Frederick Grant Banting Paintings & Artwork for Sale | Frederick Grant Banting Art Value Price Guide

Feb. 21, 2021
Frederick Banting (Ontario, 1891-1941)
Est: $200 - $400
Frederick Grant Banting (Ontario/Canada, 1891-1941) Mixed Media/Print. Signed lower right. Old label verso. Sight Size: 4.75 x 5.75 in. Overall Framed Size: 7 x 8 in. Framed behind glass.
Helmuth Stone
Nov. 28, 2020
Sir Frederick Grant Banting, Grace Lake
Est: $1,000 - $15,000
Sir Frederick Grant Banting (canadian, 1891 - 1941) Oil On Board. River Valley Landscape, Grace Lake. Board Measures 13.5" X 10.5". Signed Lower Right And Reverse Frame. Very Likely Painted At The Same Time As A.y. Jackson's Grace Lake Algoma In 1939. Studied With The Group Of Seven, Major Contributor To The Development Of Insulin. Provenance: Given To The Current Owner By The Artist As They Were Collaborating On Medical Advancements In Ontario Together At The Time.
Kavanagh Auctions
Mar. 11, 2019
BANTING, FREDERICK. 1891-1941. Diabetes and Insulin. Nobel Lecture Delivered at Stockholm on September 15th, 1925. Stockholm: Imprimerie Royale. P.A. Norstedt & Fils, 1925.
Est: $1,200 - $1,800
BANTING, FREDERICK. 1891-1941. Diabetes and Insulin. Nobel Lecture Delivered at Stockholm on September 15th, 1925. Stockholm: Imprimerie Royale. P.A. Norstedt & Fils, 1925. 8vo (246 x 164 mm). Publisher's printed wrappers, minor soiling. INSCRIBED by Banting;WITH: "Medical Research." [Offprint from:] The Canadian Medical Association Journal, XVI, 1926. Original wrappers. INSCRIBED by Banting.INSCRIBED COPY OF BANTING'S NOBEL PRIZE LECTURE, 1925, which he shared with J.J.R. Macleod for their discovery of insulin. "Insulin does not belong to me, it belongs to the world," he said, when he sold the patent rights to his discovery to the University of Toronto. Accompanied by a contemporary photogravure of the iconic image of Banting holding a rabbit.
Bonhams
Nov. 21, 2016
FREDERICK GRANT BANTING, GEORGIAN BAY, oil on panel, 8.25 ins x 10.5 ins; 21 cms x 26.7 cms
Est: $15,000 - $20,000
FREDERICK GRANT BANTINGGEORGIAN BAYoil on panelsigned with initials; titled on the reverse 8.25 ins x 10.5 ins; 21 cms x 26.7 cms Provenance:Private Collection, Belleville (by descent)Literature:Stephen Eaton Hume, Frederick Banting: Hero, Healer, Artist, XYZ Publishing, Montreal, 2001, page 123.Note:Banting joined the Arts and Letters Club in the mid-1920s and it was here that he met his great friend, A.Y. Jackson. They sketched frequently together and Banting's work has become indelibly associated with Jackson's. While he would never in his lifetime gain the reputation from painting that he achieved in the world of medical research, Hume asserts that "By the 1920s Banting had become one of Canada's best known amateur painters." Hume's use of "amateur" to describe the artist's work was not pejorative rather it is based on the fact that Banting could never support himself on the proceeds he made from the sporadic sales of his paintings. Most were kept by him or given away to family and friends. This work has remained in the family until now.Estimate: $15,000-20,000
Waddington's
May. 30, 2016
FREDERICK GRANT BANTING, TEMAGAMI, oil on panel, 8.5 ins x 10.5 ins; 21.6 cms x 26.7 cms
Est: $18,000 - $22,000
FREDERICK GRANT BANTINGTEMAGAMIoil on paneltitled, dated “June 1939” and certified by the artist’s wife on the reverse 8.5 ins x 10.5 ins; 21.6 cms x 26.7 cms Provenance:Private Collection, TorontoLiterature:A.Y. Jackson, Banting as an Artist, The Ryerson Press, Toronto, 1943, pages 11 and 43.Note:Reminiscing about Frederick Banting for an essay accompanying the 1943 Hart House exhibition following Banting’s death, A.Y. Jackson recounts “I remember him telling me about going to a store for colours, not knowing which colours he needed... Things were not going well and trying his hand at painting had no more serious purpose than to pass the time.” Years later however, Jackson admitted “from the mere amateur, Banting was developing into a vigorous painter. Apart from a few canvases painted at home, most of his work was painted on small birch panels, out-of-doors, under all kinds of weather conditions. He was learning to simplify and keep his colours fresh.”
