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Artworks
JOHNNY PILURTUUT (1928-D) KANGIQSUJUAQ (WAKEHAM BAY)
Mother and Child with Fox, c. late 1960sstone and antler, 9.25 x 7 x 4.5 in (23.5 x 17.8 x 11.4 cm)
unsigned.LOT 54
ESTIMATE: $1,000 — $1,500
PRICE REALIZED: $1,020.00Further images
This dynamic composition on an often depicted subject, the mother and child, boasts resplendent drapery, dazzling decorative details and fluid design. We note the exquisite detail northern Quebec garment and...This dynamic composition on an often depicted subject, the mother and child, boasts resplendent drapery, dazzling decorative details and fluid design. We note the exquisite detail northern Quebec garment and the tender modeling of the faces of the two figures. Even the details of the captured fox are charmingly eccentric.
Provenance
Private Collection, Michigan, USA.