Inuit & First Nations Art

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Artwork by Kenojuak Ashevak, Fox in a Northern Landscape
Lot #118
KENOJUAK ASHEVAK
Fox in a Northern Landscape

felt tip pen and coloured pencil on paper
signed in syllabics lower right; unframed
20 x 26 ins ( 50.8 x 66 cms ) ( sheet )

Estimated: $1,500.00$1,000.00 - $1,500.00

Next bid is: $800.00

Closes March 21st at 03:30:00 PM EDT

Artwork by Kiawak Ashoona, Sea Goddess
Lot #131
KIAWAK ASHOONA
Sea Goddess

stone
12.5 x 12.75 x 3.5 ins ( 31.8 x 32.4 x 8.9 cms ) ( overall )

Estimated: $1,500.00$1,200.00 - $1,500.00

Next bid is: $1,000.00

Closes March 21st at 03:30:00 PM EDT

Artwork by Carl Beam, Untitled
Lot #128
CARL BEAM
Untitled

mixed media on paper
signed lower right; artist’s stamp lower left
15 x 11.75 ins ( 38.1 x 29.8 cms ) ( sheet )

Estimated: $400.00$200.00 - $400.00

Current bid: $1,000.00
Next bid is: $1,100.00

Closes March 21st at 03:30:00 PM EDT

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 )

Estimated: $400.00$200.00 - $400.00

Current bid: $170.00
Next bid is: $180.00

Closes March 21st at 03:45:00 PM EDT

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 )

Estimated: $400.00$200.00 - $400.00

Current bid: $170.00
Next bid is: $180.00

Closes March 21st at 03:45:00 PM EDT

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) )

Estimated: $800.00$600.00 - $800.00

Next bid is: $450.00

Closes March 21st at 03:45:00 PM EDT

Artwork by Eddy Cobiness, Man, Bear and Eagle
Lot #155
EDDY COBINESS
Man, Bear and Eagle

acrylic on canvas board
signed and dated 1991 lower right
20 x 16 ins ( 50.8 x 40.6 cms )

Estimated: $1,200.00$800.00 - $1,200.00

Current bid: $700.00
Next bid is: $750.00

Closes March 21st at 03:45:00 PM EDT

Artwork by Robert Charles Davidson, Put Your Complaints ‘Ere
Lot #120
ROBERT CHARLES DAVIDSON
Put Your Complaints ‘Ere

serigraph
signed, titled, dated 2002 and numbered “6/67” in the lower margin
34.25 x 24.25 ins ( 87 x 61.6 cms ) ( sheet )

Estimated: $1,000.00$500.00 - $1,000.00

Current bid: $400.00
Next bid is: $425.00

Closes March 21st at 03:30:00 PM EDT

Artwork by Blair Debassige, Sacred Pipe Ceremony
Lot #122
BLAIR DEBASSIGE
Sacred Pipe Ceremony

acrylic on canvas
signed lower right; signed, titled and dated “January 30, 1998” on the reverse; unframed
52 x 72.25 ins ( 132.1 x 183.5 cms )

Estimated: $5,000.00$3,000.00 - $5,000.00

Next bid is: $2,000.00

Closes March 21st at 03:30:00 PM EDT

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 )

Estimated: $250.00$150.00 - $250.00

Current bid: $100.00
Next bid is: $110.00

Closes March 21st at 03:45:00 PM EDT

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 )

Estimated: $250.00$150.00 - $250.00

Next bid is: $100.00

Closes March 21st at 03:45:00 PM EDT

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 )

Estimated: $300.00$200.00 - $300.00

Next bid is: $150.00

Closes March 21st at 03:45:00 PM EDT

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 )

Estimated: $600.00$400.00 - $600.00

Current bid: $325.00
Next bid is: $350.00

Closes March 21st at 03:45:00 PM EDT

Artwork by Lucy Meeko, The Mermaid and the Whale
Lot #134
LUCY MEEKO
The Mermaid and the Whale

silkscreen
inscribed with the artist’s name, dated 1973 and numbered “8/34” lower center; unframed
21.5 x 28.5 ins ( 54.6 x 72.4 cms ) ( sheet )

Estimated: $200.00$100.00 - $200.00

Current bid: $50.00
Next bid is: $60.00

Closes March 21st at 03:30:00 PM EDT

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 )

Estimated: $500.00$400.00 - $500.00

Next bid is: $300.00

Closes March 21st at 03:45:00 PM EDT

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 )

Estimated: $700.00$500.00 - $700.00

Current bid: $350.00
Next bid is: $375.00

Closes March 21st at 03:45:00 PM EDT

Artwork by Norval Morrisseau, Seagulls
Lot #130
NORVAL MORRISSEAU
Seagulls

colour serigraph
signed, inscribed with title and numbered “14/52” in the lower margin; unframed
22.5 x 30 ins ( 57.2 x 76.2 cms ) ( sheet )

Estimated: $700.00$500.00 - $700.00

Current bid: $375.00
Next bid is: $400.00

Closes March 21st at 03:30:00 PM EDT

Artwork by Norval Morrisseau, The Woman and the Fly
Lot #126
NORVAL MORRISSEAU
The Woman and the Fly

colour serigraph
signed, titled and numbered 93/98 along the figure; unframed
22.5 x 19.25 ins ( 57.2 x 48.9 cms ) ( sheet )

Estimated: $700.00$500.00 - $700.00

Current bid: $400.00
Next bid is: $425.00

Closes March 21st at 03:30:00 PM EDT

Artwork by Norval Morrisseau, Two Hemispheres
Lot #115
NORVAL MORRISSEAU
Two Hemispheres

acrylic on canvas
signed in syllabics at lower right edge; inscribed “N.J.” and “1” on the reverse
56 x 52 ins ( 142.2 x 132.1 cms )

Estimated: $30,000.00$20,000.00 - $30,000.00

Current bid: $17,000.00
Next bid is: $18,000.00

Closes March 21st at 03:30:00 PM EDT

Artwork by Norval Morrisseau, Metamorphosis - Man into Fish
Lot #121
NORVAL MORRISSEAU
Metamorphosis - Man into Fish

serigraph
signed, titled and numbered 67/99 in the lower margin; titled on the gallery label on the reverse
22.75 x 18 ins ( 57.8 x 45.7 cms ) ( image )

Estimated: $700.00$500.00 - $700.00

Current bid: $400.00
Next bid is: $425.00

Closes March 21st at 03:30:00 PM EDT

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