The auction has been called off and the painting will remain with us where it belongs. I am truly overwhelmed by this result and I know it was only possible because you refused to let this piece of our history be sold. Thank you for making sure this masterpiece stays …
May 6, 2018
Mettez fin de vendre le tableau La Tour Eiffel de Marc Chagall:Keep Marc Chagall's Masterpiece Eiffel Tower in The National Gallery of Canada
Final supporters
Pétition adressée à Mélanie Joly, ministre du Patrimoine canadien, et à Marc Mayer, directeur général du Musée des beaux-arts du Canada, pour mettre fin au projet de vendre aux enchères le tableau La tour Eiffel de Marc Chagall, le 15 mai 2018 chez Christie’s. La tour Eiffel de Marc Chagall appartient à la population.
Pétition afin d’ANNULER l’aliénation du chef-d’œuvre de Marc Chagall, intitulé La tour Eiffel, de la collection permanente du MBAC ainsi que sa mise en vente par la maison d’enchères Christie’s de New York. Cette peinture appartient à tous les Canadiens. Il nous revient de la conserver pour nos enfants et les générations à venir. Merci d’ajouter votre voix à la nôtre en signant cette pétition adressée à la ministre du Patrimoine canadien, Mélanie Joly. Nous nous opposons à la politique d’aliénation du MBAC.
https://www.ipetitions.com/petition/keep-marc-chag...
Petition to Heritage Minister Mélanie Joly and Marc Mayer, CEO of the National Gallery of Canada to stop the plan to auction Marc Chagall’s Eiffel Tower at Christie’s Auction House on May 15,2018. Chagall’s Eiffel Tower belongs to all
Petition to CALL OFF the imminent deaccession and disposal at Christie’s Auction House, NYC, of Marc Chagall's masterpiece, Eiffel Tower from The Permanent Collection of the National Gallery. This painting belongs to all Canadians for our children and future generations. Please sign this petition to Heritage Minister Mélanie Joly so that our voices are heard. We do not agree with the Disposition Policy of the NGC.
Updates
Reached 250 supporters
April 19, 2018
April 17, 2018
I am honestly overwhelmed by how many people care about keeping this painting where it belongs. If you could take a moment to pass this link along to someone else, it might just give the momentum we need right now.
Reached 100 supporters
April 14, 2018
126 Comments
Cette toile de Marc Chagall appartient à tous les Canadiens, nous voulons la conserver et continuer à l’admirer au Musée des b-a dU à Canada. Madame Joly, s’il vous plaît arrêtez de piller les Canadiens. Merci à Bryna Cohen pour cette pétition.
Keep Chagall in Canada. Anyone who calls one of two Chagall paintings in the national collection a "spare" is not fit to be director of the National Gallery of Canada.
As one of Marc Chagall's heirs defending and protecting his work worldwide, we are shocked about the CEO's decision of National Gallery of Canada to sell this masterpiece constituting an essential milestone of cultural heritage for all Canadians.
As a long time member of the National Gallery of Canada and on behalf of our family, especially our granddaughters, I hope Chagall's Eiffel Tower stays in the Gallery in Ottawa.
Marc Mayer said he canvassed the Gallery's major donors and was unable to get funding to buy the David picture, and that's why he needed to sell the Chagall. Well, CBC's investigation turned up major donors who said they were never asked to donate to this cause.
Please keep this painting at the National Gallery of Canada.
Dear Bryna, thank you for your support and enthusiasm during these days! I've already announced Victory under my petition at www.change.org and thanked all 769 supporters that signed that petition. I still can't believe that we made it considering the secrecy and lack of communication from the museum bureaucrats and the Heritage Office. Right now we should not stop and keep reminding journalists to ask uncomfortable questions - how did it happen? who will pay for all these errors? I am looking forward to meet you personally one day. Two women made something very important just because they believed in people, art and democracy. www.change.org/p/minister-of-canadian-heritage-do-not-sell-marc-chagall-s-eiffel-tower-1929-from-the-national-gallery-of-canada
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The auction has been called off and the painting will remain with us where it belongs. I am truly overwhelmed by this result and I know it was only possible because you refused to let this piece of our history be sold. Thank you for making sure this masterpiece stays …
May 6, 2018
Mettez fin de vendre le tableau La Tour Eiffel de Marc Chagall:Keep Marc Chagall's Masterpiece Eiffel Tower in The National Gallery of Canada
Final supporters
Pétition adressée à Mélanie Joly, ministre du Patrimoine canadien, et à Marc Mayer, directeur général du Musée des beaux-arts du Canada, pour mettre fin au projet de vendre aux enchères le tableau La tour Eiffel de Marc Chagall, le 15 mai 2018 chez Christie’s. La tour Eiffel de Marc Chagall appartient à la population.
