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Artworks
UNIDENTIFIED INUIT ARTIST, KINNGAIT (CAPE DORSET)
Head with Wide Eyed Gaze, 1960stone, 4 x 4.5 x 3.25 in (10.2 x 11.4 x 8.3 cm)
unsigned.LOT 54
ESTIMATE: $200 — $400Further images
Head with Wide Eyed Gaze is carved with bold, graphic simplicity. The large almond-shaped eyes dominate the face, their scale lending the male subject a look of surprise or awe....Head with Wide Eyed Gaze is carved with bold, graphic simplicity. The large almond-shaped eyes dominate the face, their scale lending the male subject a look of surprise or awe. The artist carves the planes of the cheeks and chin with minimal interference, allowing the vibrant mottling of the stone to animate the surface. Incised lines across the scalp suggest hair, creating texture without breaking the sculpture’s overall smoothness and cohesion.Provenance
Ex. Coll. Colin John Grasset Molson (C.J.G ) Collection, Montreal.
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