| Introducing the Working Materials Used by Artists |
| Pen & Ink |
Woodcuts |
| Charcoal |
Engravings |
| Pastels |
Lithographs |
| Watercolours |
Chromolithographs |
| Gouache |
Photogravures |
| Oils |
Photomechanical Reproductions |
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Giclées |
| Some Basic Printmaking Techniques used in Canada |
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| Fine Art Buyer's Consumer Alert |
| The Fakes Pages on all the ways you can get ripped off. |
| Fine Art Auctions - Should I buy at high end Toronto or Vancouver fine art auctions to be sure of getting genuine original art by famous artists? |
| My Bateman Prints - Should be worth a fortune by now... Right? |
| Sculpture Follies - Should I buy sculpture, instead of original art, to make sure I'm not getting hosed by fine art auctions? |
| Spending Lots at the Best Places - If I spend lots at the best places, like the rich people, and buy Krieghoff, or at Sotheby's, like the Thomson family, can I avoid getting ripped off? |
| Antiques Alert - Is there anywhere I can get educated about fakes in fine art, memorabilia, antiques, or books? |
| Book Collecting - Should I switch to collect books, instead of fine art or sculpture, to get good value for money? |
| Royal Ontario Museum - Can I trust the museum experts with information on antiques? |
| Estate Auctions - Are estate auctions my best bet for getting an honest deal with real antiques? |
| Military Bugles - Are military bugles a good investment? |
| Royalty Autographs - Real autographs, especially from celebrities, are easy to spot and rarely faked? |
| Horse Brass - Well I'm at least safe in buying real antique horse brass! |
| Antique Photographs - Well at least the camera does not lie! |
| Historic Photographers - Well at least the famous celebrity photographers won't lie to me! |
| ebay - If I buy on ebay I can find good, honest value for money? |
| Norval Morrisseau - Telling the real art from the fakes, of Canada's most famous Indian artist. |
| Money Banks - Is this the best place to put my money? |
| Signed Art - Buying art signed by the artist is the best bet! |
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| Great Canadian Sculptors & Carvers |
| Allward, Walter Seymour (1875-1955) |
sculptor of Public Monuments, portrait busts |
| Cavicchiolli, Gino |
sculptor of portrait busts, painter |
| Coté, Jean-Baptiste (1834-1907) |
sculptor, carver of religious & historical figures |
| Fake Bronzes |
Sure they're out there - lots... |
| Hébert, Louis-Philippe 1 (1850-1917) |
sculptor of Public Monuments, portrait busts |
| Hébert, Louis-Philippe 2 (1850-1917) |
| Hébert, Louis-Philippe 3 (1850-1917) |
| Hunt III, Stan (1958- ) |
Kwakwaka'wakw First Nation, British Columbia |
| James, Charlie (1867-1938) |
Kwakwaka'wakw totem pole carver |
| Jobin, Louis (1845-1928) |
sculptor, carver of religious & historical figures |
| Laliberté, Alfred (1878-1953) |
sculptor, carver of religious & historical figures, Painter |
| MacCarthy, Hamilton 1 (1846-1939) |
sculptor of Public Monuments, portrait busts |
| MacCarthy, Hamilton 2 (1846-1939) |
| MacCarthy, Hamilton 3 (1846-1939) |
| Neel, Ellen (1916-1966) |
Kwakwaka'wakw totem pole carver |
| Stiglitz, Randy (1956- ) |
Coast Salish First Nation, British Columbia |
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| Great Canadian Artists - Use Search Engine to Find Others |
| The Artists |
Major Artistic Preoccupations |
| Folk Art - JB Anderson |
Tom Cross, Hamilton, Ontario Memorial Watercolour 1885 |
| Folk Art - Annie Rogers |
Queen Victoria Needlework - 1872 |
| Folk Art - Anon |
US General Philip Sheridan - c 1875 |
| Folk Art - Anon |
General Lord Roberts - 1910 |
| Folk Art - Anon |
Lt. George E Laidlaw - 1885 |
| Folk Art - Anon |
Minnehaha Angela Clarke, African Missionary, Memorial - 1893 |
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| Anonymous Fakes |
no labels, mislabeled, bad evaluations... |
| Anonymous Portrait Artist |
Lt. George E Laidlaw 1860-1927 |
| Anonymous Portrait Artist |
Robert Farries Sr & Janet Harries c1870 |
| Anonymous Naval Officer |
Victorian War Ships |
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| Armstrong, William 1 (1822-1914) |
Ontario Indians, sailing & historic people, places, events |
| Armstrong, William 2 (1822-1914) - FAKE 2 |
test your forgery sleuthing skills |
| Armstrong, William 3 (1822-1914) - FAKE 1 |
forgery sold by Ontario auctioneer |
| Blatchly, WD (1838-1903) |
commercial artist, Riel Rebellion lithos |
| Brooks, Allan (1869-1945) |
wildlife bird artist |
| Brookes, Jeanette McClelland |
