Harold Samson Pfeiffer Paintings & Artwork for Sale | Harold Samson Pfeiffer Art Value Price Guide

Mar. 06, 2021
Harold Pfeiffer Canadian, Bronze Statue, Woman
Est: $50 - $15,000
Harold Pfeiffer (canadian, 1908 - 1997) Bronze Statue, Womans Face, C. 1950. 8 Inches Tall.
Kavanagh Auctions
Apr. 16, 2020
Harold Sampson Pfeiffer Sculpture, Signed (83547)
Est: $400 - $1,200
Harold Sampson Pfeiffer 1908-1997. After the WWII, Harold taught crafts at McGill University. During the mid-1950s, he became an occupational therapist at hospitals in Quebec City and Edmonton. In 1954, he made his first portrait of a Native Northerner, young Ilya, a patient at Parc Savard hospital. The friendships made with patients gave him a valuable entr[x=#233/]e to northern communities, and his teaching of weaving, carving, and other art forms made a contribution to the northern Native art industry of the present day. Also in 1954, Harold made his first journey north on the patrol ship C.D. Howe, as an x-ray assistant, liaison officer, and sculptor[x=#8212/]the first of several northern tours. In 1956 he joined the National Museum of Man, mainly as an organizer of exhibitions, but continued his sculpture. In 1967, the Riveredge Foundation of Calgary purchased several of Harold's bronze portraits of aboriginal people and commissioned him to do more. On one trip, he met the then Commissioner of the Northwest Territories, Stuart Hodgson; the meeting resulted in a friendship and several assignments to portray aboriginal people around the polar world.""Harold was a member of the Ottawa Arctic Circle and often entertained in his house, amid a plethora of bronzes, carvings, and paintings. During recent years, he worried about the disposition of his remaining busts and carvings, and was saddened by the theft of some of his works and the deaths, in India, of some of his young fellow passengers on a cruise ship. He was happy, however, to know that his memoirs would be published: The Man Who Makes Heads with His Hands."(by Keith J. Crowe) Signature on back of piece. Black marble base. 5.5" x 10.5". 11 lbs. Provenance: Ben-Tcahvtchavadze collection of Ontario, Canada Country (if not USA): State: City/County: Date:
Holabird Western Americana
Dec. 15, 2019
HAROLD PFEIFFER ESKIMO DRUM DANCER
Est: $300 - $500
PFIEFFER, Harold, (Canada, 1908-1997): Eskimo Drum Dancer, Bronze, 5.5'' in h., affixed to a heavy variegated green marble plinth, 9.5'' overall, signed verso, stamped ''2'', other illegible markings including Alberta.
Burchard Galleries Inc
Oct. 04, 2019
Harold Sampson Pfeiffer Sculpture, Signed 83547
Est: $400 - $1,200
Harold Sampson Pfeiffer 1908-1997. After the war, Harold taught crafts at McGill University. During the mid-1950s, he became an occupational therapist at hospitals in Quebec City and Edmonton. In 1954, he made his first portrait of a Native Northerner, young Ilya, a patient at Parc Savard hospital. The friendships made with patients gave him a valuable entrÈe to northern communities, and his teaching of weaving, carving, and other art forms made a contribution to the northern Native art industry of the present day. Also in 1954, Harold made his first journey north on the patrol ship C.D. Howe, as an x-ray assistant, liaison officer, and sculptoróthe first of several northern tours. In 1956 he joined the National Museum of Man, mainly as an organizer of exhibitions, but continued his sculpture. In 1967, the Riveredge Foundation of Calgary purchased several of Haroldís bronze portraits of aboriginal people and commissioned him to do more. On one trip, he met the then Commissioner of the Northwest Territories, Stuart Hodgson; the meeting resulted in a friendship and several assignments to portray aboriginal people around the polar world.""Harold was a member of the Ottawa Arctic Circle and often entertained in his house, amid a plethora of bronzes, carvings, and paintings. During recent years, he worried about the disposition of his remaining busts and carvings, and was saddened by the theft of some of his works and the deaths, in India, of some of his young fellow passengers on a cruise ship. He was happy, however, to know that his memoirs would be published: The Man Who Makes Heads with His Hands."(by Keith J. Crowe) Signature on back of piece. Black marble base. 5.5" x 10.5". 11 lbs. City: State: Date:
