Leonard Hutchinson
(1896 - 1980)
Previously Sold Works
LEONARD HUTCHINSON
Worker’s Picnic
woodblock
signed, titled and numbered 37/50 in the lower margin
8.25 x 10 ins ( 21 x 25.4 cms ) ( image )
Auction Estimate: $500.00 - $700.00
Price Realized $1,200.00
Sale date: February 28th 2023
LEONARD HUTCHINSON
Goin’ Home; Above Twelve Mile Creek
two colour woodblock prints
- “Goin’ Home” (signed, titled and numbered 31/50 in the lower margin - 8.5 x 10.5 ins. [image]);
- “Above Twelve Mile Creek” (signed, titled and numbered 23/50 in the lower margin - 8.5 x 10.5 ins. [image])
8.5 x 10.5 ins ( 21.6 x 26.7 cms ) ( image (each) )
Auction Estimate: $500.00 - $700.00
Price Realized $960.00
Sale date: February 23rd 2021
LEONARD HUTCHINSON
Workers Picnic
woodcut
signed, titled and numbered 37/50 in the lower margin; unframed (matted)
9 x 11 ins ( 22.9 x 27.9 cms ) ( sight )
Auction Estimate: $200.00 - $300.00
Price Realized $840.00
Sale date: March 30th 2021
LEONARD HUTCHINSON
Back Water
woodblock print
signed and titled in pencil in the lower margin
10.5 x 11.5 ins ( 26.7 x 29.2 cms )
Auction Estimate: $300.00 - $400.00
Price Realized $767.00
Sale date: March 20th 2019
LEONARD HUTCHINSON
Fred Fisher; Steel (Mike); Canadian Saw Mill
three woodcuts
-“Fred Fisher”; 10.75 x 11 ins (27.3 x 27.9 cms) [image];
-“Steel (Mike)”; signed, titled and numbered 33/50 in the lower margin; 10.5 x 8.5 ins (26.7 x 22 cms) [image];
-”Canadian Saw Mill”, titled in the lower margin, 3.75 x 4.25 ins (9.5 x 10.8 cms) [image](unframed)
10.75 x 11 ins ( 27.3 x 27.9 cms ) ( image (the largest) )
Auction Estimate: $300.00 - $500.00
Price Realized $660.00
Sale date: August 15th 2023
LEONARD HUTCHINSON
Earth Can Never Die
woodblock
signed, titled and numbered 16/50 in pencil in the lower margin
10 x 11.5 ins ( 25.4 x 29.2 cms )
Auction Estimate: $300.00 - $400.00
Price Realized $531.00
Sale date: December 12th 2018
LEONARD HUTCHINSON
Canadian Homes and Gardens
woodblock print
signed, titled and numbered 48/50 in pencil in the lower margin
8.5 x 11 ins ( 21.6 x 27.9 cms ) ( plate size )
Auction Estimate: $275.00 - $325.00
Price Realized $502.00
Sale date: October 17th 2018
LEONARD HUTCHINSON
Fishing Village
woodcut
signed and titled in the lower margin; unframed (matted)
8.25 x 10 ins ( 21 x 25.4 cms ) ( image )
Auction Estimate: $200.00 - $300.00
Price Realized $502.00
Sale date: August 11th 2020
LEONARD HUTCHINSON
Road to Niagara; Loggers
two woodcut prints
- “Road to Niagara” woodcut in colours (signed, titled and numbered 29/50 in the lower margin - 10.25 x 11.5 ins. [sight]);
- “Loggers” woodcut (stamped signature and title in the lower margin - 3.75 x 4.25 ins. [sight]);
each unframed (matted)
10.25 x 11.5 ins ( 26 x 29.2 cms ) ( sight (largest) )
Auction Estimate: $400.00 - $600.00
Price Realized $510.00
Sale date: March 30th 2021
LEONARD HUTCHINSON
Plenty o’ Nothin’; Black Worker
two woodblock prints
- “Plenty o’ Nothin” (signed, titled and numbered 19/50 in the lower margin, 19.75 x 8 ins. [image]);
- “Black Worker” (signed, titled and numbered 10/50 in the lower margin, 11 x 7.5 ins. [image])
19.75 x 8 ins ( 50.2 x 20.3 cms ) ( image (largest) )
Auction Estimate: $500.00 - $700.00
Price Realized $480.00
Sale date: December 15th 2020
LEONARD HUTCHINSON
Van Wagner’s Beach
colour woodcut
signed and titled in the lower margin
10.5 x 8.25 ins ( 26.7 x 21 cms ) ( subject )
Auction Estimate: $200.00 - $300.00
Price Realized $443.00
Sale date: February 18th 2020
LEONARD HUTCHINSON
Covered Bridge, Montrose
blockprint
signed, titled and numbered 10/50 in pencil in the lower margin
10 x 11.5 ins ( 25.4 x 29.2 cms ) ( plate size )
Auction Estimate: $300.00 - $400.00
Price Realized $295.00
Sale date: September 12th 2018
LEONARD HUTCHINSON
Tree in the Landscape
etching
signed lower right; unframed
sold together with forty-three blank Gerry Moses Christmas cards
4.75 x 8 ins ( 12.1 x 20.3 cms ) ( sheet )
Auction Estimate: $80.00 - $120.00
Price Realized $252.00
Sale date: July 20th 2021
L. Hutchinson Biography
(1896 - 1980)
Born in Manchester, England, he studied at the Polchester School under H. Sabino, A.R.I.B.A. and came to Canada in 1912 and settled in Hamilton where he studied under John S. Gordon at the Hamilton School of Art. He was a consultant for a leading paint firm in Toronto. In his fine art pursuits was active with the Canadian Society of Graphic Art and distinguished himself for his fine woodblock colour prints.
The Richmond Hill Highlander noted his work as follows, “His prints are especially fine, and have been acquired by the National Gallery and the New York Public Library. The prints are clear, colours clean, and many, translucent. These are views of early landscapes, marines, early Canadian landmarks and scenes of Hamilton. Some of his prints have required up to 30 different prints to complete them. All are printed on Japanese rice paper and many are beautifully mounted and framed.”
Hutchinson was a member of the Ontario Society of Artists as well, and is known also for his fine paintings. He was winner of the 1968 Centennial Medal for his contribution to Canadian Art. Earlier in his career he exhibited his prints with M.K. Aykroyd and W.F.G. Godfrey at James Wilson & Company in Ottawa. He lived in Hamilton, Ontario.
Source: "A Dictionary of Canadian Artists, Volume II”, compiled by Colin S. MacDonald, Canadian Paperbacks Publishing Ltd, Ottawa, 1979
