Fall season shows Canadian art market is back in business and on track for more records
2010-02-16
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Heffel gives Canadian market a major boost with $21 million sale
2010-02-15
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Thomson & Harris top strong Joyner fall sale
2010-02-15
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Sotheby's 'separation' affected numbers but not quality in solid $5.3 million fall sale
2010-01-28
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Odjig, Jacquiard, Hardy, Thorntontop Westbridge auction highlights
Comelli & Rodé collections add to sale's diversity
2009-03-25
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Missed big-ticket items cost Canadian market $9.5 million in fall season
Thomson biggest individual loser, Riopelle, Harris close behind
2008-12-16
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Small Bonhams sale picks up solid $543,000
Fresh to market Krieghoff fetches $180,000
2008-12-15
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Levis kicks off fall season with strong $500,000 auction
Jackson & McCarthy post sale's top prices
2008-12-15
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Beaver Hall Hill pair highlight Walkers successful fall sale
Scott & Savage each exceed $90,000
2008-12-15
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$10,000 Odjig tops small Westbridge offering
Tickner & Glass also post strong prices
2008-12-15
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Jackson & Phillips share the honours at Hodgins solid fall sale
Local artists provide strong prices & support
2008-12-15
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Inaugural sale of contemporary and post-war Canadian art defies the odds and sells big
Heffel racks up over $5 million in 89 lot sale
2008-12-05
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Timing not great for Joyner as Kurelek highlights $2.35 million fall sale
Mid market works perform better than expected
2008-12-05
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Canadian art market survives global economic crisis - so far - but slips back three years
Fall season produces $25 million in sales
2008-12-04
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Heffel's $12.5 million sale shows market still in touch - but what might it have been?
Jackson sets record & Carr tops a million
2008-12-04
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Harris sketch helps soften the disappointment in Sotheby's $8.4 million sale
Iskowitz sells for six times high estimate
2008-12-04
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Fall Canadian art season could be the most successful yet...if the economy doesn't interfere
Historical precedent on market's side, economy is not
2008-11-07
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A season of important works and great potential awaits Canadian art collectors
Conservative estimates and lots of variety mean something for everyone in $30 million offering
2008-11-07
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Canada's auctioneers cautiously optimistic about fall season
Salesrooms have their say
2008-11-07
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Is Canadian art a good investment?
One collector says an emphatic yes!
2008-11-07
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2007-2008 Year in Review:
Canadian art market climbed 8.7% to set new $71 million sales record
Market posts 12th consecutive annual sales gain
Average price per painting at auction up 18.65%
2008-11-07
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Christies lead as global art market posts seventh consecutive revenue gain
China now third largest market for art auction sales
2008-07-12
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Catching up on the news!
Damien Hirst aligns with Sotheby's for major fall auction
2008-07-12
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Hodgins post $700,000 in spring sale with 90% sold
W.J. Phillips tops the sale with $34,500 bid - & 48 other lots all finding buyers
2008-07-11
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Bonhams' inaugural auction in Canada is a solid $1.3 million success
Rindisbacher watercolour tops sale at $252,000
2008-07-11
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Heffel's spring sale tops $12 million lead by Thomson's Tamarack Swamp
Several artists' records fall including Andrews and Holgate
2008-07-02
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Sotheby's Thomson shatters auction record in 10.8 million sale
Binning & Eyre post new personal bests
2008-07-02
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Once again it was Thomson's day at Joyner's spring sale
Jackson, Pilot, McDonald & Whale all topp $100,000
2008-07-02
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Andrews tops Westbridge's June sale with $69,000 bid
Ovissi, Munakata and Thornton all post good results
2008-07-02
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Season Summary:
Spring season falls short in bid for record 12th year but Canadian art market remains healthy and active
2008-07-02
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Westbridge's fantastic summer book offer give you savings up to 80%!
Get over $1000 worth of reference books for just $198!
2008-07-02
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Spring season looks like it might fall short of record-setting target
Three major rooms projecting $17/24 million for Canadian art
2008-05-15
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Thomson sketches look set to steal the glory in spring line up
Bonhams to hold first sale in Canada
2008-05-15
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New York's contemporary art sales shock market with staggering $693.5 million total
Jeff Wall photograph sells for $993,000, Martin tops $2.8 million
2008-05-15
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Westbridge's summer book extravaganza offers savings up to 80%!
