Lot 118
Pitseolak Ashoona (1904-1983)
Lot 118 Details
Pitseolak Ashoona (1904-1983), Kinngait (Cape Dorset)
UNTITLED (SCARECROW WITH BIRDS), 1963
engraving on paper
signed in syllabics, dated and numbered 24/50
sight 10.5 x 12.5 in — 26.7 x 31.8 cm
Estimate $200-$400
Realised: $147.60
Price Includes Buyer's Premium
Important:
This lot is located in Vancouver. Local pick up by special arrangement; shipment from Vancouver only.
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Provenance:
George R. Dinney Collection, Winnipeg
By Descent to the Current Private Collection, British Columbia
Note:
George R. Dinney was the Vice President of Development for Great-West Life Insurance, Winnipeg, MB and primarily responsible for building Great-West's impressive collection of Inuit graphics and sculptures. Dinney's personal collection has been described by representatives of the government in the 1970s as the best small collection they had seen.