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Online Auction of Indigenous & Inuit Artwork Highlights

This page provides details on a selection of works of art sold in our Online Auction of Indigenous & Inuit Artwork which concluded on September 21, 2021. Select an item for more details. All posted prices include Buyer's Premium.

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Artwork by Alex Simeon Janvier, Mid-Summer Winter

ALEX SIMEON JANVIER
Mid-Summer Winter

acrylic on wove paper
signed lower right; initialed, titled, dated 1992 and inscribed “For Dr. Johnston, Here’s all the bet to you” and “Painted in Janvier Studio, Cold Lake, Alberta”
13 x ins ( 33 x 0 cms ) ( diameter )

Auction Estimate: $3,500.00$2,500.00 - $3,500.00
Price Realized $4,560.00
Sale date: September 28th 2021

Artwork by Arthur Shilling, Portrait of a Young Girl

ARTHUR SHILLING
Portrait of a Young Girl

oil on canvas
signed lower right; signed and dated 1972 on the reverse
28.5 x 22.75 ins ( 72.4 x 57.8 cms )

Auction Estimate: $5,000.00$3,000.00 - $5,000.00
Price Realized $3,840.00
Sale date: September 28th 2021

Artwork by Eddy Cobiness, Untitled (Goose)

EDDY COBINESS
Untitled (Goose)

oil on canvas
signed and dated 1982 lower right; inscribed “47/1” lower left
17.5 x 23.5 ins ( 44.5 x 59.7 cms )

Auction Estimate: $600.00$400.00 - $600.00
Price Realized $2,880.00
Sale date: September 28th 2021

Artwork by Aubrey Johnson, Orca and Eagle Totem

AUBREY JOHNSON
Orca and Eagle Totem

painted wood totem pole sculpture
artist’s monogram carved on underside
37.25 x 18 x 7.5 ins ( 94.6 x 45.7 x 19.1 cms ) ( overall )

Auction Estimate: $1,500.00$1,000.00 - $1,500.00
Price Realized $2,400.00
Sale date: September 28th 2021

Artwork by Rufus Moody, Totem with Fish, Rabbit, Eagle, Human and Frog Motifs

RUFUS MOODY
Totem with Fish, Rabbit, Eagle, Human and Frog Motifs

argillite
etched signature on the underside
9.25 x 2.5 x 2.5 ins ( 23.5 x 6.4 x 6.4 cms ) ( overall )

Auction Estimate: $1,200.00$900.00 - $1,200.00
Price Realized $1,800.00
Sale date: September 28th 2021

Artwork by Roy Thomas, Untitled

ROY THOMAS
Untitled

acrylic on paper, laid down on board
signed and dated 1973 lower right
29 x 19 ins ( 73.7 x 48.3 cms ) ( sight )

Auction Estimate: $1,200.00$800.00 - $1,200.00
Price Realized $1,680.00
Sale date: September 28th 2021

Artwork by Kenojuak Ashevak, Yellow Breasted Loon

KENOJUAK ASHEVAK
Yellow Breasted Loon

lithograph
inscribed with the artist name, title, edition 6/50 and “Dorset 2007” in the lower margin
21.25 x 26.5 ins ( 54 x 67.3 cms ) ( sight )

Auction Estimate: $1,200.00$900.00 - $1,200.00
Price Realized $1,320.00
Sale date: September 28th 2021

Artwork by Carl Beam, Two Kinds of Power

CARL BEAM
Two Kinds of Power

serigraph in colour
signed, titled and numbered 148/200 in the lower margin
30 x 22 ins ( 76.2 x 55.9 cms ) ( sheet )

Auction Estimate: $300.00$200.00 - $300.00
Price Realized $1,140.00
Sale date: September 28th 2021

Artwork by Norval Morrisseau, Untitled

NORVAL MORRISSEAU
Untitled

pencil drawing
signed in syllabics lower right
13 x 22 ins ( 33 x 55.9 cms ) ( sight )

Auction Estimate: $1,500.00$1,000.00 - $1,500.00
Price Realized $1,020.00
Sale date: September 28th 2021

Artwork by Norval Morrisseau, Untitled (Fish X-Ray Vision)

NORVAL MORRISSEAU
Untitled (Fish X-Ray Vision)

pencil drawing
signed in syllabics lower right
13 x 22 ins ( 33 x 55.9 cms )

Auction Estimate: $1,500.00$1,000.00 - $1,500.00
Price Realized $960.00
Sale date: September 28th 2021

Artwork by Randy Trudeau, The Spriritual Ways of Changing the Otters Seasonal Furs

RANDY TRUDEAU
The Spriritual Ways of Changing the Otters Seasonal Furs

acrylic on canvas
signed and dated 1981 lower right; titled on the reverse
36 x 22 ins ( 91.4 x 55.9 cms )

Auction Estimate: $600.00$400.00 - $600.00
Price Realized $900.00
Sale date: September 28th 2021