Waddington's
May. 30, 2016
FREDERICK GRANT BANTING, FORT RESOLUTION, oil on panel, 8.5 ins x 10.5 ins; 21.6 cms x 26.7 cms
Est: $12,000 - $15,000
FREDERICK GRANT BANTINGFORT RESOLUTIONoil on panelsigned; with another landscape sketch on the reverse 8.5 ins x 10.5 ins; 21.6 cms x 26.7 cms Literature:A.Y. Jackson, A Painter's Country: The Autobiography of A.Y. Jackson, Clarke, Irwin & Company, Toronto, 1958, pages 95-104.D.B.G. Fair, Banting & Jackson: An Artistic Brotherhood, (catalogue), London Regional Art & Historical Museums, London, 1997, page 11.Note:In his autobiography, A Painter’s Country, A.Y. Jackson writes extensively about his arctic holiday with Dr. Banting. According to Jackson: “Dr. Banting was very interested in the north country and owned an Arctic library of many volumes.” In the summer of 1927, the artist and doctor travelled north for six weeks on board the Beothic. Barry Fair writes: “Their Arctic trip was a triumph for both men. Banting had spent over six weeks sketching, the longest single period in his lifetime. The sense of freedom, stimulated by the trip, resulted in great improvement in his art work and encouraged him. On the first day at sea, he had thrown his white collar overboard as a symbol of his release from the confines of his research and social burdens.” Jackson and Banting made a second trip north the following year and it was on this second voyage that they visited Fort Resolution, the subject of this lot. Jackson writes: “In the summer the Indians congregate at Resolution, where they erect tents and teepees, making of the settlement a most picturesque place.” Fort Resolution is situated on the mouth of the Slave River on the shore of Great Slave Lake. According to an inscription on the backing, this work was painted in 1929.Fort Resolution is sold together with a small oil sketch (see website for image) depicting mountains with a lone tree in the foreground. According to the consignor of this lot, the painting is the work of Charles Best, Banting’s colleague in the discovery of insulin.
Waddington's
Mar. 10, 2016
FREDERICK GRANT BANTING (CANADIAN, 1891-1941), WINTER IN THE GASPE, COLOUR SERIGRAPH; SIGNED IN IMAGE LOWER RIGHT (Sight, 4.8” x 5.5”)
Est: -
FREDERICK GRANT BANTING (CANADIAN, 1891-1941) WINTER IN THE GASPECOLOUR SERIGRAPH; SIGNED IN IMAGE LOWER RIGHT (Sight, 4.8” x 5.5”)Estimate: $400—500
Waddington's
May. 06, 2015
Sir Frederick Grant Banting, Canadian (1891-1941), Untitled - Village in Winter, oil on panel, 8 1/2 x 10 5/8 in. (21.5 x 27 cm)
Est: $14,000 - $18,000
signed lower left
Maynards Fine Art & Antiques
Jun. 04, 2014
SIR FREDERICK GRANT BANTING
Est: $14,000 - $18,000
CANADIAN, 1891-1941, Simcoe County Farm, Oil on panel, signed on reverse, 8.5 x 10.5 in, 21.5 x 26.5 cm, Provenance: Henrietta Banting By descent in the family to Mrs. Eleanor Mansur, Quebec and by descent to the present family member.
Walker's
Jun. 04, 2014
SIR FREDERICK GRANT BANTING
Est: $14,000 - $18,000
CANADIAN, 1891-1941, Snow Covered Peaks, Oil on panel, 8.5 x 10.5 in, 21.5 x 26.5 cm, Provenance: Henrietta Banting, by descent in the family to Mrs. Eleanor Mansur, Quebec and by descent to the present family member.
