Lot 8
PARR (1893-1969)
Note:
In spite of the title of this print, the parkas worn by these four mysterious beings define them as men; there are no voluminous Amautiq hoods, nor are there long, elegant skirt-tails and aprons, which every Eskimo woman wears. Beneath the short attire are not skirts but over-pants worn by hunters. Without distracting details of any kind, this is the universal image of a group walking together. To Parr, technique is subservient to the subject, which is realized with near-absolute directness. All his engravings were executed by Parr himself, whereas the stone-cuts that bear his name were done by specialized carvers after his drawings. From: Arts of the Eskimo: Prints, Signum Press, Montreal, 1974, pg. 74