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Artworks
PARR (1893-1969) KINNGAIT (CAPE DORSET)
Untitled Drawing (Hunter with Dog Team and Seal), c. 1961-2graphite, 4.75 x 18 in (12.1 x 45.7 cm), float mounted and framed
apparently unsigned.LOT 17
ESTIMATE: $1,800 — $2,800
PRICE REALIZED: $1,380.00When Parr began drawing in late 1961 after moving to a settlement, he always had a strong attachment to his memories of a traditional lifestyle. The simplicity of this work...When Parr began drawing in late 1961 after moving to a settlement, he always had a strong attachment to his memories of a traditional lifestyle. The simplicity of this work is twofold, a scene of a dog team hauling past a walrus, and the monotone, gestural lines we have come to expect from Parr's work, and yet there is a sense of movement across the paper. The petite size of the work makes for a charming image all round.
Provenance
Private Collection, Hamilton.Literature
For examples of contemporaneous drawings by Parr see Ingo Hessel, “The Drawings of Parr: A Closer Look” in IAQ (Fall 1988), 14-20; Marion E. Jackson, Parr: His Drawings, (Halifax: Art Gallery, Mount Saint Vincent University, 1988); and Drew Armour, “Parr: A Unique Canadian Artist” in Canadian Antiques & Art Review, (April 1981), pp. 30-35. For information about the artist, see Terry Ryan, “Parr” in The Beaver, Autumn 1979; this article was subsequently reprinted in Alma Houston, ed. Inuit Art: An Anthology, (Winnipeg: Watson & Dwyer, 1988) pp. 38-41.
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