Sharni Pootoogook

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

Sharni Pootoogook's work could be available for sale at public auction with prices in the range of CAD $250 - $2,500, or even much higher.

From ArtValue.ca records, the highest price paid at auction for a stonecut work attributed to Sharni Pootoogook (1922-2003) was CAD $1,440 - paid for "Buntings" at Waddington's in Toronto on Tue, Nov 19, 2019.
ArtValue.ca has 30 auction art sale records for their stonecut results, with prices in the range of CAD $250 - $2,500.

Notable Art Works

Saskatchewan NAC Auction House Biography and Notes

Sharni Pootoogook was born in Cape Dorset (Kinngait) in 1922. She worked primarily in printmaking, and was involved with the West Baffin Eskimo Cooperative. She comes from an artistic family: Her brother was sculptor Pauta Saila; she was married to carver and graphic artist Pudlat Pootoogook; her daughter is printmaker Sarah Putuguk; her adopted son Elijah Pootoogook is a graphic artist and carver; and she was sister-in-law to artist Kananingak Pootoogook. Her work is characterized by soft colours and strong lines. Her art is collected in many museums and galleries, including the British Museum, The Canadian Museum of History, the National Gallery of Canada, the Royal Ontario Museum, the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts and the Winnipeg Art Gallery.

(*) 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.
To estimate the value of a specific artwork created by Sharni Pootoogook, 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.