A portrait by Pablo Picasso is among the artworks on offer at Heffel Fine Art Auction HouseB次元官网网址檚 virtual sale tonight.

Heffel says B次元官网网址淭ete de femme,B次元官网网址� an oil-on-canvas painted by Picasso in 1939, could fetch between $1.2 million and $1.6 million.

ItB次元官网网址檚 one of 112 lots open for bids at the Toronto auction houseB次元官网网址檚 spring sale, which was originally scheduled for May, but was postponed because of COVID-19 concerns.

Heffel says itB次元官网网址檚 recreating the real-time excitement of an in-person auction with its new live online bidding system. Prospective buyers can also place bids by phone, or can submit their offers before the sale starts.

Highlights include Canadian artist Alex ColvilleB次元官网网址檚 1976 painting B次元官网网址淒og and Bridge,B次元官网网址� which is expected to hammer down for between $800,000 and $1.2 million.

A triptych from abstract expressionist Joan Mitchell will also hit the auction block with an estimated price tag of $400,000 to $600,000.

The catalogue also features seven works from Quebec automatiste painter Jean-Paul Riopelle, including the nine-foot canvas B次元官网网址淟e reveil,B次元官网网址� which is estimated to be worth $1 million to $1.5 million.

Heffel is also selling several works from the Group of Seven and associated artists.

Lawren HarrisB次元官网网址檚 B次元官网网址漀orth Shore, Lake Superior IIIB次元官网网址� was stowed away among a late Canadian-born painterB次元官网网址檚 possessions for decades, says Heffel. But after being uncovered by relatives earlier this year, the sketch is on sale for a pre-auction estimate of $125,000 to $175,000.

Among three works on offer from Emily Carr is the 1929 canvas B次元官网网址淔orest Interior,B次元官网网址� which has been valued at $150,000 to $200,000.

Heffel says buyers will also have a rare chance to bid on one of Yvonne HousserB次元官网网址檚 portrayals of Cobalt, Ont. The auction house pegs the paintingB次元官网网址檚 pricetag at $30,000 to $50,000.

The Canadian Press

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