Inuit & First Nations Art

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Artwork by Norval Morrisseau, Peter and His Friends
Lot #135
NORVAL MORRISSEAU
Peter and His Friends

colour serigraph
signed, titled and numbered “82/99” in the lower margin; unframed
22 x 30 ins ( 55.9 x 76.2 cms ) ( sheet )

Auction Estimate: $700.00$500.00 - $700.00
Price Realized: $600.00
Sale date: March 21st 2023

Artwork by Helen Kalvak, Untitled Wall Hanging
Lot #136
HELEN KALVAK
Untitled Wall Hanging

stonecut on burlap
signed lower right; inscribed “Designed and Printed by Eskimos Holman, Northwest Territories, Canada” on a label on the reverse; unframed
30 x 12 ins ( 76.2 x 30.5 cms )

Auction Estimate: $600.00$400.00 - $600.00
Price Realized: $480.00
Sale date: March 21st 2023

Artwork by  Various Artists, Five Indigenous Prints
Lot #137
VARIOUS ARTISTS
Five Indigenous Prints

five colour prints
- Nicholas de Grandmaison “Big Kidney (Omukoto'ki), Blackfoot, Gleichen, Alberta” signed lower left; 18 x 16.75 (sight);
- Charles William Jefferys “Iroquois” signed upper left; 15.5 x 11.5 ins (sight);
- Charles William Jefferys “Keewatin” signed upper left; 11.5 x 11.5 ins (sight);
- Adam Sherriff Scott, “Ojibwa” signed lower right; 11 x 8.5 ins. (sight);
- Adam Sherriff Scott, “Montagnais” signed lower left; 11 x 8.5 ins. (sight);



18 x 16.75 ins ( 45.7 x 42.5 cms ) ( largest )

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Artwork by Carl Beam, Untitled (Star)
Lot #138
CARL BEAM
Untitled (Star)

mixed media on paper
signed lower right, artist’s stamp lower left
13.75 x 11 ins ( 34.9 x 27.9 cms )

Auction Estimate: $400.00$200.00 - $400.00
Price Realized: $330.00
Sale date: March 21st 2023

Artwork by Benjamin Chee Chee, Proud Male; Dancing Goose
Lot #139
BENJAMIN CHEE CHEE
Proud Male; Dancing Goose

two lithographs
- “Proud Male” signed and dated 1977 lower left; 18.5 x 18.5 ins. [sight];
- “Dancing Goose” signed and dated 1975 lower center; 16 x 22 ins. [sight]
16 x 22 ins ( 40.6 x 55.9 cms ) ( largest (sight) )

Auction Estimate: $800.00$600.00 - $800.00
Price Realized: $2,040.00
Sale date: March 21st 2023

Artwork by Adamie Yugalak , Seals Dancing
Lot #140
ADAMIE YUGALAK
Seals Dancing

stonecut
inscribed with the artist’s name, dated 1972 and numbered “9/15” lower center; unframed
14.25 x 18.75 ins ( 36.2 x 47.6 cms ) ( sheet )

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Artwork by Simeonie Ohaituk , Hunter Attacking Polar Bear
Lot #141
SIMEONIE OHAITUK
Hunter Attacking Polar Bear

stone
signed in syllabics and dated 1973 on the underside
15 x 27 x 9 ins ( 38.1 x 68.6 x 22.9 cms ) ( overall )

This sale is now closed.

Artwork by Daphne Odjig, Hide n’ Seek
Lot #142
DAPHNE ODJIG
Hide n’ Seek

colour serigraph
signed, titled, dated 1981 and numbered “93/125” in the lower margin; unframed
25 x 22 ins ( 63.5 x 55.9 cms ) ( sheet )

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Artwork by Kalai Qumaluk, Man Goes to a Seal Quietly
Lot #143
KALAI QUMALUK
Man Goes to a Seal Quietly

stonecut
inscribed with the artist’s name, dated 1972 and numbered “24/40” lower center; unframed
22 x 16 ins ( 55.9 x 40.6 cms ) ( sheet )

Auction Estimate: $250.00$150.00 - $250.00
Price Realized: $120.00
Sale date: March 21st 2023

Artwork by Elisapee Enuaraq, Geese
Lot #144
ELISAPEE ENUARAQ
Geese

colour lithograph
inscribed with the artist’s name, titled, dated 1981, numbered “18/40” and inscribed “Clyde River NWT” lower center
17.5 x 16.75 ins ( 44.5 x 42.5 cms ) ( sight )

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Artwork by Carl Beam, Untitled (Wolf Robe / Ho'néhevotoomáhe)
Lot #145
CARL BEAM
Untitled (Wolf Robe / Ho'néhevotoomáhe)

mixed media on paper
signed lower right; stamped with the artist’s stamp lower left
14 x 11 ins ( 35.6 x 27.9 cms )

