PITSEOLAK ASHOONA, R.C.A., O.C., (1904-1983) KINNGAIT (CAPE DORSET)
stonecut, 24 x 33.75 in (61 x 85.7 cm)
3/50
ESTIMATE: $400 — $600
Fleeing Spirits presents a scene of pure momentum. Two vividly green, inventively shaped spirits appear mid-chase, their bodies animated by a sense of urgency that feels both ancient and oddly joyful. There is no background to anchor us, no scenery to explain their flight. And that absence is not a loss, it is an invitation. The viewer becomes a kind of co-author, left to wonder what unseen force sets these creatures into motion. Fear? Mischief? The work refuses to answer, and in doing so, it gives us the thrill of not knowing.
Provenance
Private Collection, Toronto.Literature
Fleeing Spirits is reproduced in Estrellita Karsh, Shamans and Spirits: Myths and Medical Symbolism in Eskimo Art, (Ottawa : National Museum of Man, 1977), pl. 3, unpaginated.Join Our Mailing List
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