Walker's
Jun. 03, 2013
FREDERICK GRANT BANTING, CANADIAN ROCKIES MOUNTAINSCAPE, oil on board, 8.5 ins x 10.5 ins; 21.3 cms x 26.3 cms
Est: $12,000 - $18,000
FREDERICK GRANT BANTINGCANADIAN ROCKIES MOUNTAINSCAPE, oil on board; an unfinished sketch of a similar subject on the reverse 8.5 ins x 10.5 ins; 21.3 cms x 26.3 cms Provenance: Collection of the artist.Lady Henrietta Banting.Cecilia Long.Private Collection, Ontario.Literature: A.Y. Jackson, "Banting as an Artist", Toronto, 1943, pages 20-22.Stephen Eaton Hume, "Frederick Banting: Hero, Healer, Artist", Montreal, 2001, page 111.Note: A friend and frequent sketching companion of A.Y. Jackson, "Banting believed that scientists, like certain painters, were artists. He saw himself as an artist. He believed that scientists were creators, and that they shared with artists a kind of renegade psychology that put them on the fringes of society." On a sketching trip to Great Slave Lake, Jackson and Banting's party began their journey in Edmonton and travelled through Jasper National Park on their way to Fort Resolution and their Arctic destination. This artwork includes a copy of a November, 1983 letter from Cecilia E. Long, longtime companion of Lady Henrietta Banting, certifying the original ownership of this painting.
Waddington's
May. 30, 2013
Sir Frederick Grant Banting 1891 - 1941 Canadian oil on board Ottawa River
Est: $6,000 - $10,000
Sir Frederick Grant Banting 1891 - 1941 Canadian oil on board Ottawa River 8 1/2 x 10 1/2 inches 21.6 x 26.7 centimeters signed and on verso signed and initialed, titled in graphite and on a partial exhibition label and dated May 20, 1926 Provenance:Bill Banting (brother of the Artist) A gift to Isobel Shonaid Robertson Grant By descent to the present Private Collection, Quebec Exhibited:Hart House, University of Toronto, Exhibition of Paintings of the late Sir Frederick Banting, February 13 - March 1, 1943
Heffel
May. 30, 2013
Sir Frederick Grant Banting 1891 - 1941 Canadian oil on board Burnt Lake, Dorset, Ontario
Est: $15,000 - $20,000
Sir Frederick Grant Banting 1891 - 1941 Canadian oil on board Burnt Lake, Dorset, Ontario 8 1/2 x 10 1/2 inches 21.6 x 26 centimeters on verso titled, dated 1932 on the Hart House gallery label and inscribed "To Arch + Dee, A souvenir of the Lake of Bays trip of 1932" [signed] F.G. Banting, on a label Provenance:A gift from the Artist to Dr. C. Archibald Wells, Toronto Private Collection, Ontario Exhibited:Hart House, University of Toronto, Exhibition of Paintings by The Late Sir Frederick Banting, February 13 - March 1, 1943 Frederick Banting's sketching trips with members of the Group of Seven, particularly with A.Y. Jackson, are well documented. Burnt Lake, Dorset, Ontario was painted in 1932 while Banting was spending time in the Haliburton area with his friends Dee and Archibald Wells, who later loaned the work to the 1943 Hart House Exhibition. Around 1970, Mrs. Wells gifted this painting to its current owner, who was her physician at that time.
