Illingworth Kerr
Canadian · 1905–1989 · Painter
Illingworth "Buck" Kerr L.L. D. was a Canadian painter, illustrator and writer. He is best known for his landscape paintings of the Saskatchewan and Alberta prairies and foothills. (Wikipedia)
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Record prices
Western Winter NightLevis Fine Art Auctions · CA$52,650≈ $39,592≈ £30,531≈ €33,845Sign up to see
Ranch South of Priddis, AlbertaLevis Fine Art Auctions · CA$25,740≈ $20,675≈ £15,263≈ €17,949Sign up to see
Aspens, Elbow River, SpringLevis Fine Art Auctions · CA$17,550≈ $12,748≈ £10,351≈ €11,966Sign up to see
Illingworth Kerr’s highest prices recorded at auction, ranked in US dollars at each sale-date exchange rate and shown in the currency of the sale (with the buyer’s premium where the house publishes it).
Lots sold
450
of 450 offered · 1992–2026
Sell-through
100%
sold ÷ offered
Price trend
100 sold lot(s) are awaiting a USD exchange rate and are excluded from averages.
By medium
| Medium | Offered | Sold | Sell-through | Average | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paintings | 194 | 194 | 100% | $3.5kSign up | $2.4kSign up | $39.6kSign up |
| Oil | 193 | 193 | 100% | $3.5kSign up | $2.4kSign up | $39.6kSign up |
| Acrylic | 1 | 1 | 100% | —Sign up | —Sign up | — |
| Works on paper | 194 | 194 | 100% | $356Sign up | $217Sign up | $2.2kSign up |
| Watercolor | 44 | 44 | 100% | $727Sign up | $680Sign up | $2.2kSign up |
| Drawing | 39 | 39 | 100% | $322Sign up | $265Sign up | $880Sign up |
| Prints & multiples | 62 | 62 | 100% | $441Sign up | $370Sign up | $1.5kSign up |
| Lithograph | 9 | 9 | 100% | $177Sign up | $193Sign up | $217Sign up |
| Screenprint | 33 | 33 | 100% | $605Sign up | $597Sign up | $1.5kSign up |
| Woodcut / linocut | 18 | 18 | 100% | $279Sign up | $193Sign up | $1kSign up |
| Print (other) | 2 | 2 | 100% | —Sign up | —Sign up | — |
Medium classes are derived from the medium text as published by each house; “Other” includes lots whose medium wasn’t stated.
By year
| Year | Offered | Sold | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 5 | 5 | $2.2kSign up |
| 2025 | 12 | 12 | $577Sign up |
| 2024 | 30 | 30 | $378Sign up |
| 2023 | 24 | 24 | $464Sign up |
| 2022 | 20 | 20 | $2.3kSign up |
| 2021 | 28 | 28 | $387Sign up |
| 2020 | 16 | 16 | $836Sign up |
| 2019 | 3 | 3 | $3.3kSign up |
| 2018 | 7 | 7 | $1.6kSign up |
| 2017 | 16 | 16 | $358Sign up |
| 2016 | 16 | 16 | $697Sign up |
| 2015 | 16 | 16 | $211Sign up |
| 2014 | 20 | 20 | $163Sign up |
| 2013 | 13 | 13 | $1.9kSign up |
| 2012 | 9 | 9 | $1kSign up |
| 2011 | 7 | 7 | $195Sign up |
| 2010 | 4 | 4 | $599Sign up |
| 2009 | 5 | 5 | $3.1kSign up |
| 2008 | 14 | 14 | $2.2kSign up |
| 2007 | 12 | 12 | $731Sign up |
| 2006 | 1 | 1 | $3kSign up |
| 2005 | 8 | 8 | $2.1kSign up |
| 2004 | 9 | 9 | $458Sign up |
| 2003 | 15 | 15 | $965Sign up |
| 2002 | 3 | 3 | $1.5kSign up |
| 2001 | 13 | 13 | $198Sign up |
| 2000 | 6 | 6 | $1.2kSign up |
| 1999 | 18 | 18 | $803Sign up |
| 1998 | 5 | 5 | —Sign up |
| 1997 | 13 | 13 | —Sign up |
| 1996 | 17 | 17 | —Sign up |
| 1995 | 12 | 12 | —Sign up |
| 1994 | 31 | 31 | —Sign up |
| 1993 | 8 | 8 | —Sign up |
| 1992 | 14 | 14 | —Sign up |