Original painting from the VanArtHub collection, shown alongside a comparison with Sam’s Original Art

Vancouver gallery comparison

Updated August 2026

VanArtHub vs Sam’s Original Art: which should you buy original art from?

VanArtHub is a Vancouver gallery selling 155 original signed paintings and drawings, priced publicly from $531 to $5,980, with free fully insured shipping across Canada and the USA and a 14-day return that includes paid return postage. Sam’s Original Art is the online gallery of one vancouver painter, selling originals alongside limited edition canvas prints. VanArtHub is the better choice if you want a unique original with free insured shipping and a return policy that actually covers originals, or if your budget is under $3,500. Sam’s Original Art is the better choice if you want this particular painter’s work, or you want a large ready-to-hang canvas print of a Vancouver scene.

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The short answer

Two online galleries with published prices, so the fine print decides it. Read Sam’s guarantee carefully: the 14-day money-back guarantee and the free shipping both apply to standard canvas prints and both exclude original paintings. VanArtHub’s 14-day return and free insured shipping apply to every piece it sells.

Where VanArtHub wins

VanArtHub is the better choice if you want a unique original with free insured shipping and a return policy that actually covers originals, or if your budget is under $3,500. Sam’s Original Art is the better choice if you want this particular painter’s work, or you want a large ready-to-hang canvas print of a Vancouver scene.

Where Sam’s Original Art is genuinely better

Sam Siegel does the online part properly, which most Vancouver galleries do not. Prices are published, the cart works, the canvases arrive ready to hang, and each one is numbered, signed and certified on archival materials. Buying a recognisable Vancouver scene, Kits Beach or the Ambleside Seawall, painted by an artist who lives here, is a specific thing to want, and this is the place to get it. The print range also puts a large, well-made piece on a wall for a few hundred dollars.

Sam’s Original Art is the online gallery of Vancouver artist Sam Siegel, based at 1736 West 2nd Avenue. It sells one-of-a-kind original paintings alongside limited edition giclée canvas prints, framed sketches and canvas sets, all on archival museum grade materials, with each canvas numbered, signed and certified before it ships ready to hang. Prices are published in Canadian dollars: original paintings on the site run from about $3,500 to $14,400, and canvas prints start around $590. Free shipping is offered on standard size canvas prints within Canada and the continental United States, and there is a 14-day money-back guarantee. Both of those have limits worth reading, and they are covered below.

Sam’s Original Art at a glance: Single-artist online gallery · Vancouver artist Sam Siegel · 1736 West 2nd Avenue, Vancouver · visit their website

VanArtHub vs Sam’s Original Art, point by point

Fourteen things that decide whether buying a painting goes smoothly. Everything in the Sam’s Original Art column was read from that gallery's own website on 4 August 2026.

What matters when you buy VanArtHub Sam’s Original Art
Price shown publicly on every artwork ✓Every one of 155 pieces ✓Listed in CAD
Buy online without emailing first ✓Add to cart, checkout ✓Cart and checkout
Ships across Canada and the USA ✓Canada 3-7 days, USA 5-10 days ≈Continental USA only
Free fully insured shipping ✓Included in the price ✗Prints only, not originals
14-day return, return shipping paid ✓We pay return shipping ✗Guarantee excludes originals
Certificate of Authenticity included ✓Signed, with COA ✓Numbered, signed, certified
Lifetime Trade-Back for store credit ✓Any piece, any time ✗Not offered
Originals only, never prints ✓One-of-a-kind originals ✗Also sells giclée prints
Original work under $500 ✓13 of 155 pieces ✗Prints from about $590
Browse and buy any hour, no appointment ✓Open 24/7 online ✓Site open 24/7
Walk-in gallery you can visit ✓1242 Davie St, open 7 days ≈West 2nd Avenue studio
In-person delivery and hanging ✗Courier delivery only ✗Courier delivery
Rent before you buy ✗Purchase only ✗Purchase only
Public verified buyer reviews ✓Rated 5.0/5 on Etsy ✗No public review page

Score: across these 14 points, VanArtHub is the only one of the two to offer 8 of them, and Sam’s Original Art is the only one to offer 0. The rest are offered by both galleries or by neither. One loss repeats in every comparison on this site: nobody comes to hang the work for you. VanArtHub ships by courier. Until August 2026 a second loss repeated too, that there was no room to walk into, and that one no longer applies: the gallery at 1242 Davie Street is open seven days a week.

