Literature: The Art of Fred Ross, A Timeless Humanism by Tom Smart , published by Goose Lane Editions, 1993, illustrated on page 63. Highlight Fred Ross ' ''The Yellow Dress'' (reproduced in Tom Smart's The Art of Fred Ross, A Timeless Humanism, 1993 on pg. 63) is a painting of...

For all the estimable artistic talent that might have made him famous anywhere in the world, Fred Ross has held a deep connection to Saint John and its people. At 82, the work is still coming strong, and his love and admiration of the place, its people and a glass...

One Tuesday, June 2nd, Fred Ross was given the Order of New Brunswick. Fred Ross’ 'magnificent and mammoth new painting' ‘The Lady in Black’, recently purchased from Galerie Walter Klinkhoff by the Beaverbrook Gallery in Fredericton was formally unveiled at a gala held at the Saint John Convention Center attended...

Having just returned from attending three auction sales held over a period of less than one week when two of the three houses left their catalogue cover paintings unsold and the third, although not the cover picture, the lot anticipated to be the most costly offering, did not meet its...

The Duck Pond encapsulates Emily Coonan’s remarkable skill at conveying the essence of her chosen subject through a distilled and distinctive visual vocabulary. Stemming from the epoch of her professional debut, and possibly exhibited in the 1910 Spring Exhibition at the Art Association of Montreal, it is a small, spontaneously...

Overwhelming enthusiasm for an outstanding selection of new paintings by Quebec City-based artist Claude A. Simard , R.C.A. resulted in a remarkable sell-out show. Simard’s paintings were essentially of five different themes: The garden, migrations, interior scenes, travel, and the winter. In an uncertain economic climate, the quality of available...

Claude A. Simard Galerie Walter Klinkhoff would like to remind you that our exhibition and sale of paintings by Claude Simard begins Monday, May 11. You are cordially invited to the vernissage which takes place at 7:30pm. The exhibition can be previewed here. The paintings are available for purchase prior...

Cornelius Krieghoff developed into the finest artist describing Quebec life of the mid 19th Century. Born in Holland in 1815, spending part of his youth in Bavaria, he sailed for North America in 1837 arriving in the United States where he joined the army.

Souren Melikian, in The International Herald Tribune of March 20 2009, reported on the 239 art dealer supported Maastricht art fair, one which focuses primarily on Old Master pictures ... ''Business is blooming against all odds in the art market when the rest of the world economy shrinks. As the...

Included in this exhibition will be an outstanding painting by Cornelius Krieghoff , 'Ste. Anne River, Early Winter, Quebec North Shore' ca. 1863. This painting, discovered in a private collection in England, has a sister painting in the Art Gallery of Ontario, part of the generous donation of the late...

The application of this concept to unique works of art, paintings for instance, is self-evident and popularly accepted. When applied to works of art done in multiples, that is prints, photographs and sculpture for instance, 'authenticity' is more ambiguous. The fundamental issues are quality of supply and quantity of supply.

This most handsome and important Fortin stylistically is of around 1924, years when the master painted these noble and imposing trees which are among the most representative of Fortin’s entire oeuvre.

This painting, Golden Autumn, Sillery from 1931, serves to honour both the 110th anniversary of the birth of Robert W. Pilot who at age 54 was to become President of the Royal Canadian Academy of the Arts and Pilot’s admiration for the City of Quebec, this year celebrating the 400th...

First and foremost a Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukkah and Happy Holiday Season to all of you. From three generations of Klinkhoffs active here in the Gallery plus our loyal and efficient support team including Johanne, Lynn & John, we thank you for your on going support and encouragement. In my...

Would you phone your stock broker today and give him an irrevocable instruction to sell your $300,000 worth of shares of Company X 'at the market' on May 27, 2009 at 10:35 a.m.? No, I would not think that to be a prudent decision. So why would you deal with...

Recent purchases of a group of excellent paintings by René Richard (1895 - 1982), inspired this reflection of his stature as an important and genuine Canadian artist. He has long been considered of iconic stature in Quebec, the province where he made his home almost 30 years after he had...

The summer of '08 flew right by and now we are all looking at our calendar to what will be a very busy autumn. The immediate event here at Galerie Walter Klinkhoff is our 35th annual non-selling exhibition, this year aptly entitled 'Canadian Masterpieces', an exhibition of select masterpieces, each...

The secrets of the life of John Young Johnstone may never be known. Possessed with a dichotomous angst to be at once famous and yet unknown, he lived in estranged oblivion from society and died unwept. There are no substantive records chronicling his life anywhere. We must therefore depend on...

In 2004, Galerie Walter Klinkhoff hosted an Homage à Philip Surrey, a non-selling exhibition in his honour. The exhibition was accompanied by a highly informative catalogue written by Terry Rigelhof, a former neighbour of Margaret and Philip Surrey. Mr. Rigelhof's research and study of Philip Surrey is ongoing. To our...

Philip Surrey, at his best, presents a paradoxical, mystifying mixture of banality turning into violence HENRY LEHMANN THE GAZETTE, MONTREAL Sep 25, 2004 - p. H2 Montreal painter Philip Surrey (1910-1990) is best known for his nocturnal scenes - at least by those relatively few members of the general public...