Inuit, First Nations & Métis Art

ONLINE AUCTION

Inuit Art: Sculpture & Graphics

BEGINS TO CLOSE:
OCTOBER 10 AT 2:00 PM ET

Featuring a selection of artworks spotlighted in the 2004 Loveland Art Museum publication Survival: Inuit Art, this auction also includes works by Napatchie Pootoogook, Kaka Ashoona, Shuvinai Ashoona, David Ruben Piqtoukun, Kananginak Pootoogook, Ningiukulu Teevee, Nuna Parr, Lucy Qinnuayuak, Pitaloosie Saila, Judas Ullulaq, Barnabus Arnasungaaq, Mayureak Ashoona, Simon Tookoome, Bill Nasogaluak, Miriam Marealik Qiyuk, Kenojuak Ashevak and more.

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ONLINE AUCTION

Major Inuit & First Nations Art

BEGINS TO CLOSE:
NOVEMBER 28 AT 6:00 PM ET

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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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Inuit & First Nations Art, November 2023

Karoo Ashevak ᑲᕈ ᐊᓴᕙ (1940-1974), Taloyoak (Spence Bay)
DRUM DANCE, CIRCA 1974
Price Realised: $34,350

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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

Kenojuak Ashevak

THE ENCHANTED OWL

September 16, 2020

Estimate $100,000-$120,000

Realised: $204,000

Henry Evaluardjuk

STRIDING CARIBOU, 1978

November 30, 2023

Estimate $4,000-$6,000

Realised: $13,776

Kiakshuk

November 30, 2023

Estimate $5,000-$10,000

Realised: $11,070

Kenojuak Ashevak

THEO WADDINGTON COMMISSIONED PORTFOLIO, 1979

November 30, 2023

Estimate $8,000-$12,000

Realised: $19,680

Parr

UNTITLED (HUNTERS AND ANIMALS)

November 30, 2023

Estimate $3,000-$5,000

Realised: $8,794.50

Karoo Ashevak

DRUM DANCE, CIRCA 1974

November 30, 2023

Estimate $30,000-$50,000

Realised: $34,350

Pitseolak Ashoona

PLAYING KICKBALL WITH DEMONS, 1960

June 29, 2023

Estimate $2,000-$3,000

Realised: $4,305

Agnes Nanogak

IT'S A SORCEROR, 1970

June 29, 2023

Estimate $3,000-$5,000

Realised: $10,455

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Online Auction

Inuit Art: Sculpture & Graphics

Auction begins to close:
October 10, 2024 at 2:00 pm ET

On View:
Monday, October 07 from 10:00 am to 5:00 pm
Tuesday, October 08 from 10:00 am to 5:00 pm

Previews also available by appointment.

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Inuit Art

Auction begins to close:
November 28, 2024 at 6:00 pm ET

Highlights of our major fall auction of Inuit Art include Manno’s iconic 1964 sculpture “Bear on Ice”, offered for the first time since 1978, as well as notable sculpture and graphics by artists including Pauta Saila, Kenojuak Ashevak, Osuitok Ipeelee, Parr, Luke Anguhadluq, David Ruben Piqtoukun, Davie Atchealak, John Pangnark, Ruth Qaulluaryuk, Manasie Akpaliapik, Nick Sikkuark, Napachie Pootoogook, Joe Kiloonik, Oviloo Tunnillie, Jessie Oonark, Bill Nasogaluak, Sheouak, Joe Talirunili, and others.

Note: Select items located in Vancouver, BC.

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Manno (1923-1973)
Iqaluit (Frobisher Bay)
BEAR ON ICE, 1964
Estimate $8,000-$12,000

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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.