Heffel's Top 10 Artists' Records

Heffel's was established as an auction house in 1995 as a division of Heffel Gallery Ltd. Since that time, we have established ourselves as the market leader. The following are the record sales in each category which have contributed to these results.

Paintings   Watercolours   Drawings   Prints   Sculptures  
Paintings

Record Lawren Stewart Harris sale

Lawren Stewart Harris
The Old Stump, Lake Superior
oil on board
12 x 15in   30.5 x 38.1cm

Estimate: $2,000,000 ~ $2,500,000 CAD
Sold for: $3,510,000 CAD
Sale date: Thursday, November 26, 2009

Record Thomas John (Tom) Thomson sale

Thomas John (Tom) Thomson
Early Spring, Canoe Lake
oil on panel
8 1/2 x 10 1/2in   21.6 x 26.7cm

Estimate: $600,000 ~ $800,000 CAD
Sold for: $2,749,500 CAD
Sale date: Thursday, November 26, 2009

Record Emily Carr sale

Emily Carr
Wind in the Tree Tops
oil on canvas
36 1/2 x 21 1/4in   92.7 x 54cm

Estimate: $900,000 ~ $1,200,000 CAD
Sold for: $2,164,500 CAD
Sale date: Wednesday, June 17, 2009

Record Maurice Galbraith Cullen sale

Maurice Galbraith Cullen
The Bird Shop, St. Lawrence Street
oil on canvas
24 x 32 1/4in   61 x 81.9cm

Estimate: $250,000 ~ $300,000 CAD
Sold for: $1,495,000 CAD
Sale date: Thursday, November 24, 2005

Record David Brown Milne sale

David Brown Milne
Snow Patches, Boston Corners, NY
oil on canvas
22 x 26 1/8in   55.9 x 66.3cm

Estimate: $400,000 ~ $600,000 CAD
Sold for: $1,437,500 CAD
Sale date: Friday, November 23, 2007

Record James Edward Hervey (J.E.H.) MacDonald sale

James Edward Hervey (J.E.H.) MacDonald
Lake O'Hara and Cathedral Mountain, Rockies
oil on canvas
34 x 45in   86.3 x 114.3cm

Estimate: $400,000 ~ $600,000 CAD
Sold for: $977,500 CAD
Sale date: Thursday, November 24, 2005

Record Edward John (E.J.) Hughes sale

Edward John (E.J.) Hughes
Fishboats, Rivers Inlet
oil on canvas
42 x 50in   106.7 x 127cm

Estimate: $300,000 ~ $400,000 CAD
Sold for: $920,000 CAD
Sale date: Thursday, November 25, 2004

Record Alexander Young (A.Y.) Jackson sale

Alexander Young (A.Y.) Jackson
Winter Afternoon
oil on canvas
25 x 32in   63.5 x 81.3cm

Estimate: $600,000 ~ $800,000 CAD
Sold for: $760,500 CAD
Sale date: Wednesday, November 19, 2008

Record Frederick Horsman Varley sale

Frederick Horsman Varley
Norma
double-sided oil on canvas
40 x 33in   101.6 x 83.8cm

Estimate: $600,000 ~ $800,000 CAD
Sold for: $690,000 CAD
Sale date: Thursday, May 22, 2008

Record William Goodridge Roberts sale

William Goodridge Roberts
Still Life on a Green Tablecloth
oil on board
32 x 48in   81.3 x 121.9cm

Estimate: $20,000 ~ $25,000 CAD
Sold for: $69,000 CAD
Sale date: Thursday, November 24, 2005

Disclaimer:
All of the information provided on this page is based on the data in our Canadian Auction Price Index. Currently, our Index covers the last 30 years of major Canadian auctions, and it is being continuously expanded. Heffel.com is not responsible for typographical errors or omissions.


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