Inuit Art Select

June 0409, 2022
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LOT 60

Lot 60

LUCY QINNUAYUAK ᓗᓯ ᑭᓐᐅᐊᔪᐊ (1915-1982)

LUCY QINNUAYUAK ᓗᓯ ᑭᓐᐅᐊᔪᐊ (1915-1982)
Lot 60 Details
LUCY QINNUAYUAK ᓗᓯ ᑭᓐᐅᐊᔪᐊ (1915-1982), Kinngait (Cape Dorset)

WOMEN CARRYING FISH

stonecut
1972, 35/50, unframed
24 x 16 in — 61 x 40.6 cm

Estimate $300-$500

Realised: $288
Price Includes Buyer's Premium ?

Lot Report

Provenance:

Estate of W.A. Ross MacFadden, Toronto, ON

Note:

Here Lucy Qinnuayuak’s sense of rhythm found elsewhere in her work is evident in the rhyming costumes of the three women and the cascade of fine short lines that gives texture to their amautis.

CONDITION DETAILS

Inclusions inherent in paper, overall very good condition.

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