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Artworks
QAVAVAU MANUMIE (1958-) KINNGAIT (CAPE DORSET)
Composition with Birds and Tools, 2006/7coloured pencil and ink on paper, 20 x 26 in (51 x 66.3 cm)
signed, "ᑲᕙᕙᐅ ᒪᓄᒥ".LOT 1
ESTIMATE: $900 — $1,200
PRICE REALIZED: $2,440.00Qavavau is the son of the great graphic artist Paunichea. Qavavau has long been a fixture in the Cape Dorset print studio where he is a master printer in both...Qavavau is the son of the great graphic artist Paunichea. Qavavau has long been a fixture in the Cape Dorset print studio where he is a master printer in both lithography and stonecut techniques. Always idiosyncratic, Qavavau’s images are quirky, wonderful, and often humorous. This original drawing image is no exception, we love how the viewer is drawn into the image which reveals multiple layers of almost hallucinatory imagery culminating in what is conceivably a self portrait of the artist partially obscured by a shaman’s mask.Provenance
Collection of John and Joyce Price, Seattle.1of 36