Alexandra Luke Paintings & Artwork for Sale | Alexandra Luke Art Value Price Guide

Oct. 10, 2024
Alexandra Luke, OSA (1901-1967), UNTITLED (LANDSCAPE)
Est: $4,000 - $6,000
Alexandra Luke, OSA (1901-1967), Canadian UNTITLED (LANDSCAPE) various inscriptions to stretcher Estimate: $4,000—6,000 CAD
Waddington's
Jul. 31, 2024
Alexandra Luke, Canadian 1901-1967, Abstract Still Life, Mixed Media
Est: $600 - $900
Alexandra Luke Canadian, 1901-1967 Abstract Still Life Mixed Media Signed l.r.
Nye & Company
May. 29, 2024
Alexandra Luke, OSA (1901-1967), FULL BLOWN, 1953
Est: $10,000 - $15,000
Alexandra Luke, OSA (1901-1967), Canadian FULL BLOWN, 1953 oil on hardboard signed lower right; signed and titled verso 32 x 28 in — 81.3 x 71.1 cm Estimate: $10,000—15,000
Waddington's
Apr. 24, 2024
Alexandra Luke, Canadian 1901-1967, Abstract Still Life, Mixed Media
Est: $1,200 - $1,800
Alexandra Luke Canadian, 1901-1967 Abstract Still Life Mixed Media Signed l.r.
Nye & Company
Mar. 13, 2024
Alexandra Luke, Canadian 1901-1967, Abstract Still Life, Mixed Media, Sight size: 11-1/4"h x 8"w, Overall: 19-1/4"h x 15-1/2"w
Est: $2,500 - $3,500
Alexandra Luke Canadian, 1901-1967 Abstract Still Life Mixed Media Signed l.r.
Nye & Company
Aug. 07, 2019
ALEXANDRA LUKE ABSTRACT MODERNIST LANDSCAPE PAINT
Est: $600 - $1,000
ALEXANDRA LUKE Abstract Modernist Landscape Painting. Colorful Image of Trees and Mountains. Canadian Artist. Oil on panel. Signed-- Dimensions: H: 24 inches: W: 29 inches ---
Uniques & Antiques
Dec. 18, 2018
ALEXANDRA LUKE MODERNIST ABSTRACT EXPRESSIONIST P
Est: $250 - $300
ALEXANDRA LUKE Modernist Abstract Expressionist Painting. Fiery palette with thick brushstrokes. Signed. Acrylic on canvas board. Canadian artist (1901-1967) -- Dimensions: Image Size: H: 20.5 inches: W: 26.5 inches ---
Uniques & Antiques
Sep. 13, 2018
ALEXANDRA LUKE, UNTITLED COMPOSITION, 1957, watercolour on paper mounted to card, 18.5 ins x 24.5 ins; 47 cms x 62.2 cms
Est: $3,000 - $5,000
ALEXANDRA LUKEUNTITLED COMPOSITION, 1957watercolour on paper mounted to cardsigned and dated ‘57 18.5 ins x 24.5 ins; 47 cms x 62.2 cms Provenance:Private Collection, WhitbyEstimate: $3,000–5,000
Waddington's
May. 28, 2018
ALEXANDRA LUKE, UNTITLED COMPOSITION, 1957, oil on board, 20 ins x 24 ins; 50.8 cms x 61 cms
Est: $5,000 - $7,000
ALEXANDRA LUKEUNTITLED COMPOSITION, 1957oil on boardsigned 20 ins x 24 ins; 50.8 cms x 61 cms Provenance:Private Collection, WhitbyAlexandra Luke (1901-1967) was one of two women artist members of the Painters 11. Factually, her contribution was eclipsed by the more flamboyant male members of the group but the consistently high quality of her work as evidenced by this Untitled Composition from 1957 suggests a reassessment is due.Luke was on the ground floor of many of the significant developments in the history of Abstract painting in Canada. She studied with Jock Macdonald at the Banff School of Fine Arts in 1945. It was at that time that Macdonald was experimenting with his exquisite abstracted watercolours motivated by the technique of Automatic Surrealism. Essentially the idea was to commence mark-making without forethought concerning either subject matter or pre-planned compositions. Each successive stroke called forth a countervailing, complimentary, offsetting reaction until the work was, intuitively, judged complete. Luke employed this progressive new technique. From 1947 to 1951, she attended summer courses at the Hans Hofmann School of Fine Arts in Provincetown, Massachusetts. In 1952 she