Walrus
12.7 cms x 30.48 cms x 11.43 cms (5 ins x 12 ins x 5 ins)
Signed on stone, titled on Canada Eskimo Art label attached
Lot offered for sale by Saskatchewan NAC, Regina at the auction event "Saskatchewan And Canadian Art" held on Sun, Oct 29, 2023.
Lot 168
Lot 168
Estimate: CAD $250 - $350
Realised: CAD $283
Realised: CAD $283
Lot description - from the online catalogue*
Provenance:
Official Canada Eskimo Art label is attached, with reference number 10600-74
Notes:
Joanasie Petaloosie was born in the Cumberland Sound area of Nunavut in 1938. He lived in Iqaluit for many years and briefly in Cape Dorset. Upon returning to Iqaluit, Petaloosie focused carving, creating sensitive depictions of the Inuit people and of loons, polar bears and walrus. Joanasie Petaloosie died in 1995, in Cumberland Sound.
Official Canada Eskimo Art label is attached, with reference number 10600-74
Notes:
Joanasie Petaloosie was born in the Cumberland Sound area of Nunavut in 1938. He lived in Iqaluit for many years and briefly in Cape Dorset. Upon returning to Iqaluit, Petaloosie focused carving, creating sensitive depictions of the Inuit people and of loons, polar bears and walrus. Joanasie Petaloosie died in 1995, in Cumberland Sound.
Most realised prices include the Buyer's Premium of 18-25%, but not the HST/GST Tax.
(*) Text and/or Image might be subject matter of Copyright. Check with Saskatchewan NAC auction house for permission to use.
(*) Text and/or Image might be subject matter of Copyright. Check with Saskatchewan NAC auction house for permission to use.