portraits of Canadian Indians |
| Caddy, John Herbert 1 (1801-1883) |
Canada East (Quebec) & West (ON) people, places, scenics |
| Caddy, John Herbert 2 (1801-1883) |
| Calvert, Fanny Colwill 1 (1848-1936) |
Guelph, Ontario area scenics, portraits, & still lifes 1898-1930s |
| Calvert, Fanny Colwill 2 (1848-1936) |
| Calvert, Fanny Colwill 3 (1848-1936) |
| Canadian Illustrated War News 1885 |
Riel Rebellion Souvenir Edition Lithographs |
| Chavignaud, Georges |
pastoral scenics |
| Cockburn, James Pattison (1779-1847) |
Canada East (Quebec) & Ontario (Niagara region) scenics |
| Cozzens, Frederic S (1856-1928) |
master of American marine art |
| Cresswell, William Nicoll (1818-1888) |
Ontario and Atlantic Canada maritime scenics |
| Cunanan, Art 1 (1948- ) |
Southern Ontario rural and nature scenics |
| Cunanan, Art 2 (1948- ) |
| Delfosse, Georges (1869-1939) |
Quebec religious murals & portraits |
| FAB FIVE Great Canadian Artists |
Great Canadian Heritage and Historical Art |
| Hergel, James Edward (1961-) |
late 20th & early 21st century Canadian landscape art |
| Hicks, RPD (1903-1973) |
Southern Ontario scenics |
| Hider, AH 1 (1870-1952) Military |
professional artist of Canadian historic subjects |
| Hider, AH 2 (1870-1952) Advertising |
| Hider, AH 3 (1870-1952) Calendars |
| Hider, AH 4 (1870-1952) Horses |
| Hider, AH 5 (1870-1952) Historical |
| Hider, Russell J (1899-1992) |
Canadian northern and California landscapes |
| Heming, Arthur 1 (1870-1940) |
mystical Indian & northern wilderness themes & history subjects |
| Heming, Arthur 2 (1870-1940) |
| Heming, Arthur 3 (1870-1940) |
| Heming, Arthur 4 (1870-1940) |
| Heming, Arthur 5 (1870-1940) |
| Holdstock, Alfred Worsley (1820-1910) |
Laurentian & Ottawa River Valley scenics with Indians |
| Holloway, Edgar Alfred (1870-1941) |
British military uniform and children's illustration artist |
| Humme, Joseph Julius (1825-1889) |
Ontario Indian & northern wilderness subjects |
| Jacobi, Otto (1812-1901) |
Canada East (Quebec) & West (ON), & western scenics |
| Jefferys,CW 1 (1869-1951) |
professional artist of Canadian historic & heritage subjects |
| Jefferys,CW 2 (1869-1951) |
| Jefferys,CW 3 (1869-1951) |
| Kane, Paul |
western Canadian Indian scenes & portraits |
| Kelly, JD 1 (1862-1958) - General |
professional artist of Canadian historic subjects |
| Kelly, JD 2 (1862-1958) - Immigrants |
| Kelly, JD 3 (1862-1958) - Explorers |
| Kelly, JD 4 (1862-1958) - Quebec |
| Kelly, JD 5 (1862-1958) - Development 1 |
| Kelly, JD 6 (1862-1958) - Development 2 |
| Kelly, JD 7 (1862-1958) - Canadian Heroes 1 |
| Kelly, JD 8 (1862-1958) - Canadian Heroes 2 |
| Kelly, JD 9 (1862-1958) - Canadian Heroes 3 |
| Kelly, JD 10 (1862-1958) - The Creative Kelly 1 |
| Kelly, JD 11 (1862-1958) - The Creative Kelly 2 |
| King, Charles Bird (1785-1862) (US) |
American Indian chiefs for McKenney & Hall 1818-1836 |
| Knowles, Farquhar McGillivray (1859-1932) |
seascapes & harbour scenics 1890-1930 |
| Krieghoff, Cornelius (1815-1872) 1 |
French Canada habitants, Indians, rural scenes 1850s & 60s |
| Krieghoff, Cornelius (1815-1872) 2 |
| Lewis, Maud (1903-1970) |
naif Nova Scotia oxen, ship, winter & summer scenics |
| Lockwood, William (1803-1866) |
Canada East (Quebec) portrait painter |
| Moodie, Susanna (1883-1885) |
Canadian flowers, pioneer scenics |
| Morris, Edmund Montague (1871-1913) |
portraits of western Canadian Indian leaders |
| Morrisseau, Norval 1 (1932- ) |
mystical Indian motifs |
| Morrisseau, Norval 2 (1932- ) - FAKE |
FAKE mystical Indian motifs |
| Morrisseau, Norval 3 (1932- ) - FAKE |
| Morrisseau, Norval 4 (1932- ) - FAKE |
| Planding, Otto (1887-1964) |
early 20th century Ontario and Rocky Mountain scenics |
| Roberts William Goodridge (1904-74) |
impasto still life, portraits, scenic views of Ontario & Quebec |
| Rummell, Richard (1848-1924) |
American "Bird's Eye" panoramic cultural scenics |
| Staples, Owen 1 (1866-1949) |
professional artist of Canadian historic subjects |
| Staples, Owen 2 (1866-1949) |
| Stephenson, Lionel M (1854-1907) |
Fort Garry and Ontario scenics |
| Sweet, William Henry (1889-1949) |
Canadian water scenics |
| Verner, Frederick Arthur (1836-1928) |
Canadian buffalo and Indian scenics |
| Whale, John Claude (1852-1905) |
1850s to 1900 Ontario landscapes, genre, portraits, still lifes |
| Whale, John Hicks (1829-1905) |
| Whale, Robert Reginald (1805-1887) |
| Whale, Robert Heard (1857-1906) |
| Wickson, Paul 1 (1860-1922) |
1880s to 1920 rural Canadian lifestyle scenics |
| Wickson, Paul 2 (1860-1922) |
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