John Lyman Paintings & Artwork for Sale | John Lyman Art Value Price Guide

Dec. 05, 2024
JOHN GOODMAN LYMAN (CANADIAN, 1886-1967), UNTITLED (WINTER)
Est: $150 - $200
JOHN GOODMAN LYMAN (CANADIAN, 1886-1967) UNTITLED (WINTER) INK ON PAPER; SIGNED LOWER RIGHT - UNFRAMED Estimate: $150—200 CAD
Waddington's
Mar. 09, 2021
Lyman, John Goodwin - Hastings Rocks, Barbados
Est: $3,000 - $4,000
Lyman, John Goodwin (1886-1967) Hastings Rocks, Barbados Description (FR): Huile sur panneau, signée en bas à droite Lyman Description (EN): Oil on board, signed on lower right Lyman Dimension (PO): 6" x 7 3 / 4" Dimension (CM): 15.24 x 19.68 cm Rapport de condition: Sur demande, nous nous ferons un plaisir de répondre à vos questions de manière détaillée. Condition report: Upon request, We will gladly answer all your inquiries in a detailed manner.
Champagne Auctions
Sep. 30, 2020
John Goodwin Lyman Oil on Panel
Est: $3,000 - $4,000
John Goodwin Lyman (1886-1967) oil on panel of Lake Laurentian II, (California), circa 1933 13" x 16" sight size / 16.5" x 19.5" overall Note: Exhibited Agnes Etherington Art Centre 1986
Wiederseim Associates, Inc.
Jun. 15, 2020
Lyman, John Goodwin - Hastings Rocks, Barbados
Est: $3,000 - $4,000
Lyman, John Goodwin (1886 - 1967) Hastings Rocks, Barbados Description (FR): Huile sur panneau, signée en bas à droite Lyman Description (EN): Oil on board, signed on lower right Lyman Dimension (PO): 6" x 7 3 / 4" Dimension (CM): 15.24 x 19.68 cm Rapport de condition: Sur demande, nous nous ferons un plaisir de répondre à vos questions de manière détaillée. Condition report: Upon request, We will gladly answer all your inquiries in a detailed manner.
Champagne Auctions
May. 16, 2019
John Lyman (1886-1967), Secret Talk, Pen on Paper
Est: $300 - $600
John Goodwin Lyman (Canadian 1886-1967), Secret Talk, Pen on Paper, Signed 11 x 5 inches
Kavanagh Auctions
Jan. 29, 2019
Lyman, John Goodwin (1886-1967) L'artiste et son modèle
Est: $1,800 - $2,200
Fusain sur papier, signé en bas à droite Lyman Charcoal on paper, signed on lower right Lyman
Champagne Auctions
Nov. 28, 2018
Lyman, John Goodwin (1886 - 1967) Hastings Rocks, Barbados
Est: $3,000 - $5,000
Huile sur panneau, signé en bas à droite Lyman Oil on board, signed on lower right Lyman 6" x 7 3 / 4" 15.24 x 19.68 cm
Champagne Auctions
Sep. 13, 2018
JOHN GOODWIN LYMAN, COURTYARD SCENE, pencil on paper, 12.5 ins x 7.25 ins; 28.6 cms x 38.1 cms
Est: $500 - $700
JOHN GOODWIN LYMANCOURTYARD SCENEpencil on papersigned 12.5 ins x 7.25 ins; 28.6 cms x 38.1 cms Provenance:Private Collection, MontrealEstimate: $500–700
Waddington's
Sep. 13, 2018
JOHN GOODWIN LYMAN, SELF-PORTRAIT, conte on paper, 9.75 ins x 8 ins; 24.8 cms x 20.3 cms
Est: $900 - $1,200
JOHN GOODWIN LYMANSELF-PORTRAITconte on papersigned 9.75 ins x 8 ins; 24.8 cms x 20.3 cms Provenance:Private Collection, VancouverEstimate: $900–1,200
Waddington's
May. 28, 2018
JOHN GOODWIN LYMAN, LA SOUFRIÉRE, SAINTE LUCIE, oil on canvas, 28 ins x 20 ins; 71.1 cms x 50.8 cms
Est: $8,000 - $10,000
