• Rare Portrait by Landscape Painter Tom Thomson Up for Auction

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    Tom Thomson, Daydreaming

    TORONTO (For Immediate Release) – A rare 100-year-old portrait by Tom Thomson is going up for auction online.  Consignor Canadian Fine Art says Daydreaming is a portrait of artist Thoreau MacDonald, the son of Group of Seven member J.E.H. MacDonald.  The auction house dates the work to sometime between 1913-1915, a few years before Thomson’s untimely death in 1917.  Consignor says “Daydreaming” represents a rare portrait by Thomson, who is best known for painting landscapes of northern Ontario. It estimates the work could fetch between $200,000 and $250,000.

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  • Rob Chats with CHCH Morning Live Hamilton Regarding the Consignor Fall Auction

  • We Are Ready.

    wearereadyIf you follow us on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram (which you should!), you will see that we’ve been very excited lately and we wanted to take a moment to share why.

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  • Questions To Consider When Valuing Your Artwork

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    Consignor regularly receives contact from clients, looking to receive guidance regarding the possible valuation of their artwork.  It is our pleasure to be of service in providing preliminary “verbal” auction estimates at no charge, based on the auction market for comparable works of art.  

    If you are interested in speaking with our specialists and engaging in this confidential and complimentary process, we recommend that you gather certain pertinent details regarding your artwork to assist our team in providing you with the highest (and most accurate) level of initial service.

    The following questions will help provide you with some direction through the preliminary steps in the valuation process with our firm.

     

    1. Who is the artist of your artwork?

    Examine the front and reverse sides of the artwork, looking for a signature from the artist and/or potentially a notation which might 

    be present on a gallery or exhibition label.  The identity of the artist is an important valuation factor for our specialists as it allows us 

    to compare the artwork directly with other works by the artist which have appeared at auction.

     

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  • The Auction is Over. What’s Next?

    what's next blog picImmediately following the close of an auction, bidders, buyers and consignors typically wonder “What’s next?”  We believe that transparency helps everyone navigate the sometimes confusing denouement of an auction. Below, we’ve answered some of the frequently asked post-auction questions.

    How can I tell if I am the successful bidder?

    To place a bid on an artwork in our sale, you must be logged in to your collector profile. After a lot closes, within the “Your Bids” screen, the item will be highlighted in either red or green indicating if you were successful (an “X” or “checkmark” will also be displayed). Green highlighting (with a checkmark) indicates that you’ve been awarded the artwork. If successful, you will also receive an e-mail notice indicating your success and the hammer price.

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