Inuk artist Ashevak’s ‘The Enchanted Owl’ fetches record price at auction – Nunatsiaq News
Dec 13, 2024
Blue trial proof of 1960 work sells for $366,000 at a Toronto auction
A rare, stonecut print in blue ink of Kenojuak Ashevak’s “The Enchanted Owl” set an auction record of $366,000 on Dec. 2 and has been sold to a “prominent Canadian collector of Inuit art.” (Photo by Dieter Hessel courtesy of First Arts Premiers)
By Nehaa Bimal
A rare and striking blue trial proof of Inuk artist Kenojuak Ashevak’s The Enchanted Owl shattered auction records on Dec. 2, selling for an unprecedented $366,000 to a Canadian collector — the highest price ever for one of her works.
“The Enchanted Owl is the iconic image that transcends the boundaries of Inuit art and is a classic piece of Canadian art,” said Mark London, one of the founders of First Arts, which promotes and markets Canadian Indigenous art.
