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Richard Harrington (1911-2005), German/Canadian
PADLEI, NWT, 1950 (“ONE MAN HAD FASHIONED A VIOLIN FROM A BACON TIN AND SINEWS, AND WAS PLAYING IT FOR HIS FAMILY” )
Gelatin silver print; signed, titled and dated 1950 in ink to margin. Printed circa 1985.
Image 11.75" x 17.5" — 29.8 x 44.5 cm.
Estimate $1,500-$2,000
Realised: $1,200
Price Includes Buyer's Premium
Literature:
See Richard Harrington’s “The Inuit Life As It Was”, p. 120, illustrated p. 24 for the descriptive quote to this scene
Provenance:
Private Collection, Toronto