Inuit Art Auction

June 01, 2015

LOT 191

Lot 191

PITSEOLAK ASHOONA (1904-1983)

PITSEOLAK ASHOONA (1904-1983)
Lot 191 Details
PITSEOLAK ASHOONA (1904-1983), E7-1100, Cape Dorset

UNTITLED (INUIT WOMAN WITH FISH SPEAR AND BIRD)

felt tip drawing
1969, signed in syllabics
19.25" x 24" — 48.9 x 61 cm.

Estimate $700-$1,000

Realised: $780
Price Includes Buyer's Premium ?

Lot Report

Note:

For a similar drawing see Dorothy Eber, ed., Pitseolak: Pictures Out of My Life, 1970, p. 100. Of this comparable work, Pitseolak comments, “I did not want to leave the fish spear alone; that is why I put the bird on her head.”

CONDITION DETAILS

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  • 1 Star: Poor - Flaws or damage immediately apparent under standard lighting (examples: missing components, rips, broken glass, damaged surfaces, etc.)

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