Untitled - Man and Igloo
45.72 cms x 60.96 cms (18 ins x 24 ins)
Signed and dated lower right, framed
made in 1976
Lot offered for sale by Saskatchewan NAC, Regina at the auction event "Saskatchewan And Canadian Art" held on Sat, Nov 2, 2019.
Lot 60
Lot 60
Estimate: CAD $500 - $700
Realised: CAD $306
Realised: CAD $306
Lot description - from the online catalogue*
Provenance:
Being sold on behalf of Prairie Mentoring Centre for Therapeutic Riding, with proceeds going to this Saskatchewan charity.
Notes:
John Allukpik was born in 1935. He learned to paint in 1953 while recovering from a bout with tuberculosis. He stopped painting for a time but resumed 20 years later, maintaining an output of around 7 paintings per month. In his later years he painted from memory to render scenes of traditional life in the north. It was from a wheelchair the he completed a monumental mural for the Kugluktuk Radio Society, measuring 8 feet by 35 feet. He died in Kugluktuk on April 4, 2015.
Being sold on behalf of Prairie Mentoring Centre for Therapeutic Riding, with proceeds going to this Saskatchewan charity.
Notes:
John Allukpik was born in 1935. He learned to paint in 1953 while recovering from a bout with tuberculosis. He stopped painting for a time but resumed 20 years later, maintaining an output of around 7 paintings per month. In his later years he painted from memory to render scenes of traditional life in the north. It was from a wheelchair the he completed a monumental mural for the Kugluktuk Radio Society, measuring 8 feet by 35 feet. He died in Kugluktuk on April 4, 2015.
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 Saskatchewan NAC auction house for permission to use.
(*) Text and/or Image might be subject matter of Copyright. Check with Saskatchewan NAC auction house for permission to use.