Inuit Art Auction

November 22, 2016

LOT 176

Lot 176

PIE KUKSHOUT (1911-1980)

PIE KUKSHOUT (1911-1980)
Lot 176 Details
PIE KUKSHOUT (1911-1980), Rankin Inlet / Kangiqliniq

VASE DECORATED WITH MUSK OXEN AND CARIBOU

ceramic
signed in syllabics and disc number, c. 1972
7" x 7" x 6" — 17.8 x 17.8 x 15.2 cm.

Estimate $600-$900

Realised: $4,320
Price Includes Buyer's Premium ?

Lot Report

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PIE KUKSHOUT (1911-1980)
  • PIE KUKSHOUT (1911-1980)
  • PIE KUKSHOUT (1911-1980)
Provenance:

The Collection of Dr. Francis Sparshott, 1979

Literature:

Rankin Inlet / Kangirlliniq, Winnipeg Art Gallery, 1981, exh. cat., page 32, pl. 28, illustrated on page 73

Note:

Acquired from the Isaacs Innuit Gallery exhibition, Rankin Inlet Ceramics, 1964-1972: A Fleeting Phenomenon (1979). A similar work by Kukshout illustrated in the 1981 Winnipeg Art Gallery, Rankin Inlet exhibition catalogue is aptly described by Bernadette Driscoll, “Through a streaking chartreuse glaze, caribou and musk oxen are carved in high relief, and seem on the verge of rising to their feet.”

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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