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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 Gertrude Des Clayes.

What to expect when selling or consigning your artwork with Mayberry Fine Art

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
After a fair market value has been agreed upon, we may need to examine the artwork for condition and authentication.
In the case of larger works or collections which may be awkward to transport, we will visit your location to view the works.
Crating and shipping is available when needed.
Purchase options include outright purchase or consignment sale.
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%.
Unless specifically expressed otherwise all values and prices discussed or published are in Canadian funds.

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Gertrude Des Clayes
RCA
1879 - 1949

Gertrude Des Clayes was born in Aberdeen, Scotland, in 1879, she studied at the Bushey School of Art, Bushey England. She later attended the Académie Julian, in Paris. She returned to Britain and lived in London from 1909 to 1912, where she became a member of the National Portrait Society. She moved to Canada with her sister, Berthe, in 1912. Their younger sister, Alice, also an artist, joined them two years later. They settled in Montreal, setting up a studio in Beaver Hall Square, a favourite haunt of artists and architects. She lived and worked in Montreal for the next 24 years, after which time she returned to Britain. She died in London, at the age of 70.

Gertrude Des Clayes worked in oils, watercolour and chalk pastels and was known principally as a portrait
painter. She painted portraits of many prominent people in Montreal in an impressionistic style. She participated in the Spring Exhibitions at the Montreal Museum of Fine Art and the Royal Canadian Academy.

Ref:
A Dictionary of Canadian Artists, Vol.1, by Colin S. MacDonald, Canadian Paperbacks, Ottawa, Revised and expanded, 1997

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Mayberry Fine Art is an accredited appraiser of Canadian and International works of art and can provide verbal or formal valuations for your collection.

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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.

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