These 27 paintings from Hudson’s Bay’s collection were sold in an auction Wednesday for a total of $5.9 million, when buyer’s premiums are factored in.<\/p>\n
As expected, a painting by former British prime minister Winston Churchill fetched the highest price, at $1.3 million, before added fees.<\/p>\n
The below figures are hammer prices, which are the top bids received for an item. Successful bidders must also cover a buyer’s premium and sales tax.<\/p>\n
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“Tracking on the Athabasca,” Walter Joseph Phillips, 1934 (estimate: $15,000 to $25,000)<\/p>\n
Sold for: $37,500<\/p>\n
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“Hudson’s Bay Company York Boats at Norway House,” Walter Joseph Phillips, 1928 (estimate: $15,000 to $25,000)<\/p>\n
Sold for: $130,000<\/p>\n
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“Chief Trader Archibald McDonald Descending the Fraser, 1828,” Adam Sherriff Scott, circa 1942 (estimate: $7,000 to $9,000)<\/p>\n
Sold for: $300,000<\/p>\n
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“Governor Douglas Leaving Fort Langley,” George Franklin Arbuckle, 1957 (estimate: $6,000 to $8,000)<\/p>\n
Sold for: $27,500<\/p>\n
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“McLoughlin Welcomes the Americans, Fort Vancouver, 1834,” Charles Fraser Comfort, 1935 (estimate: $10,000 to $15,000)<\/p>\n
Sold for: $27,500<\/p>\n
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“Governor George Simpson Welcomed by James Douglas, Fort St. James, B.C., 17th September 1828,” Adam Sherriff Scott, circa 1931 (estimate: $4,000 to $6,000)<\/p>\n
Sold for: $35,000<\/p>\n
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“Hearne Builds Cumberland House, 1774-1775,” George Franklin Arbuckle, 1951 (estimate: $6,000 to $8,000)<\/p>\n
Sold for: $50,000<\/p>\n
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“Last Dog Train Leaving Lower Fort Garry, 1909,” Charles Fraser Comfort, 1927 (estimate: $10,000 to $15,000)<\/p>\n
Sold for: $100,000<\/p>\n
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“Ambassadress of Peace,” George Franklin Arbuckle, circa 1952 (estimate: $8,000 to $12,000)<\/p>\n
Sold for: $85,000<\/p>\n
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“Red River Carts Leaving Fort Garry, 1863,” Adam Sherriff Scott, 1927 (estimate: $6,000 to $8,000) Sold for: $70,000<\/p>\n
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“Troops at Upper Fort Garry, 1846-48,” Adam Sherriff Scott, circa 1945 (estimate: $6,000 to $8,000)<\/p>\n
Sold for: $60,000<\/p>\n
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“Discovery of the Coppermine River by Samuel Hearne,” Frank Hans (Franz) Johnston, circa 1922 (estimate: $10,000 to $15,000)<\/p>\n
Sold for: $70,000<\/p>\n
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“Trading Ceremony at York Factory, 1780s,” Adam Sherriff Scott, circa 1954 (estimate: $6,000 to $8,000)<\/p>\n
Sold for: $80,000<\/p>\n
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“The Spring Fur Brigade Leaves Lachine,” George Franklin Arbuckle, circa 1946 (estimate: $6,000 to $8,000)<\/p>\n
Sold for: $80,000<\/p>\n
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“Radisson and des Groseilliers Trading with Indians at Rupert House, 1671,” Lorne Holland Bouchard, 1968 (estimate: $4,000 to $6,000)<\/p>\n
Sold for: $42,500<\/p>\n
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“Barnston and Ballantyne at Tadoussac, 1846,” Charles Fraser Comfort, 1941 (estimate: $10,000 to $15,000)<\/p>\n
Sold for: $475,000<\/p>\n
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“The Council of the Northern Department of Rupert’s Land, Meeting at Norway House, June 21, 1836,” Charles Fraser Comfort, circa 1934 (estimate: $6,000 to $8,000)<\/p>\n
Sold for: $40,000<\/p>\n
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“Trading with a Hudson’s Bay Company Ship, 17th Century,” George Franklin Arbuckle, 1955 (estimate: $6,000 to $8,000)<\/p>\n
Sold for: $180,000<\/p>\n
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“Dr. John Rae Meets with Eskimos (Franklin Expedition),” Charles Fraser Comfort, 1949 (estimate: $10,000 to $15,000)<\/p>\n
Sold for: $140,000<\/p>\n
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“Samuel Black at Finlay River,” John I. Innes, 1929 (estimate: $6,000 to $8,000)<\/p>\n
Sold for: $50,000<\/p>\n
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“Lights of a City Street,” Frederic Marlett Bell-Smith, 1894, (estimate: $100,000 to $150,000)<\/p>\n
Sold for: $575,000<\/p>\n
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“Rear Admiral Lord Horatio Nelson,” William von Moll Berczy, 1807-1808 (estimate: $70,000 to $90,000)<\/p>\n
Sold for: $100,000<\/p>\n
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“Battle of Trafalgar,” William von Moll Berczy, 1807-1808 (estimate: $70,000 to $90,000)<\/p>\n
Sold for: $110,000<\/p>\n
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“Marrakech,” Sir Winston Churchill, circa 1935 (estimate: $400,000 to 600,000)<\/p>\n
Sold for: $1.3 million<\/p>\n
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“Three Hudson’s Bay Company Ships in the Thames (King George, Prince Rupert, Sea Horse),” Francis Holman, 1771 (estimate: $6,000 to $8,000)<\/p>\n
Sold for: $375,000<\/p>\n
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“Christmas at Morgan’s” Adrien H\u00e9bert, circa 1936 to 1937 (estimate: $40,000 to $60,000)<\/p>\n
Sold for: $210,000<\/p>\n
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“Bay Watch,” Charles Pachter, 2011 (estimate: $15,000 to $25,000)<\/p>\n
Sold for: $150,000<\/p>\n
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Nov. 19, 2025.<\/p>\n
Tara Deschamps, The Canadian Press<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"These 27 paintings from Hudson’s Bay’s collection were sold in an auction Wednesday for a total of $5.9…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":294228,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[31],"tags":[132753,76,354,355,49,48,132752,356,75,132751,132755,38533,132756,132754],"class_list":{"0":"post-294227","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-arts-and-design","8":"tag-adam-sherriff-scott","9":"tag-arts","10":"tag-arts-and-design","11":"tag-artsanddesign","12":"tag-ca","13":"tag-canada","14":"tag-charles-fraser-comfort","15":"tag-design","16":"tag-entertainment","17":"tag-george-franklin-arbuckle","18":"tag-george-simpson-welcomed","19":"tag-hudsons-bay","20":"tag-norway-house","21":"tag-walter-joseph-phillips"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/294227","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=294227"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/294227\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/294228"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=294227"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=294227"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=294227"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}