Inuit Art Select

June 0409, 2022
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LOT 37

Lot 37

ENNUTSIAK ᐃᓄᓯᐊ (1896-1967)

ENNUTSIAK ᐃᓄᓯᐊ (1896-1967)
Lot 37 Details
ENNUTSIAK ᐃᓄᓯᐊ (1896-1967), Akulivik

ARCTIC FOX WITH PREY

stone
disc number inscribed
1.75 x 4 x .87 in — 4.4 x 10.2 x 2.2 cm

Estimate $300-$500

Realised: $264
Price Includes Buyer's Premium ?

Lot Report

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ENNUTSIAK ᐃᓄᓯᐊ (1896-1967)
  • ENNUTSIAK ᐃᓄᓯᐊ (1896-1967)
  • ENNUTSIAK ᐃᓄᓯᐊ (1896-1967)
  • ENNUTSIAK ᐃᓄᓯᐊ (1896-1967)
  • ENNUTSIAK ᐃᓄᓯᐊ (1896-1967)
Provenance:

Private collection, Toronto, ON

Note:

A delightful counterpart to lot 93 of The Canada Auction, this exquisite little tableau of a hungry fox and hare by the artist Ennutsiak shows that the artist’s talents were not limited to the elaborate and highly descriptive portrayals of human subject matter for which he is well known.

Related Works:
Bernadette Driscoll, Baffin Island, (Winnipeg: The Winnipeg Art Gallery, 1983), 86-87.

CONDITION DETAILS

Very good condition.

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