KIAKSHUK (1886-1966) KINNGAIT (CAPE DORSET)
Seal Hunt, 1964 (1964-65 #2)
Printmaker: TIMOTHY OTTOCHIE (1904- 1982) KINNGAIT (CAPE DORSET)
stonecut and stencil, 24 1/2 x 33 3/4 in (62.2 x 85.7 cm)
9/50
stonecut and stencil, 24 1/2 x 33 3/4 in (62.2 x 85.7 cm)
9/50
LOT 58
ESTIMATE: $900 — $1,200
ESTIMATE: $900 — $1,200
This lovely print is probably not literally a seal hunting scene but more likely Kiakshuk’s idealized image of the result of a successful hunt. In other words, the three hunters...
This lovely print is probably not literally a seal hunting scene but more likely Kiakshuk’s idealized image of the result of a successful hunt. In other words, the three hunters have not rounded up a herd of eight seals! Conceptually it’s a brilliant visualization by Kiakshuk however, and the printmaker Ottochie has likewise beautifully distinguished between the actual hunters and their imagined (and hopefully captured) prey with his combination of stonecut and stencil technique.
Provenance
Private Collection, USA;A Toronto Collection.
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