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Copycat Art Reproductions
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10127 124 StEdmonton, AB T5N 1P5
(780) 488-9881
- Hours:
Tue-Sat 10 am - 6 pm
Sun 10 am - 5 pm
- Price Range:
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$$$
- Accepts Credit Cards:
- Yes
- Wheelchair Accessible:
- Yes
One review for Copycat Art Reproductions
1 review in English
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Review from Lauren N.
10/21/2008
This art gallery operates on a really neat concept. They basically have a team of artists who will paint -- from scratch -- a famous painting of your choice, for a much more affordable price. Let's say you want one of Monet's paintings; they'll get one of their artists to study Monet's classic techniques and imitate them. You get a reproduction of your favorite Monet painting, for a lot less than the real thing.
The paintings are mostly oil on canvas, just like the real deals. I was amazed to learn they're painted from a blank canvas, and not just expensive prints, as they usually are. Some of the famous paintings I saw in the gallery were James McNeill Whistler's "Whistler's Mother" and Jacques-Louis David's famous work of Napolean, the powerful one where he's on a horse and about to charge into battle.
Of course, good art has a hefty price. A great painting will usually cost you at least $300, for the average size. But I saw some works here that cost less than that, and it's a great deal if you think about it, because these pieces are probably the closest thing you'll get to authenticity.
They also do portraits, so if you want to have a loved one (or yourself, for all you narcissists) painted, just bring in a photo and they'll reproduce it in oil on canvas. It's cool that you don't have to be a millionaire to have fine art in your home.Listed in: Culture Vultures
Specialties
Copycat Art Reproductions specializes in re-creating paintings by the masters: Monet, Van Gogh, Renoir, and many more. We also do custom portraits and can reproduce any photograph into an oil painting.
Every single piece of work we carry is 100% hand painted by commissioned artists.
History
Established in 2008
Throughout our travels around the globe, and during visits to the great art galleries of the world, our imaginations were captured by the beauty of these original masterpieces. We had seen cheap printed canvas and reproductions through computerized systems, but nothing really captured the majesty of the original.
So we set out on a mission to find the best art reproductionists in the world so that we could bring the beauty of an oil-on-canvas painting to people who would normally never be able to afford the works of masters. We have hand-picked the artists from day one to produce only the highest quality, hand-painted reproductions of these one of a kind paintings.
