Lot 55
JOY KILUVIGYUAK HALLAUK ᐊᓴᔪᐊ (1940-2000)
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Provenance:
Private collection, Toronto, ON
Note:
A talented and prolific sculptor, Joy Kiluvigyuak Hallauk developed her distinctive style working alongside her husband Luke Hallauk (brother of Arviat master carver Andy Miki). Depictions of clusters of figures often invoking familial connections dominate the compositions for which both artists are best known.
The present work is notable both for its large size and for the refined detail in the faces of the figures. The sculpture includes the profile of a bird and basking seal.
References:
Heller, Jules; Nancy G. Heller, “Joy Kiluvigyuak Hallauk”, North American Women Artists of the Twentieth Century: A Biographical Dictionary, (London: Routledge, 1997)
Related Works:
Waddington’s Auctioneers, Toronto, ON, February 28, 2013, lot 72A. Click here to read more