Janet Kigusiuq

Inuit (1926 - 2005)

Janet Kigusiuq was an Inuit artist.
Based on ArtValue.ca records, Janet Kigusiuq's estimated art value is C$4,000 (*)

Janet Kigusiuq's work could be available for sale at public auction with prices in the range of C$2,500 - C$5,000, or even much higher.

From ArtValue.ca records, the highest price paid at auction for a pencil drawing work attributed to Janet Kigusiuq (1926-2005) was C$4,200 - paid for "Untitled (Drying Fish)" at Waddington's in Toronto on Thu, Mar 2, 2023.
ArtValue.ca has 116 auction art sale records for their pencil drawing results, with prices in the range of C$2,500 to C$5,000.

Untitled (Drying Fish)
coloured pencil drawing
Dimensions - 54.6 cms x 74.3 cms (21.5 ins x 29.25 ins)

Lot for sale by Waddington's Auction House, Toronto
Lot# 26
Thu, Mar 2, 2023

Estimate $500 - $700
Sold for CAD $4,200

The Good Wife (1973)
limited edition stonecut and stencil pri...
Dimensions - 66.04 cms x 63.5 cms (26 ins x 26 ins)

Lot for sale by Saskatchewan NAC Auction House, Regina
Lot# 55
Sat, Oct 9, 2021

Estimate $600 - $900
Sold for CAD $424

Saskatchewan NAC Auction House Biography and Notes

Janet Kigusiuq was a Canadian Inuit artist active in the area of Baker Lake, Nunavut. She came from a large family of artists: she was the eldest daughter of Jesse Oonark, and several of her siblings, and her husband Mark Uqayuittuq, were also artists. Kigusiuq's bright and bold work focused on camp life, hunting and fishing and supernatural forms inspired by Inuit spirits and legends.Through out her career she experimented with many artistic mediums, including drawing, print, textiles, wall hangings. Her work is featured in a number of museum and gallery collections including The National Gallery of Canada, the Museum of Inuit Art in Toronto and the Musee National des Beaux-Arts du Quebec in Quebec City among others.

(*) Value is calculated as an average of the top pencil drawing sale records from ArtValue.ca database.
This information is not intended to substitute professional advice.
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