Dark green stone
Signed "KAMINERK, PHILIP ARCTIC BAY"
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 124
Lot 124
Estimate: CAD $1,200 - $2,000
Realised: CAD $1,416
Realised: CAD $1,416
Lot description - from the online catalogue*
PHILIP QAMANIRQ (1933-d),
ARCTIC BAY, Family (Standing Man and Woman with a Child in her Hood), ca. mid-late 1960s
Dark green stone
7 x 3.75 x 2.75 and 6.75 x 3.25 x 2.25 in, 17.8 x 9.5 x 7 and 17.1 x 8.3 x 5.7 cm
Signed "KAMINERK, PHILIP ARCTIC BAY"
These pair figures might possibly be portrait of the artist's family; Qamanirq himself had a distinctive bushy beard. Philip was the husband of the well-known abstract sculptor Paniluk.
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 Walker's auction house for permission to use.
(*) Text and/or Image might be subject matter of Copyright. Check with Walker's auction house for permission to use.