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LOT 18

Lot 18

LUKE ANOWTALIK ᐊᓇᐅᑕᓕ (1932-2006)

LUKE ANOWTALIK ᐊᓇᐅᑕᓕ (1932-2006)
Lot 18 Details
LUKE ANOWTALIK ᐊᓇᐅᑕᓕ (1932-2006), Arviat (Eskimo Point)

ACROBATS

antler, wood, sinew
unsigned
6 x 18.5 x 8 in — 15.2 x 47 x 20.3 cm

Estimate $1,000-$1,500

Realised: $6,600
Price Includes Buyer's Premium ?

Lot Report

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LUKE ANOWTALIK ᐊᓇᐅᑕᓕ (1932-2006)
  • LUKE ANOWTALIK ᐊᓇᐅᑕᓕ (1932-2006)
  • LUKE ANOWTALIK ᐊᓇᐅᑕᓕ (1932-2006)
Provenance:

Private collection, Livingston, NJ

Note:

Distinctly kinetic, and full of lively whimsical energy, Luke Anowtalik’s playful antler carvings of frolicking figures are the counterpoint to his deeply restrained and even solemn carving in stone. Like all of Anowtalik’s work, the present sculpture invites and rewards touch.

Related Works:
Bernadette Driscoll, Eskimo Point / Arviat, (Winnipeg: The Winnipeg Art Gallery, 1982), 49, pl. 5.
Waddington’s Auctioneers, Toronto, ON, November 8, 2010, lot 441. Click here to read more

CONDITION DETAILS

Overall very good condition.

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