Samwillie Niviaxie

Inuit (1923 - 1997)
Samwillie Niviaxie was an Inuit artist.
From ArtValue.ca records, the highest price paid at auction for a stone sculpture work attributed to Samwillie Niviaxie (1923-1997) was C$130 - paid for "a mottled grey stone carving depicting an Inuk Head" at Hodgins in Calgary on Mon, Aug 8, 2022.
ArtValue.ca has 7 auction art sale records for their stone sculpture results, with prices in the range of C$100 to C$250.

Untitled
soapstone carving
Dimensions - 16.51 cms x 19.05 cms x 12.07 cms (6.5 ins x 7.5 ins x 6.5 ins)

Lot for sale by Saskatchewan NAC Auction House, Regina
Lot# 62
Sun, Apr 28, 2024

Estimate $90 - $120
Sold for CAD $129

Saskatchewan NAC Auction House Biography and Notes

Samwillie Niviaxie was born in 1923 in Inukjuak (formerly Port Harrison) Northern Quebec. His father Conlucy was a carver of bone and ivory, and several of his siblings were carvers. Samwillie Niviaxie's work has been exhibited throughout Canada, and can be found in the permanent collections of Musee des beaux-arts de Montreal, National Gallery of Canada (Ottawa), Remai Modern (Saskatoon), McMaster University Art Gallery (Hamilton) and Art Gallery of York University (Toronto). Samwillie Niviaxie died in 1997, in Inukjuak.

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