Inuit Art Auction

November 21, 2017

LOT 80

Lot 80

LUKE ANGUHADLUQ (1895-1982)

LUKE ANGUHADLUQ (1895-1982)
Lot 80 Details
LUKE ANGUHADLUQ (1895-1982), ᐊᒐᓴᓗ, Baker Lake / Qamani’tuaq

FAMILY AND DOG

coloured pencil drawing
signed in syllabics, 1970
24 x 19 in — 61 x 48.3 cm

Estimate $1,000-$1,500

Realised: $3,840
Price Includes Buyer's Premium ?

Lot Report

Literature:

Meeka Walsh, Luke Anguhadluq, Baker Lake Prints and Drawings 1970-1982, The Upstairs Gallery, page 2.

Note:

“One of the most significant Inuit artists the western world has encountered...”, Luke Anguhadluq was 73 when he began to draw under the encouragement of Jack and Sheila Butler. He had lived as a hunter out on the land all of his life.

CONDITION DETAILS

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