Isa Tulugak (1899-1970) - Pruzansky Collection; Walkers Nov. 2012 (Lot 5); purchased by Charles Gimpel in the 1950s

Pruzansky Collection; Walkers Nov. 2012 (Lot 5)

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Lot offered for sale by Walker's, Ottawa at the auction event "Inuit & First Nations Art Auction of May 18, 2017" held on Thu, May 18, 2017.
Lot 117
Estimate: CAD $4,000 - $6,000
Realised: CAD $6,490

Lot description - from the online catalogue*


Isa Tulugak (1899-1970)

PUVIRNITUQ, Kneeling Woman, c. 1953, stone, 6.5 x 4.5 x 3 in, 16.5 x 11.5 x 7.5 cm

Provenance: Pruzansky Collection; Walker's Nov. 2012 (Lot 5); purchased by Charles Gimpel in the 1950s

Exhibited and published: Gimpel Fils Gallery, London, Contemporary Canadian Eskimo Art - Arctic Photographs (1961, cat. #99). Note: the work may have been exhibited at Gimpel Fils in the early 1950s as well.
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.
Pruzansky Collection; Walkers Nov. 2012 (Lot 5); purchased by Charles Gimpel in the 1950s by artist Isa Tulugak