Forgot your password?
The mystery surrounding the sale of a 175-year-old, previously undocumented painting of a dramatic Arctic scene — created by the famed admiral-artist Sir George Back during a voyage to Canada in 1836 — has been solved. The unnamed “Canadian institution” that acquired the painting for $60,000 at an auction in Britain was the Canadian Museum of Civilization, giving every citizen in the country a small stake in the historic artwork.
Read more