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27.12.2024
Sold december 2024 1stDibs, price unknown.
Item was listed in September 2022 for us$ 6500, and in March 2021 for us$ 3500 (source: Waybackmachine)
Floyd Kuptana Jolly Rider Contemporary Inuit Painting, 2020
added: 25.3.2023
December 11, 2024
It’s rare for someone’s eyes to truly take you by surprise, but when it happens, it’s unforgettable. Think of that person with two different colored eyes, or someone with the most striking green, grey, amber, or even red/violet eyes.
Looking into the eyes of this little bear evokes a similar feeling. It’s striking, almost otherworldly.
Title: UNTITLED, “BLUE EYED SPIRIT BEAR"
Dimensions: 9.5 inches length x 5 inches height
Signed and dated by the artist.
For inquiries, contact: arcticfinearts@outlook.com
Arctic Fine Arts (Matthew Mutch) now offers this beautiful carving by Floyd Kuptana for sale on their website:
This piece has been added to the “For Sale” page.
(Seen before: It was previously sold via Visbids in 2021)
December 9 2024
With the two major auctions at Gardner Gallery Fine Arts (James Gardner) and a couple of sessions at Waddington's Auctioneers & Appraisers now behind us, there are currently no active auctions.
When we look at all items for sale overall, there are still a total of 57 works by Floyd Kuptana available (that we know of): 40 sculptures and 17 paintings.
Check the “For Sale” page at https://floydkuptana.ca
Meanwhile, on MaxSold, a painting was sold for CA$ 610 in Toronto (Ontario, Canada) during a seller-managed downsizing online auction, Mackenzie Crescent, Thursday, November 21, 2024.
Title: Unknown (Wolf on doghouse watching starry night sky)
Dimensions: 10.375 inches x 13.25 inches
Please, when considering buying art on MaxSold or anywhere else in fact, ensure you can trust the listed provenance. If no provenance is mentioned, be sure to ask for it.
What is you opinion of this piece?
Last Monday, december 2nd, the Indigenous art Auction Session II at Gardner Galleries, ended with a surprise high bid of CA$ 5000 for this painting. Together with Session I, that ended November 11, a total of 24 art works, mostly paintings by Floyd Kuptana changed owners.
The paintings came from the remaining works by Floyd at the Tane Gallery, after they were in the 2020 exhibition there.
This painting is remarkable. not just by it’s size, but also because it seems to be touched up or painted over. Someting we hardly ever see with Floyd’s paintings. Usually there is a one color background on top of which the other objects are painted on. In this case, it looks like the background was blue/purple-ish, and the red went over afterwards, including the other elements. The black-lining is also something Floyd did not do that often.
CHECK all the paintings we now have listed on the project site : „Floyd Kuptana : From Another World“ https://floydkuptana.ca
Description (from Gardner Galleries):
A large-scale acrylic on canvas depicting a wolf riding a rabbit, three-headed eagle and crescent moon amidst a red background with purple and blue hues, signed lower left, 61cm (24in) square; this is an early work by the artist, believed to have been executed in the early 2000’s when Floyd began painting full-time; Provenance: acquired directly from Tane Art Gallery, Toronto, who the artist painted for the last two years of his life; an exhibition of his works was held at Tane from November 29th to December 29th, 2020, and as a courtesy to buyers, each painting featured in this important offering will include a photocopy of the pamphlet from the exhibition; Floyd Kuptana, Inuvialuk Canadian, 1964-2021
https://lnkd.in/gTY-3ni5
SOLD (november 2024) Galerie Chariot
Is it smiling? This mask was added to #projectfloydkuptana @galerielechariot Galerie Le Chariot
Title: Mask
Year: ?
Place: ?
Soap Stone, hair, bone
Dimensions: 8in x 17,5in
Keywords:
mask
stone
antler
bone plug cheek (labret)
ears (animal)
hair (reindeer)
hollow eyes
teeth
stand Added: August 2023
24.11.2024
Where Do They All Come From?
Waddington’s is now offering, in addition to three sculptures by Floyd Kuptana, two of his paintings. Unfortunately, there is no mention of provenance or the year of production. Floyd rarely dated his paintings, but the consignor should know when they acquired it from Floyd or from a gallery.
I have asked the Waddington experts to provide additional information if available.
Check out the FOR SALE page to see all images and links!
Section: Discovery Art (until 5 December 2024, 14:00 EST Timed Auction)
UNTITLED (WOLF/IGLOO)
Lot 138: FLOYD KUPTANA (CANADIAN, 1964-2021)UNTITLED (WOLF HEAD)
Lot 134: FLOYD KUPTANA (CANADIAN, 1964-2021)
November 21 2024
A third sculpture became available for sale at Waddingtons
WALRUS SPIRIT, 2004
signed in Roman and dated
Estimate: $2,000—3,000 CAD
Important:
This lot is located in Vancouver. Local pick up by special arrangement; shipment from Vancouver only.
Provenance: Private Collection, British Columbia
Dimensions: 10 x 12 x 8 ain — 25.4 x 30.5 x 20.3 cm
Artist Name: Floyd Kuptana (1964-2021)
Medium: stone, antler, catlinite, metal
Condition: Please contact the specialist for further condition information.
See more pictures and the link at the For Sale page!
November 20, 2024
November 20, 2024
“Speaking with Two Mouths”
“Speaking with Two Mouths”
This could have been the title of this sculpture by Floyd Kuptana. His sculptures are renowned for their multiple faces or parts of faces, visible from every angle. One face looks upwards, keeping an eye out for spirits from above. The front of the mask faces you head-on, seemingly in the midst of a transformation.
This particular mask, mounted on a stand, is unique in that one of its faces actually has two mouths. The face is asymmetrical, with one side prominently adorned with sharp, fang-like teeth extending outward from a second mouth, creating a dramatic and intense expression.
Kuptana’s work often reflects elements of Inuit mythology, spiritual beliefs, and the relationship between humans and the natural world. This sculpture could symbolize a spirit or mythical being, with its fearsome appearance possibly serving to ward off evil or represent a transformative figure in Inuit lore.
A distinctive feature of Floyd Kuptana’s sculptures is the use of bone plugs (labrets). In Inuit culture, labrets were part of coming-of-age rituals, particularly for young males. These rituals typically began around the ages of 10 to 12, when boys would start accompanying their elders on hunting trips, learning essential survival skills and cultural knowledge. This period of learning and integration into adult responsibilities was marked by the wearing of labrets.
The insertion of labrets symbolized the transition from childhood to adulthood, serving as a physical manifestation of the individual’s readiness to take on adult roles and responsibilities within the community. The process involved making a small incision in the lower lip, usually with a slate lancet.
#projectfloydkuptana #floydkuptana #inuitart #labret #fangs
Inuit Fine Arts / Galerie d'art Vincent
Mask (V17613)
Paulatuk, N.W.T. / Toronto
13.75" x 7.75" x 4.5"
34,9cm x 19,7cm x 11,4cm
SOLD $5,800 (also via Mutualart)
March 2023, Waybackmachine
11 November 2024
Very interesting to read that there will be an item in the new Winter Issue 37-4 of the Inuit Art Quarterly about
“The use of colour in the works of Logan Ruben, Brian Kowikchuk, and Floyd Kuptana”!
For Floyd Kuptana - Artist #projectfloydkuptana #floydkuptana #inuitart #artinuit Logan Ruben Brian Kowikchuk #LoganRuben #briankowikchuk Inuit Art Foundation #InuitArtQuarterly @kowikchuk
Posted @withregram • @inuitartfoundation Today is your last day to subscribe in time to receive the winter issue of the Inuit Art Quarterly!
Here is a peek at the cover art and what you can expect!
Working with guest editor Reneltta Arluk, this issue is a celebration of the 40th Anniversary of the Inuivaluit Final Agreement, which was signed on June 5, 1984. This issue will include artists working in various mediums from across the Inuvialuit Settlement Region. Features include:
The use of colour in the works of Logan Ruben, Brian Kowikchuk, and Floyd Kuptana
A conversation led by writer Annie Wenstrup, about cross-cultural and cross-border relations in the Western Arctic (primarily Inuvialuit, Dene, and Gwitchin cultural exchange)
A look at the history and importance of Inuvialuit drum dancers by Dennis Allen.
Darcie Bernhardt Nanuk’s Delta Braid (2019) © The Artist
#InuitArtFoundation #InuitArt #IAQOnline #InuitArtist #CanadianArtist #ArtsCanada #Inuit @local_domer
9 November 2024
While the auctions at @gardnergalleries with multiple pieces of art by Floyd Kuptana are also online, @waddingtonsauctions today are offering TWO amazing sculptures for sale in their "Major Fall Auction: Inuit Art"
It seems odd that Waddington is only including Floyd Kuptana’s sculptures in the Indigenous and Inuit art auctions, while excluding his 2-D works. All his paintings, mixed media, and pastels are only offered in their “Discovery Art” section, as if they are unsure how to categorize them. Although not many Inuit artists create paintings like his, I believe his work should definitely be included in the Inuit auctions.
