Emperor Haute Couture is a 2011 Canadian oil-on-canvas painting depicting Stephen Joseph Harper PC MP who served as the 22nd Prime Minister of Canada from 6 February 2006, to 4 November 2015.
[1] In 2012, Sutherland revealed in an interview that the title of the painting draws its inspiration from the short story "The Emperor's New Clothes" by Hans Christian Andersen.
Of the many messages in the painting, Sutherland's main inspiration for drawing the portrait was due to the lack of female cabinet ministers in the Harper Government.
Stewart's application argued that his rights were infringed when the library chose to display the risque painting as part of a local art show.
An article from Jana G. Pruden, from the Edmonton Journal[5] (23 November 2015) started a bidding war, which was won by the Vancouver-based technology entrepreneur Frederick Ghahramani.