Lucy Qinnuayuak

Inuit (1915 - 1982)

Lucy Qinnuayuak was an Inuit artist.
Based on ArtValue.ca records, Lucy Qinnuayuak's estimated art value is C$10,000 (*)

Lucy Qinnuayuak's work could be available for sale at public auction with prices in the range of C$10,000 - C$25,000, or even much higher.

From ArtValue.ca records, the highest price paid at auction for a stonecut work attributed to Lucy Qinnuayuak (1915-1982) was C$11,210 - paid for "Large Bear" at Cowley Abbott in Toronto on Tue, Nov 19, 2019.
ArtValue.ca has 387 auction art sale records for their stonecut results, with prices in the range of C$10,000 to C$25,000.

Untitled - Yellow Birds (1971)
lithographic reproduction
Dimensions - 35.56 cms x 50.8 cms (14 ins x 20 ins)

Lot for sale by Saskatchewan NAC Auction House, Regina
Lot# 129
Sun, May 15, 2022

Estimate $200 - $300
Sold for CAD $188

Saskatchewan NAC Auction House Biography and Notes

Lucy Qinnuayuak was born near Salluit, Nunavik in 1915, and moved to Kinngait (Cape Dorset) South Baffin Island with her family at a young age. Qinnuayuak was one of the first people to begin creating graphic works through the Kinngait Studios. Qinnuayuak's works have been widely exhibited and were featured in nearly every Cape Dorset Annual Print Collection from 1961 to 1982. Her works can be found in many major public institutions, including the Tate Gallery (London, England), National Gallery of Canada (Ottawa) and the Winnipeg Art Gallery. Lucy Qinnuayuak died in Kinngait in 1982.

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