Get over $1000 worth of reference books for just $198!
2008-05-15
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Two different Northerns take the honours at Westbridge auction
Chee Chee sells for impressive $5170, Bell-Smith makes $4600
2008-05-14
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Levis kicks off spring season with solid $470,000 sale
Market responds well to top pieces by Glyde & Whyte
2008-05-14
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Fall 2008 Season Summary
Canadian market on course to set yet another annual sales record
2008-01-03
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Heffel hits market with second highest Canadian art sale ever
$19 million session sees five paintings top the million dollar mark
2008-01-03
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Joyner sets new Thomson record when small "Winter Thaw" breaks $1.46 million
Fortin, McEwen and Casson head list of strong support prices
2008-01-03
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Sotheby's/Ritchies post their strongest sale ever in Canada
$10.5 million session led by record setting Fortin
2008-01-03
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Hodgins post one of their best ever sales at just under $800,000
Suzor-Cote bronze star lot but Kurelek, Jackson, Phillips also shine
2008-01-03
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Emily Carr's Sproat Lake top lot in Levis $500,000 fall sale
Andrews, Little, Lewis and Whyte all produce strong prices
2008-01-03
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Carr's Bird totem tops Walkers December sale with $184,000 bid
International works strong, led by Ziem's Bosphorus sunset
2008-01-03
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Sotheby's celebrated 30 years in Canada this past spring with their best ever sale
$12 million session has 27 lots selling for over $100,000
2007-10-09
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Jackson's Sun Gleams tops strong Joyner Waddington's sale with $477,900 bid
Harris and Borduas also popluar at $300,000
2007-10-09
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European works take most of the honours at Walker's spring sale
Kallela, Ziem lead the way with Lyman top Canadian
2007-10-09
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Lismer's Georgian Bay at $97,750 steals the show at Hodgins' spring sale
Glyde, Moir Morris, Odjig and Bates turn in strong performances
2007-10-09
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Grandmaison portrait tops Levis sale but Rand's Bed Time is the star attraction
Bell-Smith watercolours do well, as does McElcheran bronze
2007-10-09
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Editor's Comment:
Summary of spring sales late but will set scene for exciting fall season
2007-10-09
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Canadian art market up 30% over previous year says new 2008 edition of Canadian Art Sales Index
New Index now into its 28th year!
2007-10-09
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Heffel re-writes the history books - yet again - with $22.9 million spring auction!
Harris canvas at $2.875 million one of four works to top million as records just keep on falling
2007-05-24
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A brief observation:
We've come a long way in seven years, but then so has Andy Warhol!
2007-05-24
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Spring 2007 Auction Preview:
It's time to re-mortgage the house and liquidate the shares if you want to be a player in this spring's Canadian art sales
Spring season promises to test $40 million barrier, while average price per painting could rise 500%!
2007-04-13
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Heffel set to break single auction record with spring Canadian art session that boasts highest ever pre-sale estimate
Harris, Thomson, Morrice & Carr all expected to excel in $11.5/16 million sale
2007-04-13
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Sotheby's celebrate 40th anniversary in style with their strongest ever Canadian art sale
Riopelle, Borduas & Harris to carry the flag in $9/12 million sale
2007-04-13
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Harris sketch the favourite for top sale honours at Joyners as spring session continues to grow
Jackson & Krieghoff add more punch to solid two-session offering
2007-04-13
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Alberta gets the spring season underway with solid Levis auction this month
De Grandmaison, Phillips & Rand among the highlights
Hodgins strong in west coast and Group painters as sale continues to build
2007-04-13
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Editorial Comment:
Taubman finally has his say, but why did he wait so long?
Maybe Grisham will have the answer?
2007-04-13
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Bonhams eyeing Canadian market appoints David Kelsey in Montreal
Former Pinneys owner putting together fall Canadian art session for new employer
2007-04-13
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Sonia de Grandmaison joins Levis Auctions as associate
Brings 35 years of experience to company roster
2007-04-13
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Sweet dreams are made of this...as long as the characters know their roles
Rosebud set to test the market once again
2007-04-13
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Just a thought...
Are collectors of stolen art passionate about their acquisitions, or is it just about the money?
2007-04-13
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Editorial Comment:
Doig is now the most expensive living European artist at $13 million
We'd love to claim him, but is he really one of us?
