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Artworks
KANANGINAK POOTOOGOOK, R.C.A. (1935-2010) KINNGAIT (CAPE DORSET)
Panniq (Bull Caribou), 1993 #7Printmaker: QIATSUK NIVIAQSI (1941-) KINNGAIT (CAPE DORSET)
stonecut and stencil, 39 x 24.25 in (99.1 x 61.6 cm)
42/50LOT 102
ESTIMATE: $1,500 — $2,500
PRICE REALIZED: $2,880.00Easily one of the more prolific artists from his generation, a much beloved and repeated subject matter of Kananginak Pootoogook's was caribou. As a hunter and keen observer of arctic...Easily one of the more prolific artists from his generation, a much beloved and repeated subject matter of Kananginak Pootoogook's was caribou. As a hunter and keen observer of arctic wildlife, Kananginak's faithful renditions of the animals show the his eye for detail, and often a bit of humour or playfulness. What could have easily been a stiff rendition of a powerful bull caribou, this one has some motion, bellowing at some unseen animal or figure with his head and antlers thrown back.
Provenance
Collection of John and Joyce Price, Seattle.
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