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DAVIDIALUK ALASUA AMITTU (1910-1976) PUVIRNITUQ (POVUNGNITUK)
A Legend of Transformation to Seagulls, c. 1975stone, 9.5 x 7.5 x 4.5 in (24.1 x 19.1 x 11.4 cm)
signed, “ᑎᕕᑎ ᐊᒥᑐ”;
inscribed, "ᐅᓂ ᑲᑐᐊ ᓇᐅᔭᓗᕈᑐ" (A legend of transformation to seagulls);
accompanied by a facsimile copy of the Record of Inuit Art Issued by the Department of Indian and Northern Affairs / Eskimo Art Section.LOT 53
ESTIMATE: $1,200 — $1,800
PRICE REALIZED: $960.00Further images
This dramatic work was completed some time in the mid 1970s, near the end of the artist's life. As with many of his works, Davidialuk extensively inscribed the underside of...This dramatic work was completed some time in the mid 1970s, near the end of the artist's life. As with many of his works, Davidialuk extensively inscribed the underside of the present lot. Translated, the text reads, "A legend of transformation to seagulls." It is clear that the work is intended to be viewed from all angles, with spectator's eye entertained by the continuous movement and theatricality instilled in the composition.
First Arts extends our gratitude to Talasia Tulugak for her assistance in cataloguing this lot.
Provenance
Fleet Gallery, Winnipeg, 1976;
Private Collection, Lunenburg, NS.
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