Niviaksiak
40.6 cms x 30.5 cms (16 ins x 12 ins)
Signed, titled "niviakchiak", dated 1960, inscribed "cape dorset baffin island" and numbered 2a
printed in 1960
Lot offered for sale by Heffel, Vancouver at the auction event "Fine Canadian Art (February 3 - 24, 2022)" held on Thu, Feb 24, 2022.
Lot 717
Lot 717
Realised: CAD $625
Lot description - from the online catalogue*
Provenance:
Private Collection, Toronto
Notes:
James Houston produced an unknown number of his own prints during his time in the North between 1957 and 1962. Most of his prints from this time served as educational tools for the Cape Dorset printmakers, demonstrating the different printing techniques he had learned in Japan. Niviaksiak is one of those works, notable for the dark lines and blue wash in the background. The prints that followed in the 1959 and 1960 Cape Dorset catalogues exhibit the same technique and style.
Please note the condition report for this lot.
Private Collection, Toronto
Notes:
James Houston produced an unknown number of his own prints during his time in the North between 1957 and 1962. Most of his prints from this time served as educational tools for the Cape Dorset printmakers, demonstrating the different printing techniques he had learned in Japan. Niviaksiak is one of those works, notable for the dark lines and blue wash in the background. The prints that followed in the 1959 and 1960 Cape Dorset catalogues exhibit the same technique and style.
Please note the condition report for this lot.
Most realised prices include the Buyer's Premium of 18-25%, but not the HST/GST Tax.
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