Artist Kalvak; Helen Inuit
Title Under the Stars #24/50
Media colour stonecut on paper
Dated 1968
Size 10.75 x 15 in. / 27.3 x 38.1 cm.

Notes
signed, titled, dated, numbered, inscribed '#9' and Holman chop along bottom; unframed; some minor handling marks noted

Provenance
from the Estate of Dr. Margaret [Marmie] Perkins Hess, see some additional information at Canadian Museum of History Announces Major Bequest of Inuit Art from the late Dr. Margaret Hess
Estimate CAD$100-$150

Artist Kalvak; Helen Inuit
Title Under the Stars #45/50
Media colour stonecut on paper
Dated 1968
Size 10.75 x 14.5 in. / 27.3 x 36.8 cm.

Notes
signed, titled, dated, numbered and inscribed 'Eskimo Western Arctic' along bottom; Holman chop lower right; framed with archival mat and plexiglass; minor scratches in plexiglass noted

Provenance
from the Estate of Dr. Margaret [Marmie] Perkins Hess, Calgary
Estimate CAD$100-$150

Artist Kalvak; Helen Inuit
Title Under the Stars #20/50
Media colour stonecut on paper
Dated 1968
Size 10.75 x 15 in. / 27.3 x 38.1 cm.

Notes
signed,titled, dated, numbered and Holman chop along bottom; unframed; some minor handling marks noted

Provenance
from the Estate of Dr. Margaret [Marmie] Perkins Hess, Calgary
Estimate CAD$100-$150

Artist Kalvak; Helen Inuit
Title Travellers in Sight #22/50
Media stonecut on paper
Dated 1970
Size 8 x 13 in. / 20.3 x 33 cm.

Notes
signed in stone, titled, dated, numbered, inscribed 'Eskimo Western Arctic' and Holman chop along bottom; framed with archival mat and plexiglass

Provenance
from the Estate of Dr. Margaret [Marmie] Perkins Hess, Calgary
Estimate CAD$100-$150

Artist Kalvak; Helen Inuit
Title Solitude #43/50
Media stonecut on paper
Dated 1975
Size 8.25 x 7 x 1 in. / 21 x 17.8 x 2.5 cm.

Notes
signed in plate lower right; titled, dated and numbered along bottom; Holman embossed chop lower right; framed

Provenance
private collection, Calgary
Estimate CAD$150-$200

Artist Kalvak; Helen Inuit
Title Summer Camp #9/40
Media colour relief print on paper
Dated 1966
Size 15.75 x 21 x 1 in. / 40 x 53.3 x 2.5 cm.

Notes
signed, titled, dated and numbered along bottom; Holman chop lower right; framed

Provenance
private collection, Edmonton
Estimate CAD$300-$500

Artist Kalvak; Helen Inuit
Title Nightmare #24/51
Media relief print on paper
Dated 1967
Size 12.75 x 15.75 x 1 in. / 32.4 x 40 x 2.5 cm.

Notes
signed, titled, dated and numbered along bottom; Holman chop lower right; framed

Provenance
private collection, Edmonton
Estimate CAD$300-$500

Artist Kalvak; Helen Inuit
Title Centennial Year of the Northwest Territories
Media stonecut on paper
Size 7.5 x 6.5 x 1 in. / 19 x 16.5 x 2.5 cm.

Notes
signed lower right; unframed; in a cardboard portfolio envelope

Provenance
ex-collection of Mr. Jim Coutts, with proceeds going in support of the University of Lethbridge Coutts Centre for Western Canadian Heritage, located in Nanton
Estimate CAD$150-$200

Artist Kalvak; Helen Inuit
Title Fishing #30/50
Media colour relief print on paper
Dated 1975
Size 13.5 x 16.5 x 1 in. / 34.3 x 41.9 x 2.5 cm.

Notes
signed, titled, dated, numbered and inscribed 'Western Eskimo Arctic' along bottom; Holman chop lower right; framed with archival mat

Provenance
from a Calgary estate
Estimate CAD$150-$200

Artist Kalvak; Helen Inuit
Title Weasels and Cranes #11/50
Media colour stencil on paper
Dated 1977
Size 12.25 x 15.25 x 1 in. / 31.1 x 38.7 x 2.5 cm.

Notes
signed, titled, dated and numbered along bottom; Holman chop lower right; printed by Ohoveluk; framed with archival mat

Provenance
from a Calgary estate
Estimate CAD$150-$200

Artist Kalvak; Helen Inuit
Title Sealskins to Dry #10/30
Media colour stencil on paper
Dated 1966
Size 14 x 15.25 x 1 in. / 35.6 x 38.7 x 2.5 cm.

Notes
signed, titled, dated and numbered along bottom; Holman chop lower left; framed

Provenance
from a Calgary estate
Estimate CAD$300-$400

Artist Kalvak; Helen Inuit
Title Apparition Dream #32/40
Media relief print on paper
Dated 1964
Size 9 x 15.75 x 1 in. / 22.9 x 40 x 2.5 cm.

Notes
signed, titled, dated, numbered and inscribed 'cut by Menorana' along bottom; Holman chop lower left; unframed

Provenance
private collection, Calgary
Estimate CAD$250-$350

Artist Kalvak; Helen Inuit
Title Untitled - Dancer
Media felt marker on paper
Size 6.25 x 9 x 1 in. / 15.9 x 22.9 x 2.5 cm.

Notes
signed lower right; unframed

Reference
original drawing for a possible book or print?

Provenance
ex-collection of Rae Krol / Oxford House Publishing
Estimate CAD$200-$300

Artist Kalvak; Helen Inuit
Title Spirit of a Dead #49/50
Media colour stonecut on paper
Dated 1969
Size 11.5 x 17.75 x 1 in. / 29.2 x 45.1 x 2.5 cm.

