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Artworks
ELIZABETH NUTARAALUK AULATJUT (1914-1998) ARVIAT (ESKIMO POINT)
Seated Figure with Dog, c. 1969-70stone, 5 x 5.25 x 3.25 in (12.7 x 13.3 x 8.3 cm)
signed, "ᓇᑕᒐᓗ".LOT 131
ESTIMATE: $2,000 — $3,000
PRICE REALIZED: $1,920.00Further images
At first glance this early-period sculpture by Nutaraaluk appears to be a mother-and-child image, but close inspection reveals that the small figure is a dog, perhaps a puppy. We are...At first glance this early-period sculpture by Nutaraaluk appears to be a mother-and-child image, but close inspection reveals that the small figure is a dog, perhaps a puppy. We are not certain if the female figure is that of a child or an adult. In any case, the image is utterly charming and really quite moving. Surprisingly, when we looked through the literature, we found two quite similar works by the artist in the 2005 Classic Inuit catalogue from the Inuit Gallery of Vancouver.
References: see Ingo Hessel, Inuit Art: An Introduction, (Vancouver: Douglas & McIntyre / New York: Harry Abrams / London: British Museum Press, 1998), fig. 104. For two slightly later depictions of figures with dogs by Nutaraaluk see Inuit Gallery of Vancouver, Classic Inuit, 2005, cats. 30-31. See a Kneeling Woman and Bird in Walker’s Auctions, Ottawa, 22 November 2017, Lot 6.Provenance
Private Collection, Michigan, USA.
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