Lot 89
Osuitok Ipeelee ᐅᓱᐃᑐ ᐃᐱᓕ, RCA (1923-2005)
Lot 89 Details
Osuitok Ipeelee ᐅᓱᐃᑐ ᐃᐱᓕ, RCA (1923-2005), Kinngait (Cape Dorset)
BOUNDING CARIBOU, CA. 1965
stone, antler
signed in syllabics; collector's inventory label on underside
11.5 x 11.25 x 11 in — 29.2 x 28.6 x 27.9 cm
Estimate $8,000-$12,000
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Provenance:
Private Collection, Toronto, ON
Note:
Bounding Caribou is a decided departure from the lithe and lean creatures typical of Osuitok’s address of the subject. The abstract proportions and soft curvaceous shapes of the sculpture are more at home among the artist’s abstract spirit images of the mid-60s and early 70s. Notably however, Bounding Caribou avoids the psychic tension of Osuitok’s spirit images, the closed eyes of the Caribou evoking an air of serenity.