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Artworks
JOHNNY INUKPUK, R.C.A. (1911-2007) INUKJUAK (PORT HARRISON)
Mother and Child, Mending a Kamik, c. 1968stone, 8.25 x 4.75 x 6.25 in (21 x 12.1 x 15.9 cm)
unsigned;
with an affixed tag from La Guilde (The Canadian Handicrafts Guild), inscribed in blue, " PH [struck] /68 / Johnny Inukpuk".LOT 41
ESTIMATE: $600 — $900Further images
Johnny Inukpuk ranks among Inukjuak’s foremost sculptors and began carving in the early 1950s. As his manner matured, he returned often to the figure of the mother, shown in the...Johnny Inukpuk ranks among Inukjuak’s foremost sculptors and began carving in the early 1950s. As his manner matured, he returned often to the figure of the mother, shown in the middle of the day’s work, and often with a child or children shown close as she presses on. In this sculpture, the woman bends to the practical task of mending a kamik. Her body is compact and her posture reads with focused intent. Her hands, enlarged beyond natural proportion, carry her work’s emphasis. They make her labour visible, and by their scale suggest the weight of what such labour holds together in a household. From the hood of her amautiq, a child’s cherubic face appears, round and pleased, peering out from the warmth of his or her mother's clothing and love.
Provenance
With The Canadian Guild of Crafts, Montreal, their tag affixed to the underside;
Collection of John and Joyce Price.
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