Isa Aqiattusuk Smiler

Inuit (1921 - 1986)

Isa Aqiattusuk Smiler was an Inuit artist.
Based on ArtValue.ca records, Isa Aqiattusuk Smiler's estimated art value is CAD $2,000 (*)

Isa Aqiattusuk Smiler's work could be available for sale at public auction with prices in the range of CAD $250 - $25,000, or even much higher.

From ArtValue.ca records, the highest price paid at auction for a stone sculpture work attributed to Isa Aqiattusuk Smiler (1921-1986) was CAD $14,400 - paid for "Hunter With Harpoon" at Waddington's in Toronto on Tue, Nov 19, 2019.
ArtValue.ca has 67 auction art sale records for their stone sculpture results, with prices in the range of CAD $250 - $25,000.

Notable Art Works

Hunter With Harpoon (1955)
stone, ivory, black colouring, sinew
5 cms x 6 cms (1.97 ins x 2.36 ins)

Lot for sale by Waddington's Auction House, Toronto
Lot# 77
Tue, Nov 19, 2019

Estimate CAD $2,500 - $3,500
Sold for CAD $14,400

Mother Nursing Her Child
stone
20.3 cms x 17.8 cms x 17.81 cms (7.99 ins x 7.01 ins x 7.99 ins)

Lot for sale by Waddington's Auction House, Toronto
Lot# 132
Tue, May 29, 2018

Estimate CAD $2,500 - $3,500
Sale price withheld

Waddington's Auction House Biography and Notes

Both of Isa Smiler's parents died from an illness that was spread from a supply ship when he was just nine years old. This carving of a mother nursing her child, is suggestive to that past experience and mirrors his longing and deep value of family, something that is very much central to Inuit culture.

(*) Value is calculated as an average of the top stone 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 Isa Aqiattusuk Smiler, 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.