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Artworks
JOHNNIEBO ASHEVAK (1923-1972) and/or KENOJUAK ASHEVAK, C.C., R.C.A. (1927-2013) KINNGAIT (CAPE DORSET)
Animals out of Darkness, 1961 [uncatalogued]Platemaker: EEGYVUDLUK POOTOOGOOK (1931-1999) KINNGAIT (CAPE DORSET)
Printmaker: JOANASSIE SALAMONIE (1938-1998) KINNGAIT (CAPE DORSET)
stonecut, 22.5 x 24.5 in (57.1 x 62.2 cm)
4/50LOT 34
ESTIMATE: $4,000 — $6,000Though the print is inscribed with 'Kenoyuak' and bears her chop mark, Sandra Barz’s research identifies the artist as being her husband, Johnniebo. In the 1960s, Kenojuak's images routinely fetched...Though the print is inscribed with "Kenoyuak" and bears her chop mark, Sandra Barz’s research identifies the artist as being her husband, Johnniebo. In the 1960s, Kenojuak's images routinely fetched higher prices, making it financially practical to attribute works to her! Regardless of authorship, there is a wonderful energy to Animals Out of Darkness. A varied pack of animals – two birds and several hybrid creatures – sprints across the page, leaping and striding into the sunlight from the dark shadows. The animals’ fins and tails splay out as they run, further adding to the frenetic feeling of the image. Printmaker Joanassie Salamonie brilliantly creates the effect of the sun bathing the emerging creatures in its glowing light and warmth.
References: For more information about the artist and other works, see Ingo Hessel, Arctic Spirit: Inuit Art from the Albrecht Collection at the Heard Museum, (Vancouver: Douglas & McIntyre / Phoenix: Heard Museum, 2006), p. 72.Provenance
Collection of John & Joyce Price, Seattle, WA.1of 3
![JOHNNIEBO ASHEVAK (1923-1972) and/or KENOJUAK ASHEVAK, C.C., R.C.A. (1927-2013) KINNGAIT (CAPE DORSET), Animals out of Darkness, 1961 [uncatalogued]](https://artlogic-res.cloudinary.com/w_2400,h_2400,c_limit,f_auto,fl_lossy,q_auto/artlogicstorage/firstarts/images/view/ddd423da3b7682ed09a6a0d0399a99e6j/firstarts-johnniebo-ashevak-1923-1972-and-or-kenojuak-ashevak-c.c.-r.c.a.-1927-2013-kinngait-cape-dorset-animals-out-of-darkness-1961-uncatalogued.jpg)
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