ca 1990-95, black stone
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 38
Lot 38
Estimate: CAD $16,000 - $22,000
Realised: CAD $29,500
Realised: CAD $29,500
Lot description - from the online catalogue*
MIRIAM NANURLUK QIYUK (1933-)
BAKER LAKE, Umiak Migration
ca 1990-95, black stone
5.75 x 15 x 3.875 in, 14.6 x 38.1 x 9.8 cm
It is interesting to compare this work to two other important and relatively large-scale works by this artist: "Women and Children" from 1990 in the Winnipeg Art Gallery (see Winnipeg Art Gallery: Guide to the Collections, 2010, p. 244); and "Family" from 1980 (see Kramer and Shafer ed., Of the People: Inuit Sculpture from the Collection of Mary and Fred Widding, Handwerker Gallery, Ithaca College, 2008, p. 28). Specific subject matter may differ but each work conveys a sense of community, and they are all three carved in a frieze-like bas-relief style.
Most realised prices include the Buyer's Premium of 18-25%, but not the HST/GST Tax.
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