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Artworks
AISAPIK QUMA IGAUJA (1915-1979) PUVIRNITUQ (POVUNGNITUK)
Falcon Perched on Rock, 1961stone, 5.75 x 3.75 x 3.5 in (14.6 x 9.5 x 8.9 cm)
inscribed with artist's disc number, "E.9.1484".
with affixed label from La Guilde (The Canadian Handicrafts Guild), in blue ink, "P61 / Isapik / HIDS 30.00”
LOT 44
ESTIMATE: $350 — $500Further images
This falcon is rendered with extraordinary precision, its entire body cloaked in a dense pattern of incised plumage. Each feather is cut with near-uniform regularity, creating a surface that reads...This falcon is rendered with extraordinary precision, its entire body cloaked in a dense pattern of incised plumage. Each feather is cut with near-uniform regularity, creating a surface that reads as both decorative and deeply observed. The beak, by contrast, is polished to a higher sheen, offering a subtle visual separation that draws the viewer’s attention to the bird’s alert expression. Wings tuck neatly along the back, their forms integrated into the volume of the body with sculptural clarity. There is nothing stylized here for effect. The artist has studied this bird closely, recording its structure and surface with a careful, unhurried hand and a remarkably keen eye.
Provenance
Ex. Coll. Colin John Grasset Molson (C.J.G ) Collection, Montreal.
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