Ronald York Wilson
(1907 - 1984) RCA, OSA
Previously Sold Works
RONALD YORK WILSON
IOS (Greek Island)
watercolour
signed lower middle; titled and dated 1979 on a label on the reverse
15 x 20 ins ( 38.1 x 50.8 cms ) ( sheet )
Auction Estimate: $500.00 - $700.00
Price Realized $840.00
Sale date: November 30th 2021
RONALD YORK WILSON
Red Boat, Mexico (1956)
oil on board
signed lower centre
12 x 16 ins ( 30.5 x 40.6 cms )
Auction Estimate: $800.00 - $1,200.00
Price Realized $748.00
Sale date: November 29th 2013
RONALD YORK WILSON
Fort Churchill
oil on board
signed lower left, titled and dated Jan. 1946 on the reverse
12 x 16 ins ( 30.5 x 40.6 cms )
Auction Estimate: $500.00 - $700.00
Price Realized $780.00
Sale date: September 24th 2015
RONALD YORK WILSON
Haida Totem
gouache on paper
signed lower right; titled and dated 1971 on a gallery label on the reverse
12.25 x 10.25 ins ( 31.1 x 26 cms ) ( sheet )
Auction Estimate: $500.00 - $700.00
Price Realized $780.00
Sale date: February 1st 2022
RONALD YORK WILSON
Zapopan - Mexico
oil on board
signed lower left; titled and dated 1965 on the artist’s label on the reverse
12 x 16 ins ( 30.5 x 40.6 cms )
Auction Estimate: $700.00 - $900.00
Price Realized $720.00
Sale date: January 31st 2023
RONALD YORK WILSON
Cartoon for Atotonilco
gouache and collage on paper
signed lower right by the artist’s wife, Lela Miller Wilson; titled and dated 1966 on a label on the reverse
6.5 x 8 ins ( 16.5 x 20.3 cms ) ( sight )
Auction Estimate: $400.00 - $600.00
Price Realized $660.00
Sale date: July 20th 2021
RONALD YORK WILSON
Concept with Green (Paris)
gouache and collage on mat board
signed lower right by the artist’s wife, Lela Miller Wilson; titled and dated 1966 on a label on the reverse
11 x 13 ins ( 27.9 x 33 cms )
Auction Estimate: $500.00 - $700.00
Price Realized $570.00
Sale date: August 17th 2021
RONALD YORK WILSON
Indian
gouache and collage on paper
signed lower right by the artist’s wife, Lela Miller Wilson; titled and dated 1971 on a label on the reverse
5.5 x 7.5 ins ( 14 x 19.1 cms ) ( sight )
Auction Estimate: $400.00 - $600.00
Price Realized $570.00
Sale date: October 26th 2021
RONALD YORK WILSON
Three Moroccans
oil and sand on canvas
signed lower right; signed on the reverse
12 x 16 ins ( 30.5 x 40.6 cms )
Auction Estimate: $500.00 - $700.00
Price Realized $460.00
Sale date: June 14th 2017
RONALD YORK WILSON
Gold Figure
mixed media and collage on board
signed lower left; unframed
12 x 16 ins ( 30.5 x 40.6 cms )
Auction Estimate: $600.00 - $800.00
Price Realized $472.00
Sale date: June 5th 2019
RONALD YORK WILSON
Laurentian Road
oil on board
signed lower left; titled to a label on the reverse
12 x 16 ins ( 30.5 x 40.6 cms )
Auction Estimate: $400.00 - $600.00
Price Realized $472.00
Sale date: April 14th 2020
RONALD YORK WILSON
Domingo in Antigua - Guatemala, Jan. 1978
watercolour
signed; titled and dated on the reverse
10 x 14 ins ( 25.4 x 35.6 cms )
Auction Estimate: $400.00 - $600.00
Price Realized $443.00
Sale date: September 17th 2019
RONALD YORK WILSON
Mexican Dreamer
oil on canvas board
signed lower right; titled on the reverse
10 x 12 ins ( 25.4 x 30.5 cms )
Auction Estimate: $500.00 - $700.00
Price Realized $420.00
Sale date: November 30th 2021
RONALD YORK WILSON
Prehistoric Enigma
mixed media on paper
signed lower right; titled on a gallery label on the reverse
8.75 x 9 ins ( 22.2 x 22.9 cms ) ( sight )
Auction Estimate: $400.00 - $600.00
Price Realized $420.00
Sale date: March 1st 2022
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York Wilson Biography
(1907 - 1984) RCA, OSA
York Wilson studied commercial art at Central Technical School and first worked at Brigden's engraving house in Toronto (1926), where he was influenced by Charles Comfort and Will Ogilvie. Wilson was first recognized for paintings of the burlesque, such as those he exhibited with the Canadian Group of Painters at the World's Fair in New York (1939), and other social commentary pictures. He became a full-time painter in 1950. Trips to Mexico in 1950 and 1953 exposed him to the influence of Rico Lebrun and stimulated an interest in mural painting.
Wilson was best known for his commissioned murals, including those for McGill University's library (Montréal, 1954) and the Imperial Oil Building (Toronto, 1957). In the later 1950s, his interest in "picture construction" led him to abstract painting and then, in the 1960s, into geometric art.
Reference:
http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com/articles/ronald-york-wilson
