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LOT 380

Lot 380

Tudlik ᑐᓕ (1890-1966)

Tudlik ᑐᓕ (1890-1966)
Lot 380 Details
Tudlik ᑐᓕ (1890-1966), Kinngait (Cape Dorset)

OWL, CA. 1957

stone
unsigned
6.5 x 3.5 x 1.25 in — 16.5 x 8.9 x 3.2 cm

Estimate $3,000-$4,000

Realised: $6,000
Price Includes Buyer's Premium ?

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Tudlik ᑐᓕ (1890-1966)
  • Tudlik ᑐᓕ (1890-1966)
  • Tudlik ᑐᓕ (1890-1966)
  • Tudlik ᑐᓕ (1890-1966)
  • Tudlik ᑐᓕ (1890-1966)
Provenance:

Waddington's Auctioneers, 20 November 2018, lot 200;
Private Collection, Surrey, BC

Note:

In looking at one of Tudlik’s iconic owls, it is remarkable to consider that they were carved by an artist born in 1890. Effortlessly modern, their truncated arrow-shaped wings are charged with sign-like directionality and clarity of form.

Tudlik’s eyesight was significantly diminished by the late 1950s. Scholars sometimes hint at this impediment as a source of the simplicity and tactility in his work. [1] Whatever the reason, Tudlik’s genius for refinement and his grasp of the essential in his subject matter is unquestionable.

(1) Swinton, George. Sculpture of the Eskimo. Toronto, ON: McClelland and Stewart, 1987. 8.

Related Works:
Houston, James, George Swinton, William E. Taylor Jr., Sculpture/Inuit, (Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 1971), 196.

CONDITION DETAILS

Very good condition.

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