Mottled dark green stone and ivory
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 255
Lot 255
Estimate: CAD $1,800 - $2,400
Realised: CAD $1,888
Realised: CAD $1,888
Lot description - from the online catalogue*
JOHN KAUNAK CM (1941-)
REPULSE BAY, Igloo and Totem Composition, 1962
Mottled dark green stone and ivory
11.25 x 2.75 x 4 in, 28.8 x 7 x 10.2 cm
Kaunak is perhaps the most famous artist from Repulse Bay, best known for his wonderful, quite naturalistic long-necked polar bears. This is a fine example of his art closer to what George Swinton referred to as the Repulse Bay "folk art" tradition.
For a similar composition by fellow Repulse Bay artist Bernadette Ivaluardjuk Saumik, see Jean Blodgett, Repulse Bay (WAG 1978), cat. ill. 41.
Most realised prices include the Buyer's Premium of 18-25%, but not the HST/GST Tax.
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