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Artworks
JAMASIE TEEVEE (1910-1985) KINNGAIT (CAPE DORSET)
The Keta, 1982 #5Printmaker: EEGYVUDLUK POOTOOGOOK (1931-1999) KINNGAIT (CAPE DORSET)
stonecut and stencil, 24.75 x 30.75 in (62.9 x 78.1 cm)
1/50LOT 10
ESTIMATE: $500 — $800In a precise, almost architectural style, Jamasie Teevee renders the ship Keta with a striking balance of clarity and restraint. The deep red hull grounds the composition, while the intricate...In a precise, almost architectural style, Jamasie Teevee renders the ship Keta with a striking balance of clarity and restraint. The deep red hull grounds the composition, while the intricate rigging of ladders, chains, and taut lines rise in a lattice of black against the open sky. At its centre, a lone figure ascends the deck. His brimmed seaman’s cap, a small but deliberate detail, identifies him as a whaler and anchors the scene within the history of Arctic commercial hunting. Above, a trio of birds drifts across the sky, their soft, organic forms contrasting with the vessel’s mechanical angularity.
Provenance
Ex. Coll. Colin John Grasset Molson (C.J.G ) Collection, Montreal.
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