Check out the FOR SALE page for more images & details
28 October 2024
The catalogues of the two auctions, containing the remaining collection of Floyd Kuptana paintings of the Tane Gallery, are now available.
In the first session: 6 paintings, 1 pastel, 1 sculpture.
In the 2nd session: 13 paintings, 2 pastels, 1 collage.
In two other seperate auctions, another 5 works of art by Floyd will be auctioned.
In total for sale at Gardners right now:
29 (!)
Check out the "For Sale & On auction" page!
#projectfloydkuptana #floydkuptana #artinuit #inuitar #tanegallery #gardnergalleries
21 October 2024
The Wellington Gallery, by Emil Simon,does own a great collection of good quality paintings by Floyd Kuptana.
https://www.wellingtongallery.com/original-art/floyd-kuptana/
Last week one of those paintings was sold:
Hunting Ground Inuksuk
Acrylic On Canvas, 32" x 32", 2020
It is wonderful to have a range of images of Floyd creating the painting in 2020.
There are 7 paintings left at Wellington Gallery.
October 19 2024
Large collection of Floyd Kuptana paintings in TWO auctions at @gardnergalleries
Besides the already listed for auction art works in the October and November auctions at Gardner Galleries https://lnkd.in/efb2Nwvd , there are two online auctions in November with many Floyd's!
INDIGENOUS ART AUCTION SESSION I (ONLINE AUCTION | November. 1 12:00pm - November. 11 1:00pm) https://lnkd.in/etBmbvpj
INDIGENOUS ART AUCTION SESSION II (ONLINE AUCTION | November. 22 12:00pm - December. 2 1:00pm) https://lnkd.in/eHCTwSmR
Floyd painted for Tane the last two years of his life, and also held a major exhibition in 2020. This session features the balance of paintings by Floyd Kuptana from that exhibition and the remaining paintings at the Tane Gallery.
The owner of Tane, Shalom Sadikov has also provided Gardner's with several images from the original exhibition.
The catalogues will be available soon hopefully, but in total there might be 20+ paintings
#floydkuptana #projectfloydkuptana #inuitart #artinuit
#tanegallery Tane Art Gallery James Gardner For Floyd Kuptana - Artist
Check our more paintings by Floyd: https://floydkuptana.ca/paintings
3 October 2024
At Gardner Galleries in the online October auction, starting on Friday, October 18th at 12:00 PM till - October. 28 12:00 PM, this painting will be on auction:
"Untitled"
Date: unknown
Provenance: from a private Ontario collection, acquired directly from Tane Art Gallery, Toronto, who exhibited the artist during the course of his career.
Contact: info@gardnergalleries.com, +1 519-439-3333
More details on the FOR SALE page.
2 October 2024
At Gardner Galleries in the online October auction, starting on Friday, October 18th at 12:00 PM till - October. 28 12:00 PM, this painting will be on auction:
"UNIQUE FLOYD KUPTANA DIPTYCH"
Date: unknown
Provenance: not shared online, contact the gallery for more info.
Contact: info@gardnergalleries.com, +1 519-439-3333
More details on the FOR SALE page.
![For sale (ARTNET, Rukaj Gallery) UNTITLED, [Two-headed Wolf and pup] CA. 1992-2021 Acrylic on canvas 30 x 36 in. 76.2 x 91.4 cm. Signed along left margin PROVENANCE Tane Gallery, Ontario Marc Davis & Associates, Toronto Added: 25.3.2023](https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/0JYYQ0HJv4VCUZDk4C5Rhx-lAEyEYWChkGb1q9UCvweA4KZnBCxZha5Cpfrzi5oFIYhvyewbr6zqJFGHEzYgbKJIGBXthGdPVbxsRnP3OQrLR_w9KDLDWh2NNtHcjpSIFS8Ug8S1T2De6nEXkSQcHDh7fN71ga1k7adjWMA7mIxIbH3GSejxQQ=w1280)
27 September 2024
Recently SOLD via Rukaj Gallery (also listed at Artnet)
UNTITLED, [Two-headed Wolf and pup] CA. 1992-2021
Acrylic on canvas
Check out the Paintings page for more images & details
Eron Boyd (artist, collector, former friend & collaborator) about this painting: "This was not one of my collection. It has the energy signature that Floyd usually enters. The two-headed wolf is of two minds: monster and sweetheart. The little one following, could be an apprentice, or friend. Someone to share his kill with. In Floyds case, it was usually wine.
His drinking buddies called themselves "The Regulators", from the Young Guns movie.
24 September 2024
On Auction at Gardners Galleries
ONLINE AUCTION | October. 11 12:00pm - October. 21 1:00pm
"THE ART COLLECTION OF JAMES A. MCINNES"
3606
LOT DETAILS
An exceptional acrylic on wood panel by the artist, depicting several animal figures (including a blue wolf, two-headed white wolf, eagle and owl), along with two stylized faces on a light purple background, signed lower left,
More details on the FOR SALE page.
On Auction at Gardners Galleries
ONLINE AUCTION | October. 11 12:00pm - October. 21 1:00pm
"THE ART COLLECTION OF JAMES A. MCINNES"
3606
LOT DETAILS
An exceptional acrylic on wood panel by the artist, depicting several animal figures (including a blue wolf, two-headed white wolf, eagle and owl), along with two stylized faces on a light purple background, signed lower left,
Dimensions: 47 x 56.5cm (18 1/2 x 22 1/4in); unframed;
Provenance: acquired directly from Tane Art Gallery, Toronto, who exhibited the artist during the course of his career; Floyd Kuptana, Inuvialuit Canadian, 1964-2021
Added: 24.9.2024
20 September 2024
The Private Series, Danobeitia Collection
August 28 – September 14, 2024
1 sculpture by Floyd Kuptana listed for sale.
(Feheley Fine Arts )
Title: TRANSFORMATION
(Paulatuk, Stone)
dimensions: 6 1/2 x 9 1/2 x 14 in.
18 September 2024
2 "new" older sculpture by Floyd available via Native Art Traders.
No. 29 and 30 in this video!
30 sculptures by Floyd Kuptana.
Photo´s shared by Eliot Waldman by Native Art Traders about this amazing collection. They are for sale.
Contact the gallery for more info.
https://www.nativearttraders.com/
To see all images in full, go to the For Sale Page!
8 September 2024
Sold recently via Artic Fine Arts
UNTITLED, "FIGURE WITH FUR AND HORNS", FLOYD KUPTANA
acrylic on canvas
Floyd Kuptana, 1964 - 2021
Paulatuk (Paulatuuq)
10.5 X 13.5 inches sight,
16 x19 inches framed
Provenance : Tane Art Gallery
Arctic Fine Arts is a private gallery in Wiarton, Ontario, Canada, run by Matthew Mutch.
There are currently 4 other works of art painted & signed by Floyd Kuptana available at this gallery. See them here on the For Sale & on Auction PAGE!
#artthatisreal
"Floyd shaved the bear, smoothed it, ran his hand across its back it, blew away some dust; turned it, worked it with his file, took the stone away a whisper at a time."
In: Union Station : love, madness, sex and survival on the streets of the new Toronto p.93 -96 Author: Joe Fiorito, 2006
(Source: Internet Archive: https://archive.org/details/unionstationlove0000fior/unionstationlove0000fior
accessed August 27 2024)
...
Floyd Kuptana, an Inuk from Paulatuk or somewhere close enough to there, was carving at a workbench in a garage in the west end; so far in the west end as to be nearly off the city map.
His signature piece, a swimming polar bear. He moved around it with a rasp, soothing and smoothing, talking as he worked.
The bear, in mid-stroke, if mid-air were water. And then Floyd stopped carving and dusted himself off and lit a smoke.
He said, "How do you know Joe the Shoe?"
Hello, Joe, whaddya know.
Joe used to run the shoe repair shop in the theatre district, in a mall in the basement of Metro Hall. He is Italian, third generation like me. He did shoe repairs for all the musicals: Phantom, Cats, The Lion King.
Joe kept several Inuit carvings, including a remarkable swimming bear, in the window of his shop. I have lived in the north and am drawn to soapstone; bears are not what I am accustomed to seeing in the windows of shoe repair shops any-where, let alone in Toronto. But I was passing by and saw the bear and stopped to look, and then to talk, and I learned that Joe the Shoe and Floyd the Carver were pals.
.....there is more
17.8.2024
Sold recently via GALERIE ELCA LONDON
Bird shamans flying over bear, untitled , 2003 Medium: stone
For more images and details, see the SCULPTURES page.
https://www.floydkuptana.ca/sculptures
Together with the 30 sculptures available at Native Art Traders, this brings the total count of sculptures for sale to: 41
Added August 12 2024
One of Floyd´s returning themes are boats, but also boats with Sedna, either under it or integrated with the boat, or even Sedna being the boat.
Here I am sharing images of the 2010 "Glen Ness" -Sedna protecting the boat and passenger", with the 2007 famous -Sedna lamenting the loss of sea ice- from the collection of the MUSEUM of CONTEMPORARY CIRCUMPOLAR ART : Platform for Indigenous Peoples (previously Museum Cerny) in Bern, Switzerland
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This is the 11th of the „Glen Ness“ sculptures added to the album.
