Woman & Snow Bird
24 cms (9.45 ins)
Lot offered for sale by Waddington's, Toronto at the auction event "Canadian & Inuit Fine Art" held on Mon, May 27, 2019.
Lot 71
