ONLINE AUCTION
Historic First Nations Art from the Collection of Steven Blevins & Sonja Morawetz
DECEMBER 2 - 7, 2023
Unidentified Mi’kmaq Artist
QUILLED LIDDED BOX, SECOND QUARTER 19TH CENTURY
PRICE REALISED: $15,006
ONLINE AUCTION
Inuit & First Nations Art
NOVEMBER 25 - 30, 2023
Karoo Ashevak ᑲᕈ ᐊᓴᕙ (1940-1974), Taloyoak (Spence Bay)
DRUM DANCE, CIRCA 1974
Price Realised: $34,350
ONLINE AUCTION
Waddington's West: Small Wonders of Inuit Art
December 2 - 7, 2023
John Pangnark (1920-1980), Arviat (Eskimo Point)
FIGURE, 1979
PRICE REALISED: $1,254.60
ONLINE AUCTION
Inuit and First Nations Art Select
NOVEMBER 25 - 30, 2023
Unidentified Maker, Tlingit
EMERGENT PHASE MODEL TOTEM POLE WITH SHAMANISTIC IMAGERY
Price Realised: $6,150
ONLINE AUCTION
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2024
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Niviaxie ᓂᕕᐊᓯ (1909-1959), Kinngait (Cape Dorset)
MAN HUNTING AT SEAL HOLE IN THE ICE, 1959
Price Realised: $78,000
ONLINE AUCTION
Waddington's West
June 24 - 29, 2023
Alex Janvier (B. 1935), Denesuline
SNAPPY COLD SPELL
Price Realised: $39,150
NEWS
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
PLAYING KICKBALL WITH DEMONS, 1960
June 29, 2023
Estimate $2,000-$3,000
Realised: $4,305
IT'S A SORCEROR, 1970
June 29, 2023
Estimate $3,000-$5,000
Realised: $10,455
MIGRATION BOAT
April 06, 2023
Estimate $1,500-$2,000
Realised: $3,600
SEAGULL & SWAN DANCE MASK
April 06, 2023
Estimate $500-$700
Realised: $4,500
April 06, 2023
Estimate $4,000-$6,000
Realised: $6,000
MAN HUNTING AT SEAL HOLE IN THE ICE, 1959
December 02, 2022
Estimate $30,000-$40,000
Realised: $78,000
SEDNA SEARCHING, CA. 1984-1986
June 01, 2023
Estimate $3,000-$5,000
Realised: $9,225
SPIRIT, CA. 1974
December 02, 2022
Estimate $10,000-$15,000
Realised: $33,600
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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.
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