Lot 167
Possibly: Osuitok Ipeelee ᐅᓱᐃᑐ ᐃᐱᓕ, RCA (1923-2005); Innukjuakju Pudlat ᐃᓄᔪᐊᕋᔪ ᐳᓚ (1913-1972)
Lot 167 Details
Possibly: Osuitok Ipeelee ᐅᓱᐃᑐ ᐃᐱᓕ, RCA (1923-2005); Innukjuakju Pudlat ᐃᓄᔪᐊᕋᔪ ᐳᓚ (1913-1972), Kinngait (Cape Dorset)
UNTITLED (THREE CARIBOU), CIRCA 1959; AUTUMN MIGRATION, CIRCA 1959
stonecut
double-sided sheet with one unmarked trial proof, and one unmarked proof; unframed
sheet 13 x 13.5 in — 33 x 34.3 cm
Estimate $2,000-$3,000
Additional Images
Provenance:
The Collection of Terry Ryan;
Private Collection, Ontario
Note:
For almost 50 years Terry Ryan was the art advisor and general manager of the West Baffin Co-operative (WBEC). Much like his predecessor and fellow Ontario College of Art graduate James Houston, Ryan had a passion for the Arctic and its people, with whom he lived for the better part of his life. Speaking of Ryan in his 2017 obituary in The Globe and Mail, John Westren of Dorset Fine Arts said of Ryan that he dedicated himself to the task of supporting the co-op: “it was his whole life. He was one of those old-fashioned men of integrity.” (1)
Ryan was passionate about the art, and worked closely with nearly all of the early, now-celebrated Kinngait artists. Selections from the Terry Ryan collection were offered by Waddington’s in 2019 and again in 2020. We are pleased to be able to offer an additional installment of important works from Ryan’s collection.
1. Stoffman, Judy. “The godfather of Inuit art.” The Globe and Mail. September 17, 2017. https://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/art-and-architecture/inuit-arts-patron-terry-ryan-had-a-passion-for-thearctic/article36286400/.
Related Works:
James Houston, Cape Dorset: Eskimo Graphic Art 1964-65, (Canada: McLean Printing Services, 1964), 22, pl. 38
Osuitok Ipeelee, Four Musk Oxen