Canadian masterworks on display in Calgary ahead of May live auction

Tom Thomson's Autumn, Algonquin Park, oil on panel, 1914 is part of a preview of Canadian masterworks available to view in Calgary this weekend at Heffel Fine Art. (Courtesy Heffel Fine Art)

An art auction house is launching a public preview of Canadian masterworks Thursday in southeast Calgary.

Works by Group of Seven legends Lawren Harris, A.Y. Jackson, Franklin Carmichael, A.J. Casson and Arthur Lismer as well as other prominent Canadian artists such as Tom Thomson, Alex Janvier and Emily Carr will be auctioned online and can be viewed in person this weekend.

One Thomson painting, Autumn, Algonquin Park, is predicted to fetch between $1 million and $1.2 million, while a second, Dawn on Round Lake, is predicted to go for between $700,000 and $800,000.

A collection of art from the estate of Dr. Luigi Rossi includes Janvier’s 99 Goes to Hollywood, which refers to the time in 1988 when Wayne Gretzky was traded from the Edmonton Oilers to the Los Angeles Kings. That one, which Janvier painted in 1988, is expected to fetch between $40,000 and $60,000.

99 Goes to Hollywood Alex Janvier's 99 Goes to Hollywood was created in 1988, the year Wayne Gretzky was traded from the Oilers to the L.A. Kings. (Courtesy Heffel Fine Art Auction House)

There are also a number of pieces by Carr, including Shoreline, which is predicted to command between $750,000 and $850,000.

Shoreline, Emily Carr Emily Carr, Shoreline, oil on canvas, circa 1936 (Courtesy Heffel Art Auction House)

The preview is at Heffel Fine Art Auction House starting Thursday at 11 a.m. and running through Sunday at 220 Manning Road N.E., Unit 1080.

The live auction takes place May 22 in the digital saleroom at Heffel.com, broadcast from Toronto.

For more about Heffel Fine Art Auction House, go here.