THE ART OF SHIPPING ART - L'ART D'EXPÉDIER DES OEUVRES D'ART

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THE ART OF SHIPPING ART

My wife Francine takes care of running the gallery and, with the assistance of her colleagues, curates the collection on display.  Francine also oversees the shipping process.  Since we opened the gallery in 2013, she has shipped my art to over 30 different countries around the world. 

 

Usually, smaller paintings are packaged on site and Collectors leave the gallery with them.  We also have a company that specializes in delivering art to locations in Montreal, Quebec City, Ottawa and the Greater Toronto area.  Francine carefully packages these paintings and then we load them directly onto trucks that deliver the art to the Collectors home.  Sometimes, the same company provides a “white glove service” and they will actually install my art in the Collector’s home.

 

For most other destinations, Francine creates custom crates in wood.  I know for a fact this is the job Francine enjoys doing most at the gallery.  Her crates are insulated with shock absorbent material, so the painting is completely protected during the shipping process.  Some of the crates are very large and weigh quite a bit.  Again, we use a special art freight forwarder for these shipments.  We have shipped hundreds and hundreds of crates all over the world.  I’m extremely proud of the work Francine does, her crates are literally works of art in their own right!


     photo/s :  Peter W. Hart



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L’ART D’EXPÉDIER DES ŒUVRES D’ART

Ma femme Francine s’occupe de la gestion de la galerie et, avec l’aide de ses collègues, organise la collection exposée. Francine supervise également le processus d’expédition. Depuis que nous avons ouvert la galerie en 2013, elle a expédié mes œuvres dans plus de 30 pays différents à travers le monde.

En général, les petits tableaux sont emballés sur place et les collectionneurs quittent la galerie avec eux. Nous travaillons également avec une entreprise spécialisée dans la livraison d’œuvres d’art à Montréal, à Québec, à Ottawa et dans la région de Toronto. Francine emballe soigneusement les tableaux, puis nous les chargeons directement dans des camions qui livrent les œuvres aux domiciles des collectionneurs. Parfois, la même entreprise fournit un « service de gants blancs » et installe mes œuvres au domicile du collectionneur.

Pour la plupart des autres destinations, Francine crée des caisses sur mesure en bois. Je sais pertinemment que c’est le travail que Francine aime le plus faire à la galerie. Ses caisses sont isolées avec un matériau absorbant les chocs, de sorte que le tableau est complètement protégé pendant le processus d’expédition. Certaines caisses sont très grandes et pèsent assez lourd. Encore une fois, nous utilisons un transitaire spécialisé dans le transport d’œuvres d’art pour ces expéditions. Nous avons expédié des centaines et des centaines de caisses dans le monde entier. Je suis extrêmement fière du travail de Francine, ses caisses sont littéralement des œuvres d’art à part entière !

     photo/s :  Peter W. Hart


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