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LOT 111

Lot 111

PAULASSIE POOTOOGOOK, R.C.A. (1927-2006)

PAULASSIE POOTOOGOOK, R.C.A. (1927-2006)
Lot 111 Details
PAULASSIE POOTOOGOOK, R.C.A. (1927-2006), E7-1176, Cape Dorset / Kinngait

MAN HOLDING HIS DOG

stone
signed in Roman, c. 1968
11.5 x 7 x 4 in — 29.2 x 17.8 x 10.2 cm

Estimate $1,500-$2,500

Realised: $2,880
Price Includes Buyer's Premium ?

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PAULASSIE POOTOOGOOK, R.C.A. (1927-2006)
  • PAULASSIE POOTOOGOOK, R.C.A. (1927-2006)
  • PAULASSIE POOTOOGOOK, R.C.A. (1927-2006)
  • PAULASSIE POOTOOGOOK, R.C.A. (1927-2006)
Provenance:

Feheley Fine Arts, Toronto, 1988
Private Collection, WI

Note:

In the gorgeous green stone beloved by collectors, this composition of a kneeling man holding his dog was carved by Pootoogook’s eldest son, Paulassie.

A photograph of this work appeared in Inuit Art, Traditional Expressions of the Canadian Arctic by M.F. (Budd) Feheley in Art Impressions magazine.

CONDITION DETAILS

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