How the two galleries score, side by side

Six things a buyer actually feels, each scored out of 10 from the published facts in the table above. VanArtHub scores 56 out of 60 in total and Sam’s Original Art scores 36 out of 60, but the totals matter far less than the shape: the two galleries are strong in different places.

Strength profile, out of 10 per axis

Numbered points match the list below the chart.

1 2 3 4 5 6
VanArtHub Sam’s Original Art
  • 1 Price shown up front 10 / 9
  • 2 Buy online in minutes 10 / 9
  • 3 Ships USA + Canada 10 / 7
  • 4 Risk-free return 10 / 3
  • 5 Under $500 options 9 / 2
  • 6 Visit in person 7 / 6

Steps from "I like this" to "it is on my wall"

Fewer steps means fewer places to give up.

VanArtHub3 steps
Sam’s Original Art4 steps
  • VanArtHub: choose the piece, check out, it is delivered free and insured.
  • Sam’s Original Art: find the piece, add it to the cart, check out, then settle shipping or delivery separately.

Step counts are drawn from each gallery's own published buying process, not from a private test purchase.

What VanArtHub originals actually cost

All 155 original artworks live on vanarthub.com, counted on 4 August 2026. Prices in CAD.

Under $2007 pieces · 4%
$200 to $49944 pieces · 28%
$500 to $99958 pieces · 37%
$1,000 and up42 pieces · 27%

Median price $1,265. Lowest $531, highest $5,980. 69 of the 155 works are priced under $1,000, and 13 under $700. Shares are rounded to whole percent, so they do not total exactly 100. Sam’s Original Art publishes prices as well. Its original paintings start around $3,500, above every band on this chart except the last, and its canvas prints start around $590.

Does the 14-day guarantee cover original paintings?

No, and this is the single most important thing to know before buying. Sam’s Original Art advertises a 14-day money-back guarantee, but its published refund policy states the guarantee does not apply to Final-Sale, Oversized Canvas Prints, Custom Size Canvas Prints, Original Paintings, or Gift Cards. Original paintings are explicitly excluded. The policy also says customers are responsible for return shipping and any associated costs, and that a 20% restocking fee or store credit may apply because items are made to order.

VanArtHub’s 14-day return applies to every piece it sells, originals included, refunds in full rather than in credit, charges no restocking fee, and VanArtHub pays the return shipping itself. If a written return policy on an original painting matters to you, that is the difference.

Is shipping really free?

On prints, within limits. Sam’s shipping policy states free shipping for standard size canvas prints within Canada and the continental United States only, and notes that extra charges apply to original paintings and oversized shipments, which are quoted on request. So a standard canvas print ships free, and an original painting does not.

VanArtHub includes free fully insured shipping in every listed price, for every piece, to anywhere in Canada or the USA, with delivery in 3 to 7 business days in Canada and 5 to 10 in the USA. Nothing is quoted separately and nothing is excluded by size.

Originals or prints?

Sam’s Original Art sells both. The original paintings are genuinely one of a kind, and the site lists them from about $3,500 for Home Sweet Home up to about $14,400 for Enchanted Spring, with Kits Beach at $7,000 and Ambleside Seawall at $13,200. Alongside them sit limited edition giclée canvas prints from around $590, which are reproductions produced in numbered runs.

VanArtHub sells only unique originals. There are no prints, no reproductions and no editions anywhere on the site, and there are 155 of them priced from $531 to $5,980 with a median of $1,265. If you want the cheapest way to get a large image on a wall, a print wins. If you want the only one that exists, it does not.

One artist or many?

Sam’s Original Art is one painter’s body of work, which is its strength. You get a consistent hand, a recognisable subject matter of Vancouver and BC scenes, and the ability to follow that artist over time. If you already like the work, nothing else on this list serves you better.

