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Artworks
JOHN KAVIK (1897-1993) KANGIQLINIQ (RANKIN INLET)
Pot with Figures, early 1970sunglazed ceramic, 6.75 x 5.25 x 5.25 in (17.1 x 13.3 x 13.3 cm)LOT 120
ESTIMATE: $2,000 — $3,000
PRICE REALIZED: $1,708.00Further images
Kavik used the coil method to form both his large and smaller ceramic pots. But he would fashion each of the small human figures separately, applying his little “sculptures” –...Kavik used the coil method to form both his large and smaller ceramic pots. But he would fashion each of the small human figures separately, applying his little “sculptures” – very reminiscent of his small stone figures – to the sides of the pot. Like many of his small pots, this one is bisque fired only; only glazed pots would have undergone a second firing, and Kavik was apparently not much interested in working with glazes. Here both the individual figures and the finished pot have a wonderfully primal feeling and immediacy much in keeping with Kavik’s rugged style.
References: For similar examples of figural ceramic pots by Kavik see Ingo Hessel, Arctic Spirit: Inuit Art from the Albrecht Collection at the Heard Museum, (Phoenix: Heard Museum/Vancouver: Douglas & McIntyre, 2006), fig. 124; and Walker’s Auctions, Ottawa, May 2013, Lot 139. For a larger-scale example see Christine Lalonde and Natalie Ribkoff, ItuKiagatta!: Inuit Sculpture from the Collection of the TD Bank Financial Group, (Ottawa: National Gallery of Canada, 2005), cat 25, p. 54.Provenance
Collection of John & Joyce Price, Seattle
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