Saggiatok Saggiatok (also known as Sagiatuk) worked in the Kinngait graphics studio for many years, both cutting images into printing stones and pulling prints. One of only a few known examples of Saggiaktok’s sculpture, this work depicts a seated man holding a dog and leaning up against his kneeling wife. Perhaps this is a rare moment of quiet repose for the couple; even the dog looks relaxed in this tranquil and serene domestic scene. The smooth polished stone of the torso and limbs of the figures lead the viewer's eye directly to the finely proportioned and detailed facial features; the face of the woman is, quite simply, stunningly beautiful. The precise requirements of cutting a stone block perfectly no doubt informed Saggiaktok’s masterful handling of this dense and surprisingly heavy stone.

References: For a biography of the artist see Jean Blodgett, In Cape Dorset We Do It This Way: Three Decades of Inuit Printmaking, (Kleinberg, ON: McMichael Canadian Art Collection, 1991), p. 139.