Heffel
May. 15, 2013
Sir Frederick Grant Banting 1891 - 1941 Canadian
Est: $12,000 - $15,000
Sir Frederick Grant Banting 1891 - 1941 Canadian oil on board Honey Harbour 8 1/8 x 10 1/4 inches 20.6 x 26 centimeters signed and on verso titled and dated 1933 on the Hart House exhibition label Literature:Michael Bliss, Banting: A Biography, 1993, page 26 Provenance:A gift from the Artist to Dr. F.W.W. Hipwell, Toronto By descent to the present Private Collection, Ontario Exhibited:Hart House, University of Toronto, Exhibition of Paintings of the late Sir Frederick Banting, February 13 - March 1, 1943 Inscribed on verso by the artist: ""To Freddie H Aug 26 / 33, 'Many Happy Returns' as the girl said"" and also inscribed ""Dr. Hipwell, 172 Rosedale Heights Dr., Toronto"" Dr. Frederick Banting, world-famous as the co-discoverer of insulin, was also a talented artist. While practicing as a medical doctor, his interest in culture drew him to the Toronto Arts and Letters Club where, among others, he met Group of Seven artist A.Y. Jackson. They became friends, and Banting joined Jackson on some important sketching trips to the Arctic, Quebec and Northern Ontario, resulting in significant works for both artists. This richly colourful, atmospheric 1933 work is comparable in style and execution to some of the best sketches that Jackson painted in Georgian Bay in the mid-1930s. Honey Harbour is at the south-east end of Georgian Bay, and is dotted with countless small islands and outcrops. This painting was a gift from Banting to Dr. Fred Hipwell, his first cousin and friend, someone who "was, and always would be, his greatest chum." Dr. Hipwell and his wife were intimately involved in the progress of Banting and Dr. Charles Best in the early 1920s, as they lived near the laboratory where the discovery of insulin was made.
Heffel
May. 15, 2013
Sir Frederick Grant Banting 1891 - 1941 Canadian
Est: $20,000 - $30,000
Sir Frederick Grant Banting 1891 - 1941 Canadian oil on panel Village in Winter, St. Fidele, Quebec 8 1/4 x 10 1/2 inches 21 x 26.7 centimeters on verso titled variously, dated 1930 on the Henrietta Banting label and certified by Henrietta Banting, #11 Literature:Michael Bliss, Banting: A Biography, 1984, page 191 Provenance:Henrietta Banting David B. Masur, Montreal Kastel Gallery Inc., Montreal Sold sale of Important Canadian Paintings, Drawings, Watercolours, Books and Prints, Sotheby Parke Bernet (Canada) Inc., May 14, 1979, lot 46 Private Collection, Toronto Frederick Banting was catapulted into the spotlight by his co-discovery of insulin in 1923. A man who began his life as a straightforward fellow from an unpretentious rural upbringing, Banting was unprepared for many of the complexities brought on by his success. Stresses, both professional and personal, led him to flee Toronto whenever possible, and in March of 1927 he undertook his first sketching trip with A.Y. Jackson to Quebeçois villages along the St. Lawrence. This charming scene of the village of Sainte-Fidèle was executed during another trip with Jackson in 1930; it deftly portrays the simple rural landscape which Banting so loved. Visiting these small towns and living amongst their residents, he discovered a way of life that he thought was vanishing. He sought to capture these scenes both as a return to his youth and an escape from everyday life. In his travel diary, he wrote, "The more I think of the city the more I want to live in the country, and the more I think of being a professor of research the more I want to be an artist."
Heffel
May. 27, 2011
FREDERICK GRANT BANTING, STREET IN FRANCE, oil on canvas board, 10 ins x 13 3/4 ins; 25 cms x 34.4 cms
Est: $8,000 - $12,000
FREDERICK GRANT BANTING, STREET IN FRANCE, oil on canvas board; signed. 10 ins x 13 3/4 ins; 25 cms x 34.4 cms. Provenance: Acquired directly from the artist. By descent to the present owner, Ontario. Exhibited: Exhibition of Paintings by the late Sir Frederick Banting, Hart House, University of Toronto, Toronto, Saturday 13th February to Monday 1st March, 1943.
