Heffel's Top 10 Artists' Records
Heffel was established as an auction house in 1995 as a division of Heffel Gallery Limited. 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 | |
Watercolours | |
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Emily Carr War Canoe, Alert Bay watercolour on paper 10 5/8 x 15in 27 x 38.1cm Estimate: $200,000 ~ $300,000 CAD Sold for: $1,228,500 CAD Sale date: Thursday, November 24, 2011 |
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Jean Paul Riopelle Sans titre watercolour and ink on paper 38 x 26in 96.5 x 66cm Estimate: $100,000 ~ $125,000 CAD Sold for: $184,000 CAD Sale date: Thursday, May 22, 2008 |
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Edward John (E.J.) Hughes Museum Ship at Penticton, BC watercolour on paper 20 x 24in 50.8 x 61cm Estimate: $75,000 ~ $95,000 CAD Sold for: $128,700 CAD Sale date: Wednesday, June 17, 2009 |
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William Kurelek Self-Portrait watercolour, gouache and ink on paper 18 1/2 x 14 3/4in 47 x 37.5cm Estimate: $40,000 ~ $50,000 CAD Sold for: $126,500 CAD Sale date: Friday, November 24, 2006 |
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James Wilson Morrice A Bathing Cove, Trinidad watercolour on paper board 7 3/4 x 12 1/2in 19.7 x 31.7cm Estimate: $50,000 ~ $60,000 CAD Sold for: $100,300 CAD Sale date: Wednesday, May 25, 2016 |
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Paul-Émile Borduas L'Arlésienne en balade watercolour on paper 22 x 30in 55.9 x 76.2cm Estimate: $40,000 ~ $60,000 CAD Sold for: $50,150 CAD Sale date: Wednesday, May 27, 2015 |
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Alfred Joseph (A.J.) Casson Approaching Thunderstorm watercolour 17 x 20 1/2in 43.2 x 52.1cm Estimate: $35,000 ~ $40,000 CAD Sold for: $48,400 CAD Sale date: Thursday, May 27, 1999 |
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Frances Anne Beechey Hopkins Landscape with Encampment on a Timber Raft watercolour and mixed media on paper on board 15 1/8 x 22in 38.4 x 55.9cm Estimate: $8,000 ~ $12,000 CAD Sold for: $47,200 CAD Sale date: Wednesday, May 27, 2015 |
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Frederic Marlett Bell-Smith The Chancellor watercolour on paper 17 1/2 x 24in 44.4 x 61cm Estimate: $9,000 ~ $12,000 CAD Sold for: $31,625 CAD Sale date: Thursday, November 24, 2005 |
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Doris Jean McCarthy Tor's Cove, Newfoundland watercolour on paper 15 x 22in 38.1 x 55.9cm Estimate: $2,500 ~ $3,500 CAD Sold for: $9,775 CAD Sale date: Thursday, November 25, 2004 |