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Artwork by Robert N Hurley Wanted For Purchase or Consignment
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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 Robert N Hurley.
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.
Robert N Hurley
1894 - 1980
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Robert Newton Hurley was born in 1894 in London, England, where he trained as an apprentice printer-compositor until his mid 20s. He had no formal training in the arts - his only experience with art being frequent trips to the museums and galleries of London as a young man. During and after WWI he served in the Suffolk Regiment (1917-1920), then immigrated to Canada in 1923 before he settled in Saskatoon in 1930. Unemployed at the age of forty during the depression, Hurley began to paint with berry juices and a toothbrush. From 1933-35 he took night classes from established artist Ernest Lindner and quickly became well known in Saskatchewan and other parts of Canada for his treatment of the prairie landscape. His first showing was at a 1935 exhibition in Winnipeg with the Manitoba Society of Artists. Hurley focused primarily on prairie landscapes and paid particular attention to subjects such as grain elevators, receding roads, and telephone poles. His romantic use of colour and stylized objects became his trademark. He also painted still lifes, portraits, and in an experimental phase he began to produce works that he called "Hurleyniks," using everyday objects such as string, cardboard and lace that had been pressed into paint and transferred to paper creating images of fish, birds and other objects. His work has been exhibited and collected across Canada appearing, for instance, in 1971 at the National Gallery of Canada exhibition entitled Watercolour Painters from Saskatchewan. Hurley received an honourary degree from the University of Regina. He remained in Saskatchewan until retiring to Victoria, British Columbia in 1963 where he remained until his death in 1980.
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Click here to see a complete list of artists we are interested in.
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Example Works
Winter - Prairie Perspective
Robert N Hurley
11 x 15.5 (in) watercolour
Date: 1963
Aerial View
Robert N Hurley
12 x 16 (in) watercolour
Date: 1965
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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