ONLINE AUCTION
Inuit Art: Sculpture & Graphics
BEGINS TO CLOSE:
February 6 at 2:00PM ET
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ONLINE AUCTION
Inuit Art: Transportation and Travel
BEGINS TO CLOSE:
February 6 at 2:00PM ET
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Historic First Nations Art, December 2024
Unidentified Wolastoqiyik (Maliseet) Artist, PAIR OF DOUBLE-CURVE DECORATED PADDLES INSCRIBED FOR IDA CHESTNUT, 1898/1899
Price Realised: CA$9,500.00
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Waddington’s West: First Nations & Inuit Art, December 2024
Noo Atsiaq (1986-2013), Kinngait (Cape Dorset)
DANCING BEAR
Price Realised: $8,125
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Major Fall Auction: First Nations Art, November 2024
Norval Morrisseau, CM, RCA (1932-2007), Anishinaabe (Ojibwe)
THE PROTECTOR, 1979
Price Realised: $73,950
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Major Fall Auction: Inuit Art, November 2024
Kenojuak Ashevak ᑭᓄᐊᔪᐊ ᐊᓯᕙ, CC, RCA (1927-2013), Kinngait (Cape Dorset)
BIRDS FROM THE SEA, 1960
Price Realised: $30,000
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Inuit Art: Sculpture & Graphics, October 2024
Nuna Parr ᓄᓇ ᐸ (b. 1949)
BIRD, CA. 1986
Price Realised: $2,750
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Inuit & First Nations Art, May 2024
Osuitok Ipeelee ᐅᓱᐃᑐ ᐃᐱᓕ, RCA (1923-2005), Kinngait (Cape Dorset)
REARING CARIBOU, CA. 1995
Price Realised: $54,430
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Historic First Nations Art from the Collection of Steven Blevins & Sonja Morawetz, December 2023
Unidentified Mi’kmaq Artist
QUILLED LIDDED BOX, SECOND QUARTER 19TH CENTURY
Price Realised: $15,006
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Katilvik
Indigenous Art Resource
A virtual resource place to discover, learn and research unique works of art and the artists who create them.
Waddington’s created Katilvik in 2006 for those passionate about Inuit art. In 2020 we launched an enhanced Katilvik, encompassing all Canadian Indigenous Art.
We’ll continue to make this website as dynamic as the art forms it encompasses. Content updates and new contributions will ensure you find something new and informative every time you visit.
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Inuit, First Nations & Métis Art
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
SHADOW OF SUMMER, 1979
November 28, 2024
Estimate $10,000-$15,000
Realised: $20,000
POSTMODERN, 2013
November 28, 2024
Estimate $40,000-$60,000
Realised: $59,310
THE PROTECTOR, 1979
November 28, 2024
Estimate $20,000-$30,000
Realised: $73,950
OUR NIGHT OF SONG, 1985
November 28, 2024
Estimate $10,000-$15,000
Realised: $32,470
NATURE'S BALANCE, 1975
May 29, 2024
Estimate $20,000-$30,000
Realised: $183,750
REARING BEAR, CA. 1965
May 29, 2024
Estimate $20,000-$30,000
Realised: $30,000
BIRDS FROM THE SEA, 1960
November 28, 2024
Estimate $9,000-$12,000
Realised: $30,000
TRANSFORMING SPIRIT, CA. 1961
May 29, 2024
Estimate $5,000-$7,000
Realised: $25,000
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Upcoming Auctions and Events
Inuit Art: Transportation and Travel
Auction begins to close:
February 06, 2025 at 2:00 pm ET
On View:
Monday, February 03 from 10:00 am to 5:00 pm
Tuesday, February 04 from 10:00 am to 5:00 pm
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Auction Details
Inuit Art: Sculpture & Graphics
Auction begins to close:
February 06, 2025 at 3:00 pm ET
On View:
Monday, February 03 from 10:00 am to 5:00 pm
Tuesday, February 04 from 10:00 am to 5:00 pm
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Auction DetailsSeeking 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.
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