Lot 183
KENOJUAK ASHEVAK C.C., R.C.A. (1927-2013)
Lot 183 Details
KENOJUAK ASHEVAK C.C., R.C.A. (1927-2013), Kinngait (Cape Dorset)
FOUR RAVENS ON A PLATFORM
ink and coloured pencil drawing
signed in syllabics, archivally framed with museum non-reflective glass.
20 x 26 in — 50.8 x 66 cm
Estimate $2,000-$4,000
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Provenance:
Albrecht Collection Heard Museum, Phoenix, AZ;
Feheley Fine Arts, Toronto, ON;
Walkers Auctions, Ottawa, ON, May 2018, lot 191;
Private Collection, Ontario
Note:
Ravens are among the few species of birds that permanently reside in the Canadian Arctic, and so are the most commonly seen birds in many communities. Animals of great intelligence and character, they figure prominently in Arctic mythology. Kenojuak depicted ravens with increasing regularity in the 1990s, revisiting the subject in a wide array of variations.
The drawing appears to show some traces of pentimenti.