Otto Thomassen

Inuit (1895 - 1971)

Otto Thomassen was an Inuit artist.

From ArtValue.ca records, the highest price paid at auction for an antler sculpture work attributed to Otto Thomassen (1895-1971) was C$ - paid for "Bird Cult Figure" at Waddington's in Toronto on Mon, May 2, 2011.
ArtValue.ca has one auction art sale record for their antler sculpture results, with prices in the range of C$250 to C$500.

Bird Cult Figure (1967)
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Dimensions - 6.4 cms x 3.2 cms x 1.91 cms (2.52 ins x 1.26 ins x 2.52 ins)

Lot for sale by Waddington's Auction House, Toronto
Lot# 23
Mon, May 2, 2011

Estimate $300 - $500
Sale price withheld

Otto Thomassen was the premier sculptor in Upernavik beginning his career in the 1930s. Upernavik figures are the only ones in Greenland to use concentric circles for eyes, which seems to indicate a connection to Alaskan cultures.

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