Holabird Western Americana
Dec. 09, 2018
Sculpture by Harold Sampson Pfeiffer
Est: $700 - $1,200
Harold Sampson Pfeiffer 1908-1997. After the war, Harold taught crafts at McGill University. During the mid-1950s, he became an occupational therapist at hospitals in Quebec City and Edmonton. In 1954, he made his first portrait of a Native Northerner, young Ilya, a patient at Parc Savard hospital. The friendships made with patients gave him a valuable entrée to northern communities, and his teaching of weaving, carving, and other art forms made a contribution to the northern Native art industry of the present day. Also in 1954, Harold made his first journey north on the patrol ship C.D. Howe, as an x-ray assistant, liaison officer, and sculptorthe first of several northern tours. In 1956 he joined the National Museum of Man, mainly as an organizer of exhibitions, but continued his sculpture. In 1967, the Riveredge Foundation of Calgary purchased several of Harolds bronze portraits of aboriginal people and commissioned him to do more. On one trip, he met the then Commissioner of the Northwest Territories, Stuart Hodgson; the meeting resulted in a friendship and several assignments to portray aboriginal people around the polar world.""Harold was a member of the Ottawa Arctic Circle and often entertained in his house, amid a plethora of bronzes, carvings, and paintings. During recent years, he worried about the disposition of his remaining busts and carvings, and was saddened by the theft of some of his works and the deaths, in India, of some of his young fellow passengers on a cruise ship. He was happy, however, to know that his memoirs would be published: The Man Who Makes Heads with His Hands."(by Keith J. Crowe) Signature on back of piece. Black marble base. 5.5" x 10.5". 11 lbs. State: City: Date: HWAC# 83547
Holabird Western Americana
Jul. 12, 2018
HAROLD PFEIFFER (CANADIAN, 1908-1997), INUIT CHILDREN WATCHING PLANE ARRIVE (C. 1950’S), COLOUR PHOTOGRAPH; TITLED IN BLUE PEN INK VERSO (Sight, 11.8” x 15.5”) Note: Photo down on cardboard.
Est: $125 - $175
HAROLD PFEIFFER (CANADIAN, 1908-1997) INUIT CHILDREN WATCHING PLANE ARRIVE (C. 1950’S)COLOUR PHOTOGRAPH; TITLED IN BLUE PEN INK VERSO (Sight, 11.8” x 15.5”) Note: Photo down on cardboard.Provenance:From the Estate of Harold PfeifferEstimate: $125—175
Waddington's
Oct. 05, 2017
HAROLD SAMPSON PFEIFFER (CANADIAN, 1908-1997) I, INDIGENOUS MOTHER AND CHILD, FIBREGLASS SCULPTURE, MOUNTED TO BOARD BACK; SIGNED AND DATED ‘68 LOWER RIGHT (Sculpture, 18” x 19”) (Board, 26” x 21.8”)
Est: $200 - $300
HAROLD SAMPSON PFEIFFER (CANADIAN, 1908-1997) I INDIGENOUS MOTHER AND CHILDFIBREGLASS SCULPTURE, MOUNTED TO BOARD BACK; SIGNED AND DATED ‘68 LOWER RIGHT (Sculpture, 18” x 19”) (Board, 26” x 21.8”)Estimate: $200—300
Waddington's
Apr. 28, 2016
HAROLD SAMPSON PFEIFFER (CANADIAN, 1908-1997), HEAD OF INUIT MAN, COMPOSITION CAST WITH BRONZE PATINA; INITIALED P.H. ON WOOD BASE (Cast, 12” x 7” x 10”)
Est: -
HAROLD SAMPSON PFEIFFER (CANADIAN, 1908-1997) HEAD OF INUIT MANCOMPOSITION CAST WITH BRONZE PATINA; INITIALED P.H. ON WOOD BASE (Cast, 12” x 7” x 10”)Estimate: $200—300
Waddington's
Jun. 04, 2014
HAROLD PFEIFFER
Est: $400 - $600
CANADIAN, 1908-1987, Sisters of the Cloth, Bronze Sculpture with brown patina, Signed & ed. 1/12, 6.75 x 4.5 x 3 in, 17 x 11.5 x 7.5 cm.
