Title : Canadian Art Sales Index Author: Anthony R. Westbridge Publisher: Westbridge Publications Ltd. ISBN: 0-9731792-4-4 Pages: 176 Cover Type: Soft Cover Price: $45.00 (plus shipping & GST)   Description $50 million and counting! The Canadian art market up 27.3% in phenomenal record-shattering season! $50 million! That’s right the elusive barrier has been broken. Total sales for the 2005-2006 auction season, as recorded in the 2007 edition of the Canadian Art Sales Index, were a market-shattering $50.776 million, up an astonishing 27.3% or almost $11 million over the previous exceptional year. The numbers in every quarter are astounding: 91 paintings sold for $100,000 or more, the average price per painting sold jumped almost 18% to $9666, and the average annual rate of return on investment over the past ten years is a more-than-impressive 16.66%. As a result of this record season the Canadian art market has posted its 10 th consecutive annual gain! What effect has this record-setting year had on the works in your fine art portfolio? With several sectors of the market showing strong gains it is likely the value of your collection has improved, and perhaps significantly. You can find out current market values and a great deal more important information relevant to the status of your collection in the all new 2007 edition of the Canadian Art Sales Index, Canada's principal resource guide for Canadian art prices. Now into its 27th year the Index brings you all the prices, from $100 up, in salerooms from Saint John to Victoria, New York to Los Angeles, London, Paris, Zurich, and beyond. In this year’s book – the 2007 edition - you’ll discover: Over 5250 new auction prices – including several significant artists’ records Over $50.776 million in Canadian art sales Works by more than 1230 Canadian artists and authors Results from 34 salerooms and 90 auctions A revised Top 100 paintings list and Top 100 artists’ records A complete market overview for the past year as seen through the nation’s leading market indicator, the WPL Composite Canadian Art Index And much more of interest and value to you as a collector/investor of Canadian art! The 2007 edition of the Index is packed with all the prices from the best year ever in the history of the Canadian art market. It’s an historic edition and one you’ll not want to miss. Order your copy today!