TOPPER GALLERY was founded based on a history of collecting which began over 40 years ago. Having earned the reputation of being one of the most prominent collectors of Asian Art in Canada, Victor Topper and his wife Renee turned their avocation into their vocation. Toronto, Canada is their home base and they participate in many Art Shows world-wide.

This on-line gallery represents only a fraction of their inventory. Please call for an appointment or a consultation at the numbers shown above. Also, take a moment to sign our Guest Book to get on our mailing list and let us know your collecting interests.

The same choice confronts the viewer. Viewing art with reference to personal associations is subjective. Setting these associations aside in favor of the impressions inherent in the work of art itself is to move towards the objective.

These questions of objectivity have become all the more important with the evolution of abstract art in the 20th century. Critics and viewers have challenged abstract artists as to whether their art has a subject outside of themselves (and is therefore objective or "real"). The response of artists such as Arshile Gorky was that he was not among "those who invent things instead of translating them". Even an art devoid of recognizable forms can use shape, color and texture objectively, given that these qualities have observable aesthetic effects in and of themselves, without any other meaning or context.

Mr. Anthony Lee serves as our Scholar-Consultant. He has a B.A. in Asian Art from the University of Toronto and is a graduate of the Urasenke School in Kyoto, JAPAN.
Dr. Elizabeth Childs-Johnson is our second Scholar-Consultant. She is Associate-Professor, New York University, East Asian Studies Department.This site is best viewed with version 4.0 or higher of either Netscape Navigator or Microsoft Internest Explorer, with a screen resolution of 600 x 800.

Contact:
1111 Finch Avenue West, Suite 214
Toronto, ON
M3J 2E5
Phone: (416) 663-7554
Fax: (416) 663-8164