Heffel Spring Auction Features Canadian Masterworks Across Two Sessions
Heffel Fine Art Auction House is preparing for its Spring Auction on May 21, 2026. This event will take place in Toronto, starting with the Post-War & Contemporary Art segment at 5 p.m. EDT and followed by the Old Master, Impressionist, & Modern Art segments at 7 p.m. EDT. The auction can also be accessed online through Heffel's Digital Saleroom. Notable artworks featured include Alex Colville's "Cattle Show" from 1955, valued at $700,000–$900,000 CAD, and Jean Paul Riopelle's "Sans titre" from 1950, estimated at $1,000,000–$1,500,000 CAD.
Key facts
- Heffel Spring Auction on May 21, 2026, in Toronto and Digital Saleroom.
- Two sessions: Post-War & Contemporary Art at 5 p.m. EDT, Old Master, Impressionist, & Modern Art at 7 p.m. EDT.
- Previous anniversary sale achieved 100 percent sold result.
- Alex Colville's Cattle Show (1955) estimated $700,000–$900,000 CAD.
- Jean Paul Riopelle's Sans titre (1950) estimated $1,000,000–$1,500,000 CAD.
- Guido Molinari's Structure rythmique vert-bleu (1966) estimated $200,000–$300,000 CAD.
- Edward John Hughes's Coastal Boats Near Sidney, BC (1948) estimated $1,250,000–$1,750,000 CAD.
- Sir Peter Lely's His Royal Highness Prince Rupert (ca. 1665) estimated $100,000–$150,000 CAD.
- Tom Thomson's Early Winter Frost (1914) estimated $900,000–$1,200,000 CAD.
- Riopelle cosigned the Refus Global manifesto in 1948.
- Molinari included in 'The Responsive Eye' at MoMA and received Guggenheim fellowship.
- Hughes served as Official Second World War artist for Canada.
- Lely appointed Principal Painter in Ordinary to King Charles II in 1661.
- Thomson's work influenced the Group of Seven.
Entities
Artists
- Alex Colville
- Jean Paul Riopelle
- Guido Molinari
- Edward John Hughes
- Sir Peter Lely
- Tom Thomson
- Paul-Émile Borduas
- Françoise Sullivan
- Emily Carr
- Diego Rivera
- Sir Anthony van Dyck
- King Charles II
- Lawren Harris
- Prince Rupert
Institutions
- Heffel Fine Art Auction House
- Museum of Modern Art, New York
- Group of Seven
- Algonquin School
Locations
- Toronto
- Canada
- Quebec
- British Columbia
- Sidney
- London
- New York