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.

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

• Use our Appraisal 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.

Click here to complete the valuation form.

Robert Bruce

1911 - 1981
 
The influential Western Canadian artist Robert Bruce (1911-1980) was born in Grandview, Manitoba and grew up in Winnipeg. As a young man he attended the Winnipeg School of Art under L.L. Fitzgerald. With the help of a bursary he later traveled to Europe, studying at the Central School of Art in London and the Academie Grande Chaumière in France. Like other artists of his generation he wished to help in the war effort and enlisted in the Canadian Military. He distinguished himself as a public relations staff artist, participating in a prestigious war art exhibition which opened at the National Gallery of Canada.

Following his discharge from the army he moved to New York to work and study at the Art Student's League. There he met fellow student George Swinton with whom he would later teach at the University of Manitoba School of Art. While in New York his illustrations were published in leading publications such as Life, The New York Times, Harpers, and McLean's.

After his retirement from the UofM in 1976 he divided his time between Falcon Lake and San Miguel de Allende, Mexico, which had an active artists' enclave. He died there in 1980. Robert Bruce was posthumously honoured by the Winnipeg Art Gallery in 2004 with an exhibition called The Art of Robert Bruce.