JOHN GOODWIN LYMANLA SOUFRIÉRE, SAINTE LUCIEoil on canvassigned; also signed and titled on the reverse 28 ins x 20 ins; 71.1 cms x 50.8 cms Provenance:Private Collection, TorontoJohn Lyman (1886-1967) leads the long list of anglophone Quebeckers who championed the attributes of the School of Paris and French subjective colour. He studied in Paris in 1907 at the Académie Julian, befriended J. W. Morrice and enrolled in 1909 at the Académie Matisse. Fauvism and Matisse, with whom he maintained a correspondence, were Lyman’s touchstones. He returned to Montreal in an attempt to introduce modernism to Quebec, however, Lyman’s art was ridiculed by the media and he departed for a 28 year residence and sojourn through France, Spain, and North Africa. The depression brought him back to Quebec where in 1939 Lyman formed the Contemporary Art Society (CAS) to exhibit and promote modern art. By 1948 there was serious dissension within its ranks. Borduas and the Automatistes split off to pen the Refus Global and Alfred Pellan issued his manifesto: Prisme d'Yeux. Lyman’s commitment to modernist figuration was out of step with the prevailing spirit of abstraction; the CAS disbanded that year. Nevertheless, Lyman’s subjective colour left an indelible impression upon the art of Quebec. Throughout his long, productive career, Lyman sought exotic lands which allowed him full reign to employ extravagant Fauvist colour combinations. La Soufriére, Sainte Lucie is a fine example of Lyman’s major aesthetic interests.Estimate: $8,000–10,000
Waddington's
Dec. 11, 2016
Lyman, John Goodwin (1886-1967) Hastings Rocks, Barbados
Est: $3,000 - $5,000
Huile sur toile cartonnee, signee en bas a droite Lyman Oil on canvas panel, signed on lower right Lyman 6 x 7 .75 in ; 15.24 x 19.68 cm
Champagne Auctions
Jun. 25, 2016
John Lyman (1886-1967)
Est: $2,000 - $2,500
John Lyman (Quebec, California, Maine, France, 1886-1967), landscape, oil on canvas. Work 32" x 26". Unsigned.
Copake Auction Inc.
Apr. 17, 2016
Lyman, John Goodwin (1886-1967) Lake Lyster
Est: $6,000 - $8,000
Huile sur carton, signée en bas à gauche Lyman Oil on cardboard, signed on lower left Lyman 14 7/8 x 18; 37.78 x 45.72 cm Merci de nous contacter pour le rapport de condition. Please contact us for condition report.
Lapointe & Champagne
Jan. 01, 2016
John Lyman (1886-1967)
Est: $4,000 - $5,000
John Lyman (Quebec, California, Maine, France, 1886-1967), landscape, oil on canvas. Work 32" x 26".
Copake Auction Inc.
Jul. 16, 2015
John Goodwin Lyman Canadian, 1886-1967 Alpine Landscape Before a Lake
Est: $1,500 - $2,500
John Goodwin Lyman Canadian, 1886-1967 Alpine Landscape Before a Lake Signed Lyman (lr) Oil on panel 14 13/16 x 18 1/8 inches Provenance: Dominion Gallery, Montreal C
DOYLE Auctioneers & Appraisers
Jul. 09, 2015
JOHN GOODWIN LYMAN (CANADIAN, 1886-1967), PROFILE OF A WOMAN, CHARCOAL DRAWING; SIGNED LOWER LEFT (Sight, 14” x 10”)
Est: -
JOHN GOODWIN LYMAN (CANADIAN, 1886-1967) PROFILE OF A WOMANCHARCOAL DRAWING; SIGNED LOWER LEFT (Sight, 14” x 10”)Estimate: $400—600
Waddington's
May. 26, 2014
JOHN GOODWIN LYMAN, LAURENTIAN LAKE, CA. 1933, oil on canvas, 5 ins x 6.5 ins; 12.7 cms x 16.5 cms
Est: $2,500 - $3,000
JOHN GOODWIN LYMANLAURENTIAN LAKE, CA. 1933oil on canvassigned on the reverse 5 ins x 6.5 ins; 12.7 cms x 16.5 cms Provenance:Private Collection, MontrealLiterature:Louise Dompierre, I Live By My Eyes, Agnes Etherington Art Centre, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, 1986, pp. 147-149 for related works depicting Laurentian lakes, executed in the early 1930s.
