The 5 most valuable Canadian artworks ever sold at auction

The commandinglarge-scale canvasMountain Formsby iconic artist and Group of Seven founder Lawren Harris a mountain scene from his coveted 1920s creative period sold for a record $9.5 million at theHeffel Fine Art Auction House in Toronto in Nov. 2016.

Tapped with a conservative presale estimate of $3 million to $5 million, the painting ultimately sold for much more, making itthe most expensive Canadian artwork ever sold at auction, knocking off longtime record-holder Paul Kane'sScene in the Northwest. Including the buyer's sales premium, the painting sold for $11.21million.

Here are the top fivemost valuable Canadian artworks ever sold at auction.

1.LawrenHarris,Mountain Forms

Sold in 2016for $11,210,000 (all prices includingsales premium)

2. Jean Paul Riopelle,Vent du nord

Sold in 2017 for $7,438,750

3. Paul Kane,Scene in the Northwest Portrait of John HenryLefroy

Sold in 2002 for $5,062,000

4. Lawren Harris,Mountain and Glacier

Sold in 2015 for $4,602,000

5.Jeff Wall, Dead Troops Talk (A Vision After an Ambush of a Red Army patrol, near Moqor, Afghanistan, Winter 1986)

Sold in 2012 for $3,666,400