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Shaa Axangayu Sold at Auction Prices
Sculptor, b. 1937 - d. 2019
Aqjangajuk Shaa (17 March 1937 – 2019) was an Inuit artist. He was born at Shartoweetuk camp near Cape Dorset, Nunavut.
He is known for his stone carvings, including a pink granite inuksuk that currently stands at the Scott Polar Research Institute. He also made one print, Wounded Caribou, in 1967. His brother Kavavaow Mannomee (born 1958) is also an artist.
He was elected to the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts in 2003.
His work is held in a variety of museums, including the Portland Art Museum the University of Michigan Museum of Art, the University of Lethbridge Art Collection,the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, and the Metropolitan Museum of Art
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soldApr. 05, 2023An Aqjangajuk Shaa, R.C.A. sculpture
Est: $1,800 - $2,800Aqjangajuk Shaa, R.C.A. Inuit, Cape Dorset/Kinngait, (1937-2019), dancing walrus, carved stone sculpture, apparently unsigned. height 16in, width 12 1/2in
Bonhams
soldAug. 31, 2022An Aqjangajuk Shaa, R.C.A. sculpture
Est: $1,800 - $2,800Aqjangajuk Shaa, R.C.A. Inuit, Cape Dorset/Kinngait, (1937-2019), dancing walrus, carved stone sculpture, apparently unsigned. height 16in, width 12 1/2in For further information on this lot please visit the Bonhams website
Bonhams
soldJul. 14, 2022Aqjangajuk (Axangayu) Shaa (NUNAVUT/CANADA, 1937-2019) Woman Stretching
Est: $1,000 - $2,000Aqjangajuk (Axangayu) Shaa (NUNAVUT/CANADA, 1937-2019) Woman Stretching carved stone Height 21 inches.
Hindman
soldApr. 11, 2022Aqjangajuk (Axangayu) Shaa (NUNAVUT/CANADA, 1937-2019) Woman Stretching
Est: $2,000 - $3,000Aqjangajuk (Axangayu) Shaa (NUNAVUT/CANADA, 1937-2019) Woman Stretching carved stone
Hindman
soldDec. 14, 2021Shaa, Aqjangajuk - Polar bear
Est: CAD2,800 - CAD3,500Shaa, Aqjangajuk (1937-2019) Polar bear Description (FR): Sculpture en pierre, signée en dessous en syllabique Description (EN): Stone sculpture, signed underneath in syllabic Dimension (PO): 13 1/2" x 8" x 13" Dimension (CM): 34.3 x 20.3 x 33 cm Rapport de condition: Quelques craquelures et petites réparations Condition report: Some cracks and little repairs
Champagne Auctions
soldOct. 06, 2020Aqjangajuk Shaa RCA, Canadian 1937-2019 - Wounded Caribou, 1961;
Est: £1,000 - £1,500Aqjangajuk Shaa RCA, Canadian 1937-2019- Wounded Caribou, 1961; stonecut in colours on Japan paper, signed, dated, titled, inscribed and numbered 11/50 in pencil, with red artist's seal, image 32 x 41cm (framed) Please refer to department for condition report
Roseberys
soldJun. 28, 2020Attributed to Axanguyak Shaa R.C.A., Swimming Seal
Est: CAD2,000 - CAD3,000This sea lion piece is carved of the same green serpentine soapstone that is only found in the Cape Dorset area. This, the masterfull way he is carved, and his playful demeaner lead us to believe this could be the work of Axanguyak Shaa. A grandson of the carver Kiakshuk and the only child of artists Paunichea and Munamee Davidee, Aqjangajuk began carving at the age of seventeen. He participated in the early drawing projects in Cape Dorset but realized his strengths lay in sculpture and did not draw after 1960. Only one graphic by him, Wounded Caribou, was ever released, in the 1961 Cape Dorset annual print collection. His work was in the famous 1971-73 touring exhibition “Sculpture/Inuit. Sculpture of the Inuit: Masterworks of the Canadian Arctic.” Since 1970, he has had eleven solo exhibitions, as well as appearing in many group shows, and his work is in many major museum collections, including the National Gallery of Canada and the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. He was elected to the Royal Canadian Academy in 2003.
