Art collectors will have a chance to bid on works by the Group of Seven’s A.Y. Jackson as the Art Gallery of Ontario culls its collection to make room for under-represented artists.
The profits from the deaccessioned works will go toward purchasing new acquisitions with the aim of diversifying its Indigenous and Canadian collection, an AGO spokeswoman said.“One of the AGO’s key collecting priorities is to buy works by artists who have traditionally been under-represented in art museums, allowing us to redress historical gaps and better reflect the people who live here,” Caitlin Coull said in an e-mail.
GlobeArts Is there any guarantee that these works will stay in the country? Or have guarantees to be returned?
GlobeArts Would be nice if these could be shared with other galleries in Ontario.