Pudlo Pudlat Auction Prices and Value Guide

Pudlo Pudlat auction prices are tracked in Appraisily's artist market index, with source-directory coverage of 378 records. Use this page to review sold-lot activity, market context, and valuation factors before requesting a formal appraisal.

Pudlo Pudlat auction prices: quick answer

Pudlo Pudlat auction prices depend on medium, size, date, condition, provenance, edition details, attribution confidence, and recent comparable auction sales.

Artist
Pudlo Pudlat
Source records
378
Market update
2026-02-16

Pudlo Pudlat market snapshot

Pudlo Pudlat shows deep auction liquidity with 225 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $420. Category concentration is still broad or sparse. Last 12 months recorded 13 sales. Latest recorded sale: 2025-12-15.

Realized price distribution

  • Under $1,000 (76.1% · 134 sales)
  • $1,000 to $10,000 (23.9% · 42 sales)
  • $10,000+ (0.0% · 0 sales)
Median sale (last 12 months)
$200
Sales recorded (last 12 months)
13
Median shift vs prior year
+100.0%
Latest recorded sale
2025-12-15

Artist context

About Pudlo Pudlat

Pudlo Pudlat portrait
Judith Eglington · CC BY 4.0 · Source

Born

1916

Died

1992

Nationality

Canadian

Also known as

Pudlo, Pudlat, Pudlo

Pudlo Pudlat (1916–1992) was a Canadian Inuk artist whose work is associated with the broader history of Canadian Inuit art. Library authority records identify him as an Inuit printmaker, while biographical sources also describe activity in drawing, painting, sculpture, and printmaking. His best-documented graphic practice combined acrylic wash with coloured pencil, giving works on paper a distinctive place in his output. A biographical summary reports a large lifetime body of drawings and prints, which helps explain why collectors may encounter both unique works on paper and editioned impressions. Pudlat is represented by stable authority records at Getty ULAN, VIAF, and Wikidata, and by an artist record at the Museum of Modern Art. These sources establish a well-matched public identity, although the collected pack offers limited institutional detail about chronology, training, exhibitions, or named series. Appraisal should therefore distinguish firmly documented identity and medium from unsupported assumptions about a specific work's date, subject, or attribution.

Acrylic washColoured pencilDrawingsPrints and printmaking

Common works and media

Collectors may encounter Pudlat through unique drawings, editioned prints, paintings, and sculptures. Works on paper are especially relevant to his documented practice: biographical material identifies acrylic wash and coloured pencil as preferred media and reports a substantial output of drawings and prints. For an editioned work, record the printmaking technique, edition number, publisher or workshop information, inscriptions, sheet dimensions, image dimensions, and condition. For unique works, document the support, medium, signature, date, provenance, and any exhibition or catalogue history rather than assigning authorship from style alone.

Market and appraisal context

Public auction data on Appraisily places Pudlat's works across fine art and paintings, works on paper and prints, sculpture and mixed media, and decorative art and editions. For appraisal, compare like with like: medium, dimensions, date, condition, restoration, signature or inscriptions, edition details, provenance, exhibition or catalogue references, attribution confidence, subject matter, rarity, and recent comparable public sales may all affect relevance and value. Reported results can differ in whether buyer's premium or other fees are included, and private sales or incomplete feeds may not appear. Because the collected page excerpt contains differing record totals, lot counts should be reconciled before publication. No price prediction should be inferred from a broad artist-level range or median without examining closely comparable works.

Auction categories and appraisal factors

Common auction categories

  • Fine art and paintings
  • Works on paper and prints
  • Sculpture and mixed media
  • Decorative art and editions

Value drivers

  1. Medium, dimensions, date, and period within the artist's career
  2. Condition, restoration history, and surface quality
  3. Signature, inscriptions, edition details, and attribution confidence
  4. Provenance, exhibition history, and catalogue references
  5. Subject matter, rarity, and recent comparable public auction sales

Appraisal caveats

  • Public auction records are a starting point rather than a complete appraisal; private sales, incomplete feeds, and later attribution changes may be absent. Source: https://appraisily.com/artist/pudlo-pudlat/
  • Reported auction results may differ in whether buyer's premium or other fees are included, so comparisons should use consistent reporting conventions. Source: https://appraisily.com/artist/pudlo-pudlat/
  • Authentication, attribution confidence, edition status, and condition can materially affect the relevance of artist-level market comparisons. Source: https://appraisily.com/artist/pudlo-pudlat/
  • The collected Appraisily excerpt gives differing totals for tracked lots and records; those counts should be reconciled before publication. Source: https://appraisily.com/artist/pudlo-pudlat/

Evidence

Sources for artist context

This source-grounded artist context is based on collected public records: medium confidence, adequate source quality.

Source-grounded artist Markdown

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.

LLM-readable Markdown summary for Pudlo Pudlat

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Artist value FAQ

How much is Pudlo Pudlat 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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