Davidee Sappa

Inuit (1930)

Davidee Sappa is an Inuit artist.

From ArtValue.ca records, the highest price paid at auction for a stone sculpture work attributed to Davidee Sappa (1930) was C$531 - paid for "Head of bear" at Walker's in Ottawa on Thu, May 3, 2012.
ArtValue.ca has 8 auction art sale records for their stone sculpture results, with prices in the range of C$50 to C$1,000.

Head of bear
green stone with inset wooden teeth
Dimensions - 8.9 cms x 5.4 cms x 10.16 cms (3.5 ins x 2.12 ins x 3.5 ins)

Lot for sale by Walker's Auction House, Ottawa
Lot# 339
Thu, May 3, 2012

Estimate $300 - $500
Sold for CAD $531

Four Walruses
carved soapstone and walrus ivory
Dimensions - 6.35 cms x 8.89 cms x 13.97 cms (2.5 ins x 3.5 ins x 2.5 ins)

Lot for sale by Saskatchewan NAC Auction House, Regina
Lot# 94
Sun, Apr 23, 2023

Estimate $120 - $150
Sold for CAD $188

Saskatchewan NAC Auction House Biography and Notes

Davidee Sappa was born in the Inuit village of Umiujaq, northern Quebec, in 1930, and also lived in Kuujjuaraapik, Quebec. His works can be found in such public collections as the Winnipeg Art Gallery, Museum of Anthropology (Vancouver British Columbia), McMichael Canadian Art Collection (Kleinsburg, Ontario) and the Smithsonian Institute (Washington, DC).

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