2007-02-26
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The Canadian art market is hot, $50 million hot, and there's still more to come!
Harris, Riopelle, Carr and MacDonald market's top four artists
2007-02-26
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The average price for a Canadian painting sold at auction now sits at $9996
But 80% of market still sells for less than $5000
2007-02-26
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VARA poses some serious questions for appraisers, restorers in U.S. art market
Legal and market ramifications could be extensive
2007-02-26
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Did you know...?
Cobra, the northern European Expressionist art movement was originally called Reflex
2007-02-26
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NMWA celebrates 20th anniversary with an honour for founder
2007-02-26
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Disney and contemporary art examined in new MMFA exhibition
2007-02-26
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Dawson and Cortes share the honours at Ritchies December European art sale
Despite strong prices, buy-in percentage high
2007-02-23
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Brownell's Ice Harvest at $126,500 tops Walker's solid fall sale
Hewton, Collyer each post strong prices
2007-02-23
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Krieghoff attribution and Achenbach waterfall share top spot at Galvins
Regional artists offer strong support in small art session
2007-02-23
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Hodgins sets new Grandmaison record twice in strong $770,000 fall session
2006-12-13
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$1.67million Riopelle tops Heffel's outstanding $11.8million sale
26 works sell for more than $100,000
2006-12-13
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It was Krieghoff's night at Joyners as Blizzard canvas fetches $309,000
MacDonald sketch shocks market at ten times estimate
2006-12-13
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Andrews' Mowers gets Levis sale off to great start
Morrisseau and McElcheran also post strong prices
2006-12-13
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Sotheby's/Ritchies set new Thomson record in solid $7.4million sale
Seath canvas soars to record $267,000
2006-12-13
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Andrews' Ploughing Pasture fetches $18,400 in small Westbridge session
Bell-Smith, Bacon and de Breanski all do well
2006-12-13
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Canadian art market on track to a record 11th annual market gain
$25+ million season sees 48 paintings top $100,000
2006-12-13
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Canadian market still pocket-change when compared to the Klimts and Picassos of the world
2006-12-13
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Thomson family comes to rescue in $5million purchase of priceless native artifacts
2006-12-13
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Underwriters advise buyers to always inspect objects prior to purchase
Getty promoted Art ID program also recommended to prevent loss and aid recovery
2006-05-11
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Suzor-Cote's Femmes de Caughnawaga is the top lot in Levis's season opener
Grandmaison, Glyde, Hughes and McElcheran all turn in strong prices
2006-05-11
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English language edition of acclaimed artists' dictionary now available
Five years and 150 experts needed to produce 15,000 page English Benezit
2006-05-11
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Nineteenth century Chilkat blanket makes $92,000 at Maynards March sale
European works outshine Canadian in small paintings session
2006-05-11
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Sonia Cornwall: 1919-2006
Cariboo's 'grande dame' friend to some of Canada's leading artists
Cornwall captured ranch life and the grandeur of the B.C. landscape with boldness and confidence
By Anthony R. Westbridge
2006-05-11
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Local artists, large canvases dominate Galvin's solid February auction
2006-05-11
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With few blockbusters on offer Canadian art looks to solid mid range works this spring
Pre-sale estimates point to $12/15 million season, about half that of last fall
2006-05-11
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Vancouver Art Gallery celebrates 75th year with permanent collection exhibition series and web publication
2006-05-11
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Fine art:The Perfect Investment Alternative
And still affordable! 66% of all Canadian paintings sold at auction fetch less than $2000
By Anthony R. Westbridge
2006-05-11
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Small auction rooms form backbone of Canadian art market
Over 80% of all paintings sold fetch less than $5000
2006-01-18
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Kasyn, Henderson and Robinson strong at Westbridge's fall sale
Berthelsen's "5th Avenue Temple" tops good selection of European works
2006-01-18
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Heffel's $12.45 million fall sale rocks Canadian art market
28 paintings top the $100,000 mark, and 6 go over $400,000 in historic session
2006-01-17
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Sotheby's $8.4 million sale best in almost 40 years in Canada
Harris's Algoma Hill makes $1.38 million, Krieghoff and Riopelle go over $400,000
2006-01-17
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Joyner's $5 million sale a story of three paintings and one buyer
Harris sketch tops $433,000, Thomson goes over $369,000 and Morrice makes $230,000
2006-01-17
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Kurelek the star but Lindner not far off pace at Levis's fall auction
80 percent of lots find buyers with prices generally within or above estimate
2006-01-17
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Fafard's Lindner ceramic best lot at $34,500 in strong Hodgins sale
Kerr gets $21,850, Jackson $20,700 and Verner goes over $10,000
2006-01-17
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Frankfurt view triples estimate with $97,750 bid at Walkers
Brownell at $51,750 and Robinson at $16,000 best among Canadian works
2006-01-17
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Market Summary: Fall 2005
Canadian art market's historic $25 million fall season looks very international
2006-01-17
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Contemporary art strong at retail level says Art Toronto 2005 report
Attendance up 8% to over 18,000 visitors, fair closes with million dollar sale
2006-01-17
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Canadian art market posts 9th consecutive annual gain
Record spring season sees 2004/05 total close to $40 million
2005-07-17
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Art theft losses may exceed $1 billion, and 160,000 losses reported so far experts tell IMUA seminar
2005-07-17
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B.C.'s archives association signs memorandum with national council
2005-07-17
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More Canadian salesrooms up the buyer's premium to 20%
How long before market says enough is enough?
