The Wind
63.5 cms x 55.88 cms (25 ins x 25 ins)
Signed in syllabics lower right, Baker Lake stamp lower right, titled, editioned and attributed lower centre
printed in 1971
Lot offered for sale by Saskatchewan NAC, Regina at the auction event "Saskatchewan And Canadian Art" held on Sun, Oct 16, 2022.
Lot 259
Lot 259
Estimate: CAD $300 - $450
Realised: CAD $283
Realised: CAD $283
Lot description - from the online catalogue*
Provenance:
The Inuit Gallery of Eskimo Art (Toronto) label verso
Notes:
Myra Kukiiyaut was born in 1929 in Baker Lake (Qamani'tuaq) Nunavut. Her first artworks were in textiles and in the 1960s she began experimenting with printmaking. Her prints can be found in nearly every Baker Lake annual print publication from 1971 to 1990. And they are now in the permanent collections of every major Canadian museum or gallery, including the National Gallery of Canada, the McMichael Canadian Art Collection, and the Remai Modern (Saskatoon). Myra Kukiiyaut died in 2006.
The Inuit Gallery of Eskimo Art (Toronto) label verso
Notes:
Myra Kukiiyaut was born in 1929 in Baker Lake (Qamani'tuaq) Nunavut. Her first artworks were in textiles and in the 1960s she began experimenting with printmaking. Her prints can be found in nearly every Baker Lake annual print publication from 1971 to 1990. And they are now in the permanent collections of every major Canadian museum or gallery, including the National Gallery of Canada, the McMichael Canadian Art Collection, and the Remai Modern (Saskatoon). Myra Kukiiyaut died in 2006.
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.