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Artworks
Attributed to: KENOJUAK ASHEVAK, C.C., R.C.A. (1927-2013) KINNGAIT (CAPE DORSET)
Swimming Sedna with Plaited Hair, early-mid 1970sstone, 9.5 x 20 x 6.5 in (24.1 x 50.8 x 16.5 cm)
unsigned.LOT 43
ESTIMATE: $2,500 — $3,500
PRICE REALIZED: $2,160.00Further images
In her sculptural works, Kenojuak's subjects were much the same as those found in her prints and drawings. Contrastingly, however, her carvings are much more solid and bulky than the...In her sculptural works, Kenojuak's subjects were much the same as those found in her prints and drawings. Contrastingly, however, her carvings are much more solid and bulky than the more embellished style of her graphic works. Conceived of in the distinctive Markham Bay stone, the work depicts the Sea Goddess, Sedna, swimming through the Arctic waters with her hair gracefully streamlining down her back in two great plaits.
References: For other examples of Kenojuak's sculptural works, see Jean Blodgett, Kenojuak, (Toronto: Firefly Books / Mintmark Press Ltd., 1985), figs. xxix-xxiv, pp. 67-70. See fig. xxix for another depiction of the Sea Goddess.
Provenance
Private Collection, Australia.
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