Inuit Art Select

June 0409, 2022
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LOT 2

Lot 2

BILL NASOGALUAK ᐱᐃᓪ ᓇᓱᒐᓗᐊᒃ (b. 1953)

BILL NASOGALUAK ᐱᐃᓪ ᓇᓱᒐᓗᐊᒃ (b. 1953)
Lot 2 Details
BILL NASOGALUAK ᐱᐃᓪ ᓇᓱᒐᓗᐊᒃ (b. 1953), Tuktoyaktuk

SEAL SPIRIT

stone
unsigned
8.5 x 6.75 x 1.5 in — 21.6 x 17.1 x 3.8 cm

Estimate $400-$600

Realised: $900
Price Includes Buyer's Premium ?

Lot Report

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BILL NASOGALUAK ᐱᐃᓪ ᓇᓱᒐᓗᐊᒃ (b. 1953)
  • BILL NASOGALUAK ᐱᐃᓪ ᓇᓱᒐᓗᐊᒃ (b. 1953)
  • BILL NASOGALUAK ᐱᐃᓪ ᓇᓱᒐᓗᐊᒃ (b. 1953)
  • BILL NASOGALUAK ᐱᐃᓪ ᓇᓱᒐᓗᐊᒃ (b. 1953)
Provenance:

Private collection, Toronto, ON

Note:

A vision often revisited by the artist, and subject to delightful variation, is the image of the transforming, or journeying shaman. Here we see Bill Nasogaluak’s confident handling of volume and movement in this diving creature.

Related Works:
Waddington’s Auctioneers, Toronto, ON, March 17, 2022, lot 7. Click here to read more

CONDITION DETAILS

Slight wear around juncture of base to figure. Overall very good condition.

Please contact the specialist for further condition information.

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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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