Eight works by Emily Carr (including Eagle Totem, pictured),Village of the Friendly Indians by the Entrance of Butes Canal by a midshipman with Captain George Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»in 1792, and Lawren Harriss Lake Superior are some of the items up for offer at the Heffel Fine Art Auction House spring auction sale on May 17.
The auction is expected to achieve $9 to $12 million in sales. Several important West Coast artists will be featured as well as the Group of Seven, Jean-Paul Lemieux, Christopher Pratt and Alex Colville. In the fall of 2011, Heffel sold Lemieuxs Nineteen Ten Remembered for a record $2.34 million, heightening expectations for the spring event. There is a preview on May 12 to 16 at the Heffel Gallery, 2247 Granville, and the live auction is May 17 at the Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»Convention Centre. For details and access to the online calendar go to .
