Randolph Stanley Hewton
Randolph Stanley Hewton
1888 - 1960
BHG CGP RCA
Randolph Stanley Hewton is often linked to the Group of Seven, as he was a frequent sketching partner of A.Y. Jackson. Hewton’s work shared the sense of discovery of the new Canadian landscape. He was also well known for his portraits and figure paintings, which were lauded for their modern style.

Hewton was born in Mégantic, Quebec. He studied under William Brymner in 1903 at the Art Association of Montreal where he won the Wood Scholarship. He then went on to study under Jean Paul Laurens and Caro Drevaille at the Académie Julian in Paris. Hewton met with Jackson on his trip to Paris in 1912, and in 1913 they jointly exhibited at the Art Association of Montreal. The show drew criticism and was not financially profitable, as critics were not receptive to the French school of painting. Hewton began working in his uncle’s firm before enlisting in the 24th Batallion in 1915. In 1917 he transferred to the 7th London Regiment. He was awarded the Military Cross in 1918 for gallantry during the Somme offensive. After the ceasefire, Hewton took a week’s leave in order to sketch the battlefields, and Jackson described the results as “vigorous.” In 1920 he was invited to show in the first Group of Seven exhibition and in 1921 was elected an Associate of the Royal Canadian Academy.

He also was instrumental in founding and setting the direction of the Beaver Hall Group in 1920, a group of Montreal-based artists who met while studying art under Brymner. The group, which included both male and female artists, is noted for embracing both modernist and traditional styles and supporting Jazz Age modernism. In the years after the war, Hewton went to work for the paper box makers Miller Brothers, where he eventually became president in 1921. He was popular with the workers, and though he left in 1921 to become principal of the Montreal Arts Association, he returned to the Miller Brothers in 1926 as president. In his later years he found little time to paint.

The National Gallery of Canada has a number of Hewton’s figurative works in their collection. The Art Gallery of Hamilton held an exhibition of his work in 1947. He is represented in the collections of the National Gallery of Canada, the Quebec Provincial Museum, and the Art Gallery of Ontario, among others. He was a founding member of the Canadian Group of Painters.
HOW TO SELL
AVAILABLE WORKS
HEFFEL’S TOP RESULTS
Winter Street Scene by Randolph Stanley Hewton sold for $76,050
Randolph Stanley Hewton
Winter Street Scene
12 x 14 in, 30.5 x 35.6 cm
oil on canvas
Estimate: $18,000 - $22,000 CDN
Sold for: $76,050 CDN (premium included)
Fall 2010 - 2nd Session on Thursday, November 25, 2010
Portrait of Miss Audrey Cook by Randolph Stanley Hewton sold for $49,250
Randolph Stanley Hewton
Portrait of Miss Audrey Cook
40 x 35 in, 101.6 x 88.9 cm
circa 1933
oil on canvas
Estimate: $25,000 - $35,000 CDN
Sold for: $49,250 CDN (premium included)
Canadian, Impressionist & Modern Art on Wednesday, December 02, 2020
Winter, Quebec Village by Randolph Stanley Hewton sold for $37,375
Randolph Stanley Hewton
Winter, Quebec Village
10 x 12 in, 25.4 x 30.5 cm
circa 1928
oil on canvas
Estimate: $12,000 - $15,000 CDN
Sold for: $37,375 CDN (premium included)
Fine Canadian Art Spring 2005 on Wednesday, May 25, 2005
Farmhouses, La Malbaie by Randolph Stanley Hewton sold for $29,250
Randolph Stanley Hewton
Farmhouses, La Malbaie
12 x 15 in, 30.5 x 38.1 cm
oil on canvas
Estimate: $15,000 - $20,000 CDN
Sold for: $29,250 CDN (premium included)
Fall 2012 - 2nd Session on Thursday, November 22, 2012
Quebec Village by Randolph Stanley Hewton sold for $21,060
Randolph Stanley Hewton
Quebec Village
15 5/8 x 17 3/4 in, 39.7 x 45.1 cm
oil on canvas
Estimate: $18,000 - $24,000 CDN
Sold for: $21,060 CDN (premium included)
Fall 2010 - 2nd Session on Thursday, November 25, 2010
North Shore, Lower St. Lawrence by Randolph Stanley Hewton sold for $21,060
Randolph Stanley Hewton
North Shore, Lower St. Lawrence
10 1/4 x 12 in, 26 x 30.5 cm
oil on canvas
Estimate: $10,000 - $15,000 CDN
Sold for: $21,060 CDN (premium included)
Spring 2013 - 2nd Session on Wednesday, May 15, 2013
Winter Scene by Randolph Stanley Hewton sold for $20,000
Randolph Stanley Hewton
Winter Scene
20 1/8 x 24 in, 51.1 x 61 cm
oil on canvas
Estimate: $8,000 - $10,000 CDN
Sold for: $20,000 CDN (premium included)
Fine Canadian Art on Thursday, May 27, 2021
Three Loads of Hay, St-Tite-des-Caps by Randolph Stanley Hewton sold for $18,880
Randolph Stanley Hewton
Three Loads of Hay, St-Tite-des-Caps
10 x 12 in, 25.4 x 30.5 cm
oil on canvas
Estimate: $10,000 - $15,000 CDN
Sold for: $18,880 CDN (premium included)
November 2015 - 4th Session on Saturday, November 28, 2015
Looking Towards Murray Bay, PQ by Randolph Stanley Hewton sold for $17,550
Randolph Stanley Hewton
Looking Towards Murray Bay, PQ
12 x 14 in, 30.5 x 35.6 cm
oil on canvas
Estimate: $10,000 - $12,000 CDN
Sold for: $17,550 CDN (premium included)
Spring 2012 - 2nd Session on Thursday, May 17, 2012
Hamlet in Winter by Randolph Stanley Hewton sold for $17,250
Randolph Stanley Hewton
Hamlet in Winter
20 x 24 in, 50.8 x 61 cm
oil on canvas
Estimate: $6,000 - $8,000 CDN
Sold for: $17,250 CDN (premium included)
Fine Canadian Art Fall 2004 on Thursday, November 25, 2004