Musk Ox Attacked By Wolves
13.5 cms x 19 cms (5.31 ins x 7.48 ins)
Lot offered for sale by Waddington's, Toronto at the auction event "Canadian & Inuit Fine Art" held on Mon, May 27, 2019.
Lot 97
Lot 97
Estimate: CAD $8,000 - $12,000
Realised: CAD $18,000
Realised: CAD $18,000
Lot description - from the online catalogue*
Provenance:
Private Collection, Toronto
Literature:
Susan Gustavison, “Northern Rock: Contemporary Inuit Stone Sculpture”
(exhibition catalogue), McMichael Canadian Art Collection, Kleinburg, Ontario 1999, pg. 109
Notes:
"I made all those grooves with a file to make it white. When I started carving I used to make the musk ox smooth, but then I thought that it didn't look like fur. So I started making those grooves. It was a lot of work making rows and rows of marks, but I got it into my mind that was what I wanted, so I did it."
"I don't know where I get my ideas. I can't recommend any, because it's all in my mind. I look inside myself. Sometimes, before going to bed, I carefully examine the stone. And in the morning, I know what it will be."
-Barnabus ARNASUNGAAQ.
Private Collection, Toronto
Literature:
Susan Gustavison, “Northern Rock: Contemporary Inuit Stone Sculpture”
(exhibition catalogue), McMichael Canadian Art Collection, Kleinburg, Ontario 1999, pg. 109
Notes:
"I made all those grooves with a file to make it white. When I started carving I used to make the musk ox smooth, but then I thought that it didn't look like fur. So I started making those grooves. It was a lot of work making rows and rows of marks, but I got it into my mind that was what I wanted, so I did it."
"I don't know where I get my ideas. I can't recommend any, because it's all in my mind. I look inside myself. Sometimes, before going to bed, I carefully examine the stone. And in the morning, I know what it will be."
-Barnabus ARNASUNGAAQ.
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 Waddington's auction house for permission to use.
(*) Text and/or Image might be subject matter of Copyright. Check with Waddington's auction house for permission to use.