Toni Onley
(1928 - 2004) ARCA
Previously Sold Works
TONI ONLEY
Old Orchard, Browning Bay, North Pender Island, B.C.
watercolour
signed, titled and dated “3 September 1998” in the lower margin
10.5 x 14 ins ( 26.7 x 35.6 cms ) ( sight )
Auction Estimate: $1,000.00 - $1,500.00
Price Realized $1,180.00
Sale date: February 20th 2019
TONI ONLEY
Franklin’s Last Camp, Beachy Island
watercolour
signed, titled and dated “September 20 1974” at the lower edge
20 x 22 ins ( 50.8 x 55.9 cms )
Auction Estimate: $1,200.00 - $1,500.00
Price Realized $1,062.00
Sale date: September 12th 2018
TONI ONLEY
Savage Point, Tumbo Island B.C.
watercolour
signed, titled and dated “July 18 1978” lower left
10 x 14 ins ( 25.4 x 35.6 cms ) ( sight )
Auction Estimate: $1,200.00 - $1,500.00
Price Realized $1,062.00
Sale date: February 20th 2019
TONI ONLEY
Bay at East Point Saturna Island, BC
watercolour
signed, titled and dated “September 3 1977” lower left
10 x 14 ins ( 25.4 x 35.6 cms ) ( sight )
Auction Estimate: $1,200.00 - $1,500.00
Price Realized $1,062.00
Sale date: February 20th 2019
TONI ONLEY
Montague Bay, Galliano Island, B.C.
watercolour
signed, titled and dated 3 October 2003 in the lower margin
11 x 15 ins ( 27.9 x 38.1 cms ) ( sheet )
Auction Estimate: $600.00 - $800.00
Price Realized $944.00
Sale date: October 27th 2020
TONI ONLEY
Shower, Savage Point, B.C.
watercolour
signed lower right, titled and dated “August 21, 1979” at the lower centre edge
11.25 x 15 ins ( 28.6 x 38.1 cms ) ( sight )
Auction Estimate: $600.00 - $800.00
Price Realized $885.00
Sale date: February 20th 2019
TONI ONLEY
McCoy Island, Georgian Bay, Ontario
watercolour
signed, titled and dated “27 July 1999’ along the lower edge; unframed
11.25 x 15 ins ( 28.6 x 38.1 cms ) ( sheet )
Auction Estimate: $600.00 - $800.00
Price Realized $840.00
Sale date: January 23rd 2024
TONI ONLEY
Darkening Land; Driftwood
two colour serigraphs
- “Darkening Land” (signed, titled and numbered 19/33 in the lower margin - 11 x 15 ins. [sight];
- “Driftwood” (signed, titled and numbered 16/36 in the lower margin - 11 x 15 ins. [sight]
11 x 15 ins ( 27.9 x 38.1 cms ) ( each image )
Auction Estimate: $500.00 - $700.00
Price Realized $780.00
Sale date: January 31st 2023
TONI ONLEY
Black Island/Coast Suite; White Mountain/Western Suite; Selkirk Range/Western Suite
three colour serigraphs
- "White Mountain/Western Suite" (signed, titled and numbered 8/48 in the lower margin - 11 x 15 ins. [image]);
- "Selkirk Range/Western Suite" (signed, titled and numbered 8/50 in the lower margin - 11 x 15 ins. [image]);
- "Black Island/Coast Suite" (signed, titled and inscribed "Hors commerce X/X" in the lower margin - 10.75 x 15 ins. [image])
11 x 15 in ( 27.9 x 38.1 cm ) ( image [each] )
Auction Estimate: $900.00 - $1,200.00
Price Realized $780.00
Sale date: July 23rd 2024
TONI ONLEY
Pine Islet, Georgia Strait, B.C.
watercolour on paper
signed lower right, titled and dated “30 July 1987” in the lower margin
11 x 15.5 ins ( 27.9 x 39.4 cms ) ( sheet )
Auction Estimate: $800.00 - $1,200.00
Price Realized $720.00
Sale date: August 23rd 2022
TONI ONLEY
Path to Wendy’s Studio, Soanet, California
watercolour
signed, titled and dated “April 10 1976” lower left
10.5 x 14.25 ins ( 26.7 x 36.2 cms ) ( sight )
Auction Estimate: $600.00 - $800.00
Price Realized $720.00
Sale date: February 28th 2023
TONI ONLEY
Pine Trees, Little McCoy Island, Georgian Bay, Ontario
watercolour
signed, titled and dated “3 August 1988” along the lower edge; unframed
11 x 15.25 ins ( 27.9 x 38.7 cms ) ( sheet )
Auction Estimate: $600.00 - $800.00
Price Realized $720.00
Sale date: October 10th 2023
TONI ONLEY
Mt. Cheam, B.C.
watercolour
signed lower right; titled and dated “March 7, 1987” lower left; sold together with the book “Toni Onley: A Silent Thunder by Roger H. Boulet
10 x 14.5 ins ( 25.4 x 36.8 cms )
Auction Estimate: $600.00 - $800.00
Price Realized $590.00
Sale date: July 16th 2019
TONI ONLEY
Little McCoy Island, Georgian Bay, Ontario
watercolour
signed, titled and dated “4 August 1988” along the lower edge; unframed
11.25 x 15.25 ins ( 28.6 x 38.7 cms ) ( sheet )
Auction Estimate: $600.00 - $800.00
Price Realized $510.00
Sale date: October 10th 2023
TONI ONLEY
McCoy Island, Georgian Bay, Ontario
watercolour
signed lower right, titled and dated “4 August 1988” lower left
11 x 15 ins ( 27.9 x 38.1 cms ) ( sight )
Auction Estimate: $500.00 - $700.00
Price Realized $450.00
Sale date: February 27th 2024
T. Onley Biography
(1928 - 2004) ARCA
Widely known for his distinctive landscapes, British Columbia artist Toni Onley was born in 1928 on the Isle of Man and was educated in England and Mexico. He made his first trip to the Arctic in 1974 and later published “Onley's Arctic: Diaries and Paintings of the High Arctic”. His work has been the subject of a critical study by Roger Boulet entitled “Toni Onley, A Silent Thunder”. A recipient of the Order of Canada, Onley published Toni Onley's “British Columbia: A Tribute”(Raincoast, 1999) and an autobiography, “Flying Colours: The Toni Onley Story” (Harbour Publishing, 2003), as told to Gregory Strong, which recounts his victory as a 'Rolls-Royce rebel' who fought against Revenue Canada on a personal taxation issue, threatening to burn his paintings.
Onley died on February 29, 2004 in a single-plane accident when he crashed his plane into the Fraser River while presumably practicing landings and take-offs.
