; Signed & dated '73; titled on reverse; 20 x 16 in, 51 x 40.5 cm
Walker's
Aug. 25, 2011
Alex Simeon Janvier 1935 - Canadian acrylic on
Est: $2,000 - $3,000
Alex Simeon Janvier 1935 - Canadian acrylic on linen CLT-073 New Hope, Cold Lake Alberta 20 x 16 inches 50.8 x 40.6 centimeters signed and on verso titled and dated September 1978 Provenance:Freeman Galleries, Kelowna Private Collection, Vancouver
Heffel
Mar. 31, 2011
Alex Simeon Janvier 1935 - Canadian gouache on
Est: $1,200 - $1,500
Alex Simeon Janvier 1935 - Canadian gouache on paper The Arena at Cold Lake 11 x 14 7/8 inches 27.9 x 37.8 centimeters signed and on verso titled, dated 1978 and inscribed ""CLW"" Provenance:Private Collection, Vancouver
Heffel
Mar. 27, 2011
Alex Janvier Calgary I After China
Est: $2,000 - $2,500
Calgary I After China
Westbridge Fine Art Auction House
Nov. 29, 2010
Alex Simeon Janvier Canadian RCA [b. 1935]
Est: $3,000 - $3,500
Alex Simeon Janvier Canadian RCA [b. 1935] MACKENZIE PIPELINE; 1981 acrylic on canvas 18 x 24 in. (45.7 x 61 cm) signed, titled & dated
Hodgins Art Auctions Ltd.
Sep. 26, 2010
Alex Janvier Abstract Composition
Est: $1,500 - $2,000
Abstract Composition
Westbridge Fine Art Auction House
Sep. 26, 2010
Alex Janvier Abstract Composition
Est: $1,500 - $2,000
Abstract Composition
Westbridge Fine Art Auction House
Mar. 25, 2010
Alex Simeon Janvier 1935 - Canadian gouache on paper Spring Series: Slow Snow
Est: $2,000 - $3,000
Alex Simeon Janvier 1935 - Canadian gouache on paper Spring Series: Slow Snow 29 3/4 x 22 1/2 inches 75.6 x 57.1 centimeters signed Provenance:Private Collection, Vancouver
Heffel
Mar. 25, 2010
Alex Simeon Janvier 1935 - Canadian acrylic on linen North Air
Est: $2,500 - $3,000
Alex Simeon Janvier 1935 - Canadian acrylic on linen North Air 24 x 20 inches 61 x 50.8 centimeters signed and on verso signed, titled and dated 1994 Provenance:Private Collection, Vancouver This painting is from the Fresh Air Celebration Series. Please note: this work is unframed.
Heffel
Mar. 25, 2010
Alex Simeon Janvier 1935 - Canadian acrylic on canvas English Bay Air
Est: $2,500 - $3,000
Alex Simeon Janvier 1935 - Canadian acrylic on canvas English Bay Air 24 x 20 inches 61 x 50.8 centimeters signed and on verso titled Provenance:Private Collection, Vancouver This painting is from the Fresh Air Celebration Series. Please note: this work is unframed.
Heffel
Mar. 25, 2010
Alex Simeon Janvier 1935 - Canadian acrylic on canvas Eastern Air
Est: $2,500 - $3,000
Alex Simeon Janvier 1935 - Canadian acrylic on canvas Eastern Air 24 x 20 inches 61 x 50.8 centimeters signed and on verso signed, titled and dated 1994 Provenance:Private Collection, Vancouver This painting is from the Fresh Air Celebration Series. Please note: this work is unframed.
Heffel
Mar. 25, 2010
Alex Simeon Janvier 1935 - Canadian acrylic on canvas Blueberry Point Air
Est: $2,500 - $3,000
Alex Simeon Janvier 1935 - Canadian acrylic on canvas Blueberry Point Air 24 x 20 inches 61 x 50.8 centimeters signed and on verso titled Provenance:Private Collection, Vancouver This painting is from the Fresh Air Celebration Series. Please note: this work is unframed.
Heffel
Feb. 25, 2010
Alex Simeon Janvier 1935 - Canadian mixed media on
Est: $1,000 - $1,500
Alex Simeon Janvier 1935 - Canadian mixed media on paper Eagle Talk 11 3/4 x 11 3/4 inches 29.8 x 29.8 centimeters signed Provenance:Bearclaw Gallery, Edmonton Private Collection, Chicago
Heffel
Jan. 28, 2010
Alex Simeon Janvier 1935 - Canadian acrylic on
Est: $1,000 - $1,500
Alex Simeon Janvier 1935 - Canadian acrylic on canvas Choosing Someone 20 x 16 inches 50.8 x 40.6 centimeters signed and on verso signed, titled and dated 1993 Provenance:Private Collection, Illinois Please note: This work is unframed.
Heffel
Dec. 13, 2009
Alex Janvier, Sunset, abstract gouache
Est: $1,500 - $2,000
Sunset
Westbridge Fine Art Auction House
May. 26, 2009
Alex Simeon Janvier
Est: $1,000 - $1,250
Canadian RCA [b. 1935] FULL HALF BLOOD; 1980 gouache on paper 13.5 x 17.5 in. (34.3 x 44.5 cm) signed, titled & dated
Hodgins Art Auctions Ltd.
Feb. 01, 2009
Alex Janvier acrylic Indians abstract
Est: $2,000 - $3,000
Indians
Westbridge Fine Art Auction House
Nov. 27, 2008
Alex Simeon Janvier (Born 1935 RCA)
Est: $700 - $900
Abstract Composition (Gouache on paper, signed & dated 67)
Walker's
Nov. 27, 2008
Alex Simeon Janvier (Born 1935 RCA)
Est: $700 - $900
Grand Central Alberta (Gouache on paper, signed & dated 67)
Walker's
Nov. 18, 2007
Artist : ALEX JANVIER ~ [b.1935] Canadian Title :
Est: $1,500 - $2,000
Artist : ALEX JANVIER ~ [b.1935] Canadian Title : Later Flowers Media : acrylic on canvas 15.75 x 20 in. / 40 x 51 cm. Dated: 1979 Notes: signed lower left; signed, titled, dated and inscribed 'Cold Lake Alberta' verso; framed Reference: the Alberta Biennial Celebrates Alex Janvier opened at the Art Gallery of Calgary September through January 5, 2008 Provenance: West End Gallery, Edmonton, label verso; private collection, Alberta ESTIMATE:
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