Baby Ptarmigans with their Mother
35.56 cms x 70.38 cms x 76.2 cms (14 ins x 27.71 ins x 14 ins)
Signed in syllabics in lower margin, dated lower right, editioned lower left, framed
sculpted in 1974
Lot offered for sale by Saskatchewan NAC, Regina at the auction event "Canadian, American and International Prints" held on Sat, Oct 9, 2021.
Lot 54
Lot 54
Estimate: CAD $500 - $750
Realised: CAD $767
Realised: CAD $767
Lot description - from the online catalogue*
Josie Paperk Papialuk was an Inuit artist who lived in Puvirnituq, Quebec. He worked in printmaking (including in the Povungnituk print shop) and did some sculpting. His work is held in many private and public collections, including he National Gallery of Canada, the British Museum, the Canadian Museum of History, the Musee des Beaux-Artes Nationale du Quebec and the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts.
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.