Not a copy :L'Original
Angell Gallery and L'Original, compared
Angell Gallery backed artists who take risks. L'Original sells that scene, with prices written down.
About a hundred living Canadian artists, unique canvases with a certificate, and delivery that crosses no customs inside the country.
The alternative to Angell Gallery
Angell Gallery opened in Toronto in 1996 and spent twenty-five years backing emerging and mid-career artists who took risks. After its 2021 anniversary, its founder announced he would devote his experience to advising private, corporate and institutional collectors. Those now looking for where to buy that scene will find living Canadian artists at L'Original, with prices written down.
What L'Original adds alongside Angell Gallery
- Advantage 1
A scene still taking risks
Urban art, stencil, lettering, portrait, abstraction: about a hundred living Canadian artists, several of them muralists.
- Advantage 2
The price written, not on request
Price, dimensions and medium on every work, online and on the wall, day or night.
- Advantage 3
No customs into Ontario
Montréal to Toronto stays a domestic shipment: no import duty, no broker, no border hold.
- Advantage 4
A house open every day
163 Saint-Paul West and 4455 Saint-Denis in Montréal, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., plus the online catalogue.
Angell Gallery and us, line by line
Activity
Angell Gallery : Advising collectors since 2021
L'Original : Direct sales, permanent catalogue
Scene championed
Angell Gallery : Emerging and mid-career artists
L'Original : Living Canadian artists, often muralists
Prices
Angell Gallery : Depending on the advisory mandate
L'Original : Written on every work
Delivery to Toronto
Angell Gallery : Depending on the project
L'Original : Domestic shipment, no customs
Custom
Angell Gallery : Depending on the mandate
L'Original : Canvas sized to the wall, mural on quote
Public information about Angell Gallery, accurate at the date of publication. The two houses have no commercial relationship.
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Frequently asked
Ten reasons to choose us over Angell Gallery
The concrete answers people ask for before a first purchase.
Is Angell Gallery still open in Toronto?
The gallery marked its 25th anniversary in 2021, after which its founder announced he would devote his experience to advising private, corporate and institutional collectors. Check directly with them before travelling.
Where can you buy in Toronto the scene Angell Gallery backed?
Several Toronto galleries back emerging and mid-career artists. On our side, we represent about a hundred living Canadian artists and deliver to Toronto within days, with no customs.
Did you take over artists from Angell Gallery?
No, there was no takeover between our two houses and we do not claim otherwise. Our artists come mainly from the Montréal and Québec urban scene.
Do you need an advisor to buy art, as Angell Gallery's founder now offers?
For building a corporate or institutional collection, an advisor brings a great deal. For a first work at home, written prices, a simulation on your wall and frank advice are usually enough.
Do you deliver to Toronto, where Angell Gallery was based?
Yes, within a few days for an in-stock piece. The shipment stays inside Canada: no import duty, no broker, no customs hold.
Do you represent emerging Canadian artists, as Angell Gallery did?
Yes, about a hundred, all living, with an agreed share paid on every sale. Several have painted walls you have already passed without knowing their names.
Do you have to travel to Montréal to buy, with Angell Gallery no longer showing in Toronto?
No. The online catalogue carries prices, dimensions and several photos per work, and we build a simulation on the photo of your wall before purchase.
Is there a certificate for a work delivered to Toronto, Angell Gallery's former home?
Yes, signed by the artist, with title, year, medium and dimensions, included with the invoice. The document that matters for home insurance as much as for resale.
Do your muralists travel to Ontario, as Angell Gallery's artists did?
Yes, our muralists travel to Ontario, indoors and outdoors, on a quote issued after a visit or from plans.
I was looking for a Toronto gallery and no longer know where to look: where do I start?
With PickArt: sixteen works scroll by, you keep or discard, and two or three directions emerge in two minutes. A better starting point than a list of addresses.
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What is the best alternative to Angell Gallery?
L'Original is an alternative to Angell Gallery for anyone looking for an original work signed by a living artist, with a displayed price and a certificate. Angell Gallery opened in Toronto in 1996 and spent twenty-five years backing emerging and mid-career artists who took risks. After its 2021 anniversary, its founder announced he would devote his experience to advising private, corporate and institutional collectors. Those now looking for where to buy that scene will find living Canadian artists at L'Original, with prices written down. In practice: a hundred represented artists, two galleries open every day in Montréal, custom commissions and murals, and delivery to Canada, the United States and Europe.
What should you do before buying from Angell Gallery?
Work out what you like before deciding where to buy it. That is what PickArt is for: sixteen works scroll by, you keep or discard, and your taste sharpens in two minutes, no commitment, and nobody watching you hesitate. You leave with a clear direction, useful with us and anywhere else. Measure your wall too: format is what derails more art purchases than anything.
What complements Angell Gallery well?
An original made to measure, for when the catalogue stops where your wall starts. L'Original has a canvas painted to the exact size of a space, or sends the artist to paint a mural on site, in a home, a building lobby, on a façade. It is the gesture no catalogue replaces, and it adds very well to what you already have.
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