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LOT 205

Lot 205

David Ruben Piqtoukun ᑎᕕᑎ ᐱᑐᑯ ᕈᐱᐃᓐ (1950-2026)

David Ruben Piqtoukun ᑎᕕᑎ ᐱᑐᑯ ᕈᐱᐃᓐ (1950-2026)
Lot 205 Details
David Ruben Piqtoukun ᑎᕕᑎ ᐱᑐᑯ ᕈᐱᐃᓐ (1950-2026), Paulatuk

TUNIK, 1995

stone
signed in Roman; dated
7.75 x 15.5 x 4.5 in — 19.7 x 39.4 x 11.4 cm

Estimate $4,000-$6,000

Realised: $8,125
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David Ruben Piqtoukun ᑎᕕᑎ ᐱᑐᑯ ᕈᐱᐃᓐ (1950-2026)
  • David Ruben Piqtoukun ᑎᕕᑎ ᐱᑐᑯ ᕈᐱᐃᓐ (1950-2026)
  • David Ruben Piqtoukun ᑎᕕᑎ ᐱᑐᑯ ᕈᐱᐃᓐ (1950-2026)
  • David Ruben Piqtoukun ᑎᕕᑎ ᐱᑐᑯ ᕈᐱᐃᓐ (1950-2026)
  • David Ruben Piqtoukun ᑎᕕᑎ ᐱᑐᑯ ᕈᐱᐃᓐ (1950-2026)
Provenance:

Private Collection, Ontario

Literature:

Darlene Coward Wight, Between Two Worlds: Sculpture by David Ruben Piqtoukun (Winnipeg: Winnipeg Art Gallery), 31, pl. 53.

Exhibited:

Between Two Worlds: Sculpture by David Ruben Piqtoukun, Winnipeg Art Gallery, Winnipeg, MB, 26 May-26 Aug, 1996

Note:

Tunik was exhibited in the Winnipeg Gallery of Art’s important 1997-98 solo exhibition Between Two Worlds: Sculpture by David Ruben Piqtoukun, and was published in the accompanying catalogue.

Tunik, like many of David Ruben’s sculptures, has a deeply personal connection for the artist, who often investigated stories from his own life and family history. Speaking of the work, David Ruben said:

The face on Tunik is single eyed...when I was young, I was taken in by a family. The father was a man with only one eye. Tunik represented my bear helping spirit and my one-eyed guardian.[1]

[1] Darlene Coward Wight, Between Two Worlds: Sculpture by David Ruben Piqtoukun (Winnipeg: Winnipeg Art Gallery, 1996), 31, pl. 53.

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