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Artworks
ARNAQU ASHEVAK (1956-2009) KINNGAIT (CAPE DORSET)
Hawk Looking Back, 2000stone, 13.75 x 9 x 3 in (34.9 x 22.9 x 7.6 cm)
signed and dated, "ᐊᓇᑯ / 2000".LOT 43
ESTIMATE: $800 — $1,200Further images
A flattened, compressed silhouette gives this rapturous bird a poised gravity. Incised feathers rake the surface in crisp lattices, while a wedge beak and keen eye focus its profile. The...A flattened, compressed silhouette gives this rapturous bird a poised gravity. Incised feathers rake the surface in crisp lattices, while a wedge beak and keen eye focus its profile. The green-gold stone glints with crystalline flecks, cool to the touch and eye, with the edges softly rounded. Arnaqu, like Kenojuak Ashevak, distills avian clarity into brilliant form. Gorgeous.Provenance
A Toronto Collection.
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