Transformation, 1968
14 cms x 17.8 cms x 13.97 cms (5.5 ins x 7 ins x 5.5 ins)
Signed in Roman inJK in — inscribed in98450 in
sculpted in 1968
Lot offered for sale by Waddington's, Toronto at the auction event "Inuit & First Nations Art" held on Wed, May 29, 2024.
Lot 214
Lot 214
Estimate: CAD $600 - $900
Realised: CAD $1,062
Realised: CAD $1,062
Lot description - from the online catalogue*
Provenance:
The Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Pat Furneaux, Ontario
Waddington's Auctioneers, Toronto, ON, 30 Apr 1979, lot 16
Private Collection, Charlottesville, VA
Exhibitions:
Povungnituk Imaginative Sculpture Competition, Puvirnituq (Povungnituk), QC, 1967.
George Swinton, Eskimo Fantastic Art, Gallery 111, School of Art, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, 10-29 Jan 1972, The Student Union Art Gallery, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, 6 Feb-3 Mar 1972, Burnaby Art Gallery, Burnaby, BC, 11-28 Mar 1972.
Literature:
George Swinton, Sculpture of the Eskimo (Toronto: McClelland and Stewart Ltd., 1972), 174, pl. 387.
The Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Pat Furneaux, Ontario
Waddington's Auctioneers, Toronto, ON, 30 Apr 1979, lot 16
Private Collection, Charlottesville, VA
Exhibitions:
Povungnituk Imaginative Sculpture Competition, Puvirnituq (Povungnituk), QC, 1967.
George Swinton, Eskimo Fantastic Art, Gallery 111, School of Art, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, 10-29 Jan 1972, The Student Union Art Gallery, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, 6 Feb-3 Mar 1972, Burnaby Art Gallery, Burnaby, BC, 11-28 Mar 1972.
Literature:
George Swinton, Sculpture of the Eskimo (Toronto: McClelland and Stewart Ltd., 1972), 174, pl. 387.
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 Waddington's auction house for permission to use.
(*) Text and/or Image might be subject matter of Copyright. Check with Waddington's auction house for permission to use.