John Tiktak
John Tiktak was an Inuit artist.
Based on ArtValue.ca records, John Tiktak's estimated art value is CAD $30,000 (*)
John Tiktak's work could be available for sale at public auction with prices in the range of CAD $10,000 - $100,000, or even much higher.
ArtValue.ca has 81 auction art sale records for their stone sculpture results, with prices in the range of CAD $10,000 - $100,000.
Notable Art Works
Heffel Auction House Biography and Notes
Mother and Child is a beautifully moving example of one of John Tiktak’s favourite themes, capturing the essence of maternal care with remarkable skill. The sculpture depicts a mother carrying her child in an amautiq - a traditional Inuit parka with an enlarged hood designed to cradle and protect a child from the harsh Arctic climate. Tiktak's smooth, rounded forms convey a sense of warmth and security, while his use of negative space defines the figures: two circular openings at the mother's sides represent her arms, and a larger hole at the back sugests the shape of the amautiq. Art historian George Swinton famously compared Tiktak's work to that of British sculptor Henry Moore, and the interplay of positive and negative space in this piece is a testament to that connection.