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July 15 Important Canadian Art

07.06.2011 News

Important works by Arthur Lismer, Marc-Aurele Fortin and Philip Surrey
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On Friday, July 15, Galerie Walter Klinkhoff will be opening an exhibition of our latest releases of Important Canadian Art. The special exhibition and sale will be posted online at approximately 12pm-noon, with select works on view at the gallery. Among others, outstanding works [...]

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Celebrated Borenstein Landscape Offered for Sale

06.20.2011 Highlights

Prévost, Québec featured in Academy Award Nominated film
by Joyce Borenstein
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SAM BORENSTEIN (1908-1969)
“Prévost, Québec”, 1960
Oil on canvas 34″ x 42 1/4″
Provenance: Galerie Walter Klinkhoff, Montreal; Private Collection, Toronto.
Illustrated: This painting appears in the film Colours of My Father: A Portrait of Sam Borenstein (Joyce Borenstein, 1992. Academy Award Nomination for Best Short Documentary; 12th Genie [...]

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Vancouver Fine Art Auction Analysis

05.21.2011 Learn about buying Canadian art

Buyers, sellers face new challenges in information age

I preface my following comments with the acknowledgement that they are written in the spirit of competition, that being fixed-price private treaty sales versus that of selling at auction. The majority of what we at Galerie Walter Klinkhoff do is the sale of rare [...]

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Few Surprises at Canadian Auction, but Critical Questions for Sellers

05.20.2011 Learn about buying Canadian art

Vancouver auction review
On Tuesday night in Vancouver, Eric, Alan and I attended the first of the major spring auctions of important Canadian art. There were few surprises. Post-war and contemporary art continued to receive ever-more attention, however, the somewhat erratic participation of novice buyers and speculators was reflected in unpredictable bidding and sometimes [...]

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Recollections of Paul-Émile Borduas in Paris

05.06.2011 Highlights

by Walter Klinkhoff
1993
In Paris, Borduas was living in his studio where he had a mattress on the floor in the corner. He painted at that time enormous black and white abstractions and occasionally some of more manageable dimensions, which I bought. Obviously hard up for money, Borduas never tried to sell and did not [...]

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Jean Dallaire Figure Painting a Rare Early Canvas

04.22.2011 Highlights

Alan Klinkhoff with Jonathan Klinkhoff
This painting, “Adèle”, represents a unique opportunity to complement a collection of Jean Philippe Dallaire works of art with not only an early Dallaire but an extraordinary early Dallaire and one with significant aesthetic appeal. I first visited Adèle 27 years ago at her home, meeting a lady who by [...]

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Buy from Klinkhoff to assure quality, value and unsurpassed expertise

04.07.2011 Learn about buying Canadian art

Buyers from Galerie Walter Klinkhoff receive:

Unsurpassed Expertise and Quality: We have been operating under the same ownership for over 60 years with unique first-hand and proprietary knowledge. By buying from us you are assured of reliability, authenticity and quality in what is an excellent group of works of art vetted by respected experts [...]

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Painting by Toronto artist Alan Collier is Souvenir of 1972 Arctic Voyage

03.23.2011 Highlights

Alan Collier, R.C.A., O.S.A. (1911-1990)
“CCGS d’Iberville in Lancaster Sound”, August, 1972
Oil on canvas board 16″ x 20″
Status: Sold
In 1972 the important Toronto-based artist, Alan Collier, traveled and painted in the Arctic as guest on the CCGS d’Iberville. In gratitude at a later date he give this fine painting to its Captain, Captain Henri [...]

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Emily Coonan Painting at Klinkhoff Compares with Artist’s Best Work

03.19.2011 Highlights

Emily Coonan (1885-1971)
Children Reading, ca. 1914
Oil on panel 7 7/8″ x 10″
Provenance:
Private Collection, Montreal
Status: SOLD
Emily Coonan’s approach to the figure, particularly as evidenced in her early work, is remarkable for its richly evocative character. Active during the early part of the twentieth century, and embracing a thematic repertoire that included urban views and landscapes as [...]

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July 15 Important Canadian Art

Celebrated Borenstein Landscape Offered for Sale

Few Surprises at Canadian Auction, but Critical Questions for Sellers

Recollections of Paul-Émile Borduas in Paris

Jean Dallaire Figure Painting a Rare Early Canvas

Painting by Toronto artist Alan Collier is Souvenir of 1972 Arctic Voyage

Emily Coonan Painting at Klinkhoff Compares with Artist’s Best Work

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