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Artworks
JOHN PANGNARK (1920-1980) ARVIAT (ESKIMO POINT)
Figure, c. 1973-74stone, 4.5 x 4 x 1.5 in (11.4 x 10.2 x 3.8 cm)
signed, "ᐸᓂᔭ".LOT 171
ESTIMATE: $1,200 — $1,800
PRICE REALIZED: $2,880.00Further images
It never ceases to amaze us how subtly sensuous some seemingly simple carvings by Pangnark can be. Figure is a truly elegant little gem, a carving that begs to be...It never ceases to amaze us how subtly sensuous some seemingly simple carvings by Pangnark can be. Figure is a truly elegant little gem, a carving that begs to be cradled in one’s hands and gently caressed. Despite its crisp outline visually speaking, there are no hard edges. And for a so-called “minimalist” work, it is quite easily read as a human figure. Simply lovely.
References: For numerous works by this important artist see Norman Zepp, Pure Vision: The Keewatin Spirit, (Regina: Norman Mackenzie Art Gallery, 1986), cats. 20-31; and Bernadette Driscoll, Eskimo Point/Arviat, (Winnipeg: Winnipeg Art Gallery, 1982), cats. 59-72. For fine works by the artist, large and small, see First Arts Auctions, May 2019, Lot 31; Dec. 2020, Lot 88 (a world record auction price for the artist); Jul. 2021, Lots 32, 61; Nov. 2021, Lots 38, 39; July 2022, Lots 39, 78.Provenance
Private Collection, Minneapolis, USA.
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