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SEEKING CONSIGNMENTS
We are currently accepting consignments for our Spring 2021 program of auctions and exhibitions. For a free consultation or to book a consignment appointment please contact:
Ingo Hessel 613-818-2100 ingo@FirstArts.ca Nadine Di Monte 647-286-5012 info@FirstArts.ca
Pictured: AKEEAKTASHUK, Striding Hunter, c. 1951-53, stone, ivory, and inlay, 10 x 6.5 x 5.5 in (25.4 x 16.5 x 14 cm)
Estimate: $20,000 — $30,000
price realized: $52,800
A WORLD RECORD PRICE FOR THE ARTIST AT AUCTION
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The Graphic Art of Sheojuk Eitdlooie
Sheojuk Etidlooie’s short but remarkable career began in 1993 when, despite not having tried her hand art drawing before, Sheojuk was awarded [...]
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Recent Acquisitions
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ABRAHAM ETUNGAT, R.C.A. (1911-1999) KINNGAIT (CAPE DORSET)Walrus, c. mid-late 1980sstone and antler, 8.25 x 11 x 9.5 in (21 x 27.9 x 24.1 cm)
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QUVIANATULIAK (KOV) TAKPAUNGAI (1942-) KINNGAIT (CAPE DORSET)Composition with Man, Birds, Bear and Walrus, c. 1970stone and ivory, 22.5 x 19.5 x 5 in (57.1 x 49.5 x 12.7 cm)
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POOTOOGOOK JAW (1959-) KINNGAIT (CAPE DORSETDrum Dancerstone, hide, antler, and sinew, 18.5 x 14 x 9 in (47 x 35.6 x 22.9 cm)
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GEORGE TATANNIQ (1910-1991), QAMANI’TUAQ (BAKER LAKE)Standing Man, early 1970sstone, 9.5 x 5.25 x 3.5 in (24.1 x 13.3 x 8.9 cm)$ 12,000.00
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LUCY TASSEOR TUTSWEETOK (1934-2012) ARVIAT (ESKIMO POINT)Familystone, 14 x 9.5 x 9 in (35.6 x 24.1 x 22.9 cm)$ 3,250.00
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BARNABUS ARNASUNGAAQ (1924-2017) QAMANI'TUAQ (BAKER LAKE)The Flight of the Shaman, 1979stone, 2.25 x 9.5 x 5.5 in (5.7 x 24.1 x 14 cm)$ 2,750.00
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MARY AYAQ ANOWTALIK (1938-) ARVIAT (ESKIMO POINT)
Family, c. 1990-95
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DAVIE ATCHEALAK (1947-2006) PANNIRTUQ (PANGNIRTUNG) / IQALUIT (FROBISHER BAY)Shaman Harpooning Himself, c. 1990stone, string, and antler, 26 x 21 x 8.5 in (66 x 53.3 x 21.6 cm)
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OVILOO TUNNILLIE (1949-2014) KINNGAIT (CAPE DORSET)Self Portrait (Woman with Stone Block), 1998stone, 20.75 x 15 x 12.5 in (52.7 x 38.1 x 31.8 cm)
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NORVAL MORRISSEAU, C.M. (1931-2007) ANISHINAABEShaman and Birds, late 1970sacrylic on paper, 18 x 24 in (45.7 x 61 cm)
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JUTAI TOONOO (1959-2015) KINNGAIT (CAPE DORSET)
New Age Christ, 2008 #5
etching and aquatint, 24.5 x 23 in. (62.2 x 58.4 cm)
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SHEOJUK ETIDLOOIE (1932-1999) KINNGAIT (CAPE DORSET)Winter Ptarmigan, 1997 #24stonecut, 18.5 x 22 in (47 x 55.9 cm)$ 1,400.00
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Exceptional Results from our Inuit & First Nations Art Auction
Tuesday 1 December 2020 at 7:00 PMWE ARE PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE THAT OUR December 1st LIVE AUCTION WAS AN ENORMOUS SUCCESS, SETTING several NEW AUCTION SALES RECORDS.
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Results from our Fall 2020 Sale
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STRANGE BEASTS: SURREALIST SCULPTURES BY ELI SALLUALU QINUAJUA
View Exhibition After complaints by carvers in Puvirnituq (Povungnituk) that their creativity was being hemmed in by the rather restrictive and tame tastes of their southern audience, the anthropologist Dr. Nelson Graburn... -
ETCHING & AQUATINT: FREE FLOWING EXPERIMENTATION
View Exhibition Paul Machnik and his world-renowned Montreal-based print atelier, Studio PM, began collaborating with the Kinngait Studios artists more than twenty-five years ago. The introduction of the etching and aquatint technique... -
August Online Auction of Inuit and First Nations Art
Results from our August 28, 2020 Online Sale August 18, 2020 at 10:30 AM ET - August 28, 2020 at 2:00 PM ET FIRST ARTS IS PLEASED TO PRESENT OUR AUGUST 2020 ONLINE AUCTION OF INUIT AND FIRST... -
First Arts Sets 10 Auction Sales Records in the Middle of a Pandemic
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Global News Interviews Ingo Hessel
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Parr: Works on Paper
Past Exhibition 4 April - 4 May 2020 Inuit art enthusiasts require no introduction to Parr or his unduplicatable artworks. His “uncomplicated” drawings and prints have been a bellwether for collectors since the very early days. Parr’s drawings...
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