Sharky Nuna

Inuit (1918 - 1979)

Sharky Nuna was an Inuit artist.
Based on ArtValue.ca records, Sharky Nuna's estimated art value is CAD $1,000 (*)

Sharky Nuna's work could be available for sale at public auction with prices in the range of CAD $250 - $5,000, or even much higher.

From ArtValue.ca records, the highest price paid at auction for an art work attributed to Sharky Nuna (1918-1979) was CAD $3,186 - paid for "Man Thinking, Mottled green stone, early 1970s, 17.25 x 9 x 10.5 in," at Walker's in Ottawa on Sun, May 5, 2013.
ArtValue.ca has 22 auction art sale records for their art results, with prices in the range of CAD $250 - $5,000.

Notable Art Works

Man Thinking, Mottled green stone, early 1970s, 17.25 x 9 x 10.5 in,
man thinking
43.8 cms x 22.8 cms (17.24 ins x 8.98 ins)

Lot for sale by Walker's Auction House, Ottawa
Lot# 164
Sun, May 5, 2013

Estimate CAD $3,000 - $4,000
Sold for CAD $3,186

Bird Couple (1970)
stone
5.5 cms x 4.5 cms (2.17 ins x 1.77 ins)

Lot for sale by Waddington's Auction House, Toronto
Lot# 35
Tue, May 28, 2019

Estimate CAD $600 - $900
Sold for CAD $1,440

Waddington's Auction House Biography and Notes

Sharky Nuna began carving already in 1950. He had been working at a measured pace until the early 1970s when he was finally "discovered" and given five solo shows in Canada, the U.S. and Germany up to his death in 1979. His sculptures of birds are among the most elegant and poetic we have seen. This pair, in which one bird gently preens the other, is especially lovely.

(*) Value is calculated as an average of the top art sale records from ArtValue.ca database.
This information is not intended to substitute professional advice.
To estimate the value of a specific artwork created by Sharky Nuna, follow some of the advice from our Valuating art page, or contact an art specialist if our automated estimate value is greater than C$2,500.