# Frederick Horsman Varley - Auction Profile

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Updated: 2026-04-28T21:08:55.965Z

## Summary
- Lots tracked: 43
- Lots with prices: 25
- First auction date: 2005-05-31
- Latest auction date: 2019-10-05
- Median realised price: $5,428
- Price range: $438 to $172,500

## Market Takeaway
Frederick Horsman Varley shows developing auction liquidity with 43 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $5,428. Category concentration is still broad or sparse. Last 12 months recorded 0 sales. Latest recorded sale: 2019-10-05.

## How To Read This Data
- Use the median \($5,428\) as a typical result; many comparable sales cluster between $2,006 and $16,520.
- Auction totals can include buyer premiums or fees depending on reporting, so compare like\-for\-like when possible.
- Condition, size, medium, provenance, and attribution confidence can move value materially versus median comps.

## Price Bands
- Under $1,000: 8% (2 sales)
- $1,000 to $10,000: 48% (12 sales)
- $10,000\+: 44% (11 sales)

## Recent Trend & Velocity
- Last 12 months sales: 0
- Previous 12 months sales: 0
- Recent 12 months median: $0
- Previous 12 months median: $0
- Median shift: 0%
- Latest sale date: 2019-10-05
- Days since latest sale: 2,328
- Market velocity: inactive

## Top Auction Houses
- Waddington's: 30 lots
- Joyner: 3 lots
- Majestic Auction: 2 lots
- Pacific Galleries: 2 lots
- Saskatchewan Network for Art Collecting: 2 lots
- Walker's: 2 lots
- Maynards Fine Art & Antiques: 1 lots
- Neal Auction Company: 1 lots

