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Artworks
HAROLD QARLIKSAQ (1928-1980) QAMANI'TUAQ (BAKER LAKE)
Owl, 1970 (1971 #42)Printmaker: MARTHA NOAH (1943-) QAMANI'TUAQ (BAKER LAKE)
stencil, 21 x 17 in (53.3 x 43.2 cm)
34/40LOT 42
ESTIMATE: $200 — $400
PRICE REALIZED: $120.00An important aspect of imagery in Baker Lake drawings is the documentation of Arctic wildlife. Here, Qarliksaq depicts an owl devoid of any extraneous details and seemingly floating in the...An important aspect of imagery in Baker Lake drawings is the documentation of Arctic wildlife. Here, Qarliksaq depicts an owl devoid of any extraneous details and seemingly floating in the centre of the page. The concentration is instead on the form of the subject: a richly detailed grey toned body is overlaid with precisely defined dots of an almost black ink to depict the bird's plummage.Provenance
Private Collection, Hamilton.
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