Kenojuak Ashevak Auction Prices and Value Guide
Kenojuak Ashevak auction prices are tracked in Appraisily's artist market index, with source-directory coverage of 724 records. Use this page to review sold-lot activity, market context, and valuation factors before requesting a formal appraisal.
Kenojuak Ashevak auction prices: quick answer
Kenojuak Ashevak auction prices depend on medium, size, date, condition, provenance, edition details, attribution confidence, and recent comparable auction sales.
- Artist
- Kenojuak Ashevak
- Source records
- 724
- Market update
- 2026-02-06
Kenojuak Ashevak market snapshot
Kenojuak Ashevak shows deep auction liquidity with 387 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $850. Category concentration is still broad or sparse. Last 12 months recorded 41 sales. Latest recorded sale: 2025-11-23.
Realized price distribution
- Under $1,000 (55.8% · 187 sales)
- $1,000 to $10,000 (40.6% · 136 sales)
- $10,000+ (3.6% · 12 sales)
- Median sale (last 12 months)
- $700
- Sales recorded (last 12 months)
- 41
- Median shift vs prior year
- 0.0%
- Latest recorded sale
- 2025-11-23
Artist context
About Kenojuak Ashevak
Born
1927
Died
2013
Nationality
Canadian
Also known as
Ashevak, Kenojuak, Kenojuak, Aasivak, Qinnuajuaq, Ashevak, Kinajuak
Kenojuak Ashevak (1927–2013) was a Canadian Inuk artist closely associated with modern Inuit art. Authority records identify her principally as a draftsperson and printmaker, while broader biographical sources describe a practice that also encompassed graphic art, sculpture, engraving, textiles, and stained glass. Born at Camp Kerrasak on southern Baffin Island, she later lived in Cape Dorset, Nunavut. Her drawings and printed works form the clearest documented center of her practice, although collectors may also encounter objects attributed to her in other media. Getty ULAN and VIAF preserve numerous spelling and name variants, which makes careful entity matching important when reviewing catalog entries, signatures, collection records, and auction results. Her prominence within accounts of modern Inuit art and the breadth of media attached to her name explain why her work appears across museum, library-authority, auction, and appraisal contexts.
Modern Inuit artDrawingPrintmakingEngravingSculpture
Common works and media
Collectors are most likely to encounter drawings, works on paper, prints, and other graphic works, reflecting Ashevak's identification as a draftsperson, printmaker, and graphic artist. Sculpture and engraving are also documented parts of her practice. Textiles and stained glass belong to the broader range of media associated with her, but their presence in her biography should not by itself establish the authorship or classification of a particular object.
Market and appraisal context
Market review should begin by matching an object to Ashevak's documented practices and separating drawings from prints, engravings, sculpture, textiles, or stained glass. Useful public comparisons should concern the same medium and work type rather than the artist's market in general. Appraisily maintains an auction-price page for the artist, but this collected source pack supplies no lot-level descriptions, sale dates, realized prices, edition information, condition reports, or provenance. It therefore supports identity and category matching, not a price prediction, scarcity claim, market trend, or record-price statement. A defensible appraisal requires examination of the specific object and appropriately comparable auction records.
Auction categories and appraisal factors
Common auction categories
- Drawings and works on paper
- Prints and graphic works
- Sculpture
Value drivers
- Work type and medium, including whether an object is a drawing, print, engraving, sculpture, textile, or stained-glass work
- Correct identity matching across the artist's recorded name variants
- Relevance of public auction comparisons to the same medium and work type
Appraisal caveats
- The collected source pack does not contain lot-level catalog descriptions, sale dates, realized prices, condition reports, provenance, or edition data.
- No conclusion about price trends, scarcity, or auction records can be drawn from the collected sources alone.
Evidence
Sources for artist context
This source-grounded artist context passed Appraisily's promotion threshold: high confidence, strong sources.
Data basis
This page is built from Appraisily's public auction market index. Private transactions, incomplete sale feeds, and attribution changes may not be fully represented.
Artist value FAQ
How much is Kenojuak Ashevak worth?
Comparable public auction sales are the best starting point, but final value depends on the specific artwork, condition, size, medium, provenance, and attribution confidence.
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Yes. Appraisily can review photos, dimensions, signatures, condition, provenance, and comparable market data to prepare a current valuation.