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Lot #1001

Artist: Lucas Aaluk ~

#1001 ~ Aaluk - Untitled - Bang the Drum; Drum Dancer
Lot #1001

Artist: Lucas Aaluk ~

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Lot #1002

Artist: Jomie Aipeelee ~ [1963-2020] Inuit

#1002 ~ Aipeelee - Untitled - Muskox I
Lot #1002

Artist: Jomie Aipeelee ~ [1963-2020] Inuit

Reference: included on the Katilvik website, disc number E7-2074

Lot #1003

Artist: Novoalia Alariaq ~ [b.1956] Inuit

#1003 ~ Alariaq - Untitled - Sea Spirit
Lot #1003

Artist: Novoalia Alariaq ~ [b.1956] Inuit

Reference: included on the Katilvik website, disc number E7-1419

Lot #1004, Lot #1005

Artist: Alex Alikashuak ~ [b.1952] Inuit

#1004 ~ Alikashuak - Untitled - Dream of Spirits
#1005 ~ Alikashuak - Untitled - Elongated Spirit
Lot #1004, Lot #1005

Artist: Alex Alikashuak ~ [b.1952] Inuit

Reference: listed on Artists in Canada, a Union List of Artists' Files, by National Gallery of Canada Library et al, see website at Canadian Heritage Information Network [CHIN]

listed on www.artprice.com

Lot #1006, Lot #1007

Artist: Peter Aliknak ~ [1928-1999] Inuit

#1006 ~ Aliknak - Good Catch  #16/40
#1007 ~ Aliknak - Sudden Awakening  #15/50
Lot #1006, Lot #1007

Artist: Peter Aliknak ~ [1928-1999] Inuit

Reference: see Biographies of Inuit Artists, Vol.1, by Canadian Arctic Producers for biography;

included on the Katilvik website, disc number W2-494, community Holman / Ulukhaktok

listed on Artists in Canada, a Union List of Artists' Files, by National Gallery of Canada Library et al, Canadian Heritage Information Network [CHIN] website

Lot #1008

Artist: R.M. Allen ~ [20/21st century] Inuit

#1008 ~ Allen - Untitled - Distraught Mask
Lot #1008

Artist: R.M. Allen ~ [20/21st century] Inuit

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Lot #1009, Lot #1010

Artist: Davidialuk Alasua Amittu ~ [1910-1976] Inuit

#1009 ~ Amittu - Wizard
#1010 ~ Amittu - Legend of Two Loons Opening a Blind Man
Lot #1009, Lot #1010

Artist: Davidialuk Alasua Amittu ~ [1910-1976] Inuit

Reference: included on the Katilvik website, disc number E9-824, community Puvirnituq; see Davidialuk 1977, by La Federation des Cooperatives du Nouveau-Quebec, 1977; Biographies of Inuit Artists, Vol.1, by Canadian Arctic Producers for extensive biography

Lot #1011, Lot #1012, Lot #1013

Artist: Patrick Amos ~ [b.1957] Canadian

#1011 ~ Amos - Clam  #48/200
#1012 ~ Amos - Lightning Snake  #31/111
#1013 ~ Amos - Thunderbird and Whale  #109/180
Lot #1011, Lot #1012, Lot #1013

Artist: Patrick Amos ~ [b.1957] Canadian

Reference: listed on Artists in Canada, a Union List of Artists' Files, by National Gallery of Canada Library et al, see website at Canadian Heritage Information Network [CHIN]

Lot #1014

Artist: Abraham [Ruben] Apakark Anghik ~ [b.1951] Inuit

#1014 ~ Anghik - Untitled - Hawk Man Transformation
Lot #1014

Artist: Abraham [Ruben] Apakark Anghik ~ [b.1951] Inuit

Reference: included on the Katilvik website, disc number W3-1205, community Paulatuk; artist listed in Inuit Artist Index - January 1990, pg.19, pub. by Indian and Northern Affairs Canada; the artist lives on Salt Spring Island; listed on Artists in Canada, a Union List of Artists' Files, by National Gallery of Canada Library et al, Canadian Heritage Information Network [CHIN] website; listed on www.artprice.com

Lot #1015

Artist: Peter Iqallu Angutikirq ~ [b.1919] Inuit

#1015 ~ Angutikirq - Untitled - Lugging the Pack
Lot #1015

Artist: Peter Iqallu Angutikirq ~ [b.1919] Inuit

Reference: included on the Katilvik website, disc number E9-1487, community Povungnituk; listed on www.artprice.com

Lot #1016, Lot #1017, Lot #1018

Artist: Mathew Aqigaaq ~ [1940-2010] Inuit

#1016 ~ Aqigaaq - Untitled - Seated Woman
#1017 ~ Aqigaaq - Untitled - Mother and Child I
#1018 ~ Aqigaaq - Untitled - Muskox II
Lot #1016, Lot #1017, Lot #1018

