Jason Beitchman

Jason Beitchman

Heffel Gallery decision is good news for museums building public art collections

Canadian lovers of French impressionism can rest easy with the Federal Court of Appeal’s recent ruling in Canada (Attorney General) v. Heffel Gallery Limited, 2019 FCA 82. A rare Gustave Caillebotte work, Iris bleus, jardin du Petit Gennevilliers (1892), is outstandingly significant, nationally important and, therefore, will remain in Canada.