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Morgan Green: Mouse Woman Platter
I have two great weakness when buying Northwest Coast art: I love to see artists trying out new media, and I love work that shows the lesser-known figures of mythology. With these preferences, it seem… more →
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Ap-Ready Art Sales
Deborah Barlow wrote 2 days ago: With art sales declining around the world, the major auction houses are desperately looking for new … more →
Morgan Green: Mouse Woman Platter
Bruce Byfield wrote 2 weeks ago: I have two great weakness when buying Northwest Coast art: I love to see artists trying out new medi … more →
Shawn Aster's "Raven Heart"
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Bruce Byfield wrote 1 month ago: Someday, I am going to jot down the stories of my art acquisitions. There’s the story of how I … more →
Spirit Wrestler Gallery: Northern Exposure 2009
Bruce Byfield wrote 1 month ago: Most Saturdays, noon sees me barely staggering out to the gym. But today, noon or shortly after saw … more →
The superior Bukwus
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Bruce Byfield wrote 2 months ago: After six months of layaway payments, today we finally brought home our Beau Dick Bukwus mask from t … more →
Patrick Amos' "Supernatural Wolf Transforming into Killer Whale"
Bruce Byfield wrote 2 months ago: Patrick Amos is one of the leading Nuu Chah Nulth artists. From the first time I saw his work, I kne … more →
The "Little Warhols" Problem
Deborah Barlow wrote 2 months ago: Damien Hirst Is the art world’s new mandate “Don’t Trust Anyone Under 50”? For collectors used to b … more →
Two ways of buying art
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Bruce Byfield wrote 2 months ago: When I was up at the Fred Diesing School Student Art Exhibition a couple of weeks ago, one of the ma … more →
A beaver frontlet by Norman Tait
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Bruce Byfield wrote 3 months ago: In January, we missed by hours buying a dragonfly frontlet that Nisga’a master carver Norman T … more →
Pass it Forward
Deborah Barlow wrote 4 months ago: ‘Swimming in the Light’ by Rick Stich, which earned him an $80 royalty check distribute … more →
No More Gold Bricks
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Deborah Barlow wrote 4 months ago: The economic collapse is hitting the art world in some surreal ways. Gagosian Gallery in Los Angele … more →
Art Fairs: "Same as it Ever Was"
Deborah Barlow wrote 4 months ago: Ken Price’s works at this annual fair include bulbous painted ceramic sculptures and small landscap … more →
Anywhere, Anytime
Deborah Barlow wrote 5 months ago: Monica Serra showed at Mina, a boutique, after her gallery closed. Anne Pedret eyed a standard-iss … more →
Return to Seeing
Deborah Barlow wrote 5 months ago: There is a hilarious – if horrifying – video running on Sotheby’s website right no … more →
Art Warranties?
Deborah Barlow wrote 5 months ago: Art is long and life is short, according to the old Roman saying, but sometimes art doesn’t ho … more →
The art that most buyers don't see
Bruce Byfield wrote 6 months ago: You don’t discover the fact right away, but if you start buying Northwest Coast art regularly, … more →
Doug Cranmer's "Raven in Nest": A Northwest Coast abstraction
Bruce Byfield wrote 6 months ago: Northwest Coast art is semi-abstract to begin with, and continues to have a strong tradition. For th … more →
Art Collector Posts
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natashawescoat wrote 6 months ago: Here is a collection of posts I wrote over the last year or two that give collectors and friends tip … more →
Prices for Northwest Coast masks
Bruce Byfield wrote 6 months ago: Last month, a friend phoned to ask my advice about the price of a Northwest Coast mask that he had c … more →
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