(38 images of 20 (!) sculptures were added to the Sculptures page to be described and documented. They will be posted on our socials one by one as we progress. Unfortunately we haven´t got much details, so maybe people can help out! Have you seen these, or do you own one or more, let us know.)
11. Untitled (Sedne protecting the boat and passenger….)�
No date, no dimensions�
Materials: stone, leather, inlay, hair, twigs/wood, bark
From the images we have, we identify 3 heads on the creature (Sedna, shaman) on its back, under the boat. One large one in front looking up, with a gaping mouth with fangs and teeth, a bone plug of course. markings / pins /tattoos of metal pins in circular form. I can´t see the second eye/socket, but I expect two eye empty eye sockets looking up, also part of the face that look forward out into the sea. That second face is not completely visible, but based on what I do see, it is certainly there.
The third face, from the front looks like a bear/wolf head, but from the side it turnes into somethings else.
The boat is resting on the stomach of the lying sea creature, which appears to have open ribs (to suggest malnutrition or starvation?)
With two arms the boat is held in place. The boat itself is a simple rowing boat, with a bench to sit on, a twigs as a mast, and bark for a sail.
On the top of the mast rests a small carved, wolf´s head.
Based on what the little figure in the boat is holding in its hands - an axe and spear- I would say that it is a hunter, with a strain of hair on top of the head, held by a tiny leather strap.
Look for yourself and compare!
Keywords:
- hunter
- leather strap
- string of hair
- Sedna (sea creature)
- boat (rowboat)
- axe & spear
- sail (bark)
-mast (twigs)
For Floyd Kuptana - Artist #projectfloydkuptana #floydkuptana #inuitart Glen Ness #sedna
See the Sculpture page for more details, links and images.
https://floydkuptana.ca/sculptures
Added August 12 2024
#artthatisreal
Our art warning & disclaimer have been updated.
Warning:
Given the unregulated nature of the art market, it is crucial to stay vigilant and always seek stringent provenance. In the past, we believe we have identified a number of allegedly fake paintings in Floyd Kuptana's style being sold as original works by him.
Our objective is to promote public awareness of Floyd Kuptana artworks while preventing the propagation of art fraud. As such, when we believe artworks purporting to be by Floyd Kuptana are not genuine or do not have secure provenance, if provenance cannot be verified, or if questions we raise cannot be resolved, such artworks will NOT be posted on this site or our affiliated social media.
In most countries, seeking a financial advantage through deception is a criminal act. Unfortunately, authorities are generally ill-equipped to detect and prevent art fraud. This is why you must always seek out evidence to obtain secure provenance.
As a potential buyer, you have the power to prevent art fraud. Query the vendor, their representatives or agents, and others who may have knowledge. If there's documentary evidence, secure it. In some cases, expert assistance may be needed to identify inconsistencies and disconformities between paintings in Floyd Kuptana’s style and securely provenanced Floyd Kuptana paintings.
Disclaimer:
No part of our commentary on Floyd Kuptana’s artwork is a recommendation to buy or investment advice. Despite our honestly held beliefs, we must (for legal reasons) expressly disclaim that reliance should be placed on our commentary or the fact of the inclusion of artworks on this site or our affiliated social media to infer authenticity. Facts now known or believed to be true may prove to be different, and users of this website should accept and assume the risk of facts being different.
For more info, please contact us.
#projectfloydkuptana #floydkuptana #inuitart #artinuit #artthatisreal #disclaimer #fakes #fakeart
Check out the “BLOG” Page of the Floyd project site for more info & images!
Added August 9 2024
The late, Arctic-born, Toronto-based Inuit artist Floyd Kuptana ― best known as a carver ― in his 2-D works, made several hunting and gathering forays deep into distinctively American pop culture.
Richard D. Mohr is Professor Emeritus of Philosophy and of the Classics at the University of Illinois. Over the last few years, he has been writing and lecturing on Inuit art and ethnography. He is an academically trained author with extensive journalistic experience and literary flair.
He publishes books in three widely diverse fields: ancient Greek metaphysics, especially Plato’s; American ceramics, especially from the Arts & Crafts period; and gay studies along with queer theory, focusing on ethical, social, political, and legal issues." (Source: Amazon https://www.amazon.com/stores/author/...
Also shared at the "Floyd Kuptana : From Another World" project site: https://floydkuptana.ca
See also:
"Floyd Kuptana Show-'n'-Tell" by Richard D. Mohr
Talk by Richard D. Mohr about Floyd Kuptana. A five minute show-’n’-tell plus in-memorium for Floyd presented to the Inuit Art Society as a Zoom (June 13th 2021), two weeks after Floyd died. (May 27th 2021)
• Floyd Kuptana Show-and-Tell, by Richa...
“Good Friday with Floyd Kuptana” by Richard Mohr (on April, 10th 2020, Good Friday)
• Good Friday with Floyd Kuptana / by R...
#projectfloydkuptana #floydkuptana #inuitart #artinuit #artthatisreal #snoopy #richarddmohr #prince #popculture #metlife #galleryarcturus #arcturus #vangogh #starrynight #shaman #sedna
Check out the “His Life” Page of the Floyd project site for more info & images!
Added August 5 2024
TWO paintings by Floyd Kuptana will be on auction, starting August 9th at @mutualart !
( They were listed before at @gardnergalleries, but removed from their August auction “Art Clearing “)
* ERON BOYD & FLOYD KUPTANA
LOT DETAILS:
Mixed media with collage by contemporary Canadian artist Eron Boyd, the upper dancing figure was drawn by Floyd Kuptana (Inuvialuit Canadian artist, 1964-2021), sheet size approximately 44.5 x 29.8cm (17 1/2 x 11 3/4in); Provenance: from a Toronto collection, acquired directly from the artist
* An original acrylic with mixed media on canvas board
mixed media on canvas board
Painting
25.4 x 20.3cm (10 x 8in)
Signed
Sale Date
Aug 09, 2024 - Aug 19, 2024
#projectfloydkuptana #floydkuptana #inuitart #artinuit @eron_boyd #artthatisreal
Check out the “For Sale & On Auction” Page of the Floyd project site for more info & images!
Added: August 5th 2024
Three sculptures changed their owners over the last few days!
One via an auction at @liveauctioneers:
* Inuit Spirit Fable. 1999.
Signed and dated.
Carved serpentine and bone.
Missing part in face otherwise great condition.
11” w x 5” h.
#projectfloydkuptana #artinuit #inuitart #floydkuptana
Check out the Sculptures Pages of the Floyd project site for MORE detailed images!
There are at least 20 more sculptures for sale at various sellers!
Two others disappeared from the @inuitarteskimoart recently:
* New Years Eve Party Bear
Another remarkable sculpture by Floyd Kuptana.
What kind of pose do YOU think this bear is taking?
Is it dancing or does it look more like a butler?
And what is that patch on his back?
Title: “New Years Eve Party Bear”
2003 - signed
Community : Paulatuk
Ref: A major collection of Inuit carvings in Texas
Dimensions: 15.5” x 4” x 5”
39.4 cm x 10.2 cm x 12.7 cm
Materials: Stone, antler, rope or leather, inlay
* Walrus Spirit Giving Birth
This time Floyd is making us picture a walrus giving birth to a spirit cub.
It enters the world screaming I assume, with a “mohawk” and a bone plug?
Title: “Walrus Spirit Giving Birth”
Artist: FLOYD KUPTANA
2004 - Signed
Community: Paulatuk
Materials: Stone, Bone , inlay, antler
Ref: A major collection of Inuit carvings in Texas
Size: inches/cm 10” x 12” x 6”
25.4 cm x 30.5 cm x 15.2 cm
Added: 28.7.224
This is a non-commercial project of Inuit Art Portal with the intent to collect and share the works of Floyd Kuptana in one place, beginning with his sculptures. A long-term aim is to create a comprehensive catalogue of the artist's work.
We would like to acknowledge the help and support of Gallery Arcturus, a public art museum frequented by the artist and that has extensively shown his works. See current pieces on display in the section "Museums & Galleries" and via the Public Inuit Art Map.
Warning: We are aware of the existence of fake paintings offered for sale (or on auction) -as originals by Floyd Kuptana- via legitimate sellers and auctioneers, even the most well-known ones.
When we come across these, they will NOT be posted on this site, or promoted in any way on our socials.
Always check the provenance via the seller.
They should be abled to tell you at least:
when it was created
how and when it was acquired by the seller
For more info, please contact us.
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Please note that paintings listed here as by the late artist Floyd Kuptana for sale or on auction via various sellers, there is no endorsement of the legitimacy of the works or their provenance..
To the right: Wild Carrot
Acrylic On Canvas, 36" x 29", 2020
One of the 8 original Floyd Kuptana paintings on the Wellington Gallery site.
Added: July 14th 2024
On Auction at Gardners Galleries
Bidding will start on Friday, November 8th at 12:00 PM.
