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Inuit Art Auction

November 21, 2017

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LOT 77

Lot 77

JOHN KAVIK (1897-1993)

JOHN KAVIK (1897-1993)
Lot 77 Details
JOHN KAVIK (1897-1993), ᑲᕕ, Rankin Inlet / Kangiqliniq

FIGURE

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20.5" x 8.5" x 5" — 52.1 x 21.6 x 12.7 cm.

Estimate $15,000-$20,000

Realised: $15,600
Price Includes Buyer's Premium ?

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JOHN KAVIK (1897-1993)
  • JOHN KAVIK (1897-1993)
  • JOHN KAVIK (1897-1993)
  • JOHN KAVIK (1897-1993)
Literature:

Norman Zepp, Pure Vision, The Keewatin Spirit, The Mackenzie Art Gallery, 1986, page 46 & 47.

Note:

This massive carving speaks to the stark and straightforward intensity of Kavik’s work. Norman Zepp points to the isolated nature of Kavik’s sculptures “singular though they may be, [they] are united by their vitality and directness. Whatever the image... his works do not deal with the specific, they just exist.” Stanley Zazelenchuk explains, “Much of the contemporary Inuit-made art falls into the category of a tabloid depicting a moment in time...Yet in Kavik’s works I sense, not the capturing of a fleeting moment, but a timelessness, an immortality.”

CONDITION DETAILS

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