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Open a larger version of the following image in a popup: PITALOOSIE SAILA, R.C.A. (1942-2021) KINNGAIT (CAPE DORSET), Wolf Spirit, 1987 #22

PITALOOSIE SAILA, R.C.A. (1942-2021) KINNGAIT (CAPE DORSET)

Wolf Spirit, 1987 #22
Printmaker: IYOLA KINGWATSIAK (1933-2000) KINNGAIT (CAPE DORSET)
stonecut, 22.25 x 28 in (56.5 x 71.1 cm)
9/50
LOT 14
ESTIMATE: $300 — $500
The image presents a bifurcated face stretched across the shoulders of a single wolf’s body, rendered entirely in black ink against an empty ground. The mirrored facial features, two eyes,...
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The image presents a bifurcated face stretched across the shoulders of a single wolf’s body, rendered entirely in black ink against an empty ground. The mirrored facial features, two eyes, two mouths, produce a feeling of duality without division, a single being seen from multiple emotional angles. The lines are fluid but precise, contouring the wolf’s musculature with anatomical sensitivity while also creating flattened, graphic shapes. The paws are compact, clawed, and evenly spaced, grounding the work. Most striking is the interplay of symmetry and asymmetry: the face splits but the body does not, resulting in a composition that hovers between the real and the mythic.
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A Toronto Collection.
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