JESSIE OONARK, O.C., R.C.A (1906-1985) QAMANI'TUAQ (BAKER LAKE), Rivals from Two Tribes, 1972 (1973 #19)

JESSIE OONARK, O.C., R.C.A (1906-1985) QAMANI'TUAQ (BAKER LAKE)

Rivals from Two Tribes, 1972 (1973 #19)

Printmaker: NANCY KANGERYUAQ SEVOGA (1936-) QAMANI’TUAQ (BAKER LAKE)
stencil, 15 x 22 in (38.1 x 55.9 cm)
5/50

LOT 41
ESTIMATE: $600 — $900
PRICE REALIZED: $480.00

In a display of limbs and blocked colour, Rivals from Two Tribes has some of the immediate hallmarks of a work by Jessie Oonark. The figure on the right smiles,...

In a display of limbs and blocked colour, Rivals from Two Tribes has some of the immediate hallmarks of a work by Jessie Oonark. The figure on the right smiles, possibly in anticipation of victory, while the other bares their teeth, possibly in frustration at the proceedings. The entire story of this work being centered on the two figures with no others surrounding it gives the sense that it is a sample of one of Oonark's works, perhaps even a study.

Provenance

Private Collection, Hamilton.

Literature

For an overview of Jessie Oonark's work and career, see Jean Blodgett and Marie Bouchard, Jessie Oonark: A Retrospective, (Winnipeg: Winnipeg Art Gallery, 1986), and for a closer look at her print work, see Marie Bouchard, Power of Thought: The Prints of Jessie Oonark, exh. cat., (Richmond, VA: Marsh Art Gallery, 2001).

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