Artwork by Isaac Bignell, Untitled

ISAAC BIGNELL
Untitled

acrylic on canvas
signed and dated 1995 lower left
30 x 24 ins ( 76.2 x 61 cms )

Auction Estimate: $400.00$300.00 - $400.00
Price Realized $840.00
Sale date: September 28th 2021

Artwork by Reg Williams, Tsimshian Sun Mask

REG WILLIAMS
Tsimshian Sun Mask

signed and titled on the reverse
22 x 25 x 4 ins ( 55.9 x 63.5 x 10.2 cms ) ( overall )

Auction Estimate: $1,200.00$800.00 - $1,200.00
Price Realized $840.00
Sale date: September 28th 2021

Artwork by Kenojuak Ashevak, Submerged

KENOJUAK ASHEVAK
Submerged

colour etching and aquatint
inscribed with the artist name, title, edition 50/50 and “Dorset 2002” in the lower margin
23 x 31.25 ins ( 58.4 x 79.4 cms ) ( sheet )

Auction Estimate: $900.00$700.00 - $900.00
Price Realized $748.00
Sale date: September 28th 2021

Artwork by Kenojuak Ashevak, Primal Exchange (2001)

KENOJUAK ASHEVAK
Primal Exchange (2001)

colour lithograph
inscribed with the artist name, title, edition “A.P.” and “Dorset 2001” in the lower margin
21.5 x 27.5 ins ( 54.6 x 69.9 cms ) ( sheet )

Auction Estimate: $700.00$500.00 - $700.00
Price Realized $780.00
Sale date: September 28th 2021

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Previous Auctions

Select from a list of previous auctions to view specific sale highlights.