LOT DETAILS
A translucent white stone carving of two bears (3 parts)
The description mentions 2 bears, but it seems to me the more longer face -hoovering over the little bear, might be a spirit instead.
The stone looks like Italian alabaster. Both, the bear and the face have inlay eyes. The face is placed on a small metal rod in the round, curling part.
Check out the details and extra images at the For Sale & On Auction Page!
#projectfloydkuptana #floydkuptana #artinuit #inuitart #gardnergalleries
July th 2024
For Sale via Liveauctioneers till Aug 04, 2024 4:00 PM CEST
Estimate$200-$400
Signed and dated.
Carved serpentine and bone.
Missing part in face otherwise great condition.
11” w x 5" h.
Added: 6.7.224
July 4th 2024
This beautiful umiak with a rowing bear with buff and the Canadian flag by Floyd Kuptana was recently sold via auction at Waddington's Auctioneers & Appraisers Price Realised: ca$9,375 (Includes Buyer's Premium)
https://www.waddingtons.ca/search/kuptana/...
It was previously for sale via ABoriginArt Galleries - Inuit.net. They still have NINE other schulpture by Floyd listed on their website!
For Floyd Kuptana - Artist #projectfloydkuptana #floydkuptana #inuitart #artinuit #umiak
Check out all works for sale here: https://floydkuptana.ca , including many, many works documented, with a lot of info about the artist.
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June 2024
FOR SALE at Waddingtons WEST
(Also listed for sale at AboriginArt as "Seeking Ice")
This is a unique opportunity to buy a larger sculpture by Floyd Kuptana. The starting price of ca$1800,- is remarkably lower than the asking price at AboriginArt ( ca$ 9500,-
BEAR IN UMIAK, 2011
signed and dated
Estimate: $2,000—4,000 CAD
Check details and many extra images at the
"For Sale Page"!
Provenance: Private Collection, British Columbia
Dimensions: 19.5 x 10 x 14 in — 49.5 x 25.4 x 35.6 cm
Medium: stone, antler, leather, inlay, metal
KEYWORDS:
multipart
bear
boat
sail
rowing
oars
Canadian flag
neck tie
Thursday 27 June 224
The paintings for sale or on auction keep coming ....
Two are in live auction right now at Waddingtons, but one - and it is a special one - will on auction in FALL 2024
On auction in FALL 2024 at GARDNERS, Bidding will start on Friday, November 8th 2024 at 12:00 PM.
"Untitled: Multi-Colour Scene with Wolf, Fish and Igloo", signed upper right, acrylic on canvas, 58.4 x 38.1cm (23 x 15in)
On Auction at Waddington´s, also via Invaluable, till 11 JULY 2024
See the For Sale page for more details, links and images.
https://floydkuptana.ca/for-sale-on-auction
Sunday 23 June 224
This is the 5th of the "Glen Ness" sculptures added to the album.
5. Untitled (Shaman´s mask with antlers on stand)
No date, no dimensions
Materials: stone, bone, metal, inlay
(Facebook images Images enhanced with Topaz Photo AI)
This is a remarkable mask with a full antler attached asymmetrically on the head.
Keywords:
- mask
- shaman
- antler (full)
- open eye socket
- inlay large eye
- open mouth (anguish)
- stand
For Floyd Kuptana - Artist #projectfloydkuptana #floydkuptana #inuitart Glen Ness
See the Sculpture page for more details, links and images.
June 22 2024
SOLD (not on website anymore 22.6.202
a bone sculpture on a stone stand, simply called “Shaman”
See the details and extra images at the SCULPTURES pageAlso not on Ebay anymore the sculpture apparently started by Floyd, and finished by a "Nancy Kuptana", although he never was married, as far as we know.
June 21st 2024
A new article in the IAQ -- in addition to Floyd, readers are also introduced to Logan “Umiligaaluk” Ruben from Paulatuuq:
via Inuit Art Foundation.
See:
https://www.inuitartfoundation.org/.../10-inuvialuit...
Here is a collage/pastel image I just found in the archives -- made at Gallery Arcturus -- it's a collaboration with three other artists [!] where you can see Floyd's distinct shapes in pastel.
~ed.
Floyd Kuptana Untitled (2012) Mixed media
© THE ARTIST
June 8th 2024
Recently SOLD at Waddingtons
UNTITLED (CREATURES)
ACRYLIC ON BOARD; SIGNED VERTICALLY LOWER RIGHT
Estimate: $400—500 CADUNTITLED (WHITE WOLF)
ACRYLIC ON CANVAS; SIGNED
Estimate: $400—500 CAD
Check the details on the Paintings page
June 5th 2024
This is the 4th of the "Glen Ness" sculptures added to the album.
38 images of 22 (!) sculptures were added to the Sculptures page to be described and documented. They will be posted on our socials one by one as we progress. Unfortunately we haven´t got much details, so maybe people can help out! Have you seen these, or do you own one or more, let us know.
While we can´t see all aspects of this mask from all angles, we still can see many "Floyd indicators" : Large open eye socket, and a large open mouth, bone plug (labret), tattoo metal pins, red circle inlay, a an extra face looking like a fish head with large beautiful inlay eye.
Keywords:
- mask
- shaman
- fish eye
- open eye socket
- open mouth (laughing?)
- stand
- hair strings with feather
- bone plug (labret)
- red circle inlay
- pin marking (tattoo)
For Floyd Kuptana - Artist #projectfloydkuptana #floydkuptana #inuitart Glen Ness
See the Sculpture page for more details, links and images.
https://floydkuptana.ca/sculptures
4. Untitled (Shaman´s mask with Fish eye)
No date, no dimensions
Materials: stone, bone, metal, hair, inlay
May 28th 2024
This is the 3nd of the "Glen Ness" sculptures added to the album.
38 images of 22 (!) sculptures were added to the Sculptures page to be described and documented. They will be posted on our socials one by one as we progress. Unfortunately we haven´t got much details, so maybe people can help out! Have you seen these, or do you own one or more, let us know.
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This 3-part sculpture shows a bear/wolf/man shaman drummer, with 2 large "hair tails". Holding the stick and drum, the figure stands upright on a cresent moon on a stand. The hair strings both have a yellow ribbon
Keywords:
bear
shaman
drum dancer
cresent moon
stand
hair strings with ribbons
stick & drum
For Floyd Kuptana - Artist #projectfloydkuptana #floydkuptana #inuitart Glen Ness
3. Untitled (Drum Dancing Bear on moon)
No date, no dimensions
Materials: stone, bone, metal, hair
May 25th 2024
Today we remember Floyd, who died so unexpectedly May 25th 2021, 3 years ago now.
For the #projectfloydkuptana we gathered many images from various platforms with Floyd in them!
In the album "Floyd In The Picture" we share all of these with you here. The max number of photos to be shared in a POST on Facebook is 80! And we have 170 .... so we need you to check out the complete album!
(Here is the link again to the album: https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.904725244999111... )
We have to thank the following people for this high number of photos: Daniel Lovesarts, Eron Boyd, Ed Drass, Gallery Arcturus, Wellington Gallery, Emil Simon and many more!
We invite you to give your reactions to the photos, share memories, and, hopefully, send us any images you have!
He will not be forgotten.
~GvdB
May 24th 2024
3 paintings will be for sale soon
one at Artic Inuit Arts
UNTITLED, "WOMAN", FLOYD KUPTANA
two at Waddingtons, also via Invaluable
UNTITLED (WHITE WOLF)
ACRYLIC ON CANVAS; SIGNEDUNTITLED (CREATURES)
ACRYLIC ON BOARD; SIGNED VERTICALLY LOWER RIGHT
Check the details on the Paintings page
May 18th 2024
2 paintings will be for sale at Gardners (and via Mutualart
Bidding will start on Friday, May 24th at 12:00 PM.
"Untitled: Blue Wolf Riding Two-Headed White Wolf"
"Untitled: Wolf Dancer"
May 17th 2024
This is the 2nd of the "Glen Ness" sculptures added to the album.
38 images of 22 (!) sculptures were added to the Sculptures page to be described and documented. They will be posted on our socials one by one as we progress. Unfortunately we haven´t got much details, so maybe people can help out! Have you seen these, or do you own one or more, let us know.
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This mask contains the full works of Floyd Kuptana´s key elements on display. There is no symmetry whatsoever, and I am actually surprised he place some elements in the middle of the face ..... a red inlay circle with 2 metal pins, and one on the chin, it also has a remarkable nose, an element Floyd often not includes or only with some minor line----
For Floyd Kuptana - Artist #projectfloydkuptana #floydkuptana #inuitart Glen Ness
Untitled (Feathered Mask)
No date, no dimensions
Materials: stone, bone, inlay, metal, hair, feathers
May 10th 2024
38 images of 22 (!) sculptures were added to the Sculptures page to be described and documented. They will be posted on our socials one by one as we progress.
Unfortunately we haven´t got much details, so maybe people can help out! Have you seen these, or do you own one or more, let us know.
