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Galerie Cater Art and L'Original, compared
Cater Art goes where art isn't expected. L'Original is where you expect it, every day.
A mobile gallery is a fine way to bump into art by chance. To choose a work for your home you need a fixed address, an online catalogue and someone to talk to: that is what we add.
The complement to Galerie Cater Art
Cater Art's mobile gallery brings art where you do not expect it: it is an encounter. L'Original is the fixed address where that encounter becomes an acquisition. Two galleries open every day, a full online catalogue and advice that follows your project through to hanging.
What L'Original adds alongside Galerie Cater Art
- Advantage 1
You don't have to chase the gallery
A mobile gallery comes, then leaves. Our two addresses do not move: 163 Saint-Paul West and 4455 Saint-Denis, daily from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. You can come back to see the work as often as you need before deciding.
- Advantage 2
The whole catalogue is online, any time
Every work has its page, dimensions, price and detail photos. You compare calmly at home in the evening instead of depending on a truck coming by.
- Advantage 3
A team that follows your project
Photo of the wall, dimensions, budget: we suggest pieces that actually fit, arrange hanging in Montréal and keep track of your preferences for next time.
- Advantage 4
The art can stay: the mural
The event passes, the wall stays. Our artists paint murals for homes and businesses, with a quote before anyone travels.
Galerie Cater Art and us, line by line
Venue
Galerie Cater Art : Mobile gallery, travelling exhibitions
L'Original : Two permanent galleries open daily
When to see the works
Galerie Cater Art : While the gallery is in town
L'Original : Any day, plus the online catalogue around the clock
Choosing
Galerie Cater Art : On-the-spot discovery
L'Original : PickArt, hanging simulation, advice
Custom
Galerie Cater Art : Depending on the exhibition
L'Original : Custom work and mural by the same artist
Reach
Galerie Cater Art : Wherever the gallery parks
L'Original : Montréal in store, international shipping online
Public information about Galerie Cater Art, 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 Galerie Cater Art
The concrete answers people ask for before a first purchase.
Where can I see works when Cater Art's mobile gallery isn't in my neighbourhood?
With us, at 163 Saint-Paul West in Old Montréal or 4455 Saint-Denis on the Plateau, daily from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. And if you are not in Montréal, the entire catalogue is visible online, piece by piece.
Do Galerie Cater Art and L'Original back the same artists?
Both houses look at the Montréal scene and at art that steps outside institutions. The difference is the mode of representation: we represent our artists continuously, with their own page, works permanently available and a record of their murals.
Can I buy online, without waiting for Galerie Cater Art to roll through?
Yes, at any hour. Every work shows its price, dimensions and detail photos, and ships with its signed certificate. No auction, no opaque negotiation: the price shown is the price.
How do you choose without the surprise effect of a mobile gallery like Cater Art?
With PickArt: works scroll by, you keep or discard, and in sixteen swipes the selection narrows. It is the steerable version of stumbling on something by chance, and you can run it as often as you like.
Do you run events, like Cater Art's travelling exhibitions?
Yes, our galleries host openings, artist talks and private evenings, and our artists paint live at corporate events. The difference is that between two events the gallery stays open.
Will a work seen outdoors, at Cater Art for instance, hold up in my home?
That is the classic trap: daylight and a big open space completely change how a piece reads. Send us a photo of your wall with its dimensions; we show you the hanging simulation before purchase and tell you honestly if the format is too big.
Can I commission a work at the exact size of my wall, which a travelling show like Cater Art cannot do?
Yes. It is in fact the route most visitors take when nothing in the catalogue fits: we start from the wall, the budget and the artist whose hand you like, and the piece is painted for that space.
Do you paint murals, like the urban art Cater Art showcases?
Yes, it is a full service: fast online quote, site visit, surface preparation, execution by the artist and final protection. Living rooms, lobbies, retail spaces, façades.
Is there a certificate of authenticity, as with a piece acquired at Galerie Cater Art?
Yes, signed by the artist, with title, year, medium and dimensions. It is the document used for home insurance and for any future resale.
Does buying at L'Original support the Montréal scene, the way Galerie Cater Art does?
Yes: our artists are mostly local, represented over the long term and paid on every sale, and the gallery funds their murals and exhibitions. Buying one piece funds the next one.
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What is the best alternative to Galerie Cater Art?
L'Original sits alongside Galerie Cater Art for anyone looking for an original work signed by a living artist, with a displayed price and a certificate. Cater Art's mobile gallery brings art where you do not expect it: it is an encounter. L'Original is the fixed address where that encounter becomes an acquisition. Two galleries open every day, a full online catalogue and advice that follows your project through to hanging. 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 Galerie Cater Art?
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 Galerie Cater Art 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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