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Edward John (E.J.) Hughes
Edward John (E.J.) Hughes
1913 - 2007
BCSFA CGP OC RCA
E.J. Hughes was born in North Vancouver and spent his childhood in Nanaimo on Vancouver Island. He trained at the Vancouver School of Art receiving instruction from F.H. Varley and J.W.G. MacDonald.
He then went on to work as a commercial artist creating dry points and linocuts. In 1940, after being enlisted in the Royal Canadian Artillery he became an Army artist, and soon after was promoted to official Army War artist working in Canada, Great Britain and the Aleutians.
After the war, he returned to Vancouver Island and continued painting, but it was not until 1951 when he signed a contract with Dr. Stern of the Dominion Gallery that he was able to earn a living as a full-time artist. Hughes was commissioned by Standard Oil to create a series of works depicting BC’s coast, and he was able to continue traveling and painting BC’s coast and interior thanks to Canada Council grants. In 1966, he was elected to the RCA and one year later received a Canada Council award.
E.J. Hughes is regarded as one of the most accomplished BC landscape painters of his time. He continued to paint until the age of 93, when he passed away in Duncan, BC in early 2007.
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Edward John (E.J.) Hughes
Fishboats, Rivers Inlet
42 x 50 in, 106.7 x 127 cm
oil on canvas
Estimate: $900,000 - $1,200,000 CDN
Sold for:
$2,041,250
CDN (premium included)
Post-War & Contemporary Art on Wednesday, November 21, 2018
Edward John (E.J.) Hughes
Abandoned Village, Rivers Inlet, BC
32 x 40 in, 81.3 x 101.6 cm
oil on canvas
Estimate: $1,250,000 - $1,750,000 CDN
Sold for:
$1,801,250
CDN (premium included)
Post-War & Contemporary Art on Thursday, May 25, 2023
Edward John (E.J.) Hughes
The Post Office at Courtenay, BC
38 x 48 in, 96.5 x 121.9 cm
oil on canvas
Estimate: $600,000 - $800,000 CDN
Sold for:
$1,593,000
CDN (premium included)
Spring 2016 - 1st Session on Wednesday, May 25, 2016
Edward John (E.J.) Hughes
Coastal Boats Near Sidney, BC
36 1/8 x 48 1/8 in, 91.7 x 122.2 cm
oil on canvas
Estimate: $700,000 - $900,000 CDN
Sold for:
$1,140,750
CDN (premium included)
Spring 2011 - 1st Session on Tuesday, May 17, 2011
Edward John (E.J.) Hughes
Fishboats, Rivers Inlet
42 x 50 in, 106.7 x 127 cm
oil on canvas
Estimate: $300,000 - $400,000 CDN
Sold for:
$920,000
CDN (premium included)
Fine Canadian Art Fall 2004 on Thursday, November 25, 2004
Edward John (E.J.) Hughes
Steamer Arriving at Nanaimo
19 x 23 in, 48.3 x 58.4 cm
oil on canvas
Estimate: $500,000 - $700,000 CDN
Sold for:
$841,250
CDN (premium included)
Post-War & Contemporary Art on Wednesday, December 02, 2020
Edward John (E.J.) Hughes
Mouth of the Courtenay River
30 x 40 in, 76.2 x 101.6 cm
oil on canvas
Estimate: $500,000 - $700,000 CDN
Sold for:
$789,750
CDN (premium included)
Spring 2011 - 1st Session on Tuesday, May 17, 2011
Edward John (E.J.) Hughes
Three Tugboats, Nanaimo Harbour
20 1/8 x 24 3/4 in, 51.1 x 62.9 cm
oil on canvas board
Estimate: $200,000 - $300,000 CDN
Sold for:
$601,250
CDN (premium included)
Post-War & Contemporary Art on Wednesday, December 02, 2020
Edward John (E.J.) Hughes
Low Tide at Qualicum Beach
20 x 26 in, 50.8 x 66 cm
oil on canvas
Estimate: $300,000 - $500,000 CDN
Sold for:
$541,250
CDN (premium included)
Post-War & Contemporary Art on Wednesday, June 01, 2022
Edward John (E.J.) Hughes
Echo Bay, Gilford Island
32 x 45 in, 81.3 x 114.3 cm
oil on canvas
Estimate: $250,000 - $350,000 CDN
Sold for:
$541,250
CDN (premium included)
Post-War & Contemporary Art on Thursday, November 23, 2023