The first sculpture is a little brown dancing figure (shaman?) with a bear/wolf head. The figure is dressed, with shoes, pants and a coat and dances upright, arms in the air, as we have seen so many times in Floyd´s sculptures ánd paintings!
Title: Untitled (Dancing bear shaman)
No date
Dimensions: unknown
Keywords:
bear shaman
dancing
stone & inlay
coat (buttons in front, padding on back)
Enhanced with Topaz AI
May 10th 2024
3 paintings were SOLD at auction on Waddingtons & via Mutualart
UNTITLED (WHITE WOLF)
UNTITLED (TWO-HEADED WOLF)
UNTITLED (Sea Monsters)
April 30 2024
SOLD via GARDNERS for cad 2500
EXHIBITED FLOYD KUPTANA PAINTING
"Untitled: Rabbit Dancer
Shared with us via @sqrrl_, bought in a thrift shop in Montreal.
Check the details on the Paintings page
April 24, 2024
3 new paintings became for sale via Artic Fine Arts, and 2 were sold recently
Note: to our knowledge Floyd Kuptana only started painting in 2010. Any collaging was done during his time working at/with Gallery Arcturus
See the For Sale page for more details, links and images.
April 4th 2024
Some changes to the Museum & Galleries overview were made:
There is a new exhibition showcasing 2 sculptures by Floyd at the Museum Cerny, Contemporary Circumpolar Art
Febrary 3rd - April 20th 2024
Shamans - Between the Worlds Mediators between the human and spiritual worlds appear in various forms.
Floyd Kuptana
Title: Spirit Being, 2001
Paulatuk, Northwest Territories, Canada
Steatite, metal, antler
H43 x L40 x T29 cm
Provenance: Maslak-Macleod Gallery
FLoyd Kuptana
Shaman Dancing on the Moon, 2007
Paulatuk, Northwest Territories/Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Stone, metal, antler
H48 x W45 x 25D cm
Provenance: John Bohm Montreal, QC
April 12, 2024
3 extra paintings will be on auction at Waddingtons & via Mutualart
Sale Date: Apr 13, 2024 - Apr 18, 2024
See the For Sale page for more details and images.
UNTITLED (BLUE RIDER
ACRYLIC ON CANVAS BOARD
Painting 12 x 14 in — 30.5 x 35.6 cm
Signed
Sale Date: Apr 13, 2024 - Apr 18, 2024UNTITLED (BUFFALO MAN
ACRYLIC ON CANVAS Painting
76.2 x 61 x 2 cm 30 x 24
SignedUNTITLED (BIRD IN FLIGHT
ACRYLIC ON CANVAS
Painting
20 x 24 in — 50.8 x 61 cm
Signed
Added: 12.4.2024
April 1st 2024
Many might have seen the video with Patricia Feheley talking about a very large mask by Floyd.
This was actually part of the (virtual/online) exhibition Art Toronto 2020 at Feheley Fine Arts
The event was added to the Museum & Galleries overview, but with a couple enhanced stills from the video! I used the tool Topaz Photo AI for that.
Check it out here!
Bear-Man Shaman Mask, 2011
Brazilian soapstine, metal, antler
34 x 19 x 10 in.
(86.4 x 48.3 x 25.4 cm)
This pieces was also in the travelling exhibition:
"Changing Hands"
ART WITHOUT RESERVATION 3
Jun 26, 2012–August 16, 2014
Travelling exhibition overview images
30.3.204
This remarkable sculpture was this week on auction via WADDINGTONS WEST & MutualArt
(Price Realised: $9,840 Includes Buyer's Premium)
That is by far the highest price at a Waddingtons auction for a Floyd. 149 items since Februari 2008
TRANSFORMING SHAMAN, 2000
stone, steel, and antler
signed and dated
10 x 17 x 8.5 in — 25.4 x 21.6 x 43.2 cm
Auction Date: March 28, 2024
Estimate: $1,000-$2,000
March 27 2024
With the following 2 paintings that will be on auction soon, the total number of items by Floyd that we have been abled to track is: 48
25 Sculptures & 23 paintings!
Check all items for sale or on auction (as fas as we know)
ON AUCTION via Gardners & Mutualart
Untitled: Red Wolf
Sale Date: Apr 05, 2024 - Apr 15, 2024ON AUCTION via Gardners & Mutualart
Untitled: Double-Headed Bird
Sale Date: Apr 05, 2024 - Apr 15, 2024
25.3. 2024
Just came on auction Till March 27 2024, 5:00 PM CET
Inuit Carving by the late Floyd Kuptana (1964-2021), Paulatuuq (Paulatuk) Inuvialuit Settlement Region, NT
Check out the For Sale & On Auction page for more images, and extra info!
22.3.2024
FOR SALE at GARDNERS
Bidding will start on Friday, April 19th at 12:00 PM.
EXHIBITED FLOYD KUPTANA PAINTING
Large scale acrylic on canvas depicting a dancing wolf, white owl and red rabbit, signed lower right, 1.47m x 73.7cm (58 x 29in); note the canvas is affixed to a wood stretcher but unframed; Provenance: Toronto collection, acquired directly from the artist; exhibited at Tane Art Gallery, (29 November - 29 December, 2020), Concord, Ontario, pamphlet from the show included with this lot; Floyd Kuptana, Inuvialuit Canadian artist, 1964-2021, works of this size by the artist seldom appear for sale
Added: 21.3.2024
20. 3 2024
SOLD via MutualArt
On Auction Mar 01, 2024 - Mar 11, 2024 Mutualart
Untitled: Eagleacrylic on canvas
Painting
58.4 x 38.1cm (23 x 15in)
Estimate $400-$500
Added: 1.3.2024SOLD on auction via Gardners & MutualArt
This lot was sold for $1927.
Bidding will start on Friday, March 8th at 12:00 PM.
"Untitled: Dancing Red Wolf", signed lower middle,
20. 3 2024
On Auction via Gardners Listed as a "EXHIBITED FLOYD KUPTANA PAINTING"
This lot was sold for $1151.
Large scale acrylic on textured canvas depicting a face, signed lower left, 72.4 x 50.8cm (28 1/2 x 20in); ...Exhibited: Tane Art Gallery, Toronto, 2020, pamphlet from the show included with this lot; Floyd Kuptana, Canadian, 1964-2021
More info: Check the For Sale Page
16.3.204
FOR SALE on auction via WADDINGTONS WEST & MutualArt
This lot is located in Vancouver
TRANSFORMING SHAMAN, 2000
stone, steel, and antler
signed and dated
10 x 17 x 8.5 in — 25.4 x 21.6 x 43.2 cm
Auction Date: March 28, 2024
Estimate: $1,000-$2,000
It has been two years since some tiny carvings by Floyd came for auction at Waddingtons. And it has been more than 3 years since anything of decent size was offered up for auction.
With this amazing sculpture being almost 50 cm long and 25 cm high, it is really heavy. At least that’s what the Waddingtons employee told me, after they lifted it to look underneath, on my request. They did not mention a date or a signature in the lot on the website. It said 2000 by Floyd Kuptana, Paulatuk. Hopefully they will add an extra image of it, and add the information to the lot.
Trying to describe all there is to see, is not an easy task!
I am counting 6 eyes, 3 faces, 3 mouths. It maybe part walrus, part shaman, part bird. Hence the title “Transforming Shaman”
The main part is lying on it’s back, with arms and hands holding shaman’s tools (drum stick and some sort of hammer?).
The body also has 2 fins. From the back, it looks like a bird with 2 wings, but it also has a scary but smiling face, 2 fangs, 3 teeth and the mandatory bone plug below the mouth. (The other 2 faces also have a bone plug, but above the mouth.)
The second face is looking up, with a fearful expression, with bulky eyeballs popping out and an open mouth (9 teeth)
On the opposite side of the sculpture, a very remarkable head (bear?) is looking forward, with one big centralized eye, a small mouth, only 3 teeth, a bone plug, 2 animal ears, and an impressive black mohawk on top of the head, plus -how odd- an extra eyeball, perched on a stick, sprouting from the back of the head like a surreal antenna.
16.3 2024
FOR SALE VIA Mutuallart
Untitled: Double-Headed Dancing Wolf and Face
Check the For Sale page!FOR SALE on auction via MutualArt
11.3.2024
Found last week on a weird webpage which apparently collected all kind of items signed by any "Floyd" , I found this unusual painting apparently by Floyd Kuptana, titled:
"Wendigo"
The page has this text: "By Artist Floyd Kuptana (1964 -). This is an original native Canadian oil painting. It is signed by contemporary Innu artist Floyd Kuptana. The art is titled "Wendigo" and it dates to circa 2017. The wendigo is part of the traditional belief system of a number of Algonquin-speaking peoples, including the Ojibwe, the Saulteaux, the Cree, the Naskapi, and the Innu."
It must have been listed on Ebay, as the watermark states, and the accompanying text:
"... sale since Monday, January 6, 2020.
This item is in the category "Art\Paintings". The seller is "danog-123" and is located in Blackstock, ON. This item can be shipped worldwide.
