Black stone
21 cms x 15.2 cms x 16.51 cms (8.25 ins x 6 ins x 8.25 ins)
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 8
Lot 8
Estimate: CAD $5,000 - $7,000
Realised: CAD $5,900
Realised: CAD $5,900
Lot description - from the online catalogue*
JAMASEE MIKE (1928-d)
PANGNIRTUNG, Head of a Woman, ca. 1964
Black stone, 8.25 x 6 x 6.5 in, 21 x 15.2 x 16.5 cm Mounted a Lucite base
Signed "JAMESEE MIKE" and with disc no.
(inscriptions partially obscured by labels)
Provenance: Purchased by Charles Gimpel. Exhibited at Gimpel Fils Gallery, London, England. Notes from Gimpel Fils indicate that this head is a portrait of a qallunaaq (woman of European descent).
This supremely elegant work seems less a portrait and more an idealized portrayal of female beauty. The sculpture exudes timelessness and universality; one can almost imagine it having been carved in any of a number of eras and cultures.
Most realised prices include the Buyer's Premium of 18-25%, but not the HST/GST Tax.
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