Alan Klinkhoff Gallery is a Canadian fine art corporation located in Montreal and Toronto. A member of the Art Dealers Association of Canada,[1] the firm provides acquisition and evaluation services for collectors, as well as exhibitions and sales of Canadian art by such artists as Paul-Émile Borduas, Emily Carr, Marc-Aurèle Fortin, Lawren Harris, A.Y. Jackson, Jean Paul Lemieux, David Milne, Robert Pilot, and Marc-Aurèle Suzor-Côté.[2] Alan Klinkhoff, a frequent commenter on Canadian art and art market, is quoted in the Montreal Gazette,[3] The Globe and Mail,[4] Toronto Star,[5] Financial Post,[6] The New York Times,[7] and on CBC Television.[8] The gallery, a successor to Galerie Walter Klinkhoff, is known for museum-quality, non-sale exhibitions of important Canadian painters.[9][10]
| Industry | Canadian Art specialty services |
|---|---|
| Founder | Alan Klinkhoff |
| Headquarters | Montreal and Toronto , Canada |
Area served | worldwide |
Key people | Alan Klinkhoff Jonanthan Klinkhoff Craig Klinkhoff |
| Website | www |
Alan Klinkhoff
editThe son of Montreal gallerists Walter and Gertrude Klinkhoff, Alan Klinkhoff (1953-) was first introduced to the art world at age 12 when he delivered three paintings from A.Y. Jackson's Ottawa studio to Galerie Walter Klinkhoff (1949-2013).[11] A dealer of the Group of Seven (1968),[12] the gallery was known for "museum-quality exhibitions at which nothing was for sale".[13] In 1970 Alan took his first purchasing trip overseas and in 1972 began to assist in the gallery during school holidays.[14] In 1974 he studied art in Paris and, on his return to the gallery, co-founded with his brother Eric a fine-art evaluation, restoration and framing service, Services D'Art Klinkhoff (1975-1983).[14] Alan also assisted with the gallery's retrospectives for Marc-Aurèle Suzor-Coté (1977), Paul-Émile Borduas (1986), and A.Y. Jackson (1990).[2][14] The Klinkhoffs, known for their support of the Beaver Hall Group, also organized retrospective exhibitions for Prudence Heward (1980), Ethel Seath (1987),[15] Mabel Lockerby (1989), Ann Savage (1992), and Lilias Torrance (1995) as well as a group show (1999).[13][14] From 1988 to 1997 Alan Klinkhoff was contracted as an art evaluator for the federal Department of Justice.[8][7] After the death of his father in 1997, Alan's sons Jonathan and Craig apprenticed with the gallery.[14] In 2013, following Sotheby's departure from art auctions in Canada, Alan was interviewed on the Canadian art market in The Financial Post.[6] After the dissolution of Galerie Walter Klinkhoff, Alan, together with his wife Helen and sons Jonathan and Craig, established the Alan Klinkhoff Gallery.[11]
Alan Klinkhoff Gallery
editAlan Klinkhoff Gallery (Galerie Alan Klinkhoff) opened at 1448 Sherbrooke Street West on Gallery Row adjacent the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts (MMFA) in February 2014.[2] In October the gallery participated in the Journal of Canadian Art History's colloquium: "Frame and Framing in Canada: Functions and History" organized by the MMFA.[16] That year the Klinkhoffs also opened a Toronto office and gallery at 113 Yorkville Avenue, managed by son Jonathan.[1][17] In 2015 Alan was interviewed on the authenticity of sketches attributed to J.E.H. MacDonald.[18] In October, concurrent with the Beaver Hall Group's MMFA exhibition,[13] the Montreal and Toronto galleries mounted The Beaver Hall Group & The Klinkhoff Family with memorabilia and anecdotes from previous group exhibitions.[19] In 2016 both galleries also presented the exhibition René Richard: Tom Thomson of the North.[20] In November Alan was interviewed on Canadian art sales when Lawren Harris' painting Mountain Forms, previously sold by Galerie Walter Klinkhoff, set auction records at $11.2 million.[4] The gallery also held the estate sale of collector William I M. Turner Jr which included works by Albert Robinson, Franklin Carmichael, A. J. Casson, J.E.H. MacDonald, Goodridge Roberts, and F. H. Varley.[21] In spring 2017, the Toronto gallery opened the Lawren Harris & Canadian Masters Sale with a lecture on Harris' work by Charles C. Hill, former curator of Canadian Art at the National Gallery of Canada.[22] The sale of 14 of Harris' works included one painting for $9.5 million for a total over $30 million.[3][23] At the time of the federal review of the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia's acquisition of 2,000 photographs by Annie Leibovitz, Alan Klinkhoff as a former "expert for the Canadian government" was quoted in the Toronto Star,[5] as well as in The New York Times,[7] and on CBC Television.[8] In November 2017 the gallery held non-sale exhibitions in both Montreal and Toronto of John Little's paintings, the first that Little "consented to in nearly 40 years".[9]
Public Events and Exhibitions
editThe gallery encourages visits by "art students, teachers, collectors and a general public" through lecture series and open exhibitions.[24][25] The Montreal gallery, managed by Alan Klinkhoff and son Craig, mounted the graduating class of Montreal's Lower Canada College Exhibition.[17] The gallery also mounts popular, non-sale retrospective exhibitions open to the public.[26] In 2016 the Montreal and Toronto galleries exhibition of art and hockey sticks Fine Art & Hockey: A Point of View attracted hockey stars Sidney Crosby and Brad Marchand.[26]
References
edit- ^ a b "Art Dealers." Art Dealers Association of Canada. Web.
