John Tiktak

Inuit (1916 - 1981)

John Tiktak was an Inuit artist.
Based on ArtValue.ca records, John Tiktak's estimated art value is C$30,000 (*)

John Tiktak's work could be available for sale at public auction with prices in the range of C$10,000 - C$100,000, or even much higher.

From ArtValue.ca records, the highest price paid at auction for a stone sculpture work attributed to John Tiktak (1916-1981) was C$94,400 - paid for "Untitled" at Walker's in Ottawa on Wed, May 25, 2016.
ArtValue.ca has 78 auction art sale records for their stone sculpture results, with prices in the range of C$10,000 to C$100,000.

Two Figures (1968)
stone
Dimensions - 8 cms x 4 cms (3.15 ins x 1.57 ins)

Lot for sale by Waddington's Auction House, Toronto
Lot# 44
Tue, May 28, 2019

Estimate $20,000 - $30,000
Sold for CAD $36,000

Waddington's Auction House Biography and Notes

Chosen for the first-ever solo public exhibition of an Inuit artist in 1970, elected to the Royal Canadian Academy in 1973, and included in virtually every major public exhibition of Inuit sculpture in the last five decades, John Tiktak is widely regarded as one of Canada's greatest artists. The British sculptor Henry Moore was known to be an admirer of his work. Tiktak's powerful and moving sculptures, with their universal themes and classic forms, easily transcend the "Inuit art" category.

(*) Value is calculated as an average of the top stone sculpture sale records from ArtValue.ca database.
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