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Rates


Using the Canadian Art Sales Index Online is simple, as it features the same measurement and medium abbreviations found in the print edition of the index. Below you will find a list of these abbreviations, as well as an overview of search results.

Measurement & Medium Abbreviations Used

IMPORTANT NOTE: All paintings listed prior to June 2013 are oil on canvas unless otherwise indicated (no listed medium = oil on canvas). Oil on canvas entries from June 2013 onward will list as such.

acr. = acrylic
a/lab. = artist's label
a/p = artist's proof
aqua = aquatint
blk.prt. = block print
br. = bronze
cd. = card
cert. = certified
chk. = chalk
chl. = charcoal
c. = circa
coll. = collage
col. = colour
cr. = crayon
d. = dated
(?) = size unlisted
d/sd. = double sided
dr. = drawing
drypt. = drypoint
ed. = edition
enam. = enamel
engr. = engraving
etch. = etching
exh. = exhibited
gch. = gouache
htd./wh. = heighten/white
indis. = indistinctly
i. = ink
inscr. = inscribed
init. = initialled
ld.dn. = laid down
litho. = lithograph
ltd.ed. = limited edition
lino. = linocut
mm. = mixed media
mono. = monogrammed
# = numbered
o/bd. = on board
o/cbd. = on canvasboard
o/lab = on label
o/mas. = on masonite
o/matbd. = on matboard
o/p. = on panel
o/ppr. = on paper
pas. = pastel
p&i = pen & ink
pncl. = pencil
photo = photograph
ph.litho. = photolithograph
prt. = print
sclp. = sculpture
seri. = serigraph
s. = signed
sang. = red chalk
silksc. = silkscreen
sk. = sketch
stnct. = stonecut
tmp. = tempera
tit. = titled
unf. = unframed
uns. = unsigned
verso = on reverse
w/c = watercolour
w/ = with
wdblk. = woodblock
wdct. = woodcut


Search Sample

This is a sample of a typical artist search result. Please note that not all results contain images. Images will be added regularly when available.


Search Sample