Inuit Art Auction including First Nations Art

November 16, 2015

LOT 155

Lot 155

PITALOOSIE SAILA (1942-)

PITALOOSIE SAILA (1942-)
Lot 155 Details
PITALOOSIE SAILA (1942-), E7-1006, Cape Dorset

WOMAN AND SNOW BIRD

stonecut and stencil
1973, 20/50
24.5" x 17" — 62.2 x 43.2 cm.

Estimate $6,000-$9,000

Realised: $8,400
Price Includes Buyer's Premium ?

Lot Report

Literature:

Art of the Far North: Inuit Sculpture, Drawing, and Printmaking, Carol Finley, Lerner Publications, 1998, pg. 22-3, fig. 3

“Tradition and Innovation”, Patricia Feheley, from Cape Dorset Prints: A Retrospective, 2007, pg. 89, ill. pg. 200

Note:

"I designed it like a shadow, like one part of the face being in the face being in the dark. As if it wasn’t brightly lit in the home in those days. Also, a face is different on both sides.”

Patricia Feheley notes that Pitaloosie is celebrated for her “consistently strong and innovative images.”

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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