Canadian Press-TORONTO, ONT-An Emily Carr painting that sold for US$50 at an estate sale has fetched C$290,000 at a Toronto auction. Heffel Fine Art Auction House says “Masset, Q.C.I.” sold for $290,000 at its fall sale Wednesday night, above a presale estimate of $100,000 to $200,000. Including a commission paid by the buyer to the auction house, the total price came to $349,250. The oil on canvas painting depicts a carved grizzly bear atop a memorial totem pole in the village of Masset, B.C., on Haida Gwaii. It was discovered several months ago at a barn sale in the Hamptons, where a New York-based art dealer bought it for US$50. “Masset, Q.C.I.” was painted in 1912 as part of Carr’s efforts to create an extensive record of the artistic heritage…
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