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Artworks
UNIDENTIFIED INUIT ARTIST, NUNAVIK (ARCTIC QUEBEC)
Hunter with Captured Seal on the Journey Home, 1955stone, leather, waxed string, and antler, 7 x 4.5 x 4 in (7.8 x 11.4 x 10.2 cm)
unsigned.LOT 18
ESTIMATE: $500 — $800
Further images
The composition of Hunter with Captured Seal on the Journey Home is rooted in weight and forward motion. The figure leans subtly into his step, suggesting both the burden of...The composition of Hunter with Captured Seal on the Journey Home is rooted in weight and forward motion. The figure leans subtly into his step, suggesting both the burden of his catch and the long journey still ahead. His broad stance anchors him, balancing the tension of movement with the stability of rest. The use of hide strapping to affix the seal to his side is both sculpturally convincing and materially evocative. It wraps around his body with careful realism, pulling slightly to reinforce the impression of weight and strain. This simple but effective intervention brings a heightened sense of physical truth to the carving.Provenance
Ex. Coll. Colin John Grasset Molson (C.J.G ) Collection, Montreal.
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