held her first solo exhibition at the Picture Loan Society in Toronto. In 1952, she organized the Canadian Abstract Exhibition and was invited to participate in the ground-breaking fall 1953 exhibition Abstracts at Home at the Simpson's downtown store in Toronto. In October 1953, she banded together with this core group of exhibitors along with others to form Painters 11. In 1953 she had the honour of exhibiting at the prestigious Martha Jackson Gallery, NY (who exhibited Borduas commencing that year until his death). Naturally, Luke participated in all the major Painters 11 exhibitions: Roberts Gallery 1954, Riverside Art Museum, NY 1956 and Park Gallery 1957. She was a driving force in the push to establish abstraction in Toronto. Estimate: $5,000–7,000
Waddington's
Oct. 05, 2017
ALEXANDRA LUKE (CANADIAN, 1901-1967), AUTUMN #3, OIL ON MASONITE; SIGNED LOWER RIGHT; TITLED VERSO, 8" x 10" — 20.3 x 25.4 cm.
Est: $1,200 - $1,500
ALEXANDRA LUKE (CANADIAN, 1901-1967) AUTUMN #3OIL ON MASONITE; SIGNED LOWER RIGHT; TITLED VERSO8" x 10" — 20.3 x 25.4 cm.Estimate: $1,200—1,500
Waddington's
Mar. 11, 2017
ALEXANDRA LUKE, ABSTRACT COMPOSITION, watercolour, 12 ins x 9 ins; 29.8 cms x 22.2 cms
Est: -
ALEXANDRA LUKEABSTRACT COMPOSITIONwatercolour 12 ins x 9 ins; 29.8 cms x 22.2 cms Provenance:Private Collection, PeterboroughEstimate: $800–1,200
Waddington's
Nov. 21, 2016
ALEXANDRA LUKE, ABSTRACT, mixed media on masonite, 24 ins x 18 ins; 61 cms x 45.7 cms
Est: $5,000 - $7,000
ALEXANDRA LUKEABSTRACTmixed media on masonite 24 ins x 18 ins; 61 cms x 45.7 cms Provenance:Family of the artistLiterature:Iris Nowell, Painters Eleven: The Wild Ones of Canadian Art, Vancouver, 2010, page 104.Note:While very much aware of trends in abstraction, Luke’s early painting style was heavily influenced by the Group of Seven. By the mid-40s she realized a desire for more advanced training and enrolled in summer school at the Banff School of Fine Arts where she met Jock Macdonald (see lot 99), who would become a lifelong friend. Luke is credited with first bringing together many of the artists who would form the Painters 11 when she developed an exhibition of abstract paintings in Oshawa in 1952.Estimate: $5,000–7,000
Waddington's
Oct. 06, 2016
Alexandra Luke Night Lights
Est: $5,000 - $7,000
Night Lights (oil on canvas laid on board, 18" x 14")
Westbridge Fine Art Auction House
Sep. 22, 2016
ALEXANDRA LUKE, WILLOWS NEAR UXBRIDGE, ONT., 1947, oil on masonite, 20 ins x 24 ins; 50.8 cms x 61 cms
Est: -
ALEXANDRA LUKEWILLOWS NEAR UXBRIDGE, ONT., 1947oil on masonitesigned “M.McL” and dated 1947; also signed Margaret McLaughlin, titled and dated “Winter 1947” on the reverse 20 ins x 24 ins; 50.8 cms x 61 cms Provenance:Family of the ArtistLiterature:Iris Nowell, Painters Eleven: The Wild Ones of Canadian Art, Douglas & McIntyre, Toronto, 2010, page 104.Note:This work is signed “M.McL.” which is how Margaret Alexandra Luke who married Clarence McLaughlin, grandson of Robert McLaughlin, originally signed her pictures. To distance herself from Isabel McLaughlin, her painter sister in-law, Margaret began in 1948 to use her middle name, Alexandra, and her birth name, Luke. She was thereafter known as Alexandra Luke. Estimate: $3,000–5,000
Waddington's
Mar. 05, 2015
ALEXANDRA LUKE, FLOWER STILL-LIFE, 1960, oil on masonite, 23.5 ins x 23.75 ins; 60.3 cms x 60.3 cms
Est: -
ALEXANDRA LUKEFLOWER STILL-LIFE, 1960oil on masonitesigned; titled and dated on the reverse 23.5 ins x 23.75 ins; 60.3 cms x 60.3 cms Provenance:Private Collection, British ColumbiaEstimate: $2,000-2,500
