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For over 30 years Mayberry Fine Art has quietly brokered sales for
countless Canadian and International works of art from private
collections.
We provide complete services to confidentially assist you with the
sale of complete collections or single works of art.
We are currently accepting consignments and looking to
purchase artwork by Dorothy Knowles.
What to expect when selling or consigning your artwork with Mayberry Fine Art
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Use our Appriasal and Valuation form to send us details on the work(s) of art
you may wish to sell. Some of the details we will need include.
- Artist Name
- Size (measurements)
- Date
- Signature
- When and where aquired
- Condition
- Good quality photograph
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After a fair market value has been agreed upon, we may need to examine the
artwork for condition and authentication.
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In the case of larger works or collections which may be awkward to transport,
we will visit your location to view the works.
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Crating and shipping is available when needed.
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Purchase options include outright purchase or consignment sale.
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Commission with regard to consignment sales is an agreed-upon percentage between
Mayberry Fine Art and the seller. It is based on the value of the artwork.
Commission on higher valued works can be as low as 5%.
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Unless specifically expressed otherwise all values and prices discussed or published are in
Canadian funds.
Click here to complete the valuation form.
Dorothy Elsie Knowles was born on April 7, 1927 in Unity, Saskatchewan. She grew up on a farm overlooking a Prairie valley and initially had no plans to become a painter, studying biology at the University of Saskatchewan in Saskatoon between 1944 and 1948. At the time of her graduation, a friend persuaded her to enroll in a six-week summer course given by the University of Saskatchewan at Emma Lake. The course was led by Reta Cowley from Saskatoon and James Frederick Finley from the Ontario College of Art and under their guidance young Dorothy found a proclivity for art. Upon her return to Saskatoon she continued to study painting under Eli Bornstein and Nicholas Bjelejac at the University of Saskatchewan between 1948 and 1952. While taking a summer class at the Banff School in 1952, she decided to study art in England, eventually enrolling in the Goldsmith School of Art in London. Of influence on her was another London institution, the National Gallery, where she particularly admired the works of Piero di Cosimo, Piero della Francesca, Veronese, Ucello, and Renoir. In the 1960's, when artist's and critics workshops were de rigueur, she attended workshop by the American painter Herman Cherry (1961), the critic Clement Greenberg (1962), Kenneth Noland (1963), Jules Olitski (1964), Lawrence Alloway (1965), and Michael Steiner (1969). All of these had varying degrees of influence on her work, changing her style from a heavy impasto favoured by Greenberg to a more fluid technique preferred by Noland. Most importantly she discovered the importance of working directly from nature. Thus, weather permitting , she worked out of doors, at times producing finished paintings, at times sketches and photographs which she used in the studio. However, her technique was fundamentally different from that employed most visibly by the Group of Seven. While the studio works by members of the Group differ drastically from their essential out-of-doors sketches, Knowles uses both nature and photographs from nature in the same manner so that the results are in every respect comparable.
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Click here to see a complete list of artists we are interested in.
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Example Works
A Field with Roses
Dorothy Knowles
38 x 72 (in) acrylic
Date: 1976
Wheat Fields
Dorothy Knowles
47 x 47 (in) acrylic
Date: 1984
Need an Appraisal for Estate or Insurance Planning?
Mayberry Fine Art is an accredited appraiser of Canadian
and International works of art and can provide verbal or
formal valuations for your collection.
Click here to submit works for valuation
Please note, we can only provide a valuation for known
artists and only when submissions include a digital image.
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Confidential Services
Mayberry Fine Art understands and respects the privacy
of its clientelle when selling fine art. All sources
of artwork are kept strictly confidential and
transactions are conducted in a straightforward and
professional manner. Mayberry Fine Art is also pleased
to provide references of our professional reputation.
Contact us if you have any questions.
Phone: 1-877-871-9261
Email: info@mayberryfineart.com
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