An Ontario couple who bought a landscape painting for just C$200 at a rural yard sale in 2001 had no idea they had purchased an artwork by renowned Canadian artist E J Hughes. Six years later, the painting, Lake Okanagan, was identified as an authentic E J Hughes painting and sold at auction for C$402,500.
The remarkable Ontario yard sale find is now one of the most striking examples of the rising value of E J Hughes artwork. The British Columbia artist is known for his highly detailed Canadian landscape paintings, many of which have become valuable collectors’ pieces. Paintings by E J Hughes that once sold for hundreds of Canadian dollars can now sell for hundreds of thousands and, in some cases, millions.
