Introduction
Contact and Purchasing information
(Excluding Art Dealers)

• You Can Buy on This Site With Paypal
• Phone
• Email
• Viewing Tony Max's art at his studio
• Map of location of Tony Max Art studio
• Expected Delivery Times
• Print Purchasing Details
• Cheque payment name and address
• Business Status
• Professional Memberships
• Initial Quotes are Subject to Change
• Tax Breaks for Corporations
• Donate Online
You Can Buy on This Site With Paypal
If you're in Canada, the U.S. or Britain, you can pay with Paypal on this Web site.

Paypal is the standard financial transaction method used on the Internet. You don't need a Paypal account to use the Paypal payment method.

Paying with Paypal allows you to use a credit card (Visa, Mastercard, American Express, Discover) or debit card, or withdraw from your bank account, all without revealing your account details to the seller. The account details are revealed only to Paypal, the trusted company with about 100 million customers.

For customers outside of Canada and the U. S., please email for information.
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Phone

For inquiries, phone (604) 985-4262. Credit card information cannot be accepted by phone – only via Paypal via the Web site.
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Email

To write to Tony Max to inquire about prints or paintings, click on the Tony Max logo below.

Comments, suggestions and questions are also welcome.
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Viewing art at Tony Max's studio

Viewing of Tony Max's art at his home studio is by appointment only. Phone 604-985-4262 for an appointment.

The address is:
Tony Max Art
144 West 20th Street
Suite 310
North Vancouver
British Columbia
Canada
V7M 1Y4

Credit cards are not accepted at the artist's studio – only via Paypal via the Web site.

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Map of location of Tony Max's Studio



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Expected delivery times for canvas prints

In Canada:
About one to three weeks
(Ask the artist about rush orders.)
Expected delivery times for paper prints

In Canada:
2 to 10 business days
(Ask the artist about rush orders.)
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Print Purchasing Details
Are you looking for a particular print but don't know where to find it and you want to see it before buying it? You can:

• Email by clicking on the Tony Max logo directly above to find out if the artist can recommend a gallery or galleries that have the print(s) in stock that you're interested in.

• Phone (604) 985-4262 to arrange for an appointment with Tony Max at his studio in North Vancouver (see map). (Credit card and debit card payments are not accepted at Max's studio – only via Paypal via the Web site.)

• If you don't want to use the online Paypal "shopping cart" system (which includes Visa, Mastercard, American Express, Discover, debit cards, and payments from your bank account) you can mail a cheque, money order or certified cheque (drawn from Canadian and American financial institutions) to the address in the section immediately above this one.

* If you're in or near Vancouver and don't want to use the the above methods, you can check with the nearest Tony Max official art dealer to find out if the art you're interested in is in stock. If the art you're interested isn't in stock, you can call the nearest Tony Max art dealer to ask if the shop would be willing to order the print(s) from Tony Max Art. Usually the dealers want a commitment that you will buy the art that is out of stock before they will order it to be shipped to the gallery, as most dealers don't want to carry a lot of expensive inventory. However, this varies from dealer to dealer, and the number of Tony Max prints in stock at the galleries varies. Some galleries don't have any prints in stock, but the staff may be willing to order them for you if you commit to buying particular prints.


(As the artist publishes more print editions, it's becoming increasingly difficult for the art dealers to keep a large assortment of the prints in stock. There are 67 editions available on this Web site – almost all of them in two, three or four sizes for each image, and the artist is now publishing about a dozen new print editions annually.)

The minimum charge for purchases of prints on this Web site, by mailing a cheque or through one of the official art dealers is $78 (Canadian currency) which is the cost of one small print.


Are you considering purchasing by mailing a cheque within Canada to the artist? Please add the Harmonized Sales Tax to your payment.


For shipments to areas outside of southwestern British Columbia and countries other than Canada, please email regarding shipping charges.

Unlike some galleries, the paper prints are shipped flat, so they remain flat. Unstretched canvas prints are shipped rolled in a mailing tube.

The artist does not provide picture framing. For framing of Tony Max art prints, please refer the list of Tony Max art dealers and picture framers.


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Cheque payment name and address
Please make cheques payable to:
Tony Max or Tony Max Art

The mailing address is:
144 West 20th Street
Suite 310
North Vancouver, British Columbia
Canada
V7M 1Y4



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Business Status
Tony Max Art is a sole proprietorship, which has been registered as such, since 1995, with the British Columbia Ministry of Finance.
Professional Memberships
• Federation of Canadian Artists
• North Vancouver Arts Council
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Quotes are Subject to Change

Prices quoted by the artist to in person, by phone or email are subject to change.


The longer the time is between a quote being given and a follow-up, the more likely it is that circumstances will change, making it more likely that the artist will want to change the price of his artwork.


For example, the artist has occasionally given painting prices to people when the painting was still at his studio. Sometimes the painting wasn't yet finished and the painting's availability and price hadn't yet been added to this Web site or the artist's catalogue. Obviously, in that case, the artist may want to charge more for the painting if he feels that he has significantly improved since giving a quote for the painting.


The artist has noticed that some people fail to distinguish between a preliminary estimate and the final quote, and don't make an allowance for changing circumstances and/or don't give the artist sufficient time to finalize the price.


"There is no decision I hate making more than what to price my paintings, and to do it on the spot is a sure recipe for disaster!", wrote artist Angela Fehr.


Some people expect the artist to spontaneously come up with prices for his paintings in person or during a phone conversation. Then those people become angry if the artist wants to charge higher prices for his paintings than the prices originally quoted. They expect him to maintain the initial quotes, even though they haven't given him sufficient time to reflect on those quote, and even though the artist said that the prices given are approximate or rough estimates or tentative. Quoting is a difficult task that requires rumination about all aspects of the job, and the customer should know that the prices given in a preliminary, rough quote may be lower than the prices given in a final quote.


Of course, sometimes final quotes are lower than preliminary quotes, but no one complains in such instances. They only  sometimes complain when final quotes are higher than preliminary quotes.
"Moody Light": Paintings with lots of subtleties and smooth blending require more work.

There are many considerations to take into account when determining the price of a painting, so naturally those complex and sometimes conflicting factors need to be carefully weighed before the artist comes up with a firm price. Tony Max has come with a list of factors that influence the price of consigned paintings at galleries. Those factors are:

1) the degree of complexity of the image.
2) the degree of subtle differences among colors. (Paintings with lots of subtleties of similar colors – such as "Moody Light" – require more work.)
3) the degree of smooth blending of colors. (Paintings that have much blending of smooth colors – such as "Moody Light" – require more work.)
4) the size of the painting.
5) how marketable the artist thinks the painting is.
6) the cost incurred. (The average cost of materials, scanning and transportation of each painting is about $400.)
7) the commission percentage of the gallery.
8) the amount of money the artist is getting for paintings of similar quality at other galleries.
9) the level of sales of the corresponding art prints. (The price of the painting is tied to the level of demand for the corresponding art prints.)
10) the current market conditions.
11) the length of time that the painting has been on the market.
12) the willingness and availability of other galleries to take the painting on consignment.
13) the prices charged for the artwork of artists of similar stature.
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Tax Break For Corporations

Purchases by Canadian corporations are 100 percent tax deductible.
Donate Online
Support British Columbia and Canadian art, culture and arts advocacy.


Donate via Paypal to the artist by clicking on the Donate button below.


 Through Paypal, money can be donated using Mastercard, Visa, American Express, Discover, a debit card or bank account – without revealing your account information.

 


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Introduction