Waddington's
Nov. 24, 2014
ALEXANDRA LUKE, TRANSMUTATION, 1952, oil on canvas, 40 ins x 32 ins; 101.6 cms x 81.3 cms
Est: $50,000 - $70,000
ALEXANDRA LUKETRANSMUTATION, 1952oil on canvassigned 40 ins x 32 ins; 101.6 cms x 81.3 cms Provenance:Collection of Mr. E.R.S. McLaughlin, OshawaPrivate CollectionExhibited:Toronto Painting: 1953-1965, National Gallery of Canada 15 September - 15 October, 1972 and 10 November - 10 December, 1972, the Art Gallery of Ontario, cat. no. 2.Literature:Toronto Painting 1953-1965, exhibition catalogue, National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa, 1972. no. 2, reproduced.Joan Murray, Alexandra Luke: Continued Searching, Robert McLaughlin Gallery, Oshawa, 1987.Note:Luke was first drawn to abstraction by J.W.G. (Jock) Macdonald. She wrote, "'In his interesting talks [he] relates today's architecture, science, physics and art expressions to the problems of spacetime.' He encouraged her to create 'from within with no relation to natural forms.'" Her notes from her time at Banff School of Fine Art include references to Kandinsky, Surrealism, E.E. Cummings and Gertrude Stein, as well as advice about colour and colour symbolism. Macdonald gave her the answer to Why Abstract? "'He makes one see clearly what a very deep and searching problem it is.'" She organized the first Canadian all-abstract show - The Canadian Abstract Exhibition from which The Painters Eleven grew.
Waddington's
Nov. 26, 2012
ALEXANDRA LUKECOMPOSITION, 1964, watercolour and crayon on paper; signed 21.75 ins x 30 ins; 54.4 cms x 75 cms Provenance: The Estate of Margaret Ferguson, North York.Private Collection, Ontario.Note: One of the mediums which Alexandra Luke used with
Est: $3,000 - $4,000
ALEXANDRA LUKECOMPOSITION, 1964, watercolour and crayon on paper; signed 21.75 ins x 30 ins; 54.4 cms x 75 cms $3,000-4,000Provenance: The Estate of Margaret Ferguson, North York.Private Collection, Ontario.Note: One of the mediums which Alexandra Luke used with amazing force was watercolour, employed either in the pure state or combined inventively with ink or collage elements, such as Japanese rice paper, fabric or even birch bark. One of her watercolours from 1964, the same year that this work of art was completed, is titled "Adventure," a title which Luke used repeatedly but which seems to apply with special relevance to the paintings she created during her last decade.The composition of this painting is more loose and abstractly handled than in many of the artist's other watercolour work, where Luke would use a sort of grid, within which she placed blocks of colour. A strong playful element is often present in Luke's work and is evident within "Composition, 1964." The painter allows the watercolour to form pools of color which she interrupts with a delicate black line that seems to melt into the paper. Several other works from 1964 have related titles such as "Composition in Blue and Yellow" or "Red Composition." In each of these works Luke experimented with colour, composition, and space dimensions, as Hans Hofmann had suggested she do, urging the artist towards a freedom and spontaneity within her work. However, the unusually large size of "Composition, 1964" suggests its importance in her oeuvre - only about three other works of this approximate size are known, all dating from the period between 1963 and 1965.We would like to thank art historian, Joan Murray, for providing information for the foregoing essay.
