Inuit Art

LIVE AUCTION

Inuit Art

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 16

NIVIAXIE ᓂᕕᐊᓯ, CAPE DORSET / KINNGAIT
THE ARCHER

ESTIMATE: $5,000-7,000

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Inuit Art

AUGUST 1 - 6

This 132-lot auction features works by notable artists Osuitok Ipeelee, Nuna Parr, Joe Talirunili, Andy Miki, Luke Airut, Kiawak Ashoona, Aqjangajuk Shaa, Lucassie Ikkidluak, and Kenojuak Ashevak.

Collectors of graphics will be pleased to see prints not only from Kinngait (Cape Dorset), but excellent works from Pangniqtuuq (Pangnurtung) and Puvirnituq (Povungnituk). Also of note are several exception works by unidentified artists, including a sculpture of a hunter and seal from the Belcher Islands; and two wall hangings, one from Baker Lake.

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Inuit Art

JUNE 13 - 18

Lot 10
GEORGE ARLUK (1949-), Eskimo Point / Arviat
SPIRITS

Price Realised: $2,400

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LIVE AUCTION

Inuit Art Auction

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 2019

Lot 44
JUDAS ULLULAQ (1937-1999), Gjoa Haven / Uqsuqtuuq
SHAMAN’S FACE

PRICE REALISED: $50,400

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LIVE AUCTION

Inuit Art

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 2019

Lot 92
OSUITOK IPEELEE, R.C.A. (1923-2005), Cape Dorset / Kinngait
FISHERWOMAN

PRICE REALISED: $50,400

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Waddington’s is internationally recognized as one of the leading authorities in marketing Inuit Art. No other auction house has been as intrinsically linked to the development of a market for this art form. From our first landmark auction in 1978 of the William Eccles Collection, Waddington’s has offered thousands of works, set record prices, and expanded the market well beyond Canada’s borders. Our legacy of successful Inuit Art auctions, our ability to achieve continually increasing values and our creation of an international market have been key factors in validating Inuit art as a whole and establishing it as an integral part of the Canadian Art scene.

Notable Sales

KENOJUAK ASHEVAK

BOUNTIFUL BIRD

February 27, 2020

Estimate $2,000-$3,000

Realised: $28,800

Art Thompson, Nuu-chah-nulth

SUN MASK

October 24, 2019

Estimate $4,000-$6,000

Realised: $14,400

Davidialuk Alasua Amittu (1910-1976), Povungnituk / Puvirnituq

MOTHER WITH CHILDREN

November 19, 2019

Estimate $7,000-$9,000

Realised: $19,200

Sheokjuk Oqutaq (1920-1982), Cape Dorset / Kinngait

Mother and Child

November 19, 2019

Estimate $5,000-$7,000

Realised: $20,400

Johnny Inukpuk, R.C.A. (1911-2007), Port Harrison / Inukjuak

Crouching Mother Cradling Child

November 19, 2019

Estimate $8,000-$12,000

Realised: $38,400

Osuitok Ipeelee, R.C.A. (1923-2005), Cape Dorset / Kinngait

Fisherwoman

November 19, 2019

Estimate $30,000-$40,000

Realised: $50,400

Judas Ullulaq (1937-1999), Gjoa Haven / Uqsuqtuuq

Shaman's Face

November 19, 2019

Estimate $5,000-$7,000

Realised: $50,400

Beau Dick, Kwakwaka’wakw

Sun Mask

December 13, 2018

Estimate $6,000-$9,000

Realised: $19,200

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Live Auction

Inuit Art

September 16, 2020 AT 7:00 PM

We’re pleased to share the full gallery for our September 2020 Inuit Art Auction.

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Seeking Consignments

Waddington’s always welcomes consignment inquiries for our upcoming auctions.

We are currently specifically interested in the following:

Classic sculpture and graphics from the 1950s & 1960s.
Wall hangings, prints and drawings by Jessie Oonark.
Sculpture by top artists from Cape Dorset, Baker Lake, Arviat, Rankin Inlet, Spence Bay, Gjoa Haven, Inukjuak.
Works by Joe Talirunili, Ennutsiak, Osuitok Ipeelie, Pauta Saila, Karoo Ashevak, George Tataniq, Judas Ullulaq, Elizabeth Nutaraluk.