Auction Estimate: $400.00$200.00 - $400.00
Price Realized: $480.00
Sale date: March 21st 2023

Artwork by Norval Morrisseau, The Art of Norval Morrisseau: Collection of Five Prints in Original Portfolio
Lot #146
NORVAL MORRISSEAU
The Art of Norval Morrisseau: Collection of Five Prints in Original Portfolio

five colour serigraphs
a portfolio containing five serigraphs printed in colours (”The Dawn”, “Shaman Conjuring Speech”, “Composition with Loons”, “Young Gulls Watching” and “Shaman and Apprentice”), each signed in pencil, number 90 in an edition of 350, including an edition of publication “The Art of Norval Morrisseau” by Lister Sinclair and Jack Pollock (signed by Lister and Pollock and numbered 90/350 in the reverse), published by Methuen, Toronto/New York, 1979, contained in a wooden case with calfskin straps
24 x 18 ins ( 61 x 45.7 cms ) ( each sheet )

Auction Estimate: $1,200.00$800.00 - $1,200.00
Price Realized: $2,880.00
Sale date: March 21st 2023

Artwork by Pudlo Pudlat, Landscape with Caribou
Lot #147
PUDLO PUDLAT
Landscape with Caribou

colour lilthograph
inscribed with the artist’s name, title, dated 1977, numbered “50/50” and “Dorset” in the lower margin
22.25 x 25.5 ins ( 56.5 x 64.8 cms ) ( sheet )

Auction Estimate: $700.00$500.00 - $700.00
Price Realized: $450.00
Sale date: March 21st 2023

Artwork by David B. Williams, Bass, Dreamers, Paradise
Lot #148
DAVID B. WILLIAMS
Bass, Dreamers, Paradise

acrylic on paper
signed, titled and dated 2000 in the lower margin; unframed
30.5 x 23 ins ( 77.5 x 58.4 cms ) ( sheet )

Auction Estimate: $600.00$400.00 - $600.00
Price Realized: $480.00
Sale date: March 21st 2023

Artwork by Thomassie  Echalook, Canada Goose
Lot #149
THOMASSIE ECHALOOK
Canada Goose

stonecut
inscribed with artist’s name, titled, dated 1976 and numbered “6/40” lower center; unframed
13 x 17 ins ( 33 x 43.2 cms ) ( sheet )

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Artwork by Kananginak Pootoogook, Out From the Den
Lot #150
KANANGINAK POOTOOGOOK
Out From the Den

stonecut and stencil
inscribed with the artist’s name, title, dated 2005 and numbered “21/50” in the lower margin
19.25 x 23.5 ins ( 48.9 x 59.7 cms ) ( sight )

This sale is now closed.

Artwork by Thomassie  Echalook, Canada Goose
Lot #151
THOMASSIE ECHALOOK
Canada Goose

stonecut
inscribed with the artist’s name, dated 1975, numbered “7/40” and inscribed “Inoucdjouac” lower center; unframed
17 x 19 ins ( 43.2 x 48.3 cms ) ( sheet )

Auction Estimate: $250.00$150.00 - $250.00
Price Realized: $120.00
Sale date: March 21st 2023

Artwork by Allen Sapp, Man with Child
Lot #152
ALLEN SAPP
Man with Child

oil on canvas
signed lower right; unframed
20 x 30 ins ( 50.8 x 76.2 cms )

Auction Estimate: $5,000.00$3,000.00 - $5,000.00
Price Realized: $2,880.00
Sale date: March 21st 2023

Artwork by David Morrisseau, Otter Playing with Eel; Otter Twins Playing Under Water
Lot #153
DAVID MORRISSEAU
Otter Playing with Eel; Otter Twins Playing Under Water

two coloured pencils on paper
“Otter Playing with Eel” (signed in Roman and syllabics and dated 1997 lower right, 8 x 10.25 ins [sight]);
“Otter Twins Playing Under Water” (signed in Roman and syllabics lower right, 8 x 10.5 ins [sight])
8 x 10.5 ins ( 20.3 x 26.7 cms ) ( largest sight )

This sale is now closed.

Artwork by Jane Ash Poitras, Resurrection Eagle Spirit
Lot #154
JANE ASH POITRAS
Resurrection Eagle Spirit

mixed media on canvas
signed lower right; signed and dated 1991 twice on the reverse; titled on the reverse
16 x 20 ins ( 40.6 x 50.8 cms )

Auction Estimate: $2,000.00$1,000.00 - $2,000.00
Price Realized: $1,140.00
Sale date: March 21st 2023

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