Inuit Art Select

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LOT 39

Lot 39

BARNABUS ARNASUNGAAQ ᐸᓇᐸᓯ ᐊᓇᓴᒐ (1924-2017)

BARNABUS ARNASUNGAAQ  ᐸᓇᐸᓯ ᐊᓇᓴᒐ (1924-2017)
Lot 39 Details
BARNABUS ARNASUNGAAQ ᐸᓇᐸᓯ ᐊᓇᓴᒐ (1924-2017), Qamani’tuaq (Baker Lake)

MUSK OX

stone
signed in syllabics, ca. 1970
4.5 x 1.75 x 7 in — 11.4 x 4.4 x 17.8 cm

Estimate $1,000-$2,000

Realised: $1,140
Price Includes Buyer's Premium ?

Lot Report

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BARNABUS ARNASUNGAAQ  ᐸᓇᐸᓯ ᐊᓇᓴᒐ (1924-2017)
  • BARNABUS ARNASUNGAAQ  ᐸᓇᐸᓯ ᐊᓇᓴᒐ (1924-2017)
  • BARNABUS ARNASUNGAAQ  ᐸᓇᐸᓯ ᐊᓇᓴᒐ (1924-2017)
  • BARNABUS ARNASUNGAAQ  ᐸᓇᐸᓯ ᐊᓇᓴᒐ (1924-2017)
Provenance:

Private collection, Toronto, ON

Note:

A classic early musk ox by the artist, exhibiting Barnabus’ seemingly limitless capacity for variation in his sculptural investigations of these massive creatures of the tundra. Lofty and slender, it has been finely balanced and is as stable as many of his more robust and weighty compositions.

Related Works:
Waddington’s Auctioneers, Toronto, ON, December 9, 2021, lot 193. Click here to read more

CONDITION DETAILS

Natural imperfections in stone, possible slight loss and repair to side. Overall good condition.

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