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Artworks
MEELIA KELLY (1940-2006) KINNGAIT (CAPE DORSET)
Illauliutit (Caribou Herd), 2001 #20Printmaker: QIATSUK NIVIAQSI (1941-) KINNGAIT (CAPE DORSET)
stonecut, 24.5 x 19.5 in (62.2 x 49.5 cm)
2/50LOT 40
ESTIMATE: $350 — $500Across a rectangular field animated by dense vertical striations in warm brown, five caribou move in a loose diagonal cascade from upper left to lower right, creating a clear sense...Across a rectangular field animated by dense vertical striations in warm brown, five caribou move in a loose diagonal cascade from upper left to lower right, creating a clear sense of drift and forward motion in Meelia Kelly’s Illauliutit. The herd is reduced to high-contrast silhouettes: broad black backs sit atop pale bodies, with slender legs and small, sharply defined heads. This pared-down vocabulary keeps each figure instantly legible, while subtle shifts in stance and antler shape prevent the sequence from feeling repetitive.
Provenance
An Toronto Collection
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