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Josie Nulukie

Settlement: Port Harrison / Inukjuak

(1931-1980) — E9-1660

JOSIE NULUKIE Born: December 25, 1931 Male E9-1660 Died: 1980 Resided: Inukjuak; also lived in Povungnituk Medium: Sculpture "[Josie] is a likeable, friendly and quiet man. His carvings are considered to be primitive and he likes to use green soapstone, usually portraying animals, notably walrus. One of his earlier carvings...is in the Eskimo Carving Collection of the Chedoke Hospital, Hamilton, Ontario where he spent time as a patient." from "The Inuit Artists of Inoucdjouac, P.Q.", 1978 EXHIBITIONS: February - August 1982 Les Inuit du Nouveau Quebec, Musee du Quebec Quebec, Quebec (illustrated brochure) COLLECTIONS: Chedoke-McMaster Hospitals, Hamilton, Ontario Musee de la civilisation, Quebec City, Quebec Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Winnipeg Art Gallery, Winnipeg, Manitoba HONOURS, ACHIEVEMENTS and EVENTS: 1978 Josie's carving "The Walrus" was presented to the winner of the Canadian Open Golf Tournament. SELECTED REFERENCES: McRae, Earl THE SOAPSTONE OPEN: Seven years of winners - and how they did it. The Canadian, June 17, 1978. SELECTED REFERENCES: (continued) Roberts, A. Barry THE INUIT ARTISTS OF INOUCDJOUAC, P.Q: Historical and Biographical Information for the Viewers and Collectors of Eskimo Art. Montreal: La Federation des Co-operatives du Noveau Quebec with the co-operation of the Department of Indian and Northern Affairs, 1978.

Exhibitions

  • Les Inuit du Nouveau-Quebec, Musee du Quebec

Collections

  • Chedoke-McMaster Hospitals, Hamilton
  • Musee de la civilisation, Quebec City
  • Winnipeg Art Gallery, Winnipeg

Exhibitions

Les Inuit du Nouveau-Quebec

Musee du Quebec

Public Collections

Chedoke-McMaster Hospitals

Hamilton


Musee de la civilisation

Quebec City


Winnipeg Art Gallery

Winnipeg

Artwork

Title Last Sold At Auction
ARCTIC BIRD 2022-04 (April 2022)
HUNTER WITH WALRUS 2011-01 (January 2011)
SEA OTTER CARRYING FISH 2019-09 (September 2019)
TWO WALRUSES 2015-10 (October 2015)
WAITING FOR SEAL 2010-09 (September 2010)
WAITING OVER A BLOW HOLE 2008-11 (November 2008)
WALRUS 2019-12 (December 2019)
WOMAN HOLDING PUP AND CHILD 2017-02 (February 2017)

Recent Auction Results

ARCTIC BIRD
Estimate: 150 — 250
Sold: Apr 2022 — Sold For: $180
WALRUS
Estimate: 300 — 500
Sold: Dec 2019 — Sold For: $360
WALRUS
Estimate: 500 — 700
Sold: Dec 2019 — Sold For: $780
SEA OTTER CARRYING FISH
Estimate: 150 — 200
Sold: Sep 2019 — Sold For: $264
WALRUS
Estimate: 200 — 400
Sold: Mar 2018 — Sold For: $144
WOMAN HOLDING PUP AND CHILD
Estimate: 400 — 600
Sold: Feb 2017 — Sold For: $276