Size: Medium (up to 36in.: Signed Style: Abstract Listed By: Dealer or Reseller Painting Surface: Canvas Medium: Oil Features: Framed
Some of the texts are not correct. Floyd was not Innu, and the painting is obviously not framed, but hanging or standing agains some wired wall.
The painting is wild!
Signed with: Floyd Kuptana (only the 2nd painting signed with his full first name I have ever seen so far)
And the only one with the title on the front... but maybe there have been more, Ed Drass ?
#projectfloydkuptana #floydkuptana #wendigo #inuitart For Floyd Kuptana - Artist
8.3.2024 SOLD
UNTITLED (CREATURES OF THE NIGHT)
UNTITLED (YOUNG WOMAN AND A MASK)
UNTITLED (TWO HEADED WOLF)
(more info on the Paintings Page!
1.3.2024
SOLD
On Auction for FIrst Arts via Liveauctioneers & Mutualart
Maskette on Base, 2000s
stone and red inlay, 7.75 x 4.5 x 2.25 (19.7 x 11.4 x 5.7 cm) unsigned. for cad 950.- (Moved to Sculptures page)FOUR paintings (see below!) will be on auction soon via Waddingtons, also listed on Mutualart.
Mar 01, 2024 - Mar 11, 2024
Untitled: Eagle
Mar 02, 2024 - Mar 07, 2024
UNTITLED (CREATURES OF THE NIGHT)
UNTITLED (YOUNG WOMAN AND A MASK)
UNTITLED (TWO HEADED WOLF)
(more info on For Sale page!)
28.2.224
SOLD, these two paintings were on Auction at Gardners via Mutuatart
Untitled: Riding Two-Headed Wolf
Sale Date: Feb 16, 2024 - Feb 26, 2024
Lot 4311 (sold for ca$1250)Untitled: Animals
Sale Date: Feb 16, 2024 - Feb 26, 2024 Lot 4265 (sold for ca$2950!)
26.2.224
One less sculpture available by Floyd this week... In fact the only sculpture by Floyd Kuptana available for sale, on the European continent, is now sold, via the Art Inuit Paris gallery!
Now added to the Sculpture pages
Totals unique works for sale/on auction:44
Sculptures: 24
Paintings: 20 ( Overview)
Note: There are at least 24 sculptures available through Native Art Traders, Eliot Waldman in Skokie, Illinois, United States. These sculptures are not currently listed on his website but can be found on the Museum & Galleries page
Greetings,
You are invited to watch the recording of our recent webinar on Floyd Kuptana's works in Museums & Galleries from 1993 to 2024. This webinar was held on February 14th, 2024, the day Floyd would have turned 60 years old.
In this webinar, you will discover:
- The latest timeline overview of Floyd's works in Museums & Galleries worldwide, updated with new and fascinating finds
- The exhibitions and events at Gallery Arcturus, where you can see 24 stunning sculptures by Floyd in this public art gallery in Toronto
- The collection of 6 extraordinary pieces by Floyd at the Museum Cerny Contemporary Circumpolar Art in Bern, Switzerland, and how they are showcased in various exhibitions
- The insights and stories from the people who have worked with Floyd and studied his paintings and sculptures
The webinar features the following speakers:
- Guus van den Brekel (Inuit Art Portal), who made introductions and presented the timeline
- Ed Drass, who talked about Gallery Arcturus
- Martha Cerny (curator and director of Museum Cerny), who explained the Museum Cerny collection
- Jean Paul Albert, who worked with Floyd from the first day he came to Toronto
- Emil Simon (Gallery owner, Wellington Gallery online)
- Richard D. Mohr (author of several articles about Floyd’s work.
The webinar recording is available on YouTube [here].
The presented slides: "Floyd Kuptana in Museums & Galleries 1993 - 2024"
If you have any questions or want to participate in this project, please feel free to contact us at inuitartportal@gmail.com.
We hope you enjoy this webinar and appreciate Floyd's unique and visionary art.
Guus van den Brekel & Ed Drass, 16.2.2024
11. 2.2024
On Auction for FIrst Arts via Liveauctioneers
Maskette on Base, 2000s
Feb 29, 2024 8:00 PM CET
stone and red inlay, 7.75 x 4.5 x 2.25 (19.7 x 11.4 x 5.7 cm) unsigned.
Provenance: A Toronto Collection
Added: 11.2.2024
Check the "For Sale & On Auction" page for more images, links and details
6. 2.2024
Via Waddingtons the following paintings are on auction between Febr. 2nd and Febr. 8th
Remarkable is the painting of the almost iconic sculpture "Ball Room Dancer" from 2005 that was on the cover of IAQ Spring 2008 23-1 (Check it out on the His Life page)
It is very unusual to see a painting of one of his sculptures, by Floyd himself. I am not aware of any other.
According to the info from Waddington Discovery Art department, it comes from a person who knew Floyd personally, adn regularly bought his paintings. Floyd was then living in an apartment in the Parliament St. area n Toronto. There is no date given, but estimated to be no more than maybe 5 years old.UNTITLED (RED WOLF)
ACRYLIC ON BOARD; SIGNED VERTICALLY LEFT
19.8 x 27.8 in — 50.3 x 70.6 cm
Auction Date: February 08, 2024
Check the "For Sale & On Auction" page for more images, links and details
27. 1.2024
Three of the 14 available sculptures at Inuit.net appear to be SOLD! So, still 11 left for sale, check them out here.
The For Sale & On Auction page is updated and the artworks are moved to the SCULPTURES page.
Currently there are 43 works by Floyd for sale or on auction that we know of. Sculptures: 23 Paintings: 20
Added: 27. 1.2024
Via Gardner Galleries this painting by Floyd Kuptana will be on offer for auction. Bidding will start on Friday, April 19th at 12:00 PM.
"Untitled: Rabbit Dancer", signed upper middle, acrylic on canvas, 61cm (24in) square; Provenance: Toronto collection, acquired directly from the artist; Floyd Kuptana, Inuvialuit Canadian artist, 1964-2021, no date.
Check more images & details on the page "For Sale & On Auction" https://www.floydkuptana.ca/for-sale-on-auction
24.1.2024
Added to the Sculptures page recently:
"Shaman", 1991. Brazilian soapstone and bone with stone and metal inlay. 5 x 5 x 5 in.
Photo: Robert W. Switzer.
See larger images and more details: Sculptures page
Included in No. 12 THE OUTSIDER End of page 7.
See the article here: His Life
Floyd Kuptana (Canadian, b. 1964), Shaman, 1991. Brazilian soapstone and bone with stone and metal inlay. 5 x 5 x 5 in.
Photo: Robert W. Switzer.
Added: January 9th 2024
16. 1.2024
Via Gardner Galleries ánd MutualArt TWO paintings with be on offer for auction. Bidding will start on Friday, January 26th at 12:00 PM.
Large scale acrylic on board depicting a running rabbit, signed left side, 61 x 91.4cm (24 x 36in) and
Acrylic portrait painting on wood panel, signed left side, 81.3 x 56.5cm (32 x 22 1/4in)
Check more images & details on the page "For Sale & On Auction"
Added: 16.1.2024
14.01.2024
Isn´t this a pretty sight?
Earlier I posted that this piece by Floyd Kuptana at Inuit.net @inuitarteskimoart was sold, because it was no longer listed and did not turn up in the site search. But, now it´s back, maybe a glitch in the website software.
So, it is still for sale.
#projectfloydkuptana #floydkuptana #artinuit #inuitart #inuitnet #aboriginart
Check out more detail at the Sculptures Pages at https://floydkuptana.ca
There are still 13 more sculptures by Floyd for sale at Inuit.net!
11.01.2024
Another exhibition was added to the #projectfloydkuptana website https://floydkuptana.ca in the overview of all exhibitions on the Museums and Galleries page, https://sites.google.com/.../floydku.../museums-galleries...
A special thanks to Lou Jungheim and Richard D. Mohr, for sharing info and knowledge of the 2016 annual meeting of the Inuit Art Society ánd the exhibition!
The 2016 Annual Meeting of the Inuit Art Society was held October 28-30th 2016 at the Kenosha Public Museum in Kenosha, Wisconsin. In addition, the museum held a concurrent exhibition of Inuit art provided by IAS members. That exhibit continued through the end of January 2017.
Michael Foor-Pessin along with society members Lou Jungheim, Thalia Nicas and Richard Mohr, published the exhibition catalog, “Tunnganarniq: Sharing Our Inuit Art Treasure.”
