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Artworks
THOMASSIE KUDLUK (1910-1989) KANGIRSUK (PAYNE BAY / BELLIN)
Figure Erecting a Tent, 1986stone and black and brown polish, 3.5 x 5.5 x 2.25 in (8.9 x 14 x 5.7 cm)
unsigned;
inscribed with registration number [?] "8-0809";
inscribed in an unknown hand, "EH".LOT 78
ESTIMATE: $600 — $900Further images
Thomassie Kudluk, a first-generation artist, documented the transition of Inuit life from semi-nomadic existence to settled communities influenced by the South. Though Inuit art is not generally classified as “Outsider...Thomassie Kudluk, a first-generation artist, documented the transition of Inuit life from semi-nomadic existence to settled communities influenced by the South. Though Inuit art is not generally classified as “Outsider Art,” Kudluk positioned himself very much on the margins. He employed a folky simplicity that borders on crudeness, always deliberately, to merge traditional themes with scenes of modern life. In this sculpture, he depicts an Inuk erecting a tent, staining the surface with brown and black pigment to emulate animal hide. Like Tiktak and Kavik, Kudluk demands an acquired taste and rewards those who acquire it!
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References: For several other fine examples of the artist’s work see Darlene Coward Wight, The First Passionate Collector: Ian Lindsay Collection of Inuit Art, (Winnipeg: Winnipeg Art Gallery, 1990), cats. 128-136. See also George Swinton, Sculpture of the Inuit, (Toronto: McClelland & Stewart, 1992 edition only), fig. 887, p. 265.Provenance
Ex. Coll. Norman Zepp & Judith Varga Collection, Saskatoon;
Their sale, Marion Scott Gallery, Vancouver, BC;
Acquired from the above by John and Joyce Price, c. 2003.
Exhibitions
Vancouver, Marion Scott Gallery, Vision and Form: The Norman Zepp - Judith Varga Collection of Inuit Art, 2003, cat. no. 5Publications
Robert Kardosh, Vision and Form: The Norman Zepp - Judith Varga Collection of Inuit Art, (Vancouver, BC: Marion Scott Gallery, 2003), cat. 5, reproduced p. 23.
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