Inuit, First Nations & Métis Art

ONLINE AUCTION

Historic First Nations Art

Auction begins to close:
September 11 at 2 pm ET

We are currently accepting consignments for this auction.

Featuring historic objects made both for sale, and for everyday use, the sculpture, basketry, quill and beadwork in this auction spotlight continuities and innovations in diverse First Nations traditions. Highlights include an important collection of over 35 objects of Mi’kmaq quillwork, assembled over 30 years of dedicated collecting, as well as selections from the collection of author and amateur Plains scholar C. Frank Turner.

Please contact us for more information.

ONLINE AUCTION

Major Fall Auction: Inuit Art

Auction begins to close:
November 27 at 6 pm ET

We are currently accepting consignments for this auction.

Please contact us for more information.

JUDAS ULLULAQ (1937-1999), Uqsuqtuuq (Gjoa Haven)
SHAMAN MUSK OX TRANSFORMATION
Estimate $20,000-$30,000
Price Realised: $50,400

NEWS

Major Fall Auction: First Nations Art

Auction begins to close:
November 27 at 7 pm ET

We are currently accepting consignments for this auction.

Please contact us for more information.

Norval Morrisseau, RCA (1931-2007), Anishinaabe (Ojibwe)
NATURE’S BALANCE, 1975
Estimate: $20,000-30,000
Price Realised: $183,750

NEWS

Price Realised

Inuit Art: Sculpture & Graphics, June 2025

Kenojuak Ashevak ᑭᓄᐊᔪᐊ ᐊᓯᕙ, CC, RCA (1927-2013), Kinngait (Cape Dorset)
OWL AND WOMAN
Price Realised: $4,000

view prices realised

NEWS

Price Realised

Major Spring Auction: Inuit Art, May 2025

Karoo Ashevak ᑲᔪ ᐊᓯᕙ (1940-1974), Taloyoak (Spence Bay)
SPIRIT, CA. 1973
Price Realised: $92,250

view prices realised

NEWS

Price Realised

Major Spring Auction: First Nations Art, May 2025

Alex Janvier, CM, AOE, RCA, LLD (1935-2024), Denesuline
GREEN LIFE, CA. 1979
Price Realised: $44,670

view prices realised

NEWS

Prices Realised

Historic First Nations Art, December 2024

Unidentified Wolastoqiyik (Maliseet) Artist
PAIR OF DOUBLE-CURVE DECORATED PADDLES INSCRIBED FOR IDA CHESTNUT, 1898/1899
Price Realised: $11,875

view prices realised

NEWS

Katilvik

Indigenous Art Resource

A virtual 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 continie 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.

visit Katilvik and explore

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

Jessie Oonark

THE SHAMAN’S HELPING SPIRITS, 1971

May 29, 2025

Estimate $4,000-$6,000

Realised: $8,125

Judas Ullulaq

SUCCESSFUL FISHERMAN, CA. 1980S

May 29, 2025

Estimate $5,000-$7,000

Realised: $9,375

Kenojuak Ashevak

SNOWY OWL, CA. 1960

May 29, 2025

Estimate $3,000-$4,000

Realised: $17,500

Pauta Saila

DANCING BEAR, CA. 1985

May 29, 2025

Estimate $50,000-$70,000

Realised: $54,430

Marion Tuu’luq

UNTITLED (WINTER SCENE), CA. 1977

May 29, 2025

Estimate $50,000-$70,000

Realised: $67,850

Eddy Cobiness

UNTITLED (MIDEWIWIN DANCER), 1979

May 29, 2025

Estimate $3,000-$5,000

Realised: $13,750

Alex Janvier

Green Life, ca. 1979

May 29, 2025

Estimate $15,000-$20,000

Realised: $44,670

Kent Monkman

POSTMODERN, 2013

November 28, 2024

Estimate $40,000-$60,000

Realised: $59,310

Search Prices Realised

Our Prices Realised page provides a comprehensive index of our past auctions - sorted by name or date, with filters for department and year. View the results in a gallery or convenient list format.

Start Search