(The images of the exhibition were taken by Cindy Carlsson www.VacationExploration.net)
On display were 4 pieces by Floyd Kuptana:
“Father and Son” c. 2002, stone, copper, bone, iron, 19.5” x 9.5” x 4.5”. (in the catalogue)
(This piece was also in a 2004 exhibition April 17th - May 6th 2004, Maslak McLeod Gallery, and on the cover of the SLATE Art Guide April, 2004 ) https://www.slateartguide.com/covers/2004“Drum Dancer,”or "Drummer" c. 1999, stone, 19” x 7” x 6” (in the catalogue)
This piece was subject of a talk by Donna Hoover Olsen during the IAS virtual meeting in March 2023 about "Shaman and Shamanism" https://www.inuitartsociety.org/shamans-and-shamanism/
See also the recent post on Facebook!"Bobbing Walrus Transformation" Town: Paulatuk/Toronto, Year: 2008, H: 11" W: 11" D: 7"
(not in the catalogue, identified from exhibition photo via the Sold page of Native Art Traders, Eliot Waldman
https://www.nativearttraders.com/Unidentified piece: a large head with big open mouth, on a stand. I háve seen it before, but can´t recall where. Maybe you know more about it? (not in the catalogue)
#floydkuptana #artinuit #inuitart #inuitartsociety For Floyd Kuptana - Artist
As this exhibition was held in the Kenosha Public Museum in Kenosha, Wisconsin, it therefor also falls under the category of #publicinuitart #kenoshapublicmuseum Kenosha Public Museum and when I will receive the mentioned catalogue, I will add the items to the Public Inuit Art Map & Wall!
(The images were enhanced with Topaz Photo AI #topazphotoai)https://sites.google.com/.../floydku.../museums-galleries...
01.01.2024
Best wishes for all in 2024 and beyond!
2024 will be the year where the project site collection of works by Floyd Kuptana will grow. It is great to start the year with the sharing of this painting by @circa1856 Craig Gamache! Thank you very much!
The Public Inuit Art Map will be continued… there are at least 500(!) items still to be added!
30.12.2023
Added to "His Life":
Floyd Kuptana Show-'n'-Tell" by Richard D. Mohr
Talk by Richard D. Mohr about Floyd Kuptana. A five minute show-’n’-tell plus in-memorium for Floyd presented to the Inuit Art Society as a Zoom (June 13th 2021), two weeks after Floyd died on May 27th 2021.
See "His Life" for the video.
27.12.2023
@modvintagefinds 338 w Found on Instagram. details mask: no date, signture?, size?
Floyd Kuptana mini mask as per the giant mask commissioned by Adrienne Clarkson for Rideau Hall. Personal collection. NFS. #inuitart #floydkuptana
What about the commissioned work? How to find info on that?
Added: December 27th 2023
23.12.2023
On Auction Januari 5th 2024 at Gardeners & Mutuarart
"Untitled: Wolf Riders", signed lower middle, acrylic on canvas, 30.5 x 69.9cm (12 x 27 1/2in); Provenance: Toronto collection, acquired directly from the artist; Floyd Kuptana, Inuvialuit Canadian artist, 1964-2021
Added> December 22 2023SOLD Inuit.net
Subject: Bird Spirit Dated:2004 - Signed
Artist: Kuptana, Floyd
Community: Paulatuk
Size: inches/cm 7" x 7" x 7" 17.8 cm x 17.8 cm x 17.8 cm
Added: July 25th 2023
Check out more detail at the Sculptures Pages.
22-12-2023
Floyd Kuptana usually signed his pieces in Roman script when there was space for it with his name, year and location Paulatuk, NW. In this case the appraisers must have made a mistake, because this is clearly a Floyd Kuptana, and not a Robert Kuptana.
This drum dancer from 2001, shows all signs of Floyd: the standing up figure, the shape of the feet, but mainly the head which could be an animal, person, shaman, spirit, dog or wolf.. Thát shape and the expression of it, is very recognisable. The one eye we can see, is cut out open, big and round. Add the string of probably horse hair. No, this is far away from sculptures Robert Kuptana usually makes. He makes mostly relatively small (in size) works of art. Unfortunately, we only were able to find one image of it. Maybe somebody with an Artnet subscription can share possible extra images, and maybe more details? Check Sculptures entry for more details!
This one is: 27.3 x 8.9 x 11.4 cm. (10.7 x 3.5 x 4.5 in.)
#projectfloydkuptana #floydkuptana #inuitart #artinuit For Floyd Kuptana - Artist artnet #robertkuptana #paulatuk
https://www.artnet.com/.../drum-dancer...
To be added to: "Floyd Kuptana : From Another World" https://floydkuptana.ca
Materials: stone, bone/antler, hair
KEYWORDS:
- drum dancer
- standing figure
- transformation
- head (animal, spirit, shaman?)
-eye (wide open)
- string of hair
20-12-2023
2 paintings were sold via Waddingtons December 14th. See realized prizes under the expand arrow.
ON AUCTION WADDINGTONS
UNTITLED (SAD EYES)
ACRYLIC ON CANVAS; SIGNED; INSCRIBED VERSO: FOR SHALOM, FLOYD
SOLD: Price Realised: $799.50
12 x 9 in — 30.5 x 22.9 cm
Auction Date: December 14, 2023
Estimate: $200-$250
Added: December 4th 2023
SOLD: Price Realised: $1,353
ON AUCTION WADDINGTONS
UNTITLED (TWO-HEADED FIDDLER PLAYER)
ACRYLIC ON CANVAS; SIGNED VERTICALLY RIGHT SIDE
28 x 22 in — 71.1 x 55.9 cm
Auction Date: December 14, 2023
Estimate: $400-$500
Added: December 4th 2023
13-12-2023
Guess what I received in the mail! Many thanks to Karel Stevens, the owner of Canuit, Inuit Art. They are the only Dutch shop/home gallery for Inuit art. Karel is actually the brother of Pierre Stevens, owner of Ukpik Inuit Art in Halifax, NS, Canada!)
“Spirit Faces” by Floyd Kuptana, 2004, 17 × 26 × 8cm, in the collection of the @wereldmuseum.leiden
10-12-2023
Summary of the Zoom meeting coming up... (I forgot to record it ...)
Today I visited the stand of Canuit at the "Zweedse Kerstmark" ("Swedish Christmas market) at the Suikerfabriek, Groningen, the Netherlands. They are the only Dutch shop/home gallery for Inuit art.
Karel Stevens (who is actually the brother of Pierre Stevens, owner of UKPIK Art in Halifax, NS, Canada.) told me he had óne sculpture by Floyd in the past. He had picked it up in the North in one of the Co-operatives (check location)
It was sold to a Ducth collector Hans van Berkel, who -in 2015- donated his entire collection to the Wereldmuseum in Leiden. Their online collection mentions indeed a sculpture titles "Spirit Faces" by Floyd Kuptana, 2004, 17 × 26 × 8cm, but unfortunately no images due to copyright restrictions.
8-12-2023
Site is now open "Under Review"
We are still working on it....
Join us in a Zoom Meeting TODAY December 8th!
Hi there,
It is with great pleasure that we can announce "Floyd Kuptana : From Another World" -- a website dedicated to the many works by Floyd
-- It will be made public!
Join us in this live online session on Friday December 8th 2023 to see more of the site ... including many beautiful sculptures by Floyd from his long career carving, painting and even working in pastel and collage.
Time: 16:00 (4pm Eastern Standard Time) -- ONLINE EVENT: Link to the online event: ZOOM
#projectfloydkuptana is an initiative by Inuit Art Portal, with help and support from Gallery Arcturus, Toronto.
The goal of the project is to ensure Floyd Kuptana will be known by a larger audience, for now and in the future, gathering and sharing his works in one place -- with an initial focus on his sculptures.
Guus van den Brekel (@InuitArtPortal) and Ed Drass(@GalleryArcturus) will introduce the project, the progress so far and how it may evolve in the future.
Get an early peek at: https://floydkuptana.ca
Please forward this invite to anyone who might like it!
Hope to see you on Friday, December 8th!
Guus van den Brekel
Email: inuitartportal@gmail.com.
https://www.instagram.com/inuitartportal/
04-12-2023
Two upcoming paintings via Waddingtons:
UNTITLED (SAD EYES) & UNTITLED (TWO-HEADED FIDDLER PLAYER)
Please check out the "For Sale & On Auction" page
Added December 2nd 2023
"Transformation Man"
No date. Stone, antler, metal 18" x 16" x 5" — 45.7 x 40.6 x 12.7 cm.
Images and info found at ELCA London Gallery , Waddingtons and Northerncollectables Inuit Art.
See the Sculptures page. See extra images and info via de EXPAND ARROW!
01-12-2023
The painting "Untitled, (WOMAN WITH GREY HAIR) is for sale via Arctic Fine Arts.
acrylic on canvas. Floyd Kuptana, 1964 - 2021. Paulatuk (Paulatuuq)
30 X 40.5 inches - sight
32 x 42.5 inches - framed
Please check out the "For Sale & On Auction" page
27-11-2023
1 painting will be on auction via MutualArts ánd Gardners on December 8th.
FOR SALE , GARDNERS, starting December 8th (
ALSO VIA MUTUALART!
Please check out the "For Sale & On Auction" page!
"Untitled: Two-Headed Wolf", signed left side, acrylic on canvas, 50.8 x 40.6cm (20 x 16in); Provenance: Toronto collection, acquired directly from the artist; Floyd Kuptana, Inuvialuit Canadian artist, 1964-2021
Added: Nov. 27 2023
26-11-2023
Site is now open "Under Review"
We are still working on it....
Join us in a Zoom Meeting December 8th!
