All works are available immediately.

Images of hunters, animals of the northern regions and figures engaged in traditional activities have become synonymous with Inuit art, but the carvings and prints produced by Inuit artists have their genesis in fairly recent times. Being primarily nomadic people until the 1950s and ‘60s, it was only at this time that Inuit art, as we now know it, started to be produced on a large scale. At first the carvings were relatively small but as the southern art market grew so, too did the size of the work. This increased size of work coincided with the artists’ access to better tools and new quarrying skills that allowed them to work with harder stones. Different communities have access to different carving materials, and they developed varying community styles.

Looking at this collection you can trace the changes that have taken place in Inuit sculpture over the decades. Though the methods and some of the subjects have changed you will find amazing detail and unique vision in these pieces. Most of the work in this year's collection is on the smaller side, presenting fewer obstacles to the space-challenged collector.

This year we are again pleased to present an astounding collection of over 80 vintage works from across the Arctic, including Cape Dorset, Baker Lake, Arviat, Sanikiluaq, Kugluktuk, and Repulse Bay. Among the choices in the collection are work by favourite artists such as Lucy Tasseor’s Three Figures on Base, James Hala’s Man with Rifle, two works by Barnabas Arnasungaaq – the charming Man and Muskox and a large carving of Two Women. There are also wonderful birds, bears, seals and caribou, and a variety of figures such as the charming Woman with Bird on Head, or Luke Anowtalik’s lovely antler Kayaker and Ada Eyetoaq’s Winged Shaman.

All works are available immediately.