Mother Nursing her Child, 1960s, grey stone
Lot offered for sale by Walker's, Ottawa at the auction event "Inuit Art Auction - November 4, 2012" held on Sun, Nov 4, 2012.
Lot 213
Lot 213
Estimate: CAD $600 - $800
Realised: CAD $708
Realised: CAD $708
Lot description - from the online catalogue*
AGNES TOPIAK (1905-1979)
KUGLUKTUK (COPPERMINE)
Mother Nursing her Child, 1960s, grey stone
4.375 x 2.375 x 1.75 in, 11.1 x 7.3 x 4.4 cm
John R. Sperry, third Anglican Bishop of the Arctic, lived in Kugluktuk from 1950-69. According to him, Topiak ".was a superior artist. She was one of the original artists and she had the artistic temperament; she was always carving. She had talent far beyond what you might have expected." (Quoted by Dorothy Harley Eber in Images of Justice, McGill-Queen's, 1997, p. 197.
Most realised prices include the Buyer's Premium of 18-25%, but not the HST/GST Tax.
(*) Text and/or Image might be subject matter of Copyright. Check with Walker's auction house for permission to use.
(*) Text and/or Image might be subject matter of Copyright. Check with Walker's auction house for permission to use.