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Artwork by William Cresswell 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 William Cresswell. What to expect when selling or consigning your artwork with Mayberry Fine Art
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Although he did some farming, Cresswell was an artist, first and foremost. He quickly established himself in that capacity and began exhibiting at the Upper Canada Provincial Exhibition as of 1856, and continued to exhibit there every year until 1867. In 1866, he married Elizabeth R. Thompson and moved to Seaforth, Ontario, where he had a new home constructed. Cresswell travelled extensively in Canada, to Georgian Bay in 1865, through Québec and New Hampshire in 1866, to Lake Nipigon in northern Ontario in 1876. In the 1880s he visited the Maritimes and spent some time on the Gaspé Peninsula, travelling to Grand Manan in New Brunswick. The themes of his paintings varied, depicting landscapes, both rural and wilderness,as well as wildlife. He also favoured maritime coastal scenes based on his travels in Atlantic Canada. Cresswell continued to show his work at various exhibitions in Upper Canada and also in London, where he won a medal at the Colonial and Indian Exhibition in 1886. In 1874 already he had been elected a member of the Ontario Society of Artists, and in 1880, he was a founding member of the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts. He was also known as an art educator, and began teaching the young Robert Ford Gagen in 1863, and thirteen years later, a young George Agnew Reid. In 1887, he escaped from another cold Ontario winter to southern California. He considered making California his permanent home, but died the next summer at his home in Seaforth. Click here to complete the valuation form. Click here to see a complete list of artists we are interested in. |
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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. 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. Click here for more information Confidential ServicesMayberry 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 |