Waddington's
May. 17, 2012
Alexandra Luke 1901 - 1967 Canadian oil on canvas
Est: $8,000 - $10,000
Alexandra Luke 1901 - 1967 Canadian oil on canvas Epitaph to Eos 40 x 36 inches 101.6 x 91.4 centimeters signed and dated 1961 and on verso titled Epitaph to Ios on the gallery label Literature:Jennifer C. Watson, Alexandra Luke: A Tribute, Robert McLaughlin Gallery, 1977, described page 27 Provenance:Here & Now Gallery, Toronto Private Estate, Toronto Exhibited:Here & Now Art Gallery, Toronto, Alexandra Luke: New Paintings, 1961 Robert McLaughlin Gallery, Oshawa, Alexandra Luke: A Tribute, July 6 - August 7, 1977, catalogue #14 Alexandra Luke executed Epitaph to Eos in 1961, shortly after the formal disbandment of Painters Eleven in 1960. This work was acquired from the Here & Now Gallery, which at the time was run by the dynamic Toronto dealer Dorothy Cameron. In this lovely piece, Luke created her own homage to the myth of Eos through her unique painterly strengths and sensitivities. In Greek mythology, Eos is the goddess of dawn who opened the gates of heaven with her rosy fingers and golden arms, driving through the sky in her yellow chariot. Characteristic of her late 1950s and early 1960s work, Epitaph to Eos features delicate calligraphic brush-strokes whilst details of the myth are emoted through her warm colour palette. Furthermore, Luke was greatly inspired by the teachings of American Hans Hofmann, having studied under him for four summers between 1947 and 1952. Hofmann strongly believed in the importance of movement in abstract painting and Luke absolutely absorbed this. The viewer can feel the motion in this work as the balmy areas of colour float across the background, evoking Eos driving through the sky.
Heffel
May. 27, 2011
ALEXANDRA LUKE, THE CLOISTER, 1953, oil on canvas, laid down on board, 47 ins x 33 ins; 117.5 cms x 82.5 cms
Est: $20,000 - $30,000
ALEXANDRA LUKE, THE CLOISTER, 1953, oil on canvas, laid down on board; signed. 47 ins x 33 ins; 117.5 cms x 82.5 cms. Provenance: Estate of the artist.Mary Hare (daughter of the artist), Oshawa. David Hare (grandson of the artist), Oshawa. Private Collection, Ontario. Exhibited: Painters 11, Roberts Gallery, Toronto, February 13-27, 1954. Alexandra Luke, Robertson Gallery, Ottawa, March, 1954. Alexandra Luke, Eglinton Gallery, Toronto, Januray 14 - February 9, 1956. Alexandra Luke, Heliconian Club, Toronto, October, 1968, no.7. Literature: "To Disagree Harmoniously - Object of 'Painters Eleven'", The Globe and Mail, Toronto, February 13, 1954, page 16. "One Man Shows, Lesson: Don't Discount Consumer", The Globe and Mail, Toronto, January 22, 1955, page 10. Note: Alexandra Luke was a key figure in the abstract painting movement in Canada and particularly in the group known as Painters Eleven (1953-1960), in which she was a member. Working and showing their work together, Painters Eleven developed a highly energized and intriguing interaction, which brought out the best in the art of many of its members. Luke's inclusion of The Cloister in the first show of Painters Eleven at Roberts Gallery in 1954 suggests its importance to her and to the burgeoning abstract movement: it is a keynote work of the Eleven and a cornerstone to her oeuvre. It is an almost unique offering for the artist, one which combines a sense of what painting meant to her with an indication of what looks like exceptional foreknowledge on her part of a much later painting movement, that of post-modernism. Both aspects can be deduced from the detail of a monk on a balcony at night in the upper right corner. It sets the tone for the way Luke approached painting - as an acolyte seeking wisdom - and for the meaning of painting to her, as a way of achieving spiritual peace within an excitingly urban world. The painting is related to a painting in the National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa, Untitled, (oil on canvas, 97 x 84 cm, c. 1951, purchased in 1993,no. 36833), however The Cloister is much more harmoniously realized and sophisticated in its approach. Its muted palette and lively surface reflect Luke's orientation towards the Abstract Expressionist movement in New York. Luke, influenced by Hans Hofmann, her teacher, held that colour in itself determined painting structure, that plastic values were the sole content of a work, that painting's medium is the flat canvas. Luke felt she could create depth through vibrant juxtapositions of painting elements. As in other of her works, her subject here involves energy in the form of movement, growth, an expansive rhythm, even perhaps a spray of sound. In The Cloister, the artist has depicted the urban scene and the place of the solitary artist within it with adventurousness. "A combination of earthy sights and ideas," Pearl McCarthy called it, in the Globe & Mail, February 13, 1954. We would like to thank art historian, Joan Murray, for contributing the foregoing essay.