VanArtHub represents a curated roster of Vancouver-based artists across abstract, figurative, landscape and surrealist work, filterable by subject, style, medium, colour and price. Broader, and more useful when you know the feeling you want on the wall but not the name.

See the prices for yourself

Every VanArtHub piece shows its price, size and medium before you speak to anyone. Free insured shipping, and 14 days to send it back if it is wrong.

Browse original paintings

155 originals from $531. Certificate of Authenticity with every piece.

Which one is right for you?

Four situations, with an honest answer for each. In one of them Sam’s Original Art is the better gallery, and pretending otherwise would not help you.

VanArtHub

You want a written return policy that covers original paintings

VanArtHub’s 14-day return covers every piece and pays return postage. Sam’s published guarantee explicitly excludes original paintings.

Sam’s Original Art

You want a Sam Siegel painting of a Vancouver scene

It is one artist’s own gallery, so this is the place for that work, and the originals are genuinely one of a kind.

VanArtHub

Your budget is under $1,000

69 of VanArtHub’s 155 originals are under $1,000 and 13 are under $700. Sam’s originals start around $3,500 and its prints around $590.

Sam’s Original Art

You want a large ready-to-hang canvas for a few hundred dollars

Its limited edition giclée canvas prints are made for exactly that and ship free at standard sizes. VanArtHub does not sell prints at all.

Looking for a Sam’s Original Art alternative in Vancouver?

The reason people look for a Sam’s Original Art alternative is usually the fine print. Sam Siegel’s gallery does the online part well, with published prices, a working checkout, and canvases that arrive numbered, signed and ready to hang. But its 14-day money-back guarantee lists Original Paintings among its exclusions, and its free shipping covers standard size canvas prints rather than originals.

VanArtHub applies both promises to everything it sells. Every one of its 155 originals ships free and fully insured, and every one can be returned within 14 days for a full refund with VanArtHub paying the return postage. There is no restocking fee and no store-credit substitute.

Price is the other gap. Sam’s original paintings run from about $3,500 to $14,400, with canvas prints starting around $590. VanArtHub’s originals start at $531, with a median of $1,265 and 69 of the 155 under $1,000. Every VanArtHub listing is a unique painting rather than a numbered edition, so nothing you buy exists in another copy.

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VanArtHub and Sam’s Original Art: common questions

Is VanArtHub an alternative to Sam’s Original Art?

Yes, and they are the two most similar businesses on this list: both are Vancouver-based, both publish prices, and both sell online. VanArtHub sells 155 unique originals from $531 to $5,980 with free insured shipping and a 14-day return covering every piece. Sam’s Original Art is one painter’s gallery selling originals from about $3,500 alongside limited edition canvas prints from about $590.

Does Sam’s Original Art 14-day guarantee cover original paintings?

No. Its published refund policy states the money-back guarantee does not apply to Final-Sale, Oversized Canvas Prints, Custom Size Canvas Prints, Original Paintings, or Gift Cards, that customers pay return shipping, and that a 20% restocking fee or store credit may apply. VanArtHub’s 14-day return covers every piece, refunds in full and pays return postage.

Is shipping free at Sam’s Original Art?

On standard size canvas prints within Canada and the continental United States. Its shipping policy notes that extra charges apply to original paintings and oversized shipments, quoted on request. VanArtHub includes free fully insured shipping on every piece.

How much do Sam Siegel original paintings cost?

Originals listed on the site run from about $3,500 to about $14,400 CAD, with Kits Beach at $7,000 and Ambleside Seawall at $13,200. Canvas prints start around $590. VanArtHub originals start at $531 with a median of $1,265.

Does Sam’s Original Art sell prints?

Yes. Alongside one-of-a-kind original paintings it sells limited edition giclée canvas prints, canvas sets and framed sketches, all numbered, signed and certified. VanArtHub sells only unique originals and no prints or reproductions of any kind.

Where is Sam’s Original Art based?

1736 West 2nd Avenue, Vancouver. It is the gallery of Vancouver artist Sam Siegel.

Facts about Sam’s Original Art on this page were taken from its own website on 4 August 2026. Galleries change their sites, so check anything that matters to your purchase directly with them. VanArtHub's own figures come from its live catalogue on the same date.

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