"Forest Light," a painting by Emily Carr, is shown in this undated handout image. The painting from Carr's mature period, fetched far more than the pre-sale estimate of $400,000-$600,000, selling for $1.53 million at the Heffel Fine Art Auction House on Wednesday night in Vancouver. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO - Heffel Fine Art Auction House
Republished May 28, 2015 - 5:14 AM
Original Publication Date May 27, 2015 - 1:00 AM
VANCOUVER - A painting by Emily Carr sold for $1.53 million at the Heffel Fine Art Auction House on Wednesday night in Vancouver.
"Forest Light," from Carr's mature period, fetched far more than the pre-sale estimate of $400,000-$600,000. A total of six Carr works were sold for a total of $2.3 million.
The record for a Carr painting at the Heffel auction is just under $3.4 million (premium included).
A trio of Quebec artists featured prominently at the sale.
Paul-Emile Borduas' "Chant d’ete" sold for $737,500, besting its pre-auction estimate of $400,000 - $500,000.
"La visite by Jean Paul Lemieux garnered $719,800. It had been expected to sell for $250,000 - $350,000.
Jean Paul Riopelle’s large-scale canvas, "La foret enchantee," drew a final bid of $590,000. It had a pre-sale estimate of $150,000 - $250,000.
Meanwhile B.C. Binning's "Painted Structure in Space," which was found at a garage sale and was expected to achieve $10,000-$15,000, sold for $26,550.
Tom Thomson's "Woods in Winter," which was expected to fetch $250,000-$350,000, failed to sell because it did not meet its reserve price.
The auction house says it made $9.43 million on the sales of 145 Canadian works, at the upper end of the pre-sale estimate of $7 million to $10 million. Sales figures include an 18 per cent buyer's premium.
News from © The Canadian Press, 2015