- ^ a b c Redgrave, Veronica. "Klinkhoff Gallery reborn." Vie des Arts, 31 Jan. 2014. Web.
- ^ a b Scott, Marian. "Auction House opens doors." Montreal Gazette, 11 May 2017. A.5 p1. Web.
- ^ a b Everett-Green, Robert. "Lawren Harris sale could prompt surge of interest in Canadian artists." The Globe and Mail, 25 Nov. 2016. Web.
- ^ a b Bundale, Brett. "A trove of famous photos remain in shuttered storage." Toronto Star, 27 Jul. 2017.Web.
- ^ a b Fong, April. "Heffel reaps the rewards of being bullish on Canadian art." Financial Post, 10 Jun. 2013. Web.
- ^ a b c Sopan Deb and Colin Moynihan. "Canada Debates Whether Gift of Leibovitz Photos Is Also a Tax Dodge." The New York Times, 24 Jul. 2017. Web.
- ^ a b c Cuthbertson, Richard. "From Dollarama to Halifax: The odd journey of 2,000 Annie Leibovitz photos." CBC Television, 14 Jul. 2017. Web.
- ^ a b Larsen, Wayne. "Montreal artist John Little's street scenes are steeped in nostalgia." Montreal Gazette. 1 Nov. 2017. Print. Web.
- ^ "Visual Arts News Digest: Montreal." Vancouver Art Gallery Library & Archives. 2 Nov. 2017. Web.
- ^ a b "Canadian Art: Coast to Coast to Coast - A snapshot of Canadian Art from various Eras and Areas of the Country." University of Guelph. Web. Archived 2017-09-30 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Dans les galeries." Vie des arts, vol.48, Autumn 1967. p.68. Print.
- ^ a b c Schwartz, Susan. "Beaver Hall Group's canvases speak in Picturesque's dramatic shorts." Montreal Gazette, 16 Nov. 2015. Web.
- ^ a b c d e "Timeline: Galerie Walter Klinkhoff 1949-2013." Alan Klinkhoff Gallery Web.
- ^ Duncan Ann. "Klinkhoff Exhibition Honours Overlooked Montreal Artist." Montreal Gazette, 23 Sep. 1987. Print.
- ^ "Frame and Framing in Canada: Functions and History - Program: Oct 24, 3:30pm." Montreal Museum of Fine Arts. Web. Archived 2017-09-30 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b Olson, Issac. "Lower Canada College students display art in downtown gallery." Montreal Gazette, 20 Apr. 2017. Web.
- ^ Lederman, Marsha. "Expert 'not convinced' about J.E.H. MacDonald sketches." The Globe and Mail, 21 Mar. 2015. Web.
- ^ "The Beaver Hall Group & The Klinkhoff Family." Alan Klinkhoff Gallery Web.
- ^ "René Richard: Tom Thomson of the North." Alan Klinkhoff Gallery. Web.
- ^ Klinkhoff, Alan. "2017 at a Glance." Alan Klinhkhoff Gallery. 10 Jan. 2018. Web.
- ^ "Lawren Harris presented by Charlie Hill at Alan Klinkhoff." Alan Klinkhoff Gallery, 4 May 2017. Video.
- ^ "Lawren Harris & Canadian Masters - Historic Sale." Alan Klinkhoff Gallery, 21 Mar. 2017. A.5 p1. Video.
- ^ "Fine Art & Hockey: A Point of View." Alan Klinkhoff Gallery. Web.
- ^ "Alan Klinkhoff Gallery Speaker Series with Sandra Paikowsky." InsideArt Alan Klinkhoff Gallery, 9 Oct. 2016. Web.
- ^ a b "New Montreal exhibit combines fine art, history with passion for hockey." CBC News, 14 Oct. 2016. Web.