2005-07-17
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Editorial Comment:
What price the toilet on a sun-drenched surburban deck?
2005-07-17
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Hunt's Farmyard Friends tops Hodgins solid spring sale
Mitchell, Sapp & Bell-Smith all post strong prices
2005-07-14
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Fortin's $138,000 Paysage tops Pinney's June sale
Johnstone and Neumann set personal bests
2005-07-14
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Fraser Elliott collection major contributor to Sotheby's solid $6.9 million spring sale
Milne, Fortin, Thomson & Jackson all set new artist records
2005-07-13
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Heffel keeps pole position among top salerooms with exceptional $7.4 million sale
Works by Robinson, Colville, Harris & Carmichael all set new auction records
2005-07-13
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Joyner shocks market with $567,500 Harris sketch
Lemieux, Casson & McEwen all register new best prices
2005-07-13
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Sotheby's sit in pole position but it will be a tight race for Canadian art supremacy this spring
Three major salerooms almost neck and neck with quality and expectations
2005-05-15
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It was definitely a three dog night at Lunds April art and antiques sale
Dog picture soars to $56,350 against a $1500/2500 estimate
2005-05-11
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Casson gets $121,000 in Fortis, Dow de-accession at Hodgins
Collier, Glyde and Godwin also post strong results
2005-05-10
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Miles tops modest session of Maritime art at Isaacs
2005-05-10
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Krieghoff, Grandmaison top Levis's solid spring sale
First major sale of season sets exciting tone for rest of market
2005-05-10
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Maynards set new record for Fitzgerald watercolour
2005-05-10
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Four more prominent Canadian artists pass away in 2004
Peter Noel Lawson Aspell (1918-2004) John Snow (1911-2004) Harry Heine (1928-2004)Louis Perro (1919-2004)
2005-05-10
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Phillips watercolour tops small session of Canadian art at Ritchie's
2005-05-10
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Important art collections can make a good sale great
And some you just don't have to fight over
2005-05-10
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Major salerooms finding war art an excellent source of consignments
Over $300 million worth of looted art has already gone on the block
2005-05-10
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Scissors cuts it in high-stakes game of chance for major art collection
11-year-old girl's call nets Christie's a small fortune
2005-05-09
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B.C. artist to raise funds for two charities aboard Alaska cruise
Robert Genn to give art tips and limited-edition print to travellers on cruise
2005-05-09
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The shape of Spring to come
Buoyant Canadian art market set to top $15 million in spring sales
2005-03-31
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Art Market Report Goes Online!
2005-03-30
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Committee to decide which Morrisseau paintings are right, and which are not
Collectors encouraged to send in their works for authentication
2005-03-30
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Online auctions starting to have a market impact
2005-03-30
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MMFA to host major Edwin Holgate retrospective
2005-03-30
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Lismer Glacier tops Walker's late fall auction
2005-03-30
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December was a bad month for Canadian Art as market loses three more prominent painters
2005-02-18
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Seago solid but Weissenbruch walks off with the honours at Ritchies' fall sale
2005-02-18
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Haberle's U.S. Currency gets Isaac's year off to great start
2005-02-17
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Kerr's Flatland tops Galvins strong fall sale
2005-02-17
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