Lot 104
Kananginak Pootoogook ᑲᓇᒋᓇ ᐳᑐᒍᑭ, RCA (1935-2010)
Lot 104 Details
Kananginak Pootoogook ᑲᓇᒋᓇ ᐳᑐᒍᑭ, RCA (1935-2010), Kinngait (Cape Dorset)
KUPANUAQ, 1975
stonecut print together with printing stone
titled, dated, and numbered 35/50; artist's name in Roman and syllabics
printing stone 18.5 x 30 in — 47 x 76.2 cm; sheet 24 x 33.25 in — 61 x 84.5 cm
Estimate $3,000-$4,000
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Provenance:
S. Family Collection, Toronto, ON
Note:
Kupanuaq is one of forty-five works in the present auction from a pioneering and important Toronto collection of Inuit art, the S. Family Collection.
Distinguished by its remarkable diversity, and uniformly high quality, the collection was built on over fifty years of dedication. Acquisitions were made both from the leading dealers and private collectors of the period, as well as directly from artists during several excursions to the north, including to Qamani'tuaq (Baker Lake), and Arviat.
Although the S. Family organized a handful of exhibitions specializing in sculpture, many artworks from their personal collection have remained largely unknown to the collector community. Significant sculptures and graphics come from artists including Davie Atchealak, Ooviloo Tunillie, Parr, John Tiktak, Joe Talirunili, Kiugak Ashoona, Nuna Parr, Aqjangajuk Shaa, and Mathew Aqigaaq.