Pétition afin d’ANNULER l’aliénation du chef-d’œuvre de Marc Chagall, intitulé La tour Eiffel, de la collection permanente du MBAC ainsi que sa mise en vente par la maison d’enchères Christie’s de New York. Cette peinture appartient à tous les Canadiens. Il nous revient de la conserver pour nos enfants et les générations à venir. Merci d’ajouter votre voix à la nôtre en signant cette pétition adressée à la ministre du Patrimoine canadien, Mélanie Joly. Nous nous opposons à la politique d’aliénation du MBAC.
https://www.ipetitions.com/petition/keep-marc-chag...
Petition to Heritage Minister Mélanie Joly and Marc Mayer, CEO of the National Gallery of Canada to stop the plan to auction Marc Chagall’s Eiffel Tower at Christie’s Auction House on May 15,2018. Chagall’s Eiffel Tower belongs to all
Petition to CALL OFF the imminent deaccession and disposal at Christie’s Auction House, NYC, of Marc Chagall's masterpiece, Eiffel Tower from The Permanent Collection of the National Gallery. This painting belongs to all Canadians for our children and future generations. Please sign this petition to Heritage Minister Mélanie Joly so that our voices are heard. We do not agree with the Disposition Policy of the NGC.
Updates
Reached 250 supporters
April 19, 2018
April 17, 2018
I am honestly overwhelmed by how many people care about keeping this painting where it belongs. If you could take a moment to pass this link along to someone else, it might just give the momentum we need right now.
Reached 100 supporters
April 14, 2018
126 Comments
This attempt at fundraising for future art purchases is lazy and shortsighted. This is a Chagall, for goodness sake. This brilliant work absolutely deserves to maintain pride of place in Canada's national art collection.
Cette toile de Marc Chagall appartient à tous les Canadiens, nous voulons la conserver et continuer à l’admirer au Musée des b-a dU à Canada. Madame Joly, s’il vous plaît arrêtez de piller les Canadiens. Merci à Bryna Cohen pour cette pétition.
Keep Chagall in Canada. Anyone who calls one of two Chagall paintings in the national collection a "spare" is not fit to be director of the National Gallery of Canada.
As one of Marc Chagall's heirs defending and protecting his work worldwide, we are shocked about the CEO's decision of National Gallery of Canada to sell this masterpiece constituting an essential milestone of cultural heritage for all Canadians.
As a long time member of the National Gallery of Canada and on behalf of our family, especially our granddaughters, I hope Chagall's Eiffel Tower stays in the Gallery in Ottawa.
Marc Mayer said he canvassed the Gallery's major donors and was unable to get funding to buy the David picture, and that's why he needed to sell the Chagall. Well, CBC's investigation turned up major donors who said they were never asked to donate to this cause.
Please keep this painting at the National Gallery of Canada.
Dear Bryna, thank you for your support and enthusiasm during these days! I've already announced Victory under my petition at www.change.org and thanked all 769 supporters that signed that petition. I still can't believe that we made it considering the secrecy and lack of communication from the museum bureaucrats and the Heritage Office. Right now we should not stop and keep reminding journalists to ask uncomfortable questions - how did it happen? who will pay for all these errors? I am looking forward to meet you personally one day. Two women made something very important just because they believed in people, art and democracy. www.change.org/p/minister-of-canadian-heritage-do-not-sell-marc-chagall-s-eiffel-tower-1929-from-the-national-gallery-of-canada
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This attempt at fundraising for future art purchases is lazy and shortsighted. This is a Chagall, for goodness sake. This brilliant work absolutely deserves to maintain pride of place in Canada's national art collection.