Waddington's
May. 27, 2011
FREDERICK GRANT BANTING, GRACE LAKE, LA CLOCHE HILLS, oil on panel, 10 1/2 ins x 13 1/2 ins; 26.3 cms x 33.8 cms
Est: $15,000 - $20,000
FREDERICK GRANT BANTING, GRACE LAKE, LA CLOCHE HILLS, oil on panel; signed. 10 1/2 ins x 13 1/2 ins; 26.3 cms x 33.8 cms. Provenance: Acquired directly from the artist. By descent to the present owner, Ontario. Exhibited: Exhibition of Paintings by the late Sir Frederick Banting, Hart House, University of Toronto, Toronto, Saturday 13th February to Monday 1st March, 1943. Note: Painted in 1936
Waddington's
May. 26, 2011
SIR FREDERICK GRANT BANTING 1891 - 1941
Est: $9,000 - $12,000
SIR FREDERICK GRANT BANTING 1891 - 1941 A FARM, SUMMER oil on panel 21.6 by 26.7 cm. 8 ½ by 10 ½ in.
Sotheby's
May. 26, 2011
SIR FREDERICK GRANT BANTING 1891 - 1941
Est: $9,000 - $12,000
SIR FREDERICK GRANT BANTING 1891 - 1941 NEAR TEMAGAMI June, 1939 titled, dated and stamped with the certificate of authenticity signed by D.B. Mansur (executor of the artist's estate) on the reverse oil on panel 21.6 by 26.7 cm. 8 ½ by 10 ½ in.
Sotheby's
Nov. 23, 2010
SIR FREDERICK GRANT BANTING 1891 - 1941
Est: $20,000 - $30,000
SIR FREDERICK GRANT BANTING 1891 - 1941 ST. SIMEON INN signed lower right Banting; signed F.G. Banting and inscribed by a previous owner St. Simeon Inn, Painted by Frederick Banting 1930; Given to Marian Patterson by Dr. F.W. Rolph, March 1957 on the reverse oil on panel 21.0 by 26.7 cm. 8 ¼ by 10 ½ in.
Sotheby's
Nov. 23, 2010
SIR FREDERICK GRANT BANTING 1891 - 1941
Est: $18,000 - $22,000
SIR FREDERICK GRANT BANTING 1891 - 1941 ST. TITE DES CAPS, QUEBEC signed lower right F.G. Banting ; signed, titled and dated Ap. 1937 by the artist on the reverse oil on panel 21.6 by 26.7 cm. 8 ½ by 10 ½ in.
Sotheby's
Nov. 22, 2010
FREDERICK GRANT BANTINGAUTUMN LANDSCAPE
Est: $12,000 - $15,000
FREDERICK GRANT BANTINGAUTUMN LANDSCAPE, oil on panel, signed10 1/2 ins x 13 1/2 ins; 26.3 cms x 33.8 cmsProvenance: Estate of Lady Henrietta Banting, Toronto. Private Collection, Toronto.
Waddington's
Jun. 02, 2010
SIR FREDERICK GRANT BANTING 1891 - 1941
Est: $12,000 - $18,000
SIR FREDERICK GRANT BANTING 1891 - 1941 TREES AND LAKE inscribed Banting in pencil and A Gift from my friend Frederick Banting, Dr. Ross in ink on the reverse oil on board 19.1 by 25.4 cm. 7 ½ by 10 in.
Sotheby's
Jun. 01, 2010
FREDERICK GRANT BANTING, ST. FIDELE, QUEBEC, 1930, oil on board, 8 1/4 ins x 10 1/2 ins; 20.6 cms x 26.3 cms
Est: $20,000 - $25,000
FREDERICK GRANT BANTINGST. FIDELE, QUEBEC, 1930, oil on board; signed 8 1/4 ins x 10 1/2 ins; 20.6 cms x 26.3 cms Provenance: Estate of Lady Henrietta Banting, Toronto.The Isaacs Gallery, Toronto.Private Collection, Ontario.Exhibited: Exhibition of Paintings by the late Frederick Grant Banting, Hart House, University of Toronto, Saturday 13th February to Monday 1st March, 1943.Literature: A.Y. Jackson, A Painter's Country, The Autobiography of A.Y. Jackson, Toronto, 1958, pages 75-77.Note: Jackson, in his autobiography, writes that Banting's first experience of painting out of doors in winter time was on a trip to Quebec. According to Jackson, St. Fidele was a remote littlevillage overlooking the St. Lawrence east of La Malbaie: "We spent several weeks there and Banting made great progress...He was careful not to let it be known he was a doctor; sometimes he would go under the name of Frederick Grant."
