Small Wonders of Inuit Art

April 1621, 2022
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LOT 5

Lot 5

LUCY TASSEOR TUTSWEETOK (1934-2012)

LUCY TASSEOR TUTSWEETOK (1934-2012)
Lot 5 Details
LUCY TASSEOR TUTSWEETOK (1934-2012), Arviat (Eskimo Point)

MOTHER AND CHILD

stone
unsigned, circa 1969
5 x 2 x 4 in — 12.7 x 5.1 x 10.2 cm

Estimate $300-$500

Realised: $1,440
Price Includes Buyer's Premium ?

Lot Report

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LUCY TASSEOR TUTSWEETOK (1934-2012)
  • LUCY TASSEOR TUTSWEETOK (1934-2012)
  • LUCY TASSEOR TUTSWEETOK (1934-2012)
  • LUCY TASSEOR TUTSWEETOK (1934-2012)
  • LUCY TASSEOR TUTSWEETOK (1934-2012)
Provenance:

Private collection, Toronto, ON

Note:

An exquisite small work by Lucy Tasseor Tutsweetok, and a classic example of the artist's versatility. Here Tasseor is clearly comfortable in the intimate as in the monumental scale. The two figures are defined with seemingly minimal intervention without losing any of their power of evocation. A striking image of family compassion.

Related works:

Swinton, George. Sculpture of the Eskimo. Toronto: McClelland and Stewart Ltd. 1972. p. 209, pl. 607, 613

Winnipeg Gallery of Art—See: Anoee, Eric; Bernadette Driscoll; George Swinton; Eskimo Point / Arviat. Winnipeg: Kromar Printing Ltd. 1982. P. 101

CONDITION DETAILS

Overall very good condition.

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