Oviloo Tunnillie

Inuit (1949 - 2014)

Oviloo Tunnillie was an Inuit artist.
Based on ArtValue.ca records, Oviloo Tunnillie's estimated art value is CAD $9,000 (*)

Oviloo Tunnillie's work could be available for sale at public auction with prices in the range of CAD $5,000 - $10,000, or even much higher.

From ArtValue.ca records, the highest price paid at auction for a stone sculpture work attributed to Oviloo Tunnillie (1949-2014) was CAD $9,440 - paid for "Father Carrying Daughter" at Heffel in Vancouver on Wed, Nov 23, 2016.
ArtValue.ca has 125 auction art sale records for their stone sculpture results, with prices in the range of CAD $5,000 - $10,000.

Notable Art Works

Father Carrying Daughter (1998)
serpentine stone sculpture
77.5 cms x 21.6 cms x 27.94 cms (30.5 ins x 8.5 ins x 30.5 ins)

Lot for sale by Heffel Auction House, Vancouver
Lot# 289
Wed, Nov 23, 2016

Estimate CAD $6,000 - $8,000
Sold for CAD $9,440

Female Torso
stone
5 cms x 17 cms (1.97 ins x 6.69 ins)

Lot for sale by Waddington's Auction House, Toronto
Lot# 25
Wed, Sep 16, 2020

Estimate CAD $2,000 - $3,000
Sold for CAD $1,800

Waddington's Auction House Biography and Notes

Beginning in the 1970's, the nude female body is a central motif for artist Oviloo Tunnillie. Though she made several experiments with the form, she is widely recognized as the first Inuit sculptor to produce works representing the naked female body. The unorthodoxy of this distinction is largely due to the lack of nudity throughout the Inuit carving tradition, in addition to the systemic suppression of sexuality among Indigenous populations by colonial governments since European Contact.

(*) Value is calculated as an average of the top stone sculpture 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 Oviloo Tunnillie, 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.