4th Meridian Fine Art
soldJun. 15, 2020Shaa, Axangayu - Dancing Walrus
Est: CAD500 - CAD1,000Shaa, Axangayu (1937-) Dancing Walrus Description (FR): Sculpture en pierre à savon, signée en dessous en syllabique Description (EN): Soap stone sculpture, signed underneath in syllabic Dimension (PO): 8" x 4 1/2" x 5 1/2" Dimension (CM): 20.32 x 11.43 x 13.97 cm Rapport de condition: Sur demande, nous nous ferons un plaisir de répondre à vos questions de manière détaillée. Condition report: Upon request, We will gladly answer all your inquiries in a detailed manner.
Champagne Auctions
soldJun. 15, 2020Aqjangajuk, Shaa - Transformation
Est: CAD400 - CAD600Aqjangajuk, Shaa (1937-) Transformation Description (FR): Sculpture en pierre serpentine, numérotée en dessous Description (EN): Serpentine stone sculpture, numbered underneath Dimension (PO): 12" x 11" x 4" Dimension (CM): 30.5 x 27.9 x 10.2 cm Rapport de condition: Sur demande, nous nous ferons un plaisir de répondre à vos questions de manière détaillée. Condition report: Upon request, We will gladly answer all your inquiries in a detailed manner.
Champagne Auctions
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soldNov. 24, 2019Aqjangajuk Shaa - Walrus
Est: CAD900 - CAD1,200Walrus (stone sculpture, 5.75" x 12" x 4.5")
Westbridge Fine Art Auction House
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soldSep. 08, 2019Aqjangajuk Shaa - Walrus
Est: CAD900 - CAD1,200Walrus - identified on label on base, stone sculpture, 5.75" x 12" x 4.5".
Westbridge Fine Art Auction House
soldMar. 19, 2019Shaa, Axangayu - Dancing Walrus -
Est: CAD500 - CAD1,000Shaa, Axangayu (1937-) Cape Dorset Dancing Walrus - Sculpture en pierre à savon, signée en dessous en syllabique Soap stone sculpture, signed underneath in syllabic 8" x 4 1/2" x 5 1/2" - 20.32 x 11.43 x 13.97 cm Rapport de condition : Sur demande, nous nous ferons un plaisir de répondre à vos question de manière détaillée. Condition Report : Upon request, We will gladly answer all your inquiries in a detailed manner.
Champagne Auctions
soldDec. 16, 2018Attributed to Axangayu Shaa (Inuit, b. 1937) hardstone sculpture
Est: $1,000 - $1,500Attributed to Axangayu Shaa (Inuit, b.1937) hardstone sculpture, depicting a dancing walrus, the finely carved figure with applied tusks, 16"h x 12"w x 10"d
Clars Auction Gallery
soldMay. 31, 2018AQJANGAJUK SHAA R.C.A. (1937-), YOUNG HAWK, stone, 6.75 x 4.5 x 6 in — 17.1 x 11.4 x 15.2 cm
Est: CAD500 - CAD700AQJANGAJUK SHAA R.C.A. (1937-), ᐊᔭᒐᔪ ᓴᐊ, E7-1065, CAPE DORSET / KINNGAITYOUNG HAWKstone, signed in syllabics6.75 x 4.5 x 6 in — 17.1 x 11.4 x 15.2 cmEstimate: $500—700
Waddington's
soldMay. 29, 2018AQJANGAJUK SHAA R.C.A. (1937-), DANCING SEAL, stone, 9 x 8 x 3 in — 22.9 x 20.3 x 7.6 cm