Waddington's
Dec. 03, 2009
SIR FREDERICK GRANT BANTING 1891 - 1941
Est: $20,000 - $25,000
STE. IRENÉE, QUEBEC signed l.r. on both sides of a double sided panel: BANTING and F.G. BANTING; titled and dated on a label on the reverse: St. Irenée about 1935
Sotheby's
Dec. 03, 2009
SIR FREDERICK GRANT BANTING 1891 - 1941
Est: $18,000 - $22,000
GASPÉ, QUEBEC signed l.r.: BANTING; signed, inscribed and dated by the artist on the reverse: To Ed. Hall, Sincerely, Banting, March 1931; titled and dated on a label: Gaspe, Quebec, c. 1930
Sotheby's
Nov. 26, 2009
Sir Frederick Grant Banting 1891 - 1941 Canadian
Est: $12,000 - $16,000
Sir Frederick Grant Banting 1891 - 1941 Canadian oil on panel Northern Landscape 10 3/8 x 13 1/2 inches 26.3 x 34.3 centimeters signed Provenance:Johnson Art Galleries, Montreal Private Collection, Montreal Frederick Banting led a remarkable life as an artist and a world-renowned researcher and medical doctor. In 1923, he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Medicine and became the first Canadian ever to receive the prestigious award. Less known by the public were Banting's accomplishments as an artist. The creative aspect of art and the sketching trips he took with Group of Seven member A.Y. Jackson aided him greatly when he was confronted with his rigorous research schedule. Art was an escape, which he thoroughly enjoyed, and he was very talented. His body of work was a visual expression of his love for Canada and became a part of his personal legacy. Jackson and Banting made early and frequent trips to the province of Quebec. Jackson introduced Banting to the Laurentians in winter arou d La Malbaie and Baie-Saint-Paul. This scene, most likely painted in late summer or early autumn, could be either northern Ontario or Quebec, and is a testament to Banting's consummate skill as an artist. On verso of the work is a loose pencil sketch of a native figure with the outline of an Indian headdress. "
Heffel
Nov. 26, 2009
"Sir Frederick Grant Banting 1891 - 1941 Canadian
Est: $10,000 - $15,000
"Sir Frederick Grant Banting 1891 - 1941 Canadian oil on board Methodist Church, Port Hope" "11 3/4 x 10 inches 29.8 x 25.4 centimeters signed and on verso titled Provenance:Private Collection, Toronto Frederick Banting was raised in the Methodist faith in Alliston, Ontario, his parents even hoping that he would become a minister. Instead, he became a Nobel Prize winning doctor, famous for his co-discovery of insulin. This brilliant doctor was also a gifted artist, who began to paint in the 1920s while starting his medical practice. Joining Toronto's Arts and Letters Club, he came in contact with the Group of Seven, and his friendship and sketching trips with Group member A.Y. Jackson sparked an exponential leap in his development. Traveling to the Arctic, Quebec and northern Ontario, they shared an easy camaraderie, a love of the land and its people and a keen interest in the aesthetics of painting. Methodist Church, Port Hope is a striking, layered composition possessing fresh colour nd strong patterning in the snow, rooftops and clouds; its strong focal point the stately church at the heart of the town. Due to Banting's career as a doctor and his untimely death at the age of 49, his extraordinary artistic output was limited, and the rarity of his works makes them all the more sought after by collectors. "
Heffel
Nov. 24, 2009
FREDERICK GRANT BANTING, WINTER LANDSCAPE, oil on board, 6 1/2 ins x 11 1/2 ins; 16.3 cms x 28.8 cms
Est: $6,000 - $8,000
FREDERICK GRANT BANTING WINTER LANDSCAPE, oil on board 6 1/2 ins x 11 1/2 ins; 16.3 cms x 28.8 cms Provenance: Acquired from the artist. Eleanor Mansur (sister-in-law of the artist). Private Collection, Quebec.
