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Artworks
Possibly: KIUGAK (KIAWAK) ASHOONA, O.C., R.C.A. (1933-2014) KINNGAIT (CAPE DORSET)
Standing Woman, mid 1950sstone, 9.5 x 6 x 2.75 in (24.1 x 15.2 x 7 cm)
unsigned.
LOT 44
ESTIMATE: $2,500 — $3,500
PRICE REALIZED: $3,360.00Further images
Kiugak (Kiawak) Ashoona was, until his death in 2013, at the highest echelon of Kinngait sculptors and arguably had been Osuitok Ipeelee’s only serious rival. Kiugak was equally at ease...Kiugak (Kiawak) Ashoona was, until his death in 2013, at the highest echelon of Kinngait sculptors and arguably had been Osuitok Ipeelee’s only serious rival. Kiugak was equally at ease carving subjects from daily camp life as he was creating incredible imaginative inventions from the Inuit spirit world (see Lot 21). This sculpture of a young woman is especially poignant; her expression and gesture lend her a beseeching air. The artist lavished special attention on the woman’s amautiq.
References: For a similar work, see Darlene Coward Wight, Early Masters: Inuit Sculpture 1949-1955, (Winnipeg: Winnipeg Art Gallery, 2006), p. 142-3
Provenance
An American Private Collection;
bequeathed the present Private Collection, USA.
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