Ontario couple bought a C$200 painting at a yard sale in 2001, 6 years later, it was revealed as an E J Hughes' artwork Lake Okanagan worth C$402,500
An Ontario couple bought an E J Hughes painting for just C$200 at a rural yard sale in 2001. Six years later, the artwork was identified as Lake Okanagan by the renowned Canadian artist and sold for C$402,500. Here’s the remarkable story behind the painting, Hughes’ career as a Canadian war artist and the new documentary exploring his quiet life in British Columbia.