Waddington's
Nov. 24, 2009
FREDERICK GRANT BANTING, THE FREDDY CHANNEL, GEORGIAN BAY, oil on panel, 8 1/4 ins x 10 1/2 ins; 20.6 cms x 26.3 cms
Est: $12,000 - $15,000
FREDERICK GRANT BANTING THE FREDDY CHANNEL, GEORGIAN BAY, oil on panel; signed; dated "October '29" and inscribed "To the Henderson's from the Bantings, Xmas, 1929" on the reverse 8 1/4 ins x 10 1/2 ins; 20.6 cms x 26.3 cms Provenance: V.E. Henderson (as a Christmas gift from the artist). By descent to the present owner, Ontario. Exhibited: Exhibition of Paintings by the late Sir Frederick Grant Banting, Hart House, University of Toronto, Toronto, Saturday 13th February to Monday 1st March, 1943. Note: The sheltered waters of the Freddy Channel are located in the southeast corner of Georgian Bay in the vicinity of Beausoleil Island.
Waddington's
Jun. 17, 2009
Sir Frederick Grant Banting 1891 - 1941 Canadian
Est: $12,000 - $16,000
Sir Frederick Grant Banting 1891 - 1941 Canadian oil on panel Northern Landscape 10 3/8 x 13 1/2 inches 26.3 x 34.3 centimeters signed Provenance:Johnson Art Galleries, Montreal Private Collection, Montreal Sir Frederick Banting led a remarkable life. As a world renowned researcher and medical doctor, he was widely known. In 1923, he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Medicine and became the first Canadian ever to receive the prestigious award. Less known by the public were Banting's accomplishments as an artist. The creative aspect of art and the travels he would partake in with Group of Seven member A.Y. Jackson aided him greatly when he was confronted with his rigorous and gruelling research schedule comprised of long nights in the laboratory. Art was an escape, which he thoroughly enjoyed, and he was very talented. His body of work became a visual and enduring legacy of his love for Canada and his own personal legacy as a revered Canadian. Jackson and Banting made early and frequent trips to the province of Quebec. Jackson introduced Banting to the Laurentians in winter around La Malbaie and Baie-Saint-Paul. This scene, most likely painted in late summer or early autumn, could be either northern Ontario or Quebec, and is a testament to Banting's consummate skill as an artist. On verso of the work is a loose pencil sketch of a native figure with the outline of an Indian headdress.
Heffel
May. 28, 2009
Sir Frederick Grant Banting 1891 - 1941 Canadian
Est: $4,000 - $6,000
Sir Frederick Grant Banting 1891 - 1941 Canadian oil on board Spain 8 1/2 x 10 1/2 inches 21.6 x 26.7 centimeters on verso titled, dated 1933 by Henrietta E. Banting and certified by Henrietta E. Banting on March 28, 1970
Heffel
May. 25, 2009
Sir Frederick Grant Banting (Canadian, 1891-1941) Farm in winter
Est: $20,000 - $30,000
Farm in winter singed F.G.BANTING (lower right) oil on panel 21 x 26cm (8 1/4 x 10 1/4in).
Bonhams
Nov. 27, 2008
Sir Frederick Grant Banting (1891-1941)
Est: $10,000 - $15,000
Stream in the Rocky Mountains (Oil on panel, signed; also signed on reverse)
Walker's
Nov. 19, 2008
Sir Frederick Grant Banting 1891 - 1941 Canadian
Est: $70,000 - $90,000
Sir Frederick Grant Banting 1891 - 1941 Canadian oil on canvas Rooftops, Quebec City " 25 x 32 inches 63.5 x 81.3 centimeters on verso titled on the Roberts Gallery label Provenance:Lady Banting, Toronto Roberts Gallery, Toronto Private Collection, Toronto Exhibited:Hart House, University of Toronto, Exhibition of Paintings of the late Sir Frederick Banting, February 13 - March 1, 1943 Having failed to supplement his meager income by selling small watercolours when he began his medical practice in 1920, it was only after achieving world-wide fame as a physiologist by 1923 that Banting had the resources and leisure time available to truly develop his inherent artistic gifts. His untimely death in an airplane accident at the age of 50 was shocking news worldwide, and perhaps to none more than to his great friend, A.Y. Jackson. With more exposure in recent years to the oil sketches produced by Banting in the company of Jackson on their many sketching trips to the far north and throughout Quebec after 1927, one can observe his growing maturity as a painter. Typically, those works are small landscape panels painted outdoors, and so it is rare to come across larger studio canvases like Rooftops, Quebec City, a work which demonstrates Banting's growing confidence in his ability to handle a complex subject. This work's rich colour, play of angular design and handling of light and shadow make for a lively view of Quebec City.
