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Artworks
PAUTA SAILA, R.C.A. (1916-2009) KINNGAIT (CAPE DORSET)
Playful Seal, c. 1970stone, 4.5 x 3.25 x 6.5 in (11.4 x 8.3 x 16.5 cm)
signed and inscribed with disc number, "PAUTA / E7_990".LOT 42
ESTIMATE: $1,000 — $1,500Further images
Pauta Saila produced a wide variety of subjects throughout his lengthy career. While he is justifiably famous for his easily identifiable “Pauta Bears,” his carvings of birds, if unsigned, are...Pauta Saila produced a wide variety of subjects throughout his lengthy career. While he is justifiably famous for his easily identifiable “Pauta Bears,” his carvings of birds, if unsigned, are rather harder to distinguish. The same cannot be said for Pauta’s incredible carvings of seals, however. While Pauta’s seals may not exactly “dance,” they are all remarkably animated and sensitively carved. This magnificent serpentine Playful Seal proves that, like the best of his bears, Pauta’s pinnipeds each have individual personalities.
Reference: For a more “svelte” example of a playful seal by Pauta see First Arts, 12 June 2023, Lot 3.
Provenance
A Montreal Collection.
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