Artist: Mathew Aqigaaq ~ [1940-2010] Inuit

Reference: included on the Katilvik website, disc number E2-350, community Baker Lake;

listed on Artists in Canada, a Union List of Artists' Files, by National Gallery of Canada Library et al, Canadian Heritage Information Network [CHIN] website; listed on www.artprice.com

Lot #1019

Artist: Leo W. Arcand ~ [b.1951] Canadian

#1019 ~ Arcand - Untitled - Stoic Man
Lot #1019

Artist: Leo W. Arcand ~ [b.1951] Canadian

Reference: Woodlands Cree from the Alexander First Nations reserve in Northern Alberta; biography and other examples at www.bearclawgallery.com; listed on www.artprice.com

Lot #1020

Artist: Kowisa Arlooktoo ~ [b.1966] Inuit

#1020 ~ Arlooktoo - Untitled - Serpentine Drum Dancer
Lot #1020

Artist: Kowisa Arlooktoo ~ [b.1966] Inuit

Reference: included on the Katilvik website, disc number E7-2452, community Lake Harbour / Kimmirut

Lot #1021, Lot #1022, Lot #1023

Artist: George Arluk ~ [1949-2023] Inuit

#1021 ~ Arluk - Untitled - Standing Muskox
#1022 ~ Arluk - Untitled - Shaman I
#1023 ~ Arluk - Untitled - Mother with Child on Back
Lot #1021, Lot #1022, Lot #1023

Artist: George Arluk ~ [1949-2023] Inuit

Reference: included on the Katilvik website, disc number E3-1049, community Eskimo Point; see George Arluk, by Canadian Arctic Producers, 1980; biography in Canadian Encyclopedia, pg.1-90, Hurtig Pub.; Sculpture of the Inuit, by G.Swinton, pg.250, McClelland Stewart, 1992; plus Shumiatcher Collection, Regina, Swinton Collection, Mulder Collection and Zazelenchuk Collection, Winnipeg; biography in Biographies of Inuit Artists, Vol.1, by Canadian Arctic Producers; listed on Artists in Canada, a Union List of Artists' Files, by National Gallery of Canada Library et al, Canadian Heritage Information Network [CHIN] website

Lot #1024, Lot #1025, Lot #1026, Lot #1027

Artist: Germaine Arnaktauyok ~ [b.1946] Inuit

#1024 ~ Arnaktauyok - Face Tattoo II  #5/20
#1025 ~ Arnaktauyok - Forearm/Hand Tattoo  #5/20
#1026 ~ Arnaktauyok - Arm Tattoo II  #12/20
#1027 ~ Arnaktauyok - Power  #34/50
Lot #1024, Lot #1025, Lot #1026, Lot #1027

Artist: Germaine Arnaktauyok ~ [b.1946] Inuit

Reference: included on the Katilvik website, disc number E5-472, community Iglulik; see Stories from Pangnirtung, by Stuart Hodgson,1976, Hurtig Publishers, Edmonton;Inuit Artist Index, by the Indian and Northern Affairs Canada, pg. 31, 1990; listed on Artists in Canada, a Union List of Artists' Files, by National Gallery of Canada Library et al, Canadian Heritage Information Network [CHIN] website

Lot #1028

Artist: David Arnasungaaq ~ [b.1964] Inuit

#1028 ~ Arnasungaaq - Untitled - Two Birds Transforming
Lot #1028

Artist: David Arnasungaaq ~ [b.1964] Inuit

Reference: included on the Katilvik website, disc number E2-807, community Baker Lake / Qamani'tuaq

Lot #1029

Artist: Fanny Arngnakik Arnasungaaq ~ [1929-2001] Inuit

#1029 ~ Arnasungaaq - Woman with Ulu  #3/35
Lot #1029

Artist: Fanny Arngnakik Arnasungaaq ~ [1929-2001] Inuit

Reference: included on the Katilvik website, disc number E2-215, community Baker Lake / Qamani'tuaq

Lot #1030, Lot #1031, Lot #1032, Lot #1033

Artist: Kenojuak Ashevak ~ [1927-2013] Inuit RCA

#1030 ~ Ashevak - Seal Spirit
#1031 ~ Ashevak - Silver Owl  #29/50
#1032 ~ Ashevak - Splash  #40/50
#1033 ~ Ashevak - Muskox and Bears  #5/50
Lot #1030, Lot #1031, Lot #1032, Lot #1033

Artist: Kenojuak Ashevak ~ [1927-2013] Inuit RCA

Reference: included on the Katilvik website, community Cape Dorset; see Kenojuak, Graphic Masterworks of the Inuit, by J.Blodgett, Mintmark Press, Toronto; biography and other examples in N.G.C. Vol.2, G-K, ed.P.Landry, pg.366; biography in Biographies of Inuit Artists, Vol.1, by Canadian Arctic Producers; listed on Artists in Canada, a Union List of Artists' Files, by National Gallery of Canada Library et al, Canadian Heritage Information Network [CHIN] website