Post-War & Contemporary Art (Online Auction): Sale Closed: May 30, 2023
Art of Quebec (Online Auction): Sale Closed: May 30, 2023
The Group of Seven & Their Associates (Online Auction): Sale Closed: May 30, 2023
April Abstractions (Online Auction): Sale Closed: April 18, 2023
The Canadian Landscape (Online Auction): Sale Closed: April 18, 2023
Prints, Photography & Multiples (Online Auction): Sale Closed: April 18, 2023
Select Canadian Prints (Online Auctions): Sale Closed: April 18, 2023
Inuit & First Nations Art (Online Auction): Sale Closed: March 21, 2023
Peaks to Prairies: Art of Western Canada (Online Auction): Sale Closed: March 21, 2023
Celebrating Women Artists (Online Auction): Sale Closed: March 21, 2023
Works on Paper & Prints (Online Auction): Sale Closed: February 28, 2023
Three Dimensions (Online Auction): Sale Closed: February 28, 2023
Canada & Abroad (Online Auction): Sale Closed: February 28, 2023
Post-War & Contemporary Art (Online Auction): Sale Closed: January 31, 2023
Canadian Winter (Online Auction): Sale Closed: January 31, 2023
Still Life & Figural Work (Online Auction): Sale Closed: January 31, 2023
Books & Reference (Online Auction): Sale Closed: January 31, 2023
From the Estate of William Ronald (Online Auction): Sale Closed: January 31, 2023
Holiday Charm (Online Auction): Sale Closed: December 13, 2022
Coast to Coast (Online Auction): Sale Closed: December 13, 2022
An Important Private Collection of Canadian Art (Session 2): Sale Closed: December 1, 2022
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Fall Live Auction of Important Canadian Art (Session 1): Sale Closed: December 1, 2022
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Canadian Group of Painters (Online Auction): Sale Closed: November 22, 2022
Fall Auction of International Art (Online Auction): Sale Closed: November 22, 2022
Post-War & Contemporary Canadian Art (Online Auction): Sale Closed: November 22, 2022
Historical Canadian Art (Online Auction): Sale Closed: November 22, 2022
October Abstractions (Online Auction): Sale Closed: October 25, 2022
Little Pictures (Online Auction): Sale Closed: October 25, 2022
The Canadian Landscape (Online Auction): Sale Closed: October 25, 2022
Art of Atlantic Canada (Online Auction): Sale Closed: October 25, 2022
La belle province (Art of Quebec) (Online Auction): Sale Closed: September 27, 2022
Prints, Photography & Multiples (Online Auction): Sale Closed: September 27, 2022
Inuit & First Nations Art (Online Auction): Sale Closed: September 27, 2022
Canadians at Home & Abroad (Online Auction): Sale Closed: August 23, 2022
Prints & Works on Paper (Online Auction): Sale Closed: August 23, 2022
Still Life & Figural Work (Online Auction): Sale Closed: August 23, 2022
The Art of Barbara Mercer (Online Auction): Sale Closed: August 23, 2022
Post-War & Contemporary Art (Online Auction): Sale Closed: July 19, 2022
Cities & Towns (Online Auction): Sale Closed: July 19, 2022
Art of Atlantic Canada (Online Auction): Sale Closed: July 19, 2022
Spring Auction of International Art (Online Auction): Sale Closed: June 28, 2022
From the Estate of Robert Markle (Online Auction): Sale Closed: June 28, 2022
Spring Live Auction of Important Canadian Art: Sale Closed: June 15, 2022
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Historical Canadian Art (Online Auction): Sale Closed: May 31, 2022
Post-War & Contemporary Canadian Art (Online Auction): Sale Closed: May 31, 2022
April Abstractions (Online Auction): Sale Closed: April 19, 2022
Prints, Photography & Multiples (Online Auction): Sale Closed: April 19, 2022
The Canadian Landscape (Online Auction): Sale Closed: April 19, 2022
Inuit and First Nations Art (Online Auction): Sale Closed: March 22, 2022
Celebrating Women Artists (Online Auction): Sale Closed: March 22, 2022
Canada & Abroad (Online Auction): Sale Closed: March 1, 2022
Three Dimensions (Online Auction): Sale Closed: March 1, 2022
Works on Paper & Prints (Online Auction): Sale Closed: March 1, 2022
Post War & Contemporary Art (Online Auction): Sale Closed: February 1, 2022
Canadian Winter (Online Auction): Sale Closed: February 1, 2022
Still Life & Figural Work (Online Auction): Sale Closed: February 1, 2022
Works on Paper, Books & Tapestries (Online Auction): Sale Closed: December 14, 2021
Holiday Charm (Online Auction): Sale Closed: December 14, 2021
Coast to Coast (Online Auction): Sale Closed: December 14, 2021
Canadian Art (Online Auction): Sale Closed: November 30, 2021
Fall Auction of International Art (Online Auction): Sale Closed: November 30, 2021
Auction to Benefit the Art Gallery of Alberta (Online Auction): Sale Closed: November 30, 2021
Fall Live Auction of Important Canadian Art: Sale Closed: November 22, 2021
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October Abstractions (Online Auction): Sale Closed: October 26, 2021
Little Pictures (Online Auction): Sale Closed: October 26, 2021
The Canadian Landscape (Online Auction): Sale Closed: October 26, 2021
Indigenous & Inuit Art (Online Auction): Sale Closed: September 28, 2021
Prints, Photography & Multiples (Online Auction): Sale Closed: September 28, 2021
Art of Quebec: La belle province (Online Auction): Sale Closed: September 28, 2021
Prints of Sampson Matthews (& Related Work) (Online Auction): Sale Closed: August 17, 2021
Books & Reference (Online Auction): Sale Closed: August 17, 2021
Canadian & International Art (Online Auction): Sale Closed: August 17, 2021
People & Places (Online Auction): Sale Closed: July 20, 2021
Prints & Works on Paper (Online Auction): Sale Closed: July 20, 2021
Post-War & Contemporary Art (Online Auction): Sale Closed: June 24, 2021
Spring Auction of International Art (Online Auction): Sale Closed: June 24, 2021
Canadians at Home & Abroad (Online Auction): Sale Closed: June 24, 2021
Spring Live Auction of Important Canadian Art: Sale Closed: June 9, 2021
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Canadian Art (Online Auction): Sale Closed: June 1, 2021
From the Estate of William Ronald (Online Auction): Sale Closed: June 1, 2021
The Canadian Landscape (Online Auction): Sale Closed: April 27, 2021
April Abstractions (Online Auction): Sale Closed: April 27, 2021
Canadian & International Art (Online Auction): Sale Closed: March 30, 2021
Indigenous & Inuit Art (Online Auction): Sale Closed: March 30, 2021
Works on Paper, Prints & Books (Online Auction): Sale Closed: February 23, 2021
From the Archives of Sampson-Matthews Ltd. (& Related Material) (Online Auction): Sale Closed: February 23, 2021
Post-War & Contemporary Art (Online Auction): Sale Closed: February 2, 2021
Artwork from a Canadian Private Collection (Online Auction): Sale Closed: December 15, 2020
Canadian & International Artwork (Online Auction): Sale Closed: December 15, 2020
Fall Live Auction of Important Canadian Art: Sale Closed: December 3, 2020
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Canadian & International Art (Online Auction): Sale Closed: November 17, 2020
Canadian & International Artwork (Online Auction): Sale Closed: September 29, 2020
Live Auction of Important Canadian & International Art: Sale Closed: September 24, 2020
Canadian & International Artwork (Online Auction): Sale Closed: August 11, 2020
Canadian and International Artwork (Online Auction): Sale Closed: June 23, 2020
Canadian & International Artwork (Online Auction): Sale Closed: June 2, 2020
Canadian and International Artwork (Online Auction): Sale Closed: April 14, 2020
From the Collection of Paul Duval (Online Auction): Sale Closed: January 28, 2020
Fall Live Auction of Important Canadian Art: Sale Closed: November 19, 2019
Spring Live Auction of Important Canadian Art: Sale Closed: May 28, 2019

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