Inuit Art

October 1621, 2021
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LOT 16

Lot 16

JOHNNY PILURTUUT (b.1928)

JOHNNY PILURTUUT (b.1928)
Lot 16 Details
JOHNNY PILURTUUT (b.1928), George River / Kangiqsualujjuaq

TWO MEN WRESTLING

stone
signed in syllabics, disc number inscribed
8 x 10 x 7 in — 20.3 x 25.4 x 17.8 cm

Estimate $300-$500

Realised: $180
Price Includes Buyer's Premium ?

Lot Report

Note:

In this lively composition, Johnny Pilurtuut depicts two men entangled in a wrestling game. One man reefs on the arm of the other, his tongue extending from his mouth in a moment of wild frenzy. The other man is cast helplessly on his side, his arm extending upwards. 

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