KANANGINAK POOTOOGOOK, R.C.A. (1935-2010) KINNGAIT (CAPE DORSET)
Angujjuaq (Great Big Bear), 2003 #5
Printmaker: PITSEOLAK NIVIAQSI, R.C.A. (1947-2015) KINNGAIT (CAPE DORSET)
lithograph and stencil, 40 x 28 in (102 x 71.2 cm)
5/50
lithograph and stencil, 40 x 28 in (102 x 71.2 cm)
5/50
LOT 50
ESTIMATE: $1,800 — $2,800
PRICE REALIZED: $2,684.00
ESTIMATE: $1,800 — $2,800
PRICE REALIZED: $2,684.00
Featured in the 2022 article 'Polar Bears in Print' on the Inuit Art Quarterly's website, Associate Editor and Editorial Supervisor Jessica MacDonald speaks about Angujjuaq's presence: The lolling tongue...
Featured in the 2022 article "Polar Bears in Print" on the Inuit Art Quarterly's website, Associate Editor and Editorial Supervisor Jessica MacDonald speaks about Angujjuaq's presence:
The lolling tongue and lumbering gait of Kananginak Pootoogook’s Angujjuaq (Great Big Bear) puts me in mind of an enormous dog exhausted after a long walk. But the watchful eyes on this giant belie this benign appearance, revealing a predator on the hunt for its next meal. [1]
We couldn't agree more! Kananginak's keen eye and ability to reproduce the nature around him, coupled with the sheer scale of this work make for a imposing vision. While the bear is walking away, one can't help but feel that look back is perhaps a threat, despite the bear's exhaustion.
1) Jessica MacDonald, "Polar Bears in Print" Inuit Art Quarterly Online, 25 February 2022, https://www.inuitartfoundation.org/iaq-online/polar-bears-in-print.
The lolling tongue and lumbering gait of Kananginak Pootoogook’s Angujjuaq (Great Big Bear) puts me in mind of an enormous dog exhausted after a long walk. But the watchful eyes on this giant belie this benign appearance, revealing a predator on the hunt for its next meal. [1]
We couldn't agree more! Kananginak's keen eye and ability to reproduce the nature around him, coupled with the sheer scale of this work make for a imposing vision. While the bear is walking away, one can't help but feel that look back is perhaps a threat, despite the bear's exhaustion.
1) Jessica MacDonald, "Polar Bears in Print" Inuit Art Quarterly Online, 25 February 2022, https://www.inuitartfoundation.org/iaq-online/polar-bears-in-print.
Provenance
Private Collection, Australia.Join Our Mailing List
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