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  • 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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  • 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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  • How to Sign up for Mobile Notifications from Consignor

    outbidIn four easy steps, and less than one minute, you can learn how to sign up for mobile notifications at Consignor.ca.

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  • Bidding is Open! How to Create your Collector Profile!

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    Today marks the first auction for Consignor Canadian Fine Art. With almost 70 works of art by Canadian artists including Joe Fafard, Maud Lewis, John Fox, Bruno Coté, and Doris McCarthy to name a few, this sale is a great opportunity for emerging and experienced collectors alike to add to their collection.  Before you can bid, you need to create a collector profile, on Consignor.ca, and we’ve made a video to show you how quick and easy it is to create your collector profile.

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  • Tech-Savvy Auction House Brings Canadian Fine Art To The Forefront of Innovation.

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    Consignor Canadian Fine Art Launches Premiere Online Auction Event September 16 – 25

    TORONTO (September 10, 2013) The drop of a gavel is being replaced by the press of a button. Buying and selling Canadian fine art is now user-friendly with Consignor Canadian Fine Art (consignor.ca), Canada’s newest auction house that bridges the gap between traditional auction services and online art marketplace. Set to launch its premiere auction event starting September 16 – 25, Consignor.ca will feature more than 60 works of art by Canadian artists including: Joe Fafard, Maud Lewis, John Fox, Bruno Coté, Jesus Carlos de Vilallonga and Doris McCarthy.

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