Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - May 25, 2000, Winnipeg, Manitoba Winnipeg free May 2000 local As wag raises million for Early Snow Money Well spent on historical painting by group of seven says seller stolen Neon Drivers status improves to serious by Leah Janzen was killed in the Arseneault said Burton is by Leah Janzen the condition of the Driver of a stolen car that flipped and killed a Young woman has been upgraded from Crit ical to police say John David was driving a stolen Neon when it flipped and crashed just inside the City last week after a High Speed Chase on the Tran Canada his Andrea Catherine was killed in the two 13yearold boys who were in the Back of the car remain in stable ramp Andre Arseneault said police will eventually Lay charges against but will wait until his condition improves and he can speak to even if he pulls through the Prog Nosis is that hell be in Hospital for a Long he we Are in no Rush to Lay Arseneault said Burton is Union police Are also still interviewing wit Nesses to the Accident and Are asking anyone else who saw the Chase or the crash to come ramp and Winnipeg police Are jointly investigating the incident which began when a mountie from Steinbach doing radar patrol tried to pull Over the Neon after it raced by her on the Tran Canada Highway near a tuft by Brad Oswald this is one Early Snow that win nip Eggers should really want to rather than just another unwelcome meteorological the Early Snow in question on this lat Spring Day is the latest acquisition of the Winnipeg Art gallery a 1916 Canvas by group of seven artist Tom Thomson that now ranks As the most expensive Canadian historical painting Ever at its unveiling wag officials were reluctant to discuss the Price paid for Early but local Art dealer David Loch of Loch Mayberry Fine Art who sold the painting to the a great wag pegged the Ujj record setting Price won b for the rare Thomson and i think the gallery and if the wag had s to be not been Able to meet applauded Lochs asking he had another private for buyer waiting in the the courage wings who was willing to to pay even there is no better what w3s in my for necessary to this painting to Loch said in a Tele Squire it phone interview from where he is taking part in soothe Bys Spring auction of important Cana Dian this is Money Well its a great work of and i think the gallery is to be applauded for having the courage to do what was necessary to acquire Loch said to his Only one Canadian painting has Ever been sold for a higher Price an abstract by expatriate Quebec artist Jeanpaul which fetched million at auction in new York in Early which Thomson created a year before his death in is the Centrepiece of the wags new exhibit the View from Here selections from the Canadian historical which will have a free Public opening this sunday at 2 the exhibit runs until Charleswood gunplay suspect released on bail a local businessman facing firearms charges after Shotgun blasts rang out in Charleswood on the weekend has been released on Arcangelo of 4445 Roblin had been in custody following the Friday night dispute Over the Sale of a which culminated in the fir ing of a a 28yearold Man was injured by a shot to the police have also charged the victims twin Aven Andrew with uttering threats to kill and extortion relating to the Foti is charged with pointing a discharging a firearm with assault with a weapon and aggravated he will appear in court again june the comprised completely of works from the wags permanent col features 129 works that reflect the history of Canadian Art Between 1825 and in addition to the Thomson the View from Here includes paintings by All the other members of the group of As Well As works from such other Canadian notables As Emily Bertram Alfred Pellan and David the View from Here tells the history of Canadian Art from a Manitoba per said wag director Patricia she discuss the value of any individual but estimated the total value of the exhibit at Between million and this collection is phenomenally important to and its also one of the most important collections nationally this is one of the most important collections of Canadian Art in this Manitoban should be very Loch explained yesterday that he acquired Early Snow last year from a and had a buyer in the lined up to Purchase but the required Export permit was denied the Canadian cultural property Export review Board said losing the painting would diminish an important aspect of Canadas during the subsequent six month win Dow provided for Canadian institutions to bid on the the wag stepped up with the assistance of a Large Federal government Grant and support from several other institutional and Pri vate paid the asking Early Snow is one of Only 33 Large Oil paintings created by Thomson 1877 1917 during a Brief artistic career that began in 1906 and ended with his mysterious drowning death in Loch said at million the wag got a bargain because prices for Canadian Art Are on the 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