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Artworks
JOHANESEE KALLUK (1940-1974) KANGIQTUGAAPIK (CLYDE RIVER)
Mother and Child, c. 1967-68stone, 6.5 x 6 x 5.5 in (16.5 x 15.2 x 14 cm)
signed in syllabics and inscribed with disc number, "ᔪᐊᓇᓯ / ᑲᓗ / E-5-346".
LOT 25
ESTIMATE: $1,800 — $2,800
PRICE REALIZED: $1,920.00Further images
Kangiqtugaapik (Clyde River) was somewhat slower than other communities in ramping up artistic production, becoming active only in the mid 1960s. As such, it is not unreasonable to compare these...Kangiqtugaapik (Clyde River) was somewhat slower than other communities in ramping up artistic production, becoming active only in the mid 1960s. As such, it is not unreasonable to compare these early Clyde River pieces with those produced in Nunavik a decade earlier. Indeed there are numerous details in this wonderful Mother and Child that remind us of the best of Salluit sculptures produced a decade earlier. This is particularly evident in the overall monumentality of the sculpture (despite its relatively modest size), and the drapery-like folds of the woman’s clothing that indicate that she is wearing a dress under her amautiq.
Reference: For a similar work by the artist see Walker’s Auctions, May 2014, Lot 15.
Provenance
Private Collection, Toronto.
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