Sotheby’s Canada and XL Insurance host private preview

Sotheby’s Canada, in partnership with XL Insurance, hosted a private preview and VIP cocktail reception of Sotheby’s fall sale of Important Canadian Art at the Royal Ontario Museum in Toronto on Nov. 23. Guests were treated to sale highlights and tips for bidding at auction with Sotheby’s Canada president David Silcox. One night after the reception, an art auction featuring painted works by Jean Paul Lemieux, Alex Colville and Jack Bush fetched more than $7.8 million. The Lemieux painting Country Club surpassed expectations when it was sold for $1.095 million. Its pre-sale estimate was between $400,000 and $600,000. The rare James Wilson Morrice canvas entitled Evening Stroll, Venice vaulted past its pre-sale estimate of $250,000 to $350,000 when it sold for just under $1.5 million.