James Archibald Houston

Inuit (1921 - 2005)

James Archibald Houston was an Inuit sculptor.
Based on ArtValue.ca records, James Archibald Houston's estimated art value is C$6,000 (*)

James Archibald Houston's work could be available for sale at public auction with prices in the range of C$5,000 - C$10,000, or even much higher.

From ArtValue.ca records, the highest price paid at auction for a wood sculpture work attributed to James Archibald Houston (1921-2005) was C$6,027 - paid for "Niviaksiak (Print Block), 1959" at Waddington's in Toronto on Thu, Nov 30, 2023.
ArtValue.ca has 105 auction art sale records for their wood sculpture results, with prices in the range of C$5,000 to C$10,000.

Niviaksiak (1960)
woodcut on paper
Dimensions - 40.6 cms x 30.5 cms (16 ins x 12 ins)

Lot for sale by Heffel Auction House, Vancouver
Lot# 717
Thu, Feb 24, 2022

Sold for CAD $625

Heffel Auction House Biography and Notes

James Houston produced an unknown number of his own prints during his time in the North between 1957 and 1962. Most of his prints from this time served as educational tools for the Cape Dorset printmakers, demonstrating the different printing techniques he had learned in Japan. Niviaksiak is one of those works, notable for the dark lines and blue wash in the background. The prints that followed in the 1959 and 1960 Cape Dorset catalogues exhibit the same technique and style.

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