Inuit Art Online Auction

November 15, 2012

LOT 50

Lot 50

KENOJUAK ASHEVAK (1927-)

KENOJUAK ASHEVAK (1927-)
Lot 50 Details
KENOJUAK ASHEVAK (1927-), E7-1035, Cape Dorset

YOUNG GIRL’S THOUGHTS OF BIRDS

stonecut
1974, 47/50
24" x 34" — 61 x 86.4 cm.

Estimate $400-$600

Realised: $660
Price Includes Buyer's Premium ?

Lot Report

Note:

“Formal symmetrical patterns dominate Kenojuak’s work. The frontal-view taring owl[s]...plant forms, and animal and bird profiles are all part of her repertoire of images.”
-from The Inuit Print, exh. cat., from the National Museum of Man (Ottawa, ON), 1977, pp. 44 & 123, pl. 64

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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