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Artworks
LATCHOLASSIE AKESUK (1919-2000) m., KINNGAIT (CAPE DORSET)
Owl, early 1990sstone, 7.5 x 6.5 x 4 in (19.1 x 16.5 x 10.2 cm)
signed, "ᓚᓴᐅᓯ / ᐊᑲᓴ."
LOT 65
ESTIMATE: $3,000 — $5,000
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The artist’s strong personal style makes this work by Latcholassie Akesuk immediately identifiable. He was one of several first-generation sculptors who eschewed realistic depictions and instead developed a distinctive, partially...The artist’s strong personal style makes this work by Latcholassie Akesuk immediately identifiable. He was one of several first-generation sculptors who eschewed realistic depictions and instead developed a distinctive, partially abstracted style. Latcholassie was perhaps influenced by the simple rounded forms of the small birds carved by his father, Tudlik. However, he chose to add simple realistic flourishes to his rather minimalist and exaggerated forms. This sculpture is a perfect example. The detailing of the head of the bird and the wings stand in contrast to the two large legs that are certainly more human than avian. They both anchor the sculpture and lend to it a monumental quality.
Literature: For an early related work by Latcholassie see Canadian Eskimo Arts Council, Sculpture/Inuit (Toronto: U of T Press, 1971), cat. 192. For similar works by the artist from the 1990s see Spirit Wrestler Gallery, Latcholassie Akesuk: Celebration in Stone (Vancouver, 1999), in particular cat. 24.
Provenance
Feheley Fine Arts, Toronto;
Acquired from the above by the Present Private Collection, Toronto, early 1990s.
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