Tim Pitsiulak

Canadian (1967 - 2016)

Tim Pitsiulak was a Canadian artist.
Based on ArtValue.ca records, Tim Pitsiulak's estimated art value is C$5,000 (*)

Tim Pitsiulak's work could be available for sale at public auction with prices in the range of C$1,000 - C$10,000, or even much higher.

From ArtValue.ca records, the highest price paid at auction for a pencil drawing work attributed to Tim Pitsiulak (1967-2016) was C$8,750 - paid for "Whale Tail" at Heffel in Vancouver on Thu, Jun 27, 2024.
ArtValue.ca has 19 auction art sale records for their pencil drawing results, with prices in the range of C$1,000 to C$10,000.

Waddington's Auction House Biography and Notes

Born in Kimmirut (Lake Harbour) in 1967, Tim Pitsiulak's remarkable body of work draws on his personal experiences living in Cape Dorset and hunting its surrounding territories. Though well-known for his large-scale mythical graphite and pencil drawings of Northern wildlife, including polar bears, walruses, and Bowhead whales, he later shifted his focus to documenting vernacular life in Cape Dorset. In these realist drawings of modern machinery such as four-wheelers, aluminum boats, and cargo planes, Pitsiulak maps familiar characteristics of his community. Many of his drawings make use of stark black backgrounds, which soon became a kind of signature for him, and also serve to uniquely frame and intensify the drama within his subject matter. Along with producing drawings and prints, Pitsiulak was also trained in jewellery-making and carving, proving his exceptional range and capabilities as an artist. Pitsiulak passed away in 2016 at age 49 from complications due to pneumonia. Matthew Ryan Smith, Ph.D., is the Curator and Head of Collections at Glenhyrst Art Gallery in Brantford, Ontario.

(*) Value is calculated as an average of the top pencil drawing sale records from ArtValue.ca database.
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