Lot 106
Richard Harrington (1911-2005)

Lot 106 Details
Richard Harrington (1911-2005), German/Canadian
ESKIMO CHILD WITH PUPPY, 1949
Gelatin silver print; signed, titled and dated 1949 in ink to margin. Printed circa 1985.
Image 17.75" x 11.75" — 45.1 x 29.8 cm.; 19.75" x 16" — 50.2 x 40.6 cm.
Estimate $1,500-$2,000
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Provenance:
Private Collection, Toronto
Literature:
See Richard Harrington’s “The Inuit Life As It Was”, p. 35, illustrated
Note:
Harrington’s Arctic photographs provide a historical record of a vanishing way of life in the Canadian Arctic as the Inuit people were soon to abandon their nomadic lifestyle to settle permanently into various camps.
The Inuit called Harrington “Adderioli” (the man with a box). He travelled to Padlei on hi fourth trip to the Arctic