Canadian & Inuit Fine Art

May 27, 2019

LOT 71

Lot 71

PITALOOSIE SAILA, R.C.A. (1942-)

PITALOOSIE SAILA, R.C.A. (1942-)
Lot 71 Details
PITALOOSIE SAILA, R.C.A. (1942-), Cape Dorset / Kinngait

WOMAN & SNOW BIRD

stonecut
1973, 48/50
24 x 16.5 in — 61 x 41.9 cm

Estimate $7,000-$9,000

Realised: $8,400
Price Includes Buyer's Premium ?

Lot Report

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PITALOOSIE SAILA, R.C.A. (1942-)
  • PITALOOSIE SAILA, R.C.A. (1942-)
Provenance:

Private Collection, Oakville

Literature:

Odette Leroux, Marion E. Jackson and Minnie Aodla Freeman (eds.), Inuit Women Artists: Voices from Cape Dorset, Chronicle Books and Canadian Museum of Civilization, San Francisco, 1996, page 158 for Woman & Snow Bird, reproduced in colour.

Note:

"I designed it like a shadow, like one part of the face being in the dark. As if it wasn’t brightly lit in the home in those days. Also, a face is different on both sides.”

CONDITION DETAILS

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