November 19 – 24, 2011
HEFFEL GALLERY
13 Hazelton Avenue, Toronto
Live Auction: Thursday, November 24, 2011
Park Hyatt Hotel,
4 Avenue Road
4:00 pm EST, Canadian Post-War & Contemporary Art
7:00 pm EST, Fine Canadian Art
For more details on the previews and live auction, and access to the online
catalogues, visit www.heffel.com<http://www.heffel.com>.
Jean Paul Lemieux, Nineteen Ten Remembered, 1962. Oil on canvas. 42″ x 57 1/2 in”
In anticipation of the upcoming Fall Auction, happening on November 24 in Toronto, Heffel Fine Art Auction House is offering the public the opportunity to preview some of the most remarkable works by Canadian artists ever available before they go up for bidding, and prior to the Toronto public viewing the following weekend.
Lawren Stewart Harris, Rocky Mountain Sketch CXXI (Mount Robson), 1929. Oil on board. 12″ x 15″
Included among the blockbuster items:
Jean Paul Lemieux’s Nineteen Ten Remembered, considered the artist’s most influential piece.
Seven works by Jean-Paul Riopelle, including the stunning Grande fête (Great Feast) that is estimated to fetch between $900,000 and $1.2 million.
Works by the Group of Seven and their contemporaries, Tom Thomson and Emily Carr.
Two important works by artist Albert Henry Robinson which were recently discovered in a barn by curious owners who ‘Googled’ the artist’s name.
The François Dupré Collection, which once hung proudly at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel in Montreal, which have been rediscovered after being stored for 24 years in an Old Montreal bank vault.
Please join us for an event that truly paints a picture of Canadian pride.
About Heffel Fine Art Auction House
Heffel has sold more Canadian art than any other auctioneer worldwide, with over
$275 million in art auction sales since 1995, and has conducted the most valuable
live auctions of Canadian art. Heffel is led by the most experienced team of fine
art specialists in Canada. With offices and representatives in Vancouver, Toronto,
Ottawa, Montreal and Calgary, Heffel provides superior client services to both
sellers and buyers nationwide. In addition to full-colour printed catalogues,
Heffel publishes its entire live auction online at
www.heffel.com<http://www.heffel.com/>, from initial promotion and illustrated lot
listings, to the auction’s live multi-camera webcast and final sale results.