Lipa Lypa Pitsiulak

Inuit (1943 - 2010)

Lipa Lypa Pitsiulak was an Inuit artist.
Based on ArtValue.ca records, Lipa Lypa Pitsiulak's estimated art value is C$2,000 (*)

Lipa Lypa Pitsiulak's work could be available for sale at public auction with prices in the range of C$1,000 - C$2,500, or even much higher.

From ArtValue.ca records, the highest price paid at auction for a whale bone sculpture work attributed to Lipa Lypa Pitsiulak (1943-2010) was C$2,360 - paid for "c. 1980, whale bone," at Walker's in Ottawa on Thu, May 18, 2017.
ArtValue.ca has 69 auction art sale records for their whale bone sculpture results, with prices in the range of C$1,000 to C$2,500.

Trusting the Loon (1986)
limited edition etching 30/50
Dimensions - 28.58 cms x 40.01 cms (11.25 ins x 15.75 ins)

Lot for sale by Saskatchewan NAC Auction House, Regina
Lot# 111
Sat, May 16, 2020

Estimate $120 - $180
Sold for CAD $141

Saskatchewan NAC Auction House Biography and Notes

Lipa Pitseolak has spent much of his life on the land. His prints often reflect the old oral tradition of Inuit songs and stories. "I usually try to relate my drawings to the history, the life of our ancestors. These are my visions of how our ancestors' everyday life might have been. They survived through hard work before firearms were introduced, and their main weapon was a harpoon. This I truly believe; they survived through hard work. I want to portray this so it will not be forgotten. I visualize what they had to go through. I can only put my vision on a drawing; it may not have been exactly that way. The idea is, can it be seen again?" (Pitsiulak in Latocki 1983:13). His work also depicted the relationships shared between animals, humans, and the spirit world. He has been the vice-president of the board of directors of the Pangnirtung co-operative.

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