Danny M. Dennis

Canadian (1951 - 2011)

Danny M. Dennis was a Canadian inuit artist.
Based on ArtValue.ca records, Danny M. Dennis's estimated art value is CAD $1,000 (*)

Danny M. Dennis's work could be available for sale at public auction with prices in the range of CAD $1,000 - $2,500, or even much higher.

From ArtValue.ca records, the highest price paid at auction for a whale bone sculpture work attributed to Danny M. Dennis (1951-2011) was CAD $1,416 - paid for "Sun and Raven, 1980" at Walker's in Ottawa on Sat, May 2, 2015.
ArtValue.ca has 43 auction art sale records for their whale bone sculpture results, with prices in the range of CAD $1,000 - $2,500.

Notable Art Works

Sun and Raven, 1980
sperm whale ivory, silver and abalone
14 cms x 6.5 cms x 7.62 cms (5.5 ins x 2.5 ins x 5.5 ins)

Lot for sale by Walker's Auction House, Ottawa
Lot# 106
Sat, May 2, 2015

Estimate CAD $1,500 - $2,000
Sold for CAD $1,416

Ravens
ink and acrylic on paper
36.83 cms x 64.52 cms (14.5 ins x 14.5 ins)

Lot for sale by Saskatchewan NAC Auction House, Regina
Lot# 219
Sat, May 31, 2014

Estimate CAD $100 - $200
Sold for CAD $150

Saskatchewan NAC Auction House Biography and Notes

Danny Dennis was born in 1951 in Port Assignation, BC. He was Northwest Coast native artist of the Frog Clan, of Haida and Gitskan ancestry. A self-taught, Dennisâ?? work is renowned for its free-flowing lines which are an expression of freedom. He first exhibited his work at the Skhana Art Crafts Gallery, in West Germany in 1979, and has been exhibited widely ever since, including at the Lattimer Gallery (Vancouver) and Turtle Island Gallery (Kelowna, BC).

(*) Value is calculated as an average of the top whale bone sculpture sale records from ArtValue.ca database.
This information is not intended to substitute professional advice.
To estimate the value of a specific artwork created by Danny M. Dennis, follow some of the advice from our Valuating art page, or contact an art specialist if our automated estimate value is greater than C$2,500.