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Artworks
KIAKSHUK (1886-1966) KINNGAIT (CAPE DORSET)
Model Kudlik, 1962stone, 4.25 x 16.5 x 7 in (10.8 x 41.9 x 17.8 cm)
unsigned;
with affixed label from La Guilde (The Canadian Handicrafts Guild), in blue ink, "CD62 / Kiakshuk / AI55 / 35.00"LOT 3
ESTIMATE: $1,200 — $1,800Further images
This large model work carries with it the sense of functionality, as though it could be lifted from the table and put to use. It is carved from richly hued...This large model work carries with it the sense of functionality, as though it could be lifted from the table and put to use. It is carved from richly hued green stone, the kind with a soft matte finish that artists in Kinngait so often favoured in the late 1950s and early 1960s. The choice of subject feels especially telling. Known for his careful chronicling of Inuit life and history, Kiakshuk here turned his attention to the oil lamp, a form that is both practical and symbolic. It is as if he sought to preserve not only the stories of people but also the objects that shaped their daily survival.Provenance
Ex. Coll. Colin John Grasset Molson (C.J.G ), Montreal.
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