Sydney Berne (1921-2013) Canadian Vintage Oil/Canvas Quebec Winter Landscape

Up for sale is vintage 1960 original oil on canvas by Canadian artist Sydney Berne (1921-2013). This Quebec winter landscape is titled "Vermillion River, PQ". It's a great atmospheric painting that is very well executed employing a sophisticated knowledge of light, color and perspective.

The painting itself is measuring about 20” (51 cm) by 24” (61 cm), and the frame is measuring 27 1/2” (70 cm) by 31 1/2” (80 cm).


It is signed by the artist lower left and bears a metal tag on the frame with the artist's name.
It's well done period painting and it would be a very sound investment and a great addition to any collection.

Sydney Berne (1921-2013) 

Sydney Berne was born in Toronto, and attended Central Technical School of Art, after which He worked in the Commercial Arts field. After serving Overseas with the Army, He returned to Canada and settled in Montreal. He exhibited at the National Gallery in London, and won a prize. He studied in London and Paris, where He worked with Abstract Impressionist Paul Andre. He had many successful Solo Shows between the Years of 1962 to 78, and was also sold through the prestigious DOMINION GALLERY in Montreal.

Please don’t confuse our low starting bid or discounted price with the actual value of the piece.

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Please note that most of the items we sell are vintage or antique, and therefore they have some imperfections due to age, wear, etc. Anything I consider significant I would mention in the description. I’m describing the items to the best of my knowledge, however please ask any verifying questions or additional photos prior to bidding.

Also please note that we deal in fine art, we are not a framing business. We examine carefully the paintings and report any issues detected, but the frames we get them in come along just as complementary, in “as found“ or “as is” condition.

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Shipping Details

Buyer pays cost of $35.50 shipping and handling for Continental US, $24.50 in Ontario and Quebec and $32.50 the rest of Canadian provinces.

International shipping varies from $67.00 to $128.00 by Air Mail unframed to the most European countries. Please contact us for exact shipping cost to your country.
If you prefer for the painting to be shipped with the frame please contact us for a shipping quote.

If you are planning to reframe the painting and therefore don’t need the existing frame, please let us know, so we could un-frame the painting and see if the shipping cost can be reduced.

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We are also trying to be cooperative with our customers in regards to theirs preferences in shipping issues.

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Payment Details

Payment is expected within 7 days after the end of the auction, unless other arrangements have been made.

Canadian residents please add 5% GST or 12-15% HST where applicable.

Canadian buyers are welcome to pay in Canadian funds at ACTUAL exchange rate, so each of us would save 2,5-3,5% on bank's exchange fees. Just let us know that you wish to pay in $C and we will send you an invoice, so you could pay either via PayPal or Interac e-Transfer.

Moreover, when you are paying us in Canadian funds via bank wire-transfer or Interac e-transfer it saves us about 5% on such transaction and we would gladly pass that to you in a form of equal discount.