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LOT 12

Lot 12

Abraham Apakark Anghik ᐊᐃᐊᔭᑲ ᐊᐸᑲ ᐊᒋ, OC (b. 1951)

Abraham Apakark Anghik ᐊᐃᐊᔭᑲ ᐊᐸᑲ ᐊᒋ, OC (b. 1951)
Lot 12 Details
Abraham Apakark Anghik ᐊᐃᐊᔭᑲ ᐊᐸᑲ ᐊᒋ, OC (b. 1951), Paulatuk

SEDNA, 1997

stone
signed in Roman; dated
5.5 x 7 x 23 in — 14 x 17.8 x 58.4 cm

Estimate $900-$1,200

Realised: $2,750
Price Includes Buyer's Premium ?

Lot Report

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Abraham Apakark Anghik ᐊᐃᐊᔭᑲ ᐊᐸᑲ ᐊᒋ, OC (b. 1951)
  • Abraham Apakark Anghik ᐊᐃᐊᔭᑲ ᐊᐸᑲ ᐊᒋ, OC (b. 1951)
  • Abraham Apakark Anghik ᐊᐃᐊᔭᑲ ᐊᐸᑲ ᐊᒋ, OC (b. 1951)
  • Abraham Apakark Anghik ᐊᐃᐊᔭᑲ ᐊᐸᑲ ᐊᒋ, OC (b. 1951)
  • Abraham Apakark Anghik ᐊᐃᐊᔭᑲ ᐊᐸᑲ ᐊᒋ, OC (b. 1951)
  • Abraham Apakark Anghik ᐊᐃᐊᔭᑲ ᐊᐸᑲ ᐊᒋ, OC (b. 1951)
Provenance:

Private Collection, Toronto, ON

Note:

Images of Sedna pervade the work of Abraham Apakark Anghik; sometimes as social comment, or here as stylized illustration of myth in this gracefully gliding Sedna.[1] Long and lithe, her hair trails along the surface of her back, echoing the curvature of a streamlined body.

References:
[1] Wight, Darlene Coward, Abraham Anghik Ruben (Winnipeg: Winnipeg Gallery of Art, 1996), 8.

CONDITION DETAILS

Very good overall condition.
Inherent fine lines in stone surface.
Please contact the specialist for further condition information.

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