Waddington's
May. 26, 2014
JOHN GOODWIN LYMAN, LAURENTIAN LANDSCAPE, CA. 1938, oil on canvas, 5 ins x 7 ins; 12.7 cms x 17.8 cms
Est: $2,500 - $3,000
JOHN GOODWIN LYMANLAURENTIAN LANDSCAPE, CA. 1938oil on canvassigned on the reverse 5 ins x 7 ins; 12.7 cms x 17.8 cms Provenance:Private Collection, Montreal
Waddington's
May. 26, 2014
JOHN GOODWIN LYMAN, THE BERRY PICKERS, CA. 1944, charcoal and pencil, 22 ins x 17 ins; 55.9 cms x 43.2 cms
Est: $6,000 - $8,000
JOHN GOODWIN LYMANTHE BERRY PICKERS, CA. 1944charcoal and pencilsigned, with artist's notation "raise principal figure" at top of right edge 22 ins x 17 ins; 55.9 cms x 43.2 cms Literature:Louise Dompierre, I Live By My Eyes, Agnes Etherington Art Centre, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, 1986, page 165 for a closely related charcoal sketch of this subject, reproduced.Note:Dompierre notes that at the time of her Lyman exhibition, the related oil painting was in a private collection in Vancouver. The charcoal sketch is in the collection of the Musée du Québec.
Waddington's
May. 26, 2014
JOHN GOODWIN LYMAN, SKETCH FOR "AIRPLANE", oil on paper, 5 ins x 7 ins; 12.7 cms x 17.8 cms
Est: $2,000 - $3,000
JOHN GOODWIN LYMANSKETCH FOR "AIRPLANE"oil on papersigned on the reverse 5 ins x 7 ins; 12.7 cms x 17.8 cms Provenance:Private Collection, MontrealLiterature:Louise Dompierre, I Live by My Eyes, Agnes Etherington Art Centre, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, 1986, page 36, illustration no. 6 for Airplane c. 1912, reproduced.
Waddington's
Nov. 29, 2012
John Goodwin Lyman 1886 - 1967 Canadian pencil on
Est: $800 - $1,200
John Goodwin Lyman 1886 - 1967 Canadian pencil on paper Courtyard Scene 12 1/2 x 7 1/4 inches 31.7 x 18.4 centimeters signed and on verso inscribed indistinctly Provenance:Private Collection, Victoria
Heffel
Nov. 26, 2012
JOHN GOODWIN LYMANLAC OUIMET, MONT TREMBLANT, oil on panel; signed 13 ins x 16 ins; 32.5 cms x 40 cms Provenance: Dominion Gallery, Montreal.Galerie Walter Klinkhoff Inc., Montreal.Private Collection, Toronto.
Est: $7,000 - $9,000
JOHN GOODWIN LYMANLAC OUIMET, MONT TREMBLANT, oil on panel; signed 13 ins x 16 ins; 32.5 cms x 40 cms $7,000-9,000Provenance: Dominion Gallery, Montreal.Galerie Walter Klinkhoff Inc., Montreal.Private Collection, Toronto.
