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Artworks
JACOB IRKOK (1937-2009) ARVIAT (ESKIMO POINT)
Standing Caribou, c. late 1960santler, 6 x 7.5 x 1.75 in (15.2 x 19.1 x 4.4 cm)
unsigned.LOT 158
ESTIMATE: $1,500 — $2,500Further images
Like his Arviat colleague, Andy Mamgark (see Lots 75 and 155), Jacob Irkok’s aesthetic leans towards the naturalistic. Irkok often carved various subjects in stone, but he is now most...Like his Arviat colleague, Andy Mamgark (see Lots 75 and 155), Jacob Irkok’s aesthetic leans towards the naturalistic. Irkok often carved various subjects in stone, but he is now most famous for his graceful antler depictions of animals: birds, wolves, and especially caribou. Standing Caribou is an incredibly appealing work of art, capturing the spirit of the animal with a perfect blend of lightness, delicacy, and homespun charm.
References: For other fine antler carvings of caribou by the artist see Ingo Hessel, Arctic Spirit: Inuit Art from the Albrecht Collection at the Heard Museum, (Vancouver: Douglas & McIntyre / Phoenix: Heard Museum, 2006), cats. 99, 100, pp. 110-111. See also Bernadette Driscoll, Eskimo Point/Arviat, (Winnipeg Art Gallery, 1982:13-19), cat. 30, p. 65; note: undated in the WAG catalogue, the artist identified that work as having been carved c. 1963 (personal communication with Ingo Hessel, August, 1989).Provenance
An Ottawa Collection.112of 112
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