Anthony Morse (Tony) Urquhart
Anthony Morse (Tony) Urquhart
1934 - 2022
ARCA CSGA CSPWC OC OSA
Tony Urquhart is a pioneer of abstract painting, well known for his “box” sculptures. He was born in Niagara Falls, Ontario, in 1934. He studied at the Albright Art School at the State University of New York, Buffalo from 1954 to 1958, where he obtained a Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree. He attended the Yale Norfolk Summer School in New Haven in 1955 and was the University of Western Ontario’s first artist-in-residence in 1960.

When he was only 22 years old, Urquhart exhibited his works at the Isaacs Gallery in Toronto. His works were shown alongside those of the London Group, which included Jack Chambers, Greg Curnoe and Murray Favro. He worked in a variety of mediums, such as painting and drawing, although he is best known for the series of “box” sculptures that he began in 1965.

Together with Kim Ondaatje, Urquhart joined CARFAC (Canadian Artists’ Representation / Le Front des artistes canadiens), founded by Jack Chambers in 1967. The three artists worked together to establish a fee structure for public museum and gallery exhibitions of contemporary artists. Urquhart also taught drawing, painting and printmaking at the University of Waterloo in Ontario in 1972.

Urquhart was named to the Order of Canada in 1995 and was the winner of the 2009 Governor General’s Award in Visual and Media Arts. His works are featured in many important private and public collections, such as the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) in New York, The Victoria and Albert Museum in London, the Hirshhorn Collection of the Smithsonian Institution in Washington DC, the Bibliothèque Nationale in Paris, the National Gallery of Canada in Ottawa, the Art Gallery of Ontario in Toronto and the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts.
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The Earth Returns to Life by Anthony Morse (Tony) Urquhart sold for $8,775
Anthony Morse (Tony) Urquhart
The Earth Returns to Life
32 x 40 in, 81.3 x 101.6 cm
oil on canvas
Estimate: $5,000 - $7,000 CDN
Sold for: $8,775 CDN (premium included)
Fall 2009 - 1st Session on Thursday, November 26, 2009
Five-Dollar Bill by Anthony Morse (Tony) Urquhart sold for $4,973
Anthony Morse (Tony) Urquhart
Five-Dollar Bill
43 x 27 in, 109.2 x 68.6 cm
mixed media and collage on board
Estimate: $3,500 - $4,500 CDN
Sold for: $4,973 CDN (premium included)
March 2012 - 4th Session on Thursday, March 29, 2012
Requiem for a Dead Bird by Anthony Morse (Tony) Urquhart sold for $3,218
Anthony Morse (Tony) Urquhart
Requiem for a Dead Bird
36 x 36 in, 91.4 x 91.4 cm
oil on linen
Estimate: $3,000 - $5,000 CDN
Sold for: $3,218 CDN (premium included)
Fall 2008 - 1st Session on Wednesday, November 19, 2008
Double Threshold with 5 Ornaments by Anthony Morse (Tony) Urquhart sold for $2,300
Anthony Morse (Tony) Urquhart
Double Threshold with 5 Ornaments
16 x 18 1/2 in, 40.6 x 47 cm
oil and acrylic on board
Estimate: $2,000 - $3,000 CDN
Sold for: $2,300 CDN (premium included)
September 2007 - 2nd Session on Saturday, September 29, 2007
Venetian Wallpaper by Anthony Morse (Tony) Urquhart sold for $2,250
Anthony Morse (Tony) Urquhart
Venetian Wallpaper
38 x 16 1/2 x 16 1/2 in, 96.5 x 41.9 x 41.9 cm
mixed media construction
Estimate: $1,000 - $1,500 CDN
Sold for: $2,250 CDN (premium included)
Canadian Abstract on Thursday, January 27, 2022
The Shadow by Anthony Morse (Tony) Urquhart sold for $1,750
Anthony Morse (Tony) Urquhart
The Shadow
31 1/2 x 49 3/4 in, 80 x 126.4 cm
oil on canvas
Estimate: $2,500 - $3,500 CDN
Sold for: $1,750 CDN (premium included)
Post-War & Contemporary Art on Thursday, May 26, 2022
The Sixth Door by Anthony Morse (Tony) Urquhart sold for $1,250
Anthony Morse (Tony) Urquhart
The Sixth Door
40 1/4 x 12 in, 102.2 x 30.5 cm
mixed media sculpture
Estimate: $1,000 - $1,500 CDN
Sold for: $1,250 CDN (premium included)
Property from an Important Private Collection Ontario on Thursday, January 28, 2021
The Twenty First Door by Anthony Morse (Tony) Urquhart sold for $1,250
Anthony Morse (Tony) Urquhart
The Twenty First Door
20 x 14 1/4 in, 50.8 x 36.2 cm
1977
mixed media on wood
Estimate: $2,000 - $3,000 CDN
Sold for: $1,250 CDN (premium included)
Post-War & Contemporary Art on Thursday, May 28, 2020
Nine Drawings for Kitchener Court House by Anthony Morse (Tony) Urquhart sold for $500
Anthony Morse (Tony) Urquhart
Nine Drawings for Kitchener Court House
15 1/2 x 22 1/4 in, 39.4 x 56.5 cm
ink and watercolour on paper
Estimate: $800 - $1,200 CDN
Sold for: $500 CDN (premium included)
Paper + Sculpture on Thursday, June 25, 2020
The Dead Gull by Anthony Morse (Tony) Urquhart sold for $460
Anthony Morse (Tony) Urquhart
The Dead Gull
21 x 26 in, 53.3 x 66 cm
mixed media on paper
Estimate: $600 - $800 CDN
Sold for: $460 CDN (premium included)
March 2003 on Saturday, March 29, 2003