Est: CAD600 - CAD900AQJANGAJUK SHAA R.C.A. (1937-), ᐊᔭᒐᔪ ᓴᐊ, E7-1065, CAPE DORSET / KINNGAITDANCING SEALstone, signed in syllabics, 19859 x 8 x 3 in — 22.9 x 20.3 x 7.6 cmProvenance:Elca London Gallery, Montreal, 1986Private Collection, WIEstimate: $600—900
Waddington's
soldMay. 29, 2018AQJANGAJUK SHAA R.C.A. (1937-), DANCING WALRUS, stone, 11.5 x 9 x 6 in — 29.2 x 22.9 x 15.2 cm
Est: CAD1,000 - CAD1,500AQJANGAJUK SHAA R.C.A. (1937-), ᐊᔭᒐᔪ ᓴᐊ, E7-1065, CAPE DORSET / KINNGAITDANCING WALRUSstone, 198511.5 x 9 x 6 in — 29.2 x 22.9 x 15.2 cmProvenance:Images of the North, San Francisco, 1986Private Collection, WIEstimate: $1,000—1,500
Waddington's
soldMay. 29, 2018AQJANGAJUK SHAA R.C.A. (1937-), WOMAN CARRYING A SEAL AND HER CHILD, stone, 16.22 x 10 x 7 in — 41.2 x 25.4 x 17.8 cm
Est: CAD2,500 - CAD3,500AQJANGAJUK SHAA R.C.A. (1937-), ᐊᔭᒐᔪ ᓴᐊ, E7-1065, CAPE DORSET / KINNGAITWOMAN CARRYING A SEAL AND HER CHILDstone, c. 197016.22 x 10 x 7 in — 41.2 x 25.4 x 17.8 cmEstimate: $2,500—3,500
Waddington's
soldNov. 23, 2017Attr: AQJANGAJUK SHAA R.C.A. (1937-), HUNTER HOLDING GEESE, stone, 3.5 x 2.5 x 1 in — 8.9 x 6.4 x 2.5 cm
Est: CAD150 - CAD250ATTR: AQJANGAJUK SHAA R.C.A. (1937-), E7-1065, CAPE DORSET / KINNGAITHUNTER HOLDING GEESEstone, c. 19603.5 x 2.5 x 1 in — 8.9 x 6.4 x 2.5 cmEstimate: $150—250
Waddington's
soldJun. 01, 2017AQJANGAJUK SHAA R.C.A. (1937-), DRUMMER, stone, antler, 24" x 19" x 5" — 61 x 48.3 x 12.7 cm.
Est: -AQJANGAJUK SHAA R.C.A. (1937-), E7-1065, CAPE DORSET / KINNGAITDRUMMERstone, antler24" x 19" x 5" — 61 x 48.3 x 12.7 cm.Estimate: $1,000—1,500
Waddington's
soldJun. 01, 2017AQJANGAJUK SHAA R.C.A. (1937-), INUK, stone, 7.25" x 3.5" x 1.75" — 18.4 x 8.9 x 4.4 cm.
Est: -AQJANGAJUK SHAA R.C.A. (1937-), E7-1065, CAPE DORSET / KINNGAITINUKstone, signed in syllabics, c. 19707.25" x 3.5" x 1.75" — 18.4 x 8.9 x 4.4 cm.Provenance:The Sparham Collection of Inuit Art, Wales, U.K.Estimate: $400—600
Waddington's
soldMay. 30, 2017AQJANGAJUK SHAA R.C.A. (1937-), WOMAN IN AMAUT, stone, 9.5" x 5.5" x 2.5" — 24.1 x 14 x 6.4 cm.
Est: CAD600 - CAD900AQJANGAJUK SHAA R.C.A. (1937-), E7-1065, CAPE DORSET / KINNGAITWOMAN IN AMAUTstone, signed in syllabics, c. 19709.5" x 5.5" x 2.5" — 24.1 x 14 x 6.4 cm.Provenance:The Sparham Collection of Inuit Art, Wales, U.K.Note:A classic carving from the late 1960’s early 1970’s of a woman pulling her hood over her head. The speckled white stone it is carved from reveals a smoothly featured face, carved in a relief style.Estimate: $600—900
Waddington's
soldMay. 30, 2017AQJANGAJUK SHAA R.C.A. (1937-), WALRUS, stone, 6.75" x 8" x 4.5" — 17.1 x 20.3 x 11.4 cm.
Est: CAD600 - CAD900AQJANGAJUK SHAA R.C.A. (1937-), E7-1065, CAPE DORSET / KINNGAITWALRUSstone, ca. 19706.75" x 8" x 4.5" — 17.1 x 20.3 x 11.4 cm.Provenance:The Sparham Collection of Inuit Art, Wales, U.K.Estimate: $600—900
Waddington's
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