Waddington's
Nov. 22, 2012
John Goodwin Lyman 1886 - 1967 Canadian oil on
Est: $8,000 - $10,000
John Goodwin Lyman 1886 - 1967 Canadian oil on canvas board Warwick, North Shore II 10 x 15 3/4 inches 25.4 x 40 centimeters signed and on verso titled on the gallery labels and stamped with the Dominion Gallery stamp Provenance:Dominion Gallery, Montreal Gerard Gorce, Montreal Peter Ohler Fine Arts Ltd., Vancouver Private Collection, Toronto
Heffel
Nov. 22, 2012
John Goodwin Lyman 1886 - 1967 Canadian oil on
Est: $35,000 - $45,000
John Goodwin Lyman 1886 - 1967 Canadian oil on canvas board Group on Provincetown Beach 12 x 16 inches 30.5 x 40.6 centimeters signed and on verso titled variously, inscribed with the Dominion Gallery inventory #H3182 and stamped Dominion Gallery, Montreal Literature:Louise Dompierre, John Lyman 1886 - 1967, Agnes Etherington Art Centre, 1986, page 91, similar works entitled The Beach, St-Jean-de-Luz reproduced page 138 and The Beach, St-Jean-de-Luz II reproduced page 139 Provenance:Dominion Gallery, Montreal Private Collection, Quebec Private Collection, Vancouver The tradition of beach scenes in art history goes back to Eugène Boudin in the mid-nineteen century and to the beautiful, atmospheric scenes of leisure so beautifully portrayed by the French Impressionists such as Claude Monet and Georges Seurat. The concept of spending summer holidays at the seaside is quite a modern one, and John Lyman embraced this subject, painting beach scenes in locations ranging from France to North America. An inheritance gave Lyman financial freedom, and he was a very cosmopolitan man, taking many sojourns abroad. As Louise Dompierre writes, "the leisurely contemplation of human nature and of nature generally" reflected the predilections of his lifestyle. Lyman was a modernist and a founder of Montreal's Contemporary Arts Society. Although he chose not to venture into abstraction, he was keenly aware of the relationships created by line and colour. He stated that he needed to reflect his interior life through the images of exterior life. Group on Provincetown Beach, infused with a mood of sweet reverie and the pleasure of a day at the beach, is a fine example of his beach scenes.
Heffel
May. 31, 2012
John Goodwin Lyman 1886 - 1967 Canadian oil on board Boat Race
Est: $3,000 - $4,000
John Goodwin Lyman 1886 - 1967 Canadian oil on board Boat Race 5 1/2 x 7 inches 14 x 17.8 centimeters signed and on verso titled on the gallery label Provenance:Dominion Gallery, Montreal Private Collection, Montreal
Heffel
May. 17, 2012
John Goodwin Lyman 1886 - 1967 Canadian oil on
Est: $80,000 - $100,000
John Goodwin Lyman 1886 - 1967 Canadian oil on canvas La fille assoupie 27 x 34 inches 68.6 x 86.3 centimeters signed and on verso titled on the Dominion Gallery label and inscribed with the Dominion Gallery inventory #A3748 Provenance:Dominion Gallery, Montreal Private Collection Exhibited:Musee du Quebec, John Lyman Retrospective, November 23 - December 19, 1966, catalogue #166 John Lyman was raised in Montreal and initially trained as a writer. It was after seeing a work by James Wilson Morrice in Paris that he turned his interest to art. He found himself extremely drawn to the work of the revolutionary Fauvist French painter Henri Matisse. He sought him out and enrolled at the Académie Matisse where, though the students were taught by others, Matisse gave them a formal weekly critique, and would occasionally invite them to his home. Lyman saw several of Matisse's masterpieces at his Issy-les-Moulineaux studio. Lyman lived most of his early life in Europe and abroad, returning to Montreal in 1931 to teach and paint. His work is characterized by its strong mood and depth of feeling - he often placed the main emphasis on colour, as with this lovely portrait of a girl resting on a bench. He worked tirelessly to foster appreciation for modern art in Canada and established The Lyman Summer Art Class in Quebec in the 1930s, and the Contemporary Arts Society in 1939.
Heffel
Nov. 28, 2011
JOHN GOODWIN LYMAN1886 - 1967
Est: $12,000 - $18,000
WHITE GLADIOLI signed upper right; titled on the reverse oil on canvas 66 by 50.8 cm. 26 by 20 in.
Sotheby's
Nov. 28, 2011
JOHN GOODWIN LYMAN1886 - 1967
Est: $12,000 - $15,000
WARWICK, NORTH SHORE (BERMUDA) signed lower left; titled on the stretcher oil on canvas 46 by 76.2 cm. 18 by 30 in.
Sotheby's
Aug. 19, 2010
JOHN GOODWIN LYMAN (CANADIAN, 1886-1967) CHATEAU
Est: $2,000 - $3,000
JOHN GOODWIN LYMAN (CANADIAN, 1886-1967) CHATEAU IN ALGARVE, PORTUGAL; OIL ON PANEL; SIGNED LOWER RIGHT; ALSO SIGNED WITH A PRESENTATION INSCRIPTION AND DATED 1939 VERSO 12.8" x 16" - 32.5 x 40.6 cm.
