for almost a year and a half, the vancouver art gallery’s young associate steering committee has worked on revamping and improving programming for their membership group.
the young associates are made up mostly of young...
We've reached the end of yet another auction season and there were a few surprises to say the least. As usual, Heffel's auction was the biggest success this time around with total sales of $11,502,270.00, including the 17% buyer's premium. This is right at the high end of their pre-sale estimate. But, what was interesting was the sheer strength of the historical canadian art versus the post-war. The post-war sale totalled...
Understanding auction season
The arts sections in Canadian papers get filled up twice a year with live auction build-up in the weeks leading up to the auctions and subsequent coverage after the fact. ‘Consignor, ‘buyers premium,’ and ‘at the hammer’ are the phrases you will read over and over again in the descriptions of the sale, but auctions can be confusing and a little overwhelming if you’re unfamiliar with the art market.
Below is some basic etiquette,...
It's a big day in the Canadian art world. Twice a year, everyone in the business pauses to see what will happen at the three big art auctions in Toronto. Collectors want to make sure they aren't overpaying for paintings from a dealer, and dealers want to ensure they aren't undercharging a client. For better or worse, it works both ways. Prices that were offered...
"i was born vancouver, but I moved to new york city five years ago. art is everywhere in manhattan - i never have to seek it out, but when i come home, i am going to use theartmarket.ca to create my calendar. i'll enter the days that i'm in vancouver, search events and add them to my calendar. i'm so excited to see theartmarket.ca up and running!"
- Dr. P Karageorgiou OD
