PETER SEVOGA (1940-2007), QAMANI’TUAQ (BAKER LAKE)
Seated Man with Raised Hands, 1968
stone, 10 x 6.25 x 4 in (25.4 x 15.9 x 10.2 cm)
inscribed with a disc number, "E.7642" (not the artist's).
inscribed with a disc number, "E.7642" (not the artist's).
Lot 19
ESTIMATE: $3,000 — $5,000
PRICE REALIZED: $2,880.00
ESTIMATE: $3,000 — $5,000
PRICE REALIZED: $2,880.00
Further images
Although Peter Sevoga began carving in the 1960s when still in his twenties, there are few documented works from that decade. Not represented in the 1971 Sculpture/Inuit catalogue or in...
Although Peter Sevoga began carving in the 1960s when still in his twenties, there are few documented works from that decade. Not represented in the 1971 Sculpture/Inuit catalogue or in George Swinton’s 1972 book Sculpture of the Eskimo, Sevoga’s career blossomed immediately thereafter, and he is now considered one of the truly great Baker Lake sculptors. His particular genius was the ability to create stone sculptures that are massive yet delicately balanced and elegantly modelled and finished. Man with Raised Hands from 1968 is the perfect harbinger of that style; here the clothed human figure is carved with beautifully rounded but not exaggerated proportions, while the carefully poised arms end in small, elegant hands, matching the man’s delicate facial features. This refined, naturalistic figure makes a fascinating contrast with John Pangnark’s abstract Woman with Raised Arms (see previous Lot).
Provenance
Collection of M.F. (Budd) Feheley, Toronto;Feheley Fine Arts, Toronto;
Collection of John and Joyce Price, Seattle.
Publications
Feheley Fine Arts, Toronto, The Discreet Collector, June 2002; catalogue no. 26.Join Our Mailing List
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