Waddington's
May. 26, 2010
John Goodwin Lyman 1886 - 1967 Canadian oil on
Est: $4,000 - $6,000
John Goodwin Lyman 1886 - 1967 Canadian oil on panel Willoughby Lake 13 x 16 inches 33 x 40.6 centimeters signed and on verso titled and inscribed ""#25"" and in graphite on the frame ""Dallsville 1915"" Literature:Theodosia Dawes Bond Thornton, Personal Art Collection Catalogue, reproduced, unpaginated, catalogue #R24 Provenance:Watson Art Galleries, Montreal, acquired January 1951 for $125 Estate of Theodosia Dawes Bond Thornton, Montreal
Heffel
Jun. 12, 2009
John Goodwin Lyman 1886-1967 CGP CAS BHHG Woman with a White Collar Watercolour & gouache, signed & dated 1936 12 x 9 IN, 30.5 x 2...
Est: $4,000 - $6,000
John Goodwin Lyman 1886-1967 CGP CAS BHHG Woman with a White Collar Watercolour & gouache, signed & dated 1936 12 x 9 IN, 30.5 x 23 CM Provenance: This work is a preparatory sketch for the masterpiece in the National Gallery collection. It depicts Helen Marsh, a close personal friend of Lyman and has remained in the family collection by descent.
Walker's
Feb. 09, 2009
John G. LYMAN (Biddeford 1886 - la Barbade 1967)
Est: €600 - €800
John G. LYMAN (Biddeford 1886 - la Barbade 1967) Paysage Huile sur carton 13 x 19 cm Signé en bas à droite J. G Lyman
Millon & Associes
Nov. 27, 2008
John Goodwin Lyman (1886-1967 CGP CAS BHHG)
Est: $10,000 - $15,000
Woman with a White Collar (Watercolour & gouache, signed & dated 1936)
Walker's
Nov. 27, 2008
John Goodwin Lyman 1886 - 1967 Canadian oil on
Est: $2,000 - $2,500
John Goodwin Lyman 1886 - 1967 Canadian oil on canvas Lake Massawippi 4 3/4 x 6 1/2 inches 12.1 x 16.5 centimeters on verso signed Provenance:Private Collection, Toronto
Heffel
Nov. 19, 2008
John Goodwin Lyman 1886 - 1967 Canadian oil on
Est: $15,000 - $20,000
John Goodwin Lyman 1886 - 1967 Canadian oil on board Low Tide 7 x 18 inches 17.8 x 45.7 centimeters signed and on verso titled and stamped Dominion Gallery, Montreal Provenance:Dominion Gallery, Montreal Private Collection, Montreal John Lyman was a painter, critic and an important advocate of modern art in Montreal. Lyman spent time in Paris - meeting Henri Matisse through his studies at the Académie Matisse - and traveled throughout Europe and North Africa. He also visited Bermuda and Los Angeles. Upon his return to Montreal in 1931, he established The Atelier in cooperation with Hazen Sise, George Holt and André Bieler, which held art classes, lectures and exhibitions. In 1936 he began writing art reviews for The Montrealer newspaper and in 1939 formed the Contemporary Arts Society to bring together English and French speaking artists in Montreal. Lyman was completely bilingual and this group brought together such disparate artists as Goodridge Roberts and Paul-Émile Borduas, with a common interest in surmounting differences and fostering a free evolution in painting. Low Tide is characterized by a bold simplicity of form and a sensual atmosphere that captures the bathers' enjoyment of this sun-drenched day at the beach. It is a charming work that showcases Lyman's confident use of heightened colour such as in the pink sand, plum coloured wet sand and bright green moss-covered rocks.
Heffel
Jun. 19, 2007
John Goodwin Lyman 1886-1967 FRSA CGP CAS
Est: $12,000 - $16,000
John Goodwin Lyman 1886-1967 FRSA CGP CAS ; The Book (The woman depicted in this charming painting is the artists wife, Corinne) Oil on panel, signed; also signed on reverse, Painted circa 1925
Walker's
Dec. 06, 2006
John Goodwin Lyman 1886-1967 CAS CGP FRSA (American/Canadian)
Est: $600 - $800
John Goodwin Lyman 1886-1967 CAS CGP FRSA (American/Canadian) Portrait of Corinne Lyman, Graphite on paper, signed; titled on reverse.
Walker's