Hi there,
It is with great pleasure that we can announce "Floyd Kuptana : From Another World" -- a website dedicated to the many works by Floyd
-- It will be made public!
Join us in this live online session on Friday December 8th 2023 to see more of the site ... including many beautiful sculptures by Floyd from his long career carving, painting and even working in pastel and collage.
Time: 16:00 (4pm Eastern Standard Time) -- ONLINE EVENT: Link to the online event: ZOOM
#projectfloydkuptana is an initiative by Inuit Art Portal, with help and support from Gallery Arcturus, Toronto.
The goal of the project is to ensure Floyd Kuptana will be known by a larger audience, for now and in the future, gathering and sharing his works in one place -- with an initial focus on his sculptures.
Guus van den Brekel (@InuitArtPortal) and Ed Drass(@GalleryArcturus) will introduce the project, the progress so far and how it may evolve in the future.
Get an early peek at: https://floydkuptana.ca
Please forward this invite to anyone who might like it!
Hope to see you on Friday, December 8th!
Guus van den Brekel
Email: inuitartportal@gmail.com.
https://www.instagram.com/inuitartportal/
26-11-2023
1 painting sold via Ebay:
(EBAY, Arctic Fine Arts)
INUKSHUK FLOYD KUPTANA ORIGINAL ACYRYLIC PAINTING
23-11-2023
List of sculptures travelling exhibition "Inuit Sculpture Now"
8. Floyd Kuptana
Starving Bear 2001
Brazilian soapstone and bone
21.7 x 47.1 x 12.6
Collection of Dr. Peter K. Lewin
17-11-2023
1 sculpture sold via Galerie AMF:
UNTITLED
MIXED MEDIA (brown stone, bone, blue bead)
SCULPTURE, RAISED ON A STONE BASE
9 ins x 6.8 ins x 2.5 ins; 22.9 cms x 17.3 cms x 6.4 cms
(Previously sold via Waddingtons )
13-11-2023
Three exhibitions added:
April 13 - May 4, 2018
FEROCIOUS JOY
Artists Together -- Floyd Kuptana and 'the woman' (aka deborah harris)March 21 - April 21, 2012
Disintegrating : moving towards and away from coherence
Employing works from the permanent collection, by artists - Peter Chung, Paul Saarl, Dan Walsh, Andrea Maguire, FLOYD KUPTANA, William Caldwell, Carrie Geary-Martin, Ed DrassApril 17th - May 6th 2004
"Floyd Kuptana" at Maslak McLeod Gallery
Shown here: Front Page Issue April 2004 Slate Art Guide
07-11-2023
A mask by Floyd is shown on the his profile page at Galerie Images Boréales . Unfortunately, we don´t know ány details, so if you know more about it, or you have more images of it, please let us know!
It is a typical Floyd Kuptana mask, probably called "Shaman Transformation", with a few characteristic Floyd elements:
skull-shaped mask on a stand
two animal ears (open)
one eye-socket empty
one eye-ball bulking out
long slim nose
mouth with double fangs ánd teeth
29-10-2023
December 1st we will go public, at least with several pages of this website.
"Home", "About", "For Sale & On Auction", "Blog" and "Museums & Galleries" will be available for all to see.
We are thinking about a suitable "opening event".
26-10-2023
Another 2 paintings came available via MutualArt, which makes the total on auction at Mutualart right now to FOUR!
https://www.mutualart.com/.../054F8416B.../artworks-for-sale?
Black Rider & Moon Drummer..
22-10-2023
Upcoming auction at Waddington's will start on 26 October 2023
UNTITLED (RED WOLF MUSICIAN)
ACRYLIC ON CANVAS; SIGNED VERTICAL RIGHT SIDE
27.5 x 19.8 in — 69.9 x 50.3 cm
Auction Date: October 26, 2023
Estimate: $400-$600The listing on Craigslist for the swimming bear disappeared, so I guess it´s sold. It will be moved to the Sculptures page overview
20-10-2023
Upcoming auction at Mutualart, will start on Friday, october27th 2023
Untitled: Dancing Wolf with Two Heads
acrylic on canvas
Painting, 66 x 35.6; Signed. Provenance
Sale Date Oct 27, 2023 - Nov 06, 2023
19-10-2023
Upcoming auction at Gardners, will start on Friday, November 17th 2023
"Untitled: Wolf Riding Rabbit", signed upper left side, acrylic on canvas, 18 x 24in; Provenance: Toronto collection, acquired directly from the artist; Floyd Kuptana, Inuvialuit Canadian artist, 1964-2021
18-10-2023
Reordering Past exhibitions & extending them, based on listing of leaflet Maslak McLeod Gallery.
Some new "old events" to track down!
17-10-2023
Recovered old Website of Museum of Inuit Art with 3 sculptures of Floyd.
13-10-2023
Sold for 730 CAD$ via MutualArt & Gardners
11-10-2023
To be added: 3 sculptures sold in the past via Art Inuit
23-09-2023
Found Floyd Kuptana's first profile page from Inuit Art Alive (Now Inuit Art Foundation) with a whole range of early sculpture we had not seen before or we only had screenshot or ads of. Long live Wayback Machine
15-09-2023
Added a button "Give Feedback" for testing.
It connects to a Comments form
10-09-2023
Title change : "Floyd Kuptana : From Another World" (courtesy of deborah harris, after the exhibition with the same name in 2022)
03-09-2023
Painting "Untitled: Flying Owl" will be on auction via Waddingtons, Sep 15, 2023 - Sep 25, 2023
02-09-2023
Sedna. Myth and Change in the Arctic
Special exhibition extended until March 17, 2024 due to public success
See: Museums & Galleries for more info
3 paintings sold via Waddingtons
SOLD
WADDINGTONS
FLOYD KUPTANA (CANADIAN, 1964-2021)
UNTITLED (WOLF DRUMMER)
ACRYLIC ON CANVAS; SIGNED VERTICALLY LEFT SIDE
24 x 20 in — 61 x 50.8 cm
Auction Date: August 31, 2023
Estimate: $400-$600
Price Realised: $861
Added: 23.8.2023
SOLD WADDINGTONS
FLOYD KUPTANA (CANADIAN, 1964-2021)
UNTITLED (WHITE WOLF WITH FRIENDS)
ACRYLIC ON HEAVY PAPER; SIGNED
23.5 x 17.5 in — 59.7 x 44.5 cm
Auction Date: August 31, 2023
Estimate: $400-$500
Price Realised: $922.50
Added: 23.8.2023
SOLD
WADDINGTONS
FLOYD KUPTANA (CANADIAN, 1964-2021)
UNTITLED (WOLF DRUMMER)
ACRYLIC ON CANVAS; SIGNED VERTICALLY LEFT SIDE
24 x 20 in — 61 x 50.8 cm
Auction Date: August 31, 2023
Estimate: $400-$600
Price Realised: $615
added: 23.8.2023
28-08-2023
Re-did the ToC on For Sale page in three columns, smaller, better overview
Added "Go To Top" buttons
26-08-2023
Making some items nót visible in the ToCs, so it looks neater
Discovery Maslak McLeod Gallery Exhibitions "Floyd Kuptana" in 2001 ánd 2008
Found extra items about Floyd in IAQ pdf archives
24-08-2023
Update "Sculptures
ToC added, reorganised
Search Tip
Update "For Sale/On Auction"
Added 3 paintings an auction at Waddinhtons soon
Moved section "Sold paintings" to new page Paintings
Created & Added Google Analytics ID to Site
12-08-2023
Update "For Sale/On Auction"
Added 15 sculptures Sold via Visbids
Added 3 sculptures Sold via Worthpoint
Overall design
Cleaned up favicon
As favicon?
11-08-2023
Update "For Sale/On Auction"
Changed in alphabetical order
Added Table of Content
Placed the Overview on bottom of the page.
Added numbers of items for sale per vendor in title
Overall design
added Favicon for site (discuss)
added a page to list auction houses & galleries, shops for me to check for images of sold items etc.. (hidden from navigation)
10-08-2023
Update "For Sale/On Auction"
1 sculpture added via Galerie ELCA London. Not listed on their site (yet), contact the Galerie for more info.
1 sculpture for sale at Galerie AMF
1 SOLD sculpture added. Found at
Galerie Avtorov
Title "Sedna"
07-08-2023
Update "For Sale/On Auction"
9 sculptures for sale found on Native Art Traders site, 15 sold items
1 item for sale at UKPIK Inuit Art
06-08-2023
Update "For Sale/On Auction"
The items for sale are now presented per platform/vendor.
Indication of the number of sculptures and paintings in total was added.
A section "Private Collections" was added for sharing of works anonymously
04-08-2023
Update "For Sale/On Auction"
Today was the auction for a mask. It sold for 1000 ca$ via First Arts Premier
Another mask for sale Galerie Chariot was sold (price unknown)
https://www.galerielechariot.ca/floyd-kuptana-s-workThe same gallery has one piece left, a large work called the Dog Team… Soap Stone. Dimensions: 100cm x 30cm
Asking price: 6500 ca$
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