Works by esteemed Canadian artists Lawren Harris, Emily Carr, J. E. H. Macdonald, and William Kurelek are among the highlights of next month's Heffel fall auction. A total of 162 lots will be up for sale Nov. 22 in Toronto.
One of the biggest price tags is on Harris's Hurdy Gurdy, which Heffel expects could fetch $400,000 to $600,000. The Vancouver-based auction house says the Group of Seven member treasured the work, which depicts Toronto's Ward district.
Also carrying a pre-sale estimate of $400,000 to $600,000 is Carr's Skide-gate oil on board - one of seven works in the sale by the Victoria native.
Another Carr painting, Frivolous September - Up the Gorge (Blue Sky and Forest), with a pre-sale estimate of $200,000 to $250,000, originated from the family of biochemist Charles Best, a co-discoverer of insulin. Included are copies of handwritten and typed exchanges between the Bests, Carr and friend Ira Dilworth.
The works will be on preview in Vancouver from Oct. 27-30.
