It was $15 and I couldn't pass it up. I got home and cleaned up the glass as it was quite dirty and was able to see the signature and the title of the print. Once I posted that information I realized what it was. Turned out it was a print by a very well-known Canadian artist who is considered one of the top print makers from Canada from the 1930's. Her name is Sybil Andrews and the piece is titled "Water Jump". After doing more research I found a local fine art auction house (Heffel.com) who has dealt with her work in the past. It was a Sunday when I sent them the email and was told it would take 4 to 5 days for a return response. 9 AM the next morning my phone rang and it was the auction house. They were excited about the piece and wanted to see it. I brought it in later that day and they confirmed it's authenticity and I consigned it to them for auction. it went to auction in January and the final hammer price was $27,500 plus buyers premium. After my fees that netted me a cheque for $24,500.
This has been my best find to date! Still gets me excited when I think about it.
Very nice job! I have a soft spot for Canadian art. My mother went to an estate sale, the house was full of Morriseau's. They were sold 5 minutes earlier, $1-200 a piece. When she was asked if it was a fair price, she did not have the heart to tell the daughter what they were worth.
Ha ha, OK. I wasn't sure making a post about that was outside of the scope of this forum and would break any rules.
It was in December 2020 and I was at a thrift store that I frequent about every two weeks. I was flipping through the art when I found a piece that caught my eye. I knew it was old and art deco style and had great color. It was a print (not a traditional art print that was a copy of an original work but a print called a Lino cut)that was signed and numbered by the artist.
It was $15 and I couldn't pass it up. I got home and cleaned up the glass as it was quite dirty and was able to see the signature and the title of the print. Once I posted that information I realized what it was. Turned out it was a print by a very well-known Canadian artist who is considered one of the top print makers from Canada from the 1930's. Her name is Sybil Andrews and the piece is titled "Water Jump". After doing more research I found a local fine art auction house (Heffel.com) who has dealt with her work in the past. It was a Sunday when I sent them the email and was told it would take 4 to 5 days for a return response. 9 AM the next morning my phone rang and it was the auction house. They were excited about the piece and wanted to see it. I brought it in later that day and they confirmed it's authenticity and I consigned it to them for auction. it went to auction in January and the final hammer price was $27,500 plus buyers premium. After my fees that netted me a cheque for $24,500.
This has been my best find to date! Still gets me excited when I think about it.
Every part of this story thrills me. I love that you recognized the beauty of the print so instantly AND cannily guided it, ultimately, to someone who valued it enough to put their money where their mouth was.
I wonder if you were part of the free-for-all we had some months ago about aesthetic judgment and the “aristocracy of taste” here: https://omegaforums.net/threads/ari...democracy-of-acquisitions-reflections.120429/ .
Today I picked up this Manfrotto tripod and monopod for a total of $22.75 Canadian. I realize I could have bought 4 Seamasters with the same amount of money, but I’m still happy with the purchase
Today I picked up this Manfrotto tripod and monopod for a total of $22.75 Canadian. I realize I could have bought 4 Seamasters with the same amount of money, but I’m still happy with the purchase
That was a nice score. The video head on the tripod is a nice addition.
Tripods are like watches at my house- I have too many, yet thats never enough.
I’ve never had a nice tripod before, incredible how stable it is. The monopod weighs just over 200g, perfect for my small spotting scope I use for birding
I love my Manfrotto - have one with the pistol grip head because it was very quick for getting the scope on target when shooting. Not sure what the rules are now, but back when I was shooting competitively, you had to take your scope off the shooting line at the end of each set of arrows, and then bring it back on the line at the start of the next set. So setting up quickly was important. You can see it here on the right of the photo:
Typical shooting line with lots of spotting scopes...
I had a much cheaper one previously, and in strong wind it would get blown over. Once I got the Manfrotto, the wind would be taking out scopes left and right, but mine was always left standing.
So cool. I have to ask. What is the range of the bows that requires spotting scopes?
Due to unforeseen circumstances, I ended up filming a bunch of green-screen videos in my living room last month...
Ha ha, OK. I wasn't sure making a post about that was outside of the scope of this forum and would break any rules.
It was in December 2020 and I was at a thrift store that I frequent about every two weeks. I was flipping through the art when I found a piece that caught my eye. I knew it was old and art deco style and had great color. It was a print (not a traditional art print that was a copy of an original work but a print called a Lino cut)that was signed and numbered by the artist.
It was $15 and I couldn't pass it up. I got home and cleaned up the glass as it was quite dirty and was able to see the signature and the title of the print. Once I posted that information I realized what it was. Turned out it was a print by a very well-known Canadian artist who is considered one of the top print makers from Canada from the 1930's. Her name is Sybil Andrews and the piece is titled "Water Jump". After doing more research I found a local fine art auction house (Heffel.com) who has dealt with her work in the past. It was a Sunday when I sent them the email and was told it would take 4 to 5 days for a return response. 9 AM the next morning my phone rang and it was the auction house. They were excited about the piece and wanted to see it. I brought it in later that day and they confirmed it's authenticity and I consigned it to them for auction. it went to auction in January and the final hammer price was $27,500 plus buyers premium. After my fees that netted me a cheque for $24,500.
This has been my best find to date! Still gets me excited when I think about it.
