First Nations & Inuit Art
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ALLEN SAPP
Making Moccasins, 1974
acrylic on canvas
signed lower right; titled and dated 1974 on the label on the reverse
18 x 24 in ( 45.7 x 61 cm )
Auction Estimate: $3,000.00 - $4,000.00
Opens November 4th at 10:00:00 AM EST
Closes November 11th at 04:00:00 PM EST
ALLEN SAPP
Watching Them Practice
acrylic on canvas
signed lower right; unframed
16 x 20 in ( 40.6 x 50.8 cm )
Auction Estimate: $2,000.00 - $3,000.00
Opens November 4th at 10:00:00 AM EST
Closes November 11th at 04:00:00 PM EST
ALLEN SAPP
Children Playing Hockey
acrylic on canvas
signed lower right; unframed
16 x 20 in ( 40.6 x 50.8 cm )
Auction Estimate: $2,000.00 - $3,000.00
Opens November 4th at 10:00:00 AM EST
Closes November 11th at 04:00:00 PM EST
ALLEN SAPP
Sledding in Winter
oil on canvas
signed lower right
12 x 16 in ( 30.5 x 40.6 cm )
Auction Estimate: $1,000.00 - $1,500.00
Opens November 4th at 10:00:00 AM EST
Closes November 11th at 04:00:00 PM EST
ARTHUR SHILLING
Children in a Field, 1973
oil on canvas
signed and dated 1973 lower right
24 x 36 in ( 61 x 91.4 cm )
Auction Estimate: $2,500.00 - $3,500.00
Opens November 4th at 10:00:00 AM EST
Closes November 11th at 04:00:00 PM EST
ARTHUR SHILLING
Millie (Portrait of the Artist's Wife), 1965
oil on canvas board
signed and dated 1965 lower right
24 x 18 in ( 61 x 45.7 cm )
Auction Estimate: $2,000.00 - $3,000.00
Opens November 4th at 10:00:00 AM EST
Closes November 11th at 04:00:00 PM EST
CARL RAY
Canoeing in the Full Moon
oil on canvas on board
signed twice lower right
23.5 x 29.5 in ( 59.7 x 74.9 cm )
Auction Estimate: $1,500.00 - $2,500.00
Opens November 4th at 10:00:00 AM EST
Closes November 11th at 04:00:00 PM EST
CARL RAY
Shaman and Animals, 1975
oil on canvas
signed twice and dated 1975 lower right
58 x 38 in ( 147.3 x 96.5 cm )
Auction Estimate: $1,500.00 - $2,500.00
Opens November 4th at 10:00:00 AM EST
Closes November 11th at 04:00:00 PM EST
NORVAL MORRISSEAU
Untitled (Beaver)
acrylic on paper
signed in syllabics lower left
19 x 32 in ( 48.3 x 81.3 cm ) ( sheet )
Auction Estimate: $4,000.00 - $6,000.00
Opens November 4th at 10:00:00 AM EST
Closes November 11th at 04:00:00 PM EST
NORVAL MORRISSEAU
Shaman Astral Guide I
colour serigraph
signed, titled and numbered 216/220 in the lower margin
29 x 13.25 in ( 73.7 x 33.7 cm ) ( image size )
Auction Estimate: $500.00 - $700.00
Opens November 4th at 10:00:00 AM EST
Closes November 11th at 04:00:00 PM EST
NORVAL MORRISSEAU
Legend of Survival
colour serigraph
signed, titled and numbered 24/50 in the lower margin
10 x 14 in ( 25.4 x 35.6 cm ) ( sight )
Auction Estimate: $300.00 - $500.00
Opens November 4th at 10:00:00 AM EST
Closes November 11th at 04:00:00 PM EST
NORVAL MORRISSEAU
Serenity (Two Birds and A Butterfly)
colour screenprint
unframed
18.25 x 24.25 in ( 46.4 x 61.6 cm ) ( sheet )
Auction Estimate: $400.00 - $600.00
Opens November 4th at 10:00:00 AM EST
Closes November 11th at 04:00:00 PM EST
NORVAL MORRISSEAU
The Great Life Cycle
colour serigraph
signed, titled and numbered 23/50 in the lower margin
10 x 14 in ( 25.4 x 35.6 cm ) ( sight )
Auction Estimate: $300.00 - $500.00
Opens November 4th at 10:00:00 AM EST
Closes November 11th at 04:00:00 PM EST
KANANGINAK POOTOOGOOK
Keegavik, 1973
colour stonecut
inscribed with the artist's name, titled, dated 1973, numbered 20/100 and inscribed "Cape Dorset" in the lower margin
30.25 x 22.5 in ( 76.8 x 57.2 cm ) ( sight )
Auction Estimate: $700.00 - $900.00
Opens November 4th at 10:00:00 AM EST
Closes November 11th at 04:00:00 PM EST
KANANGINAK POOTOOGOOK
Tuktu of Tasikjuak, 1973
colour stonecut
inscribed with the artist's name, titled, dated 1973, numbered 50/50 and incribed "Cape Dorset" in the lower margin
21 x 29.25 in ( 53.3 x 74.3 cm ) ( sight )
Auction Estimate: $500.00 - $700.00
Opens November 4th at 10:00:00 AM EST
Closes November 11th at 04:00:00 PM EST
KENOJUAK ASHEVAK
Fox in a Northern Landscape
felt tip pen and coloured pencil on paper
signed in syllabics lower right; unframed
20 x 26 in ( 50.8 x 66 cm ) ( sheet )
Auction Estimate: $700.00 - $900.00
Opens November 4th at 10:00:00 AM EST
Closes November 11th at 04:00:00 PM EST
EDDY COBINESS
Squirrel, 1974
ink and watercolour
signed and dated 1974 lower right
21.25 x 27.75 in ( 54 x 70.5 cm ) ( sight )
Auction Estimate: $900.00 - $1,200.00
Opens November 4th at 10:00:00 AM EST
Closes November 11th at 04:00:00 PM EST
ARTHUR SHILLING
Sketchbook of Drawings
spiralbound sketchbook
each unframed
17 x 14 in ( 43.2 x 35.6 cm ) ( sheet (each) )
Auction Estimate: $900.00 - $1,200.00
Opens November 4th at 10:00:00 AM EST
Closes November 11th at 04:00:00 PM EST
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Session 1 - Post-War & Contemporary Art
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Session 2 - The Canadian Landscape
(Lots 141-169)
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Session 3 - Works on Paper & Prints
(Lots 171-237)
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Session 4 - First Nations & Inuit Art
(Lots 241-267)
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Session 5 - The Academy
(Lots 271-289)
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