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Kenojuak Ashevak “Enchanted Owl”

NEW AUCTION RECORD

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KENOJUAK ASHEVAK, C.C., R.C.A. (1927-2013)

THE ENCHANTED OWL

1960, 23/50
21.75 x 24.75 in — 55.2 x 62.9 cm


November 20, 2018

Estimate $100,000-$120,000

Realised: $216,000

 

Kenojauk was often asked if she had a favourite print, and she always answered, “my Enchanted Owl.”

It was the only print she proudly displayed in her home in Cape Dorset.

Inuit, First Nations & Métis Art

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Duncan McLean
Duncan McLean

President, Senior Specialist

Inuit, First Nations & Métis Art

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