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Artworks
UNIDENTIFIED ARTIST, Probably TALOYOAK (SPENCE BAY)
Polar Bear, late 1960swhalebone, 6.75 x 8.25 x 4.5 in (17.1 x 21 x 11.4 cm)
unsigned.
LOT 100
ESTIMATE: $800 — $1,200
PRICE REALIZED: $780.00Further images
Paradoxically ferocious and utterly charming, it is clear that creating this polar bear from whalebone was an arduous task. One which involved scraping the porous material into shape and using...Paradoxically ferocious and utterly charming, it is clear that creating this polar bear from whalebone was an arduous task. One which involved scraping the porous material into shape and using a tool to delineate the finer features, such as its delicate eyes, nose, and teeth. It could only have been created by a sculptor whose competence at carving were aided by keen powers of observation.Provenance
Private Collection, Ottawa.
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