Lot #1034, Lot #1035

Artist: Kaka Ashoona ~ [b.1928] Inuit

#1034 ~ Ashoona - Untitled - Mother and Child II
#1035 ~ Ashoona - Untitled - Hooded Wife Smiling
Lot #1034, Lot #1035

Artist: Kaka Ashoona ~ [b.1928] Inuit

Reference: see Biographies of Inuit Artists, by the Canadian Arctic Producers, 1984; other examples in Sculpture / Inuit, by the Canadian Eskimo Arts Council, pg.304, University of Toronto Press, 1971; Sculpture of the Inuit, by G.Swinton, pg.32, McClelland and Stewart, 1992; The First Passionate Collector, by D.Wight, pg.53, Winnipeg Art Gallery, 1990

included on the Katilvik website, disc number E7-1101, community Cape Dorset / Kinngait

Lot #1036

Artist: Ningeosiak [Ning] Ashoona ~ [b.1979] Inuit

#1036 ~ Ashoona - Three Small Seals
Lot #1036

Artist: Ningeosiak [Ning] Ashoona ~ [b.1979] Inuit

Reference: from Cape Dorset; listed on www.artprice.com

Lot #1037

Artist: Ohito Ashoona ~ [b.1952] Inuit

#1037 ~ Ashoona - Untitled - Bear with Head Held High
Lot #1037

Artist: Ohito Ashoona ~ [b.1952] Inuit

Reference: included on the Katilvik website, disc number E7-1304, community Cape Dorset / Kinngait

Lot #1224, Lot #1225, Lot #1226, Lot #1227, Lot #1228, Lot #1229, Lot #1230, Lot #1231

Artist: Pitseolak Ashoona ~ [1904-1983] Inuit RCA

#1224 ~ Ashoona - Attacked by Mosquitoes  #50/50
#1225 ~ Ashoona - Bear Attacking Seal  #19/50
#1226 ~ Ashoona - Eskimos on Sealskin Boat  #18/50
#1227 ~ Ashoona - Fleeing Spirit  #45/50
#1228 ~ Ashoona - Attacked by Bees  #17/50
#1229 ~ Ashoona - New Birds  #12/50
#1230 ~ Ashoona - Return From the Hunt  #17/50
#1231 ~ Ashoona - Seamaids with Walrus  #45/50
Lot #1224, Lot #1225, Lot #1226, Lot #1227, Lot #1228, Lot #1229, Lot #1230, Lot #1231

Artist: Pitseolak Ashoona ~ [1904-1983] Inuit RCA

Reference: included on the Katilvik website, disc number E7-1100, community Cape Dorset; see Pitseolak: Pictures Out of My Life, ed.D.Eber, Oxford University Press, 1971 and Inuit Artist Index, by Indian and Northern Affairs Canada, pg.36; biography in Biographies of Inuit Artists, Vol.1, by Canadian Arctic Producers; Inuit Artist Index, by the Indian and Northern Affairs Canada, pg. 36, 1990; Biographies of Inuit Artists, by the Canadian Arctic Producers, 1984; listed on Artists in Canada, a Union List of Artists' Files, by National Gallery of Canada Library et al, Canadian Heritage Information Network [CHIN] website

Lot #1038

Artist: Dale Auger ~ [1958-2008] Canadian

#1038 ~ Auger - The Return of the Winged Ones
Lot #1038

Artist: Dale Auger ~ [1958-2008] Canadian

Reference: Born in High Prairie, Alberta Dr. Dale Auger B.Ed., M.Ed., Ph. was a prominent western Canadian and Sakaw Cree Indian painter, educator, author, and popular public speaker. His primary medium was acrylic paint and his subjects included portraits, figures, animals, and still life.

For more biographical information and examples of work see article at White Wolf Pack;

see Mwakwa, Talks to the Loon, written and illustrated by D.Auger, Heritage Publishing, 2006;
Medicine Paint: The Art of Dale Auger, by Dale Auger and Mary-Beth Laviolette, Heritage House, 2009;

listed on Artists in Canada, a Union List of Artists' Files, by National Gallery of Canada Library et al, see website at Canadian Heritage Information Network [CHIN]

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Lot #1039

Artist: Jackson Beardy ~ [1944-1984] Canadian

#1039 ~ Beardy - Laughing Boys  #95/100
Lot #1039

Artist: Jackson Beardy ~ [1944-1984] Canadian

Reference: see Jackson Beardy - Life and Art, by J.Hughes, Canadian Dimension magazine, Vol.14, number 2, 1979; see Shell Canada Collection, by B.Shammas, pg.5, Shell Canada, Calgary, 1977

Lot #1040, Lot #1041

Artist: Lawrence Beaulieu ~ [b.1959] Indigenous/Canadian

#1040 ~ Beaulieu - Untitled - Bear in the Moonlight
#1041 ~ Beaulieu - Untitled - Moose in the Moonlight
Lot #1040, Lot #1041

Artist: Lawrence Beaulieu ~ [b.1959] Indigenous/Canadian

Reference: listed on www.artprice.com

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