Walker's
Jan. 23, 2014
HAROLD SAMPSON PFEIFFER (CANADIAN, 1908-1997)
Est: $250 - $300
HAROLD SAMPSON PFEIFFER (CANADIAN, 1908-1997) ESKIMO MOTHER AND CHILD; FIBREGLAS SCULPTURE MOUNTED TO BARN BOARD; SIGNED AND DATED '68 LOWER RIGHT; TITLED TO FRONT PLAQUE 18" x 19" - 45.7 x 48.3 cm.
Waddington's
Nov. 18, 2013
HAROLD PFEIFFER (1908-1998), STANDING INUK, bronze, 9" x 4" x 3.75" - 22.9 x 10.2 x 9.5 cm.
Est: $300 - $500
HAROLD PFEIFFER (1908-1998), Quebec City, QCSTANDING INUK, bronze, signed in Roman, 1/10, 9" x 4" x 3.75" - 22.9 x 10.2 x 9.5 cm.Note: Harold Pfeiffer made his first trip north in 1954 on the patrol ship, C.D. Howe, as an x-ray assistant, liaison officer, and sculptor. This trip marked first of several tours to the north that would serve Pfeiffer in his art. Pfeiffer sought to capture some essence of the respect and delight he had for the northern peoples of Canada, Alaska, Greenland, and Siberia. His efforts toward realism and presenting Northern narratives are clear in this work. Here, perhaps, we see a standing figure heralding in the close of perlerorneq (literally 'to feel the weight of life'). This traditional Greenland Inuit practice dictates that upon first seeing the sun, one must remove a mitt and hold their hand in the air. The more devout also smile with half their face. From Harold Pfeiffer & John A. Stevens, The Man Who Makes Heads With His Hands: The Art and Life of Harold Pfeiffer, Sculptor. Burnstown, ON: General Store Publishing, 1997 & Kobalenko, Jerry, The Horizontal Everest: Extreme Journeys on Ellesmere Island, BPS Books, 2010)
Waddington's
May. 16, 2013
HAROLD SAMSON PFEIFFER (CANADIAN, 1908-1997) INUIT
Est: $200 - $300
HAROLD SAMSON PFEIFFER (CANADIAN, 1908-1997) INUIT CHILD; BRONZE WALL PLAQUE, MOUNTED TO BOARD; SIGNED TO THE UNDERSIDE 10" x 9.5" x 2.5" - 25.4 x 24.1 x 6.4 cm.
Waddington's
Jun. 02, 2011
HAROLD PFEIFFER PORTRAIT OF A GYRFALCON, bronze
Est: $300 - $500
HAROLD PFEIFFER PORTRAIT OF A GYRFALCON, bronze relief; signed 15 1/4 ins x 11 1/2 ins; 37.5 cms x 28.8 cms
Waddington's
Dec. 01, 2010
Harold Pfeiffer
Est: $1,200 - $1,600
Canadian 1908-1997SSC Chief Sitting Wind (Frank Kaquitts) Bronze sculpture, signed, dated 1973, editioned 3/5 & inscribed with foundry name Studio West Ltd., Alberta Height: 12 IN, 305 CM excluding base
Walker's
Apr. 19, 2010
HAROLD SAMPSON PFEIFFER (1908-1997), A HEAD, bronze, 7" x 6" x 5.5" - 17.8 x 15.2 x 14 cm.
Est: $300 - $500
HAROLD SAMPSON PFEIFFER (1908-1997)A HEAD, bronze, The sculpture depicts Elizapee Padlayat, Sugluk, Hudson Straights, 1969, 7" x 6" x 5.5" - 17.8 x 15.2 x 14 cm.Note: Harold Pfeiffer, an accomplished Canadian portrait sculptor, made it his mission to complete bronze portraits of native people from Canada, Alaska, Greenland and Siberia before they were irrevocably changed by contact with modern civilization. With single minded determination and a seemingly limitless appetite for new experiences, he achieved his goal.The Harold Pfeiffer Collection of Inuit art was sold at Waddington's in November 1998.For an illustration of this piece see:The Man Who Makes Heads with His Hands: The Art and Life of Harold Pfeiffer, General Store Publishing House, Ontario, 1997, page 64
Waddington's
Jun. 19, 2007
Harold Pfeiffer 1908-1997 SSC
Est: $300 - $500
Harold Pfeiffer 1908-1997 SSC ; Head of a Young Wonam, Plater cast with green/bronze patination, Plinth base signed with initials
Walker's