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Provenance:

S. Family Collection, Toronto, ON

Literature:

Darlene Wright, Out of Tradition: Abraham Anghik/David Ruben Piqtoukun (Winnipeg: Winnipeg Art Gallery, 1989) 56, pl. 48.

Exhibited:

Out of Tradition: Abraham Anghik/David Ruben Piqtoukun, Winnipeg Art Gallery, Winnipeg, MB, 1989

Note:

Speaking of the present work, published in Darlene Wright's Out of Tradition: Abraham Anghik/David Ruben Piqtoukun in 1989, Piqtoukun said:

One of my favourite subjects is the peregrine falcon. The eyes and claws are symbols of determination. I once had my own falcon when I was traveling with my sister and brother-in-law out on the land. I became deathly ill and was feverish for several days. My bird stayed by my side constantly in the tent and covered me with its wings for protection. I'll never forget that time.

About the Collectors

Peregrine Falcon is one of eighteen 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.

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