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July 21, 2022

Spring & Summer 2022 in Review

We hope this newsletter finds you enjoying the summer sunshine and spending time with loved ones. Another season has wrapped here at Heffel and we are excited and eager to update you on the many highlights.

Auctions and Events

June 03, 2022

Art market shows its strength at Heffel’s marquee sale, led by Riopelle and Motherwell

Monumental works by powerhouse artists Jean Paul Riopelle and Robert Motherwell underscored the strength of the art market today, as the Heffel Fine Art Auction House spring sale wrapped up an intense global auction season.

Auctions and Events

June 01, 2022

The Ultimate, a one-of-a-kind coin from the Royal Canadian Mint, surpasses $1.2 million at Heffel auction

The Royal Canadian Mint is delighted that The Ultimate, a one-of-a-kind one-kilo pure platinum coin, adorned with hundreds of pink diamonds from the famed Argyle mine, sold for $1,261,250.00 CAD (including Buyer’s Premium), after heated bids were exchanged during a live auction conducted by Heffel Fine Art Auction House.

Auctions and Events

May 10, 2022

Motherwell and Riopelle ignite spring auction season at Heffel

Heffel Fine Art Auction House is thrilled to present 79 exceptional works of art at its spring 2022 live auction on June 1, 2022. Alongside its time-honoured catalogues of Post-War & Contemporary Art and Canadian, Impressionist & Modern Art, the marquee sale will feature the important collection of Joan Stewart Clarke…

Heffel in the News

May 10, 2022

Millions in exceptional modern art on offer in upcoming Heffel auction

June 1 auction features works by Lawren Harris, Emily Carr, Jack Shadbolt, E.J. Hughes — and a showstopper by Robert Motherwell.

Heffel in the News

May 05, 2022

Royal Canadian Mint launches rare Argyle Pink Diamond coin

The Royal Canadian Mint is showing off four stunning coins worth hundreds of thousands of dollars, and you have the chance to purchase them. The main attraction, a one kilogram coin simply called, The Ultimate. It’s pure platinum and covered with 462 of the world's rarest diamonds totalling 6.5 carats. The coin is designed to resemble a Cherry Blossom flower.

Auctions and Events

May 04, 2022

The Royal Canadian Mint redefines rare with the Opulence Collection featuring exquisite Argyle pink diamonds

May 4, 2022 – Today, the Royal Canadian Mint launches the Opulence Collection, exclusive numismatic masterpieces of exceptional craftsmanship featuring some of the world’s rarest precious stones: pink diamonds from the famed Argyle mine.

Auctions and Events

April 11, 2022

Spring 2022 Live Auction Brochure

Post-War & Contemporary Art, Lot 1 - 35
Canadian, Impressionist & Modern Art, Lot 101 - 135

Auctions and Events

March 07, 2022

Armand Vaillancourt | Selected Works from the Collection of the Artist

Armand Vaillancourt was born in Black Lake in 1929 and raised on a farm in St-Ferdinand, in a time when everything was done by hand. Vaillancourt arrived in Montreal in 1951, bringing the boundless energy of a pioneer. The artist first entered the public eye in 1953 with his debut public work, L’Arbre de la rue Durocher.

Newsletter

January 19, 2022

Fall 2021 and the Year In Review

From the Heffel team to all of you, Happy New Year. We hope you all had a restful, joyful and healthy holiday season, and a great start to 2022. As we look back and share the highlights of 2021, we are so grateful for the ongoing support from our collectors, colleagues, consignors and friends.

Announcement

January 17, 2022

Available | Emily Carr, Roll of Life

Roll of Life is among the finest examples of Emily Carr’s oil on paper paintings, and holds a special importance her life. This work is related to the iconic painting Swirl and the closely related oil Juice of Life. Roll of Life was painted in the same period—the 1930s, and depicts the same sketching area as these related works—Metchosin, located on the outskirts of Victoria.