Heffel
May. 25, 2006
SIR FREDERICK GRANT BANTING 1891 - 1941 Canadian French River, New Brunswick oil on panel, signed and on verso titled and certified by Henrietta Banting, the artist's wife 10.5 x 13.5 in, 26.7 x 34.3 cm Provenance: Private Collection, Toronto
Est: $6,000 - $8,000
SIR FREDERICK GRANT BANTING 1891 - 1941 Canadian French River, New Brunswick oil on panel, signed and on verso titled and certified by Henrietta Banting, the artist's wife 10.5 x 13.5 in, 26.7 x 34.3 cm Provenance: Private Collection, Toronto
Heffel
Jun. 01, 2005
FREDERICK GRANT BANTING SPAIN, oil on panel, certified by Henrietta E. Banting on the reverse 8.5 ins x 10.5 ins; 21.3 cms x 26.3 cms Painted in 1933. Provenance: Watson Art Galleries Ltd., Montreal
Est: $3,000 - $4,000
FREDERICK GRANT BANTING SPAIN, oil on panel, certified by Henrietta E. Banting on the reverse 8.5 ins x 10.5 ins; 21.3 cms x 26.3 cms Painted in 1933. Provenance: Watson Art Galleries Ltd., Montreal
Waddington's
May. 25, 2005
SIR FREDERICK GRANT BANTING 1891 - 1941 Canadian Trees in Autumn oil on panel, circa 1930 10.5 x 13.5in, 26.7 x 34.3cm Provenance: Lady Henrietta Banting, Toronto By descent to the present Private Collection, Toronto
Est: $8,000 - $10,000
SIR FREDERICK GRANT BANTING 1891 - 1941 Canadian Trees in Autumn oil on panel, circa 1930 10.5 x 13.5in, 26.7 x 34.3cm Provenance: Lady Henrietta Banting, Toronto By descent to the present Private Collection, Toronto
Heffel
Nov. 02, 2004
Sir Frederick Grant Banting (Canadian, 1891-1941)
Est: £2,000 - £3,000
A settlement on the St Lawrence, possibly St Tite des Caps signed 'Banting', bears inscriptions verso oil on panel 21.6 x 26.7 cm. (8 1/2 x 10 1/2 in.) unframed
Bonhams
May. 27, 2004
SIR FREDERICK GRANT BANTING 1891 - 1941 Dundas Harbour oil on panel signed and on verso titled, dated 1:00 am, aug 3, 1927 and inscribed Lat about 25 [degrees] N. 7.75 x 10.5 in 19.7 x 26.7 cm Estate of the Artist Lady Henrietta Banting, Toronto Hart
Est: $9,000 - $12,000
SIR FREDERICK GRANT BANTING 1891 - 1941 Dundas Harbour oil on panel signed and on verso titled, dated 1:00 am, aug 3, 1927 and inscribed Lat about 25 [degrees] N. 7.75 x 10.5 in 19.7 x 26.7 cm Estate of the Artist Lady Henrietta Banting, Toronto Hart House, University of Toronto, Exhibition of Paintings by the Late Sir Frederick Banting, February 13 - March 1, 1943 Sir Frederick Banting was famous as the doctor who, along with Dr. Charles Best, discovered insulin. In 1923, he shared the Nobel Prize for medicine with Dr. J.J.R. MacLeod for this discovery. Banting was also an accomplished painter who accompanied A.Y. Jackson on sketching trips along the St. Lawrence River and the Arctic, sharing Jackson's love for the rugged Canadian landscape. He was also a friend of Lawren Harris, and was a popular member of Toronto's Arts and Letters Club.
Heffel