Inuit and First Nations Art Highlights
This page provides details on a selection of works of art sold in our Inuit and First Nations Art which concluded on March 22, 2022. Select an item for more details. All posted prices include Buyer's Premium.
NORVAL MORRISSEAU
Thunderbird
acrylic on kraft board
signed in syllabics at right
24 x 50 ins ( 61 x 127 cms )
Auction Estimate: $9,000.00 - $12,000.00
Price Realized $9,600.00
Sale date: March 22nd 2022
NUNA PARR
Dancing Bear
stone
12.75 x 10 x 6.25 ins ( 32.4 x 25.4 x 15.9 cms ) ( overall )
Auction Estimate: $4,000.00 - $6,000.00
Price Realized $9,000.00
Sale date: March 22nd 2022
SHEOUAK PETAULASSIE
White Whale Startled by Polar Bear
sealskin stencil
inscribed with the artist’s name, title, numbered 35/50 and dated “Cape Dorset N.W.T. 1961” in the lower margin
11.5 x 28.5 ins ( 29.2 x 72.4 cms ) ( sight )
Auction Estimate: $2,500.00 - $3,500.00
Price Realized $7,200.00
Sale date: March 22nd 2022
KENOJUAK ASHEVAK
Into the Light
etching and aquatint
inscribed with the artist’s name, title, numbered 50/100 and dated ”Dorset 1999” in the lower margin
22.25 x 30.5 ins ( 56.5 x 77.5 cms ) ( plate size )
Auction Estimate: $2,000.00 - $4,000.00
Price Realized $7,200.00
Sale date: March 22nd 2022
BILL RONALD REID
Bear Pendant
18 karat gold
stamped “CAVELTI” and “18k” (incised) on the reverse
0.8125 x 0.625 ins ( 2.1 x 1.6 cms ) ( overall )
Auction Estimate: $6,000.00 - $8,000.00
Price Realized $6,600.00
Sale date: March 22nd 2022
ALLEN SAPP
Playing Hockey
acrylic on canvas
signed lower right
12 x 16 ins ( 30.5 x 40.6 cms )
Auction Estimate: $1,000.00 - $1,500.00
Price Realized $5,040.00
Sale date: March 22nd 2022
BOB BOYER
Joe Two Rivers Took the Pipe
oil on canvas
signed lower right; signed, titled and dated 2002 on the reverse
30.25 x 39.75 ins ( 76.8 x 101 cms )
Auction Estimate: $1,000.00 - $1,500.00
Price Realized $5,040.00
Sale date: March 22nd 2022
ABRAHAM ETUNGAT
Bird with Raised Wings
stone
signed in syllabics on the underside
9.5 x 7.5 x 4.25 ins ( 24.1 x 19.1 x 10.8 cms ) ( overall )
Auction Estimate: $2,500.00 - $3,500.00
Price Realized $3,360.00
Sale date: March 22nd 2022
ALLEN SAPP
Sledding with Dog
acrylic on canvas
signed lower right
12 x 16 ins ( 30.5 x 40.6 cms )
Auction Estimate: $1,000.00 - $1,500.00
Price Realized $2,880.00
Sale date: March 22nd 2022
RANDY TRUDEAU
The Voice and the Power of the Spiritual Thunder Bird
acrylic on canvas
signed lower right; titled on the reverse
24 x 18 ins ( 61 x 45.7 cms )
Auction Estimate: $500.00 - $700.00
Price Realized $1,320.00
Sale date: March 22nd 2022
MATIUSIE IYAITUK
Legend of Lumaaq (Lumaaq with her Adopted Whale Baby)
stone
signed with syllabics; titled and dated 1996 on the underside
9 x 15 x 27 ins ( 22.9 x 38.1 x 68.6 cms ) ( overall )
Auction Estimate: $1,500.00 - $2,000.00
Price Realized $1,200.00
Sale date: March 22nd 2022
STEPHEN BRUCE
Alert Bay Hok Hok Mask
red cedar, cedar bark, acrylic
signed and titled inside mask
10 x 8.5 x 43 ins ( 25.4 x 21.6 x 109.2 cms ) ( excluding cedar straw )
Auction Estimate: $1,500.00 - $2,000.00
Price Realized $1,200.00
Sale date: March 22nd 2022
UNIDENTIFIED NORTHWEST COAST ARTIST
Early 20th Century North American West Coast Indian Potlatch Scoop
wooden potlatch scoop
scoop with incised whale and beaver to handle having wolf head terminal
1 x 1.5 x 13.75 ins ( 2.5 x 3.8 x 34.9 cms ) ( overall (excluding base) )
Auction Estimate: $600.00 - $800.00
Price Realized $1,200.00
Sale date: March 22nd 2022
Previous Auctions
Select from a list of previous auctions to view specific sale highlights.
- 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
- Fall Live Auction of Important Canadian Art
- Sale Closed: November 20, 2018
- Spring Live Auction of Important Canadian Art
- Sale Closed: May 29, 2018
- Fall Live Auction of Important Canadian Art
- Sale Closed: November 23, 2017
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