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Artworks
KIAKSHUK (1886-1966) KINNGAIT (CAPE DORSET)
Owl Attacking Snow Goose, 1961 #8Printmaker: LUKTA QIATSUK (1928-2004) KINNGAIT (CAPE DORSET)
stonecut, 13.5 x 17 in (34.3 x 43.2 cm), framed, sight
28/50LOT 63
ESTIMATE: $500 — $800Further images
In Owl Attacking Snow Goose from 1961, the drama is distilled into pure line. There is no background distractions, just two birds suspended in a moment of rather poised intensity....In Owl Attacking Snow Goose from 1961, the drama is distilled into pure line. There is no background distractions, just two birds suspended in a moment of rather poised intensity. Here, Kiakshuk exploits positive and negative space to breathtaking effect, rendering the scene both graphic and weightless. Like a high-stakes aerial duet caught mid-motion, it’s a study in balance and contrast: light and dark, predator and prey, action and stillness.
References: A detail of the image reproduced in James Houston, Eskimo Prints, (Barre, MA: Barre Publishers, 1971), p. 26; The work is also reproduced in Norman Vorano, Inuit Prints: Japanese Inspiration, (Gatineau: Canadian Museum of Civilization, 2011), cat. 10, p. 71.Provenance
Private Collection, Santa Fe, NM.
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