Waddington's
Mar. 31, 2011
Alexandra Luke 1901 - 1967 Canadian oil on board
Est: $3,000 - $5,000
Alexandra Luke 1901 - 1967 Canadian oil on board Woodland Abstract 9 x 12 inches 22.9 x 30.5 centimeters signed and on verso signed and titled Provenance:Private Collection, Toronto
Heffel
Mar. 31, 2011
Alexandra Luke 1901 - 1967 Canadian mixed media on
Est: $1,500 - $2,000
Alexandra Luke 1901 - 1967 Canadian mixed media on paper Autumn #2 14 x 9 1/2 inches 35.6 x 24.1 centimeters signed and on verso titled Provenance:Private Collection, Toronto
Heffel
Mar. 31, 2011
Alexandra Luke 1901 - 1967 Canadian mixed media on
Est: $1,500 - $2,000
Alexandra Luke 1901 - 1967 Canadian mixed media on paper Autumn #1 9 1/2 x 12 inches 24.1 x 30.5 centimeters signed and on verso titled Provenance:Private Collection, Toronto
Heffel
Aug. 19, 2010
ALEXANDRA LUKE (CANADIAN, 1901-1967) POPPIES;
Est: $400 - $500
ALEXANDRA LUKE (CANADIAN, 1901-1967) POPPIES; COLOUR PENCIL; SIGNED AND DATED '65 LOWER RIGHT - UNFRAMED (Condition noted: Tears to bottom right and top right) Sight size, 8" x 10.3; Sheet size, 9" x 11.8"
Waddington's
Sep. 24, 2009
Alexandra Luke 1901 - 1967 Canadian oil on
Est: $2,500 - $3,500
Alexandra Luke 1901 - 1967 Canadian oil on double-sided panel Abstract / Landscape (verso) 8 1/2 x 10 1/2 inches 21.6 x 26.7 centimeters signed and dated 1948 Provenance:Private Collection, Ontario
Heffel
Sep. 24, 2009
Alexandra Luke 1901 - 1967 Canadian watercolour
Est: $1,000 - $1,500
Alexandra Luke 1901 - 1967 Canadian watercolour and ink on paper Abstract 7 3/4 x 9 3/4 inches 19.7 x 24.8 centimeters Provenance:Private Collection, British Columbia
Heffel
Sep. 24, 2009
Alexandra Luke 1901 - 1967 Canadian watercolour
Est: $1,200 - $1,600
Alexandra Luke 1901 - 1967 Canadian watercolour and ink on paper Abstract 8 3/4 x 11 3/4 inches 22.2 x 29.8 centimeters signed Provenance:Private Collection, British Columbia
Heffel
Nov. 25, 2008
ALEXANDRA LUKE CHURCH
Est: -
ALEXANDRA LUKE CHURCH
Joyner
May. 31, 2008
Margaret Alexandra Luke McLaughlin 1901 - 1967 Canadian oil on board Rock Island Lake, Sunshine Ski Lodge, Banff, Alberta
Est: $1,200 - $1,500
13 x 16 inches 33 x 40.6 centimeters signed and on verso signed, titled and dated August 1945 Provenance:Private Collection, Montreal Born in Montreal, McLaughlin was self-taught until she studied under A.Y. Jackson and J.W.G. MacDonald at the Banff School of Art in 1945. She also studied from 1947 - 1951 with American Abstract Expressionist Hans Hofmann, and became a member of the Painters Eleven.
Heffel