TORONTO - Canvases by leading figures in the U.S. and Canada’s abstract art movements are expected to fetch seven figures apiece at a Toronto-based auction. A major work by American abstract expressionist Robert Motherwell is set to command the Heffel Fine Art Auction House’s spring sale Wednesday. Auctioneers expect Motherwell’s 1972 canvas “August Sea #5” will hammer down for between $2 million and $2.5 million. Quebec abstractionist Jean-Paul Riopelle has six works on offer ahead of the centennial celebration of his birth next year. Heffel projects the 79 works in its spring catalogue will net between $10 million and $15 million.

Source: thestar May 31, 2022 14:01 UTC