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Artworks
SIMON KASUDLUAK (1925-D) INUKJUAK (PORT HARRISON)
Patient Hunter with Rifle at a Snowblind, 1961stone, 5.5 x 12.5 x 5.5 in (14 x 31.8 x 14 cm)
inscribed with artist's disc number and signed, E 9 1716 / ᓴᐃᒪ";
with affixed label from La Guilde (The Canadian Handicrafts Guild), in blue ink, "H61 / Simon / 35.00 / AWAI".LOT 34
ESTIMATE: $900 — $1,200Further images
This finely carved work presents a hunter crouched low behind a snow blind, a posture familiar to anyone who has observed Arctic seal hunting. The figure’s body is positioned with...This finely carved work presents a hunter crouched low behind a snow blind, a posture familiar to anyone who has observed Arctic seal hunting. The figure’s body is positioned with care — knees bent, elbows tucked, head just level with the arc of the blind — reflecting a deep knowledge of the stillness and precision required for this moment. The curved screen shields movement from the seal’s gaze, while the hunter’s gaze remains fixed and unwavering. Carved in the 1960s in Inukjuak, the sculpture is rendered in a richly variegated stone, its fiery orange and gold tones animating the surface with warmth and depth.
Provenance
Ex. Coll. Colin John Grasset Molson (C.J.G ), Montreal.
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