Notes
signed, titled, dated and numbered along bottom; Holman stamp lower right; framed with archival mat

Provenance
private collection, Calgary
Estimate CAD$150-$200

Artist Kalvak; Helen Inuit
Title The Land of Ice and Snow #13/50
Media colour relief print on paper
Dated 1970
Size 15 x 16 x 1 in. / 38.1 x 40.6 x 2.5 cm.

Notes
signed in plate lower right; titled, dated and numbered along bottom; two embossed chops lower right; framed

Provenance
private collection, Calgary
Estimate CAD$150-$200

Artist Kalvak; Helen Inuit
Title Musk-ox and Rabbit #30/50
Media colour lithograph on paper
Dated 1977
Size 14.5 x 19.5 x 1 in. / 36.8 x 49.5 x 2.5 cm.

Notes
signed, titled, dated, numbered and inscribed 'Holman' along bottom; Holman chop lower right; unframed; minor yellowing noted

Provenance
private collection, Calgary
Estimate CAD$150-$200

Artist Kalvak; Helen Inuit
Title Untitled - Fall Gathering
Media felt pen on paper
Size 7 x 9.5 x 1 in. / 17.8 x 24.1 x 2.5 cm.

Notes
signed lower right; unframed

Provenance
ex-collection of Rae Krol / Oxford House Publishing
Estimate CAD$200-$300

Artist Kalvak; Helen Inuit
Title Untitled - A Vivid Dream
Media felt pen on paper
Size 6.5 x 10 x 1 in. / 16.5 x 25.4 x 2.5 cm.

Notes
signed lower right; unframed

Provenance
ex-collection of Rae Krol / Oxford House Publishing
Estimate CAD$200-$300

Artist Kalvak; Helen Inuit
Title Untitled - A Gathering of Minds
Media felt pen on paper
Size 6.5 x 9.5 x 1 in. / 16.5 x 24.1 x 2.5 cm.

Notes
signed lower right; unframed

Provenance
ex-collection of Rae Krol / Oxford House Publishing
Estimate CAD$200-$300

Artist Kalvak; Helen Inuit
Title Untitled - Watched Hunter
Media felt pen on paper
Size 6.25 x 9.5 x 1 in. / 15.9 x 24.1 x 2.5 cm.

Notes
signed lower right; unframed

Provenance
ex-collection of Rae Krol / Oxford House Publishing
Estimate CAD$200-$300

Artist Kalvak; Helen Inuit
Title Untitled - Horned Friends
Media felt pen on paper
Size 6.75 x 8.5 x 1 in. / 17.1 x 21.6 x 2.5 cm.

Notes
signed lower right; unframed

Provenance
ex-collection of Rae Krol / Oxford House Publishing
Estimate CAD$200-$300

Artist Kalvak; Helen Inuit
Title Untitled - A Celebration
Media felt pen on paper
Size 6 x 9 x 1 in. / 15.2 x 22.9 x 2.5 cm.

Notes
signed lower right; unframed

Provenance
ex-collection of Rae Krol / Oxford House Publishing
Estimate CAD$200-$300

Artist Kalvak; Helen Inuit
Title Untitled - Owl and Friends
Media felt pen on paper
Size 5 x 10 x 1 in. / 12.7 x 25.4 x 2.5 cm.

Notes
signed lower left; unframed

Provenance
ex-collection of Rae Krol / Oxford House Publishing
Estimate CAD$200-$300

Artist Kalvak; Helen Inuit
Title Untitled - Play at Sea
Media felt pen on paper
Size 5.25 x 9.5 x 1 in. / 13.3 x 24.1 x 2.5 cm.

Notes
signed lower left; unframed

Provenance
ex-collection of Rae Krol / Oxford House Publishing
Estimate CAD$200-$300

Artist Kalvak; Helen Inuit
Title Untitled - Cariboo Study
Media graphite on paper
Dated 1960 -'s
Size 6.25 x 8.5 x 1 in. / 15.9 x 21.6 x 2.5 cm.

Notes
signed lower right; bears note on backing from the owner regarding her recieving this drawing from the artist in a Winnipeg show before 1970

Provenance
ex-collection Doris Hamill / Fleet Galleries, Winnipeg
Estimate CAD$250-$300

Artist Kalvak; Helen Inuit
Title Travellers in Sight #36/50
Media block print on paper
Dated 1970
Size 8 x 11.75 x 1 in. / 20.3 x 29.8 x 2.5 cm.

Notes
signed in block lower right; titled, numbered and inscribed 'Eskimo Western Arctic 1970' along bottom; Holman Eskimo Co-operative embossed chop lower right

Reference
see Holman: Forty Years of Graphic Art page 43 for other examples and biography

Provenance
private collection, Calgary
Estimate CAD$200-$250

Artist Kalvak; Helen Inuit
Title Seagulls #39/50
Media block print on paper
Dated 1970
Size 8.25 x 15.5 x 1 in. / 21 x 39.4 x 2.5 cm.

Notes
signed in block lower right; titled, numbered and inscribed 'Eskimo Western Arctic 1970' along bottom; Holman Eskimo Cooperative embossed chop lower right

Reference
see Holman: Forty Years of Graphic Art page 43 for other examples and biography

Estimate CAD$200-$250

Artist Kalvak; Helen Inuit
Title Sea Monsters #2/50
Media colour relief print on paper
Dated 1969
Size 11.75 x 19 x 1 in. / 29.8 x 48.3 x 2.5 cm.

Notes
signed, titled, inscribed, dated and numbered along bottom; unframed

Provenance
private collection, B.C.; purchased from Lofthouse Galleries, Ottawa, 1969
Estimate CAD$600-$800