Johnny Inukpuk Jr. (1911-2007) - Mother with Two Children, Making a Boot

Mother with Two Children, Making a Boot

black stone
34.9 cms x 17.8 cms x 20.32 cms (13.75 ins x 7 ins x 13.75 ins)
Signed in syllabics and with disc no.
Lot offered for sale by Walker's, Ottawa at the auction event "Inuit & First Nations Art Auction of May 25, 2016" held on Wed, May 25, 2016.
Lot 35
Estimate: CAD $25,000 - $35,000
Realised: CAD $88,500

Lot description - from the online catalogue*


Johnny Inukpuk RCA (1911-2007)

Inukjuak (Port Harrison)

Mother with Two Children, Making a Boot

C. early-mid 1960s

Black stone

Signed in syllabics and with disc no.

13.75 x 7 x 8 in, 34.9 x 17.8 x 20.3 cm.

Provenance: Waddington's, Toronto, Nov. 1998.

Exhibited and published: Survival: Inuit Art, Loveland Museum/Gallery, Loveland, Colorado, 2004 (p. 110)
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 Walker's auction house for permission to use.
Mother with Two Children, Making a Boot by artist Johnny Inukpuk Jr.