Oscar Cahén’s paintings are featured in museums and galleries throughout Canada. Other paintings, illustrations, prints, ceramics, and personal papers are held by The Cahén Archives. Although the works listed below are held by the following institutions, they may not always be on view.
Art Gallery of Greater Victoria
1040 Moss Street
Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
250-384-4171
aggv.ca
Oscar Cahén, Structure with Blue, 1951
Pastel and charcoal on paper
87.7 x 63.6 cm
Oscar Cahén, Structure with Pink Line, 1954
Watercolour on paper
50.7 x 66.3 cm
Art Gallery of Ontario
317 Dundas Street West
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
1-877-225-4246 or 416-979-6648
ago.net
Oscar Cahén, Herod No. 2, 1949
Crayon on paperboard
57.5 x 44.5 cm
Oscar Cahén, Bouquet, 1952
Watercolour on paper
65.7 x 50.8 cm
Oscar Cahén, Trophy, 1955–56
Oil on Masonite
121.6 x 83.1 cm
Oscar Cahén, Untitled, 1956
Watercolour with rubber resist on paper
72.7 x 46.1 cm
Oscar Cahén, Untitled, 1956
Oil on Masonite
58.4 x 84.2 cm
Oscar Cahén, Watercolour 131-12, c. 1956
Ink and watercolour with rubber resist
75.6 x 101.3 cm
Art Gallery of Windsor
401 Riverside Drive West
Windsor, Ontario, Canada
519-977-0013
agw.ca
Oscar Cahén, Little Structure, n.d.
Oil and ink on canvas
40 x 69 cm
British Museum
Great Russell Street
London, United Kingdom
+44 20 7323 8299
britishmuseum.org
Oscar Cahén, Untitled, 1954
Monotype
46.4 x 64 cm
Contemporary Calgary – C2 at City Hall
104-800 Macleod Trail, SE
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
403-262-1737
contemporarycalgary.com
Oscar Cahén, A Hero Comes Home, 1952
India ink, watercolour on high-art illustration board
63.5 x 43.1 cm
Judith & Norman Alix Art Gallery
147 Lochiel Street
Sarnia, Ontario, Canada
519-336-8127
jnaag.ca
Oscar Cahén, Untitled, 1956
Gouache and watercolour on board
68.6 x 87.3 cm
Museum London
421 Ridout Street
North London, Ontario, Canada
519-661-0333
museumlondon.ca
Oscar Cahén, Animal Structure, 1953
Oil on Masonite
122 x 91.4 cm
National Gallery of Canada
380 Sussex Drive
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
613-990-1985
gallery.ca
Oscar Cahén, Still-life, 1950
Pastel on illustration board
71 x 91.3 cm
Oscar Cahén, Animated Item, c. 1955
Oil on canvas
71.5 x 87 cm
Oscar Cahén, Untitled, 1956
Pen and black ink with yellow watercolour on illustration board
25.5 x 40.5 cm
Robert McLaughlin Gallery
72 Queen Street
Oshawa, Ontario, Canada
905-576-3000
rmg.on.ca
Oscar Cahén, Herod, c. 1950
Oil on canvas
60.9 x 35.6 cm
Oscar Cahén, Railroad Signs, 1952
Watercolour, ink on paper
59.9 x 47.5 cm
Oscar Cahén, Ascend, 1952
Watercolour, pastel, and charcoal on illustration board
97.5 x 75.9 cm
Oscar Cahén, Small Structure, 1955
Oil on canvas
40.6 x 50.1 cm
Oscar Cahén, Black Trophy, 1956
Oil on Masonite
122 x 91.2 cm
Vancouver Art Gallery
750 Hornby Street
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
604-662-4700
vanartgallery.bc.ca
Oscar Cahén, Untitled, n.d.
Conté on cardboard
97.4 x 71.5 cm
Oscar Cahén, Child, Father and Mother, c. 1952–54
Monotype
49.2 x 60.6 cm
The Cahén Archives
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
250-247-8742
Viewings by appointment
Researcher access to database at oscarcahen.com
Email: archives@cahen.net
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