New record set for E.J. Hughes painting at Heffel auction

The E.J. Hughes painting Fishboats, Rivers Inlet sold for $2.041,250 at a Heffel auction in Toronto Wednesday, shattering the previous record for the late British Columbia artist.
But the 1946 painting didn’t bring the top price at the auction, which was $2,881,250 for Jean Paul Riopelle’s intense 1953 abstract Jouet.
Both prices include a buyer’s premium on top of the live “hammer” price. The overall sale brought in $22,746,250 for 120 lots.
The small but exquisite