Jessie Oonark

Inuit · 1906–1985 · Printmaker, Draughtsman

Jessie Oonark, was a prolific and influential Inuk artist of the Utkuhiksalingmiut Utkuhiksalingmiut whose wall hangings, prints and drawings are in major collections including… (Wikipedia)

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Record prices

  1. Jessie Oonark, Big Woman #6/46, 1976, colour stonecut and stencil on paperBig Woman #6/46Levis Fine Art Auctions · CA$2,457≈ $1,829≈ £1,491≈ €1,718Sign up to see
  2. Jessie Oonark, The People #8/40, 1985, colour lithograph on paperThe People #8/40Levis Fine Art Auctions · CA$2,223≈ $1,670≈ £1,351≈ €1,555Sign up to see
  3. Jessie Oonark, High Play #11/50, 1972, colour stonecut on paperHigh Play #11/50Levis Fine Art Auctions · CA$1,989≈ $1,528≈ £1,172≈ €1,320Sign up to see

Jessie Oonark’s highest prices recorded at auction, ranked in US dollars at each sale-date exchange rate and shown in the currency of the sale (with the buyer’s premium where the house publishes it).

Jessie Oonark, was a prolific and influential Inuk artist of the Utkuhiksalingmiut Utkuhiksalingmiut whose wall hangings, prints and drawings are in major collections including the National Gallery of Canada.

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Born 1906, Baker LakeDied 1985, ChurchillOccupation Printmaker, DraughtsmanWikidata Q6187788 ↗ULAN 500127278 ↗

Also known as Jessie Unaaq, Oonark, S. Toolooklook, Taviniq, Una, Una Oonark

Artist record compiled from: Wikidata (CC0), Getty ULAN (ODC-By), The Met Open Access (CC0). See data sources & attribution.

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