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Artworks
TUDLIK (1890-1966) KINNGAIT (CAPE DORSET)
Owl, c. 1960-61stone, 3.25 x 4.25 x 2 in (8.3 x 10.8 x 5.1 cm)
unsigned.Lot 3
ESTIMATE: $3,000 — $5,000
PRICE REALIZED: $4,560.00Further images
Tudlik moved to Cape Dorset in the early 1950s and became one of the first to take up carving at the behest of James Houston. While he carved some magnificent...Tudlik moved to Cape Dorset in the early 1950s and became one of the first to take up carving at the behest of James Houston. While he carved some magnificent bears, Tudlik is best known for his depictions of birds, with owls being his primary focus. Much like the owls of his contemporary from Puvirnituq Joe Talirunili, Tudlik owls are instantly recognizable, with no two being exactly alike. This example is amongst the best we have seen by the artist. Carved from a beautiful serpentine stone, this small but proudly confident Owl combines sculptural presence with personality and charm.
References: For a slightly larger but very similarly styled work by Tudlik see George Swinton, Sculpture of the Inuit, (Toronto: McClelland & Stewart, 1972/92), fig. 6, p. 9. In the same publication see fig. 441, p. 183. For other fine examples see First Arts, 14 June 2022, Lot 11.
Provenance
Feheley Fine Arts, Toronto;
Acquired from the above by John and Joyce Price, Seattle, 2001.Exhibitions
Toronto, Feheley Fine Arts, Cross Currents: Cape Dorset in the 1960s, 2001, cat. no. 74 as "1961".
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