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A fantasy view of Vancouver, from the historical painter John Horton. The...
A fantasy view of Vancouver, from the historical painter John Horton. The larger poster view appears to be a detail view of a wider work, which surfaced recently via FB MKTPLCE as a serving tray. It...
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Another post from the archives of Frits Jacobsen, a two page spread from the...
Another post from the archives of Frits Jacobsen, a two page spread from the Vancouver Sun. Titled “A gift of our city as it was” by Kathy Hassard, it was published on September 17, 1971. Not everyone...
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Hugh Weatherby, Birks Corner, Vancouver, BC, 1957. This watercolour was found...
Hugh Weatherby, Birks Corner, Vancouver, BC, 1957. This watercolour was found at the FVACC summer show by an acquaintance, Sherry Maisey. The charming watercolour shows the corner of W Georgia and...
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Today we have a special mashup post, a reunion with Dave Olson, who has...
Vancouver AI Meetup #31 Full Show: Dave Olson + Dorothy PangToday we have a special mashup post, a reunion with Dave Olson, who has returned for a storytelling reprise from far across the Pacific.This...
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Lot 25: Peter Maxwell Ewart, Canadian (1918-2001), Vancouver from Little...
Lot 25: Peter Maxwell Ewart, Canadian (1918-2001), Vancouver from Little Mountain, oil on board, 12 x 16 in. (30.5 x 40.6 cm.) at Maynards, June 24, 2026This looks like a much earlier version of his...
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A pair of works 50 years apart, from the 4thmeridian May Fine Art &...
A pair of works 50 years apart, from the 4thmeridian May Fine Art & Collectibles Auction, closing 6:00PM on Sunday, May 31, 2026.Marion Aird Morham Grigsby, Vancouver B.C. C.P.R. Depot Waiting...
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Seabus crossing, an original watercolour painting, 21”x29”, by...
Seabus crossing, an original watercolour painting, 21”x29”, by Michael O’Toole. From his website:MICHAEL O’TOOLE, S.F.C.A. (1963 – 2018) was a born and bred British Columbia. He studied architectural...
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Back in 2018, I received from a friend this art print by Louis Crout, one of...
Back in 2018, I received from a friend this art print by Louis Crout, one of the early pioneers of Malaspina Printers. It’s a large print on 22x30 watercolour paper, I think dated around the late 70s,...
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Heffel is hosting another auction with works from the Jacques Barbeau...
Heffel is hosting another auction with works from the Jacques Barbeau Foundation, this time featuring eight works by EJ Hughes. The online catalog is a nice appendix to the work of EJ Hughes, and makes...
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Barb Wood illustration of the historic Hudson’s Bay Company flagship...
Barb Wood illustration of the historic Hudson’s Bay Company flagship store located at Granville and Georgia Street in downtown Vancouver, 5th session from the HBC collection, up for auction this...
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Speaking of Peter Ewart, I see I missed some key paintings in the last few...
ALTSpeaking of Peter Ewart, I see I missed some key paintings in the last few years…Sold in 2025: GEORGIA ST. WEST oil on hardboard, signed lower right, 8 x 10 in — 20.3 x 25.4 cmSold in 2025: BIRK’S...
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I’ve been meaning to post a little retrospective of the old BC Tel...
I’ve been meaning to post a little retrospective of the old BC Tel telephone directories, so here it is. This takes you right back when yearbooks and phone books came out every year, and everyone...
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EJ Hughes is coming to VIFF! Limited tickets available, although eventually,...
EJ Hughes is coming to VIFF! Limited tickets available, although eventually, you should be able to check it out on Knowledge Network!From the VIFF description:Since his death in 2007, the renown of...
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A retrospective of paintings by Robert Michener. About his work, he wrote on...
A retrospective of paintings by Robert Michener. About his work, he wrote on his website: “My paintings are my dream of a possible future. Although they frequently derive from specific locations or...
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It’s back to school, and this month Heffel is celebrating 100 years of...
It’s back to school, and this month Heffel is celebrating 100 years of the Vancouver School of Art (later ECUAD). The auction is open for bids online from September 04 - September 25, 2025, and...
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The second painting I’ve featured here by Robert Coventry, this one is...
The second painting I’ve featured here by Robert Coventry, this one is a watercolour painting, which appears to be showcasing Finn’s Slough along the Fraser River, probably circa the late 1940s....
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An important work by EJ Hughes is up for auction…again, this time by...
An important work by EJ Hughes is up for auction…again, this time by Heffel Gallery. As John Mackie reported in the Vancouver Sun, …A small watercolour painting Hughes executed in 1938 as a preparatory...
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A rare dozen of original works by E.J. Hughes is coming up for auction at...
A rare dozen of original works by E.J. Hughes is coming up for auction at Heffel, works by E.J. Hughes from the Barbeau Owen Foundation. Anticipated closing time: Thursday, September 26, 2024 | 02:00...
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A pair of Capilano brand souvenir plates signed by Ross Tylor, via eBay....
A pair of Capilano brand souvenir plates signed by Ross Tylor, via eBay. These plates are circa 1986; when the Expo line opened, they used that promotional image of the skytrain extensively. This...
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Michael Kluckner has published his latest illustrated book, appropriately...
Michael Kluckner has published his latest illustrated book, appropriately named Surviving Vancouver. As usual, it is a must...
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