Lynx, 1965 (Dorset Series), stonecut, 1/50, 19.25 x 23.75 in, 49 x 60.3 cm
Lot offered for sale by Walker's, Ottawa at the auction event "Inuit and First Nations Art Auction of May 3,2012" held on Thu, May 3, 2012.
Lot 121
Lot 121
Estimate: CAD $800 - $1,200
Realised: CAD $4,720
Realised: CAD $4,720
Lot description - from the online catalogue*
Lizzie Saggiak (1924-1989)
Printmaker: Timothy Ottochie (1904-1982), Cape Dorset
Lynx, 1965 (Dorset Series), stonecut, 1/50, 19.25 x 23.75 in, 49 x 60.3 cm
Illustrated in James Houston's 1967 book Eskimo Prints. Here is Houston's account of Lizzie's seemingly odd choice of subject: "When she was small, her people killed a lynx during a caribou hunt on the vast inland plain of the Ungava. This strange, yellow eyed, catlike creature had strayed from the southern treeline. Lisi [sic] remembers wellthat it had long soft fur, pointed ears and strange clawed feet" (p. 84).
Most realised prices include the Buyer's Premium of 18-25%, but not the HST/GST Tax.
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(*) Text and/or Image might be subject matter of Copyright. Check with Walker's auction house for permission to use.