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The Art of Canada Auction (Inuit Art)

May 30, 2016

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LOT 9

Lot 9

TUDLIK, CAPE DORSET/KINNGAIT

TUDLIK, CAPE DORSET/KINNGAIT
Lot 9 Details
TUDLIK, CAPE DORSET/KINNGAIT, E7-1050, Cape Dorset

EXCITED MAN FORGETS HIS WEAPONS

stonecut
1959, 32/50
unframed 11 ins x 16.25 ins; 27.9 cms x 41.3 cms

Estimate $3,000-$5,000

Realised: $3,444
Price Includes Buyer's Premium ?

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Tudlik was in his 70’s when his artwork began selling and exhibiting in art galleries around the world. According to the original catalogue for the 1959 Cape Dorset graphics collection, Tudlik was almost blind and in the hospital about the time the prints were released. He contributed four prints to this collection and demonstrated a range of artistic style, from this adorable image of a hunter helplessly and excitedly chasing a polar bear and her cub, to the utterly graphic visualization of an Inuit system of dividing meat (see lot 58) to the haunting Bird Dream Forewarning Blizzards (see lot 174, Waddington’s cat. spring 2012). Tudlik was also well known for his exquisite owl sculptures carved from the favoured green stone from Markham Bay (see lot 181, Waddington’s cat. fall 2009).

CONDITION DETAILS

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  • 1 Star: Poor - Flaws or damage immediately apparent under standard lighting (examples: missing components, rips, broken glass, damaged surfaces, etc.)

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