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Open a larger version of the following image in a popup: UNIDENTIFIED INUIT ARTIST, NUNAVIK (ARCTIC QUEBEC), Kneeling Fisherman, c. mid 1960s

UNIDENTIFIED INUIT ARTIST, NUNAVIK (ARCTIC QUEBEC)

Kneeling Fisherman, c. mid 1960s
stone and waxed string, 9 x 6.25 x 6.75 in (22.9 x 15.9 x 17.1 cm)
apparently unsigned.
LOT 37
ESTIMATE: $350 — $500
Seated low with knees drawn in, this hunter’s body becomes a compact lesson in waiting. The hands close around the line with care and assuredness. This sentiment is echoed in...
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Seated low with knees drawn in, this hunter’s body becomes a compact lesson in waiting. The hands close around the line with care and assuredness. This sentiment is echoed in the stone’s finish: a deep, even polish that catches soft highlights across the modelled planes of the figure.

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Private Collection, Toronto.
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