PETER SEVOGA (1940-2007) QAMANI’TUAQ (BAKER LAKE)
signed, "ᐱᑕ /ᓯᕗᒐ".
ESTIMATE: $3,500 — $5,000
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Peter Sevoga was one of the top names in Qamani’tuaq sculpture in the early 1970s, despite still being a young man. This lovely and quite moving sculpture is a brilliant example of Sevoga’s early classic style, which typically featured depictions of family units, both large and small (for a fine work featuring a family of ten, see Lot 49). Here, a small family of three is shown closely huddled together. Sevoga handles the considerable mass of the stone with delicacy and aplomb. The bulky figures are elegantly placed in a triangular composition and enlivened by a combination of negative space at the bottom and the dynamic flourishes of arm gestures. The somewhat melancholy facial expressions suggest that perhaps the family is saying goodbye to a departing friend or relative.
Reference: For a similar work by Sevoga see Ingo Hessel, Inuit Art: An Introduction, (Vancouver: Douglas & McIntyre / New York: Harry Abrams / London: British Museum Press, 1998), pl. 53, p. 69.
Provenance
Private Collection, Toronto;Estate of the above.
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