## Top Categories
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## Recent Sold Lots
1. 2019-10-05 | Frederick Horsman Varley\( a member of the Canadian Group of Seven artists\), Watercolors | Majestic Auction | CA$1,000
2. 2019-06-22 | Frederick Horsman Varley\( a member of the Canadian Group of Seven artists\), Watercolors | Majestic Auction | CA$2,000
3. 2017-09-21 | FREDERICK HORSMAN VARLEY, A.R.C.A., MOONLIT HILLSIDE, watercolour, 7.75 ins x 6 ins; 19.7 cms x 15.2 cms | Waddington's | CA$5,100
4. 2017-05-29 | FREDERICK HORSMAN VARLEY, A.R.C.A., “FLOWER” MOUNTAIN, oil on canvas board, 11.75 ins x 15 ins; 29.8 cms x 38.1 cms | Waddington's | N/A
5. 2017-05-13 | FREDERICK HORSMAN VARLEY \(1881\-1969, Canada\) \- PLEIN AIR COMPOSITION \- Oil on board landscape composition in expressive brushstrokes... | Pacific Galleries | $10,000
6. 2016-11-21 | FREDERICK HORSMAN VARLEY, A.R.C.A., NEAR THE PINNACLE, oil on board, 11.75 ins x 15 ins; 43.8 cms x 52.1 cms | Waddington's | CA$31,200
7. 2016-11-21 | FREDERICK HORSMAN VARLEY, A.R.C.A., DOON LANDSCAPE, 1949, oil on board, 11.75 ins x 15 ins; 43.8 cms x 52.1 cms | Waddington's | CA$40,800
8. 2016-11-05 | FREDERICK HORSMAN VARLEY \- Untitled \- Portrait | Saskatchewan Network for Art Collecting | CA$1,600
9. 2016-09-22 | FREDERICK HORSMAN VARLEY, A.R.C.A., SUMMER TIME, RUSSIA, 1955, graphite and watercolour, 11 ins x 15 ins; 26.7 cms x 38.1 cms | Waddington's | N/A
10. 2016-06-04 | FREDERICK HORSMAN VARLEY \- Untitled \- Portrait | Saskatchewan Network for Art Collecting | N/A
11. 2015-11-23 | FREDERICK HORSMAN VARLEY, A.R.C.A., THE LONESOME TREE, watercolour, 10.25 ins x 12.5 ins; 26.7 cms x 33 cms | Waddington's | CA$8,260
12. 2015-11-23 | FREDERICK HORSMAN VARLEY, A.R.C.A., KOOTENAY LAKE, B.C., oil on canvas board, 15 ins x 12 ins; 30.5 cms x 40.6 cms | Waddington's | CA$51,920 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-frederick-horsman-varley-a-r-c-a-kootenay-lake-b-c-oil-on-canvas-board-15-ins-x-12-ins-30-5-cms-x-40-6-cms-68-c-0d945ffa2e
13. 2014-11-24 | FREDERICK HORSMAN VARLEY, A.R.C.A., SLEEPING FIGURE, pencil and coloured chalks, 7.75 ins x 13.75 ins; 19.7 cms x 34.9 cms | Waddington's | N/A
14. 2014-11-04 | FREDERICK HORSMAN VARLEY \(1881\-1969, Canada/UK\) OIL ON CANVAS \- Signed "F | Pacific Galleries | $11,000
15. 2014-09-18 | FREDERICK HORSMAN VARLEY, A.R.C.A., TREESCAPE, charcoal and pastel, 17.75 ins x 14 ins; 45.1 cms x 35.6 cms | Waddington's | CA$720
16. 2013-06-03 | FREDERICK HORSMAN VARLEY, A.R.C.A., PORTRAIT OF VERA, charcoal with wash, 9.25 ins x 11.25 ins; 23.1 cms x 28.1 cms | Waddington's | CA$16,520
17. 2012-11-26 | FREDERICK HORSMAN VARLEY, A.R.C.A.BARNS, WHYCOCOMAGH, CAPE BRETON ISLAND, graphite; signed 8 ins x 11 ins; 20 cms x 27.5 cms | Waddington's | CA$2,006
18. 2012-05-25 | FREDERICK HORSMAN VARLEY, A.R.C.A. PORTRAIT OF A WOMAN, charcoal and chalk; signed 13 ins x 10.5 ins; 32.5 cms x 26.3 cms Note: Executed circa 1940. | Waddington's | N/A
19. 2012-05-25 | FREDERICK HORSMAN VARLEY, A.R.C.A. ARPEGGIO, oil on panel; Varley Inventory No. 674; signed, titled and with an unfinished mountain sketch on the reverse 12 ins x 15 ins; 30 cms x 37.5 cms Provenance: Colonel A. Fortescue Duguid \(directly from the | Waddington's | N/A
20. 2011-11-25 | FREDERICK HORSMAN VARLEY, A.R.C.A.JESS, 1950, graphite and chalks; signed, Varley Inventory No.852 14 ins x 11 1/4 ins; 35 cms x 28.1 cms Provenance: Roberts Gallery, Toronto.Private Collection, Toronto.Literature: Peter Varley, Frederick H. Varley, | Waddington's | N/A
21. 2011-11-25 | FREDERICK HORSMAN VARLEY, A.R.C.A.SUNSET NEAR KASLO, B.C., oil on canvas board; signed, Varley Inventory No. 879 12 ins x 14 3/4 ins; 30 cms x 36.9 cms Provenance: Roberts Gallery, Toronto.Floyd S. Chalmers, Toronto.Private Collection, Toronto. | Waddington's | CA$35,400
22. 2011-05-27 | FREDERICK HORSMAN VARLEY, A.R.C.A., KOOTENAY LAKE, MT MCGREGOR, SELKIRK RANGE, SUMMER 1956, blue crayon, 11 ins x 13 ins; 27.5 cms x 32.5 cms | Waddington's | CA$2,832
23. 2011-05-27 | FREDERICK HORSMAN VARLEY, A.R.C.A., BRITISH COLUMBIA LANDSCAPE, oil on panel, 12 ins x 15 ins; 30 cms x 37.5 cms | Waddington's | N/A
24. 2011-05-27 | FREDERICK HORSMAN VARLEY, A.R.C.A., STUMP PATTERN, graphite, 10 ins x 8 ins; 25 cms x 20 cms | Waddington's | N/A

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