Joanasie Petaloosie

Inuit (1938)

Joanasie Petaloosie is an Inuit artist.
Based on ArtValue.ca records, Joanasie Petaloosie's estimated art value is C$500 (*)

Joanasie Petaloosie's work could be available for sale through Art Galleries or at public auction with prices in the range of C$100 - C$1,000, or even much higher.

From ArtValue.ca records, the highest price paid at auction for a stone sculpture work attributed to Joanasie Petaloosie (1938) was C$780 - paid for "Dancing Bear" at Waddington's in Toronto on Thu, Oct 8, 2020.
ArtValue.ca has 5 auction art sale records for their stone sculpture results, with prices in the range of C$100 to C$1,000.

Walrus
whale bone and stone
Dimensions - 12.7 cms x 30.48 cms x 11.43 cms (5 ins x 12 ins x 5 ins)

Lot for sale by Saskatchewan NAC Auction House, Regina
Lot# 168
Sun, Oct 29, 2023

Estimate $250 - $350
Sold for CAD $283

Saskatchewan NAC Auction House Biography and Notes

Joanasie Petaloosie was born in the Cumberland Sound area of Nunavut in 1938. He lived in Iqaluit for many years and briefly in Cape Dorset. Upon returning to Iqaluit, Petaloosie focused carving, creating sensitive depictions of the Inuit people and of loons, polar bears and walrus. Joanasie Petaloosie died in 1995, in Cumberland Sound.

(*) 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 Joanasie Petaloosie, 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.