Kananginak Pootoogook: career timeline

Inuit · 1935–2010 · Works grouped by the decade they were made (the cataloged date, or a date in the signature or title), not by sale date. 70 of 74 lots (95% of works) have a usable creation date; the others are listed at the end by the decade they were sold. Each work is shown once, even when it sold more than once.

Kananginak Pootoogook: works at auction by decade the work was made. Each work counted once; medians use sold works only, in US dollars.

Decade made	Works	Sold	Median sold price	Main medium
1960s	2	2	$246Sign up	Etching
1970s	44	44	$263Sign up	Lithograph
1980s	12	12	$376Sign up	Print (other)
1990s	5	5	$236Sign up	Other
2000s	5	5	$354Sign up	Print (other)
2010s	1	1	$202Sign up	Print (other)

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Year madeHeight (in)Width (in)MediumSubject

1960s 2 works

Sold: 2 of 2
Median: $246Sign up
Average: $246Sign up
Typical size: 11 × 7.5 in (28 × 20 cm)
Mediums: Etching (2)
Subjects: —

1968 Ptarmigan #21/50$149Sign up
1968 Owl #48/50$343Sign up

1970s 44 works

Sold: 44 of 44
Median: $263Sign up
Average: $453Sign up
Typical size: 13.5 × 16.5 in (34 × 43 cm)
Mediums: Lithograph (22), Other (15), Print (other) (4)
Subjects: Birds (1)

1970 Shore Bird #23/50$216Sign up
1971 Legend of Loon and Raven #25/50$102Sign up
1973 Uminqmuk #38/100$1.7kSign up
1973 Hunter at Aglu #14/50$185Sign up
1973 Tuktu of Tasikjuak #50/50$391Sign up
1973 Keegavik #20/100$783Sign up
1973 Owl of Kingait #39/50$3.7kSign up
1973 Neeleit - Two Geese #38/50$240Sign up
1973 Keegavik #88/100$1.1kSign up
1973 Skinned Caribou #9/50$169Sign up
1975 Young Caribou #25/50$1kSign up
1975 Enraged Caribou #7/35$113Sign up

Show 12 more (1970s)

1976 Summer and Winter #31/50$141Sign up
1976 Qinnuajuaq #15/50$444Sign up
1976 Artic Owls and Nest #21/50$308Sign up
1976 Canada Geese Mating #28/40$297Sign up
1976 Kigavik and Iqaluk #9/50$396Sign up
1977 The Small Owl #18/60$210Sign up
1977 Walrus #160/200$828Sign up · sold 2×
1977 Amaulik [Eider Ducks] #12/50$157Sign up
1977 Nirlik [Canada Geese] #12/50$174Sign up
1977 Metik #160/200$139Sign up
1977 Caribou #160/200$326Sign up
1977 Omingmungjuaq #160/200$826Sign up

…and 20 more works from this group in the full results list.

1980s 12 works

Sold: 12 of 12
Median: $376Sign up
Average: $461Sign up
Typical size: 15.5 × 17.5 in (39 × 44 cm)
Mediums: Print (other) (7), Lithograph (4), Etching (1)
Subjects: Birds (2)

1981 Feeding on Flies #44/50$191Sign up
1981 Going into the Tent #27/50$96Sign up
c. 1982 Eight works$462Sign up
1982 A Collection of Etchings: Portfolio IV$690Sign up
1982 Defensive Stance #30/50$290Sign up
1984 The Raven's Treasure #13/50$828Sign up
1986 Dark Owl #1/50$875Sign up
1986 Dark Owl #38/50$783Sign up
1988 Dance of Celebration #32/50$87Sign up
1988 Hawk in Winter Darkness #14/70$871Sign up
1988 Courting Bird #25/50$276Sign up
1988 Untitled - Bird$87Sign up

1990s 5 works

Sold: 5 of 5
Median: $236Sign up
Average: $459Sign up
Typical size: 15.5 × 19.5 in (39 × 50 cm)
Mediums: Other (2), Print (other) (2), Lithograph (1)
Subjects: Birds (1)

1991 Kanik #18/50$644Sign up
1992 Hawk Prepares for Attack #15/50$1.1kSign up
1994 Young Hunter Watches #48/50$184Sign up
1997 Coastal Birds #33/50$174Sign up
1997 Niviuturq [Protecting the Young] #6/50$236Sign up

2000s 5 works

Sold: 5 of 5
Median: $354Sign up
Average: $451Sign up
Typical size: 17 × 20 in (44 × 51 cm)
Mediums: Print (other) (2), Drawing (2), Etching (1)
Subjects: —

2010s 1 work

Sold: 1 of 1
Median: $202Sign up
Average: $202Sign up
Typical size: 16.5 × 9.5 in (43 × 24 cm)
Mediums: Print (other) (1)
Subjects: —

2010 Taqaiqsiqtu Tuttu #40/50$202Sign up

Creation date not recorded

4 works have no cataloged or signed date. They are grouped here by the decade they were last sold, which says nothing about when they were made.

Undated, sold in the 2000s 1 work

Sold: 1 of 1
Median: $225Sign up
Average: $225Sign up
Typical size: 20 × 24 in (51 × 61 cm)
Mediums: Drawing (1)
Subjects: —

sold 2004 Untitled$225Sign up

Undated, sold in the 2020s 3 works

Sold: 3 of 3
Median: $391Sign up
Average: $431Sign up
Typical size: 21.5 × 26.5 in (55 × 67 cm)
Mediums: Etching (1), Print (other) (1), Lithograph (1)
Subjects: —

sold 2021 Untitled - Building the Igloo #10/50$391Sign up
sold 2024 Three works$524Sign up
sold 2024 Four works$378Sign up

Medians and averages count sold works only (each work's most recent sale), in US dollars at the sale-date rate. Works cataloged as “attributed to”, “circle of” or similar are left out. All Kananginak Pootoogook auction results →