Picasso with Calgary connection sells for over $9M in Toronto auction

CALGARY -- "Femme au chapeau", an oil painting by Pablo Picasso that was recently on display in a Calgary art gallery was auctioned for $9.1 million Wednesday in Toronto. The auction, conducted Wednesday by Heffel Auction House, featured 113 artworks, including numerous paintings by Canadian masters Emily Carr, as well as Group of Seven legends A.Y. Jackson and Lawren Harris. "Femme au chapeau" is a 1941 oil painting inspired by Picasso's relationship with photographer Dora Maar. The Picasso had