Inuit Art Online Auction

March 02, 2017

LOT 101

Lot 101

DAVIDIALUK ALASUA AMITTU (1910-1976)

DAVIDIALUK ALASUA AMITTU (1910-1976)
Lot 101 Details
DAVIDIALUK ALASUA AMITTU (1910-1976), E9-824, Povungnituk / Puvirnituq

#1 LEGEND OF LUMAK; WAITING FOR GEESE

stonecut
1976, 31/50; 1977, 21/50
10" x 12.5" — 25.4 x 31.8 cm.; 12" x 14" — 30.5 x 35.6 cm.

Estimate $250-$350

Realised: $252
Price Includes Buyer's Premium ?

Lot Report

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DAVIDIALUK ALASUA AMITTU (1910-1976)
  • DAVIDIALUK ALASUA AMITTU (1910-1976)
  • DAVIDIALUK ALASUA AMITTU (1910-1976)
  • DAVIDIALUK ALASUA AMITTU (1910-1976)
Literature:

Davidialuk 1977, Marybelle Myers, ed., (La Fédération des Coopératives du Nouveau-Québec, 1977), exh. cat., cat. no. 27, unpaginated

Note:

The explanation for Waiting for Canada geese tells that, “In May 1932, Davidialuk was waiting for the geese as he had learned from his father. He was never hungry during that May for he got 407 geese.”

CONDITION DETAILS

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