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Artworks
PAULASSIE POOTOOGOOK (1927-2006) KINNGAIT (CAPE DORSET)
Muskox, 1966stone, 5.75 x 10 x 4.75 in (14.6 x 25.4 x 12.1 cm)
unsigned;
with affixed label from La Guilde (The Canadian Handicrafts Guild), in blue ink, "CD/66 / Paulassie / KK01 / 200.00".LOT 149
ESTIMATE: $2,000 — $3,000Further images
Dated to 1966 by its la Guilde label, this work coincides with the recent discovery of a new stone deposit at Markham Bay. Paulassie was evidently among the first artists...Dated to 1966 by its la Guilde label, this work coincides with the recent discovery of a new stone deposit at Markham Bay. Paulassie was evidently among the first artists to explore its potential, approaching the material with energy and assurance. Here, the natural oxidization of the stone lends a convincing tonal variation that subtly evokes the muskox’s thick coat. Though somewhat modest in scale, the dense, weighty stone gives the figure an imposing presence. Its mass deftly conveying the animal’s power and heft.
Priced at $200.00 at the Guild in 1966, this was a significant sum at the time. A clear indication of the work’s strength and the esteem in which it was held even early on.
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References: Similar but slightly later work in Virginia Watt et al., Canadian Guild of Crafts Quebec: The Permanent Collection: Inuit Arts and Crafts c. 1900-1980, (Montreal: Canadian Guild of Crafts Quebec, 1980), pl. 116, p. 97. Other fine Muskoxen by the artist can be seen in The Inuit Art Collection [Mr. and Mrs. James F. Bacon?], Cape Dorset Sculptors and Their Sculpture, (Manchester, CT: Mr. and Mrs. James F. Bacon, Spring 1981), printed by The Sterling Printery, Inc., p. 15.Provenance
Ex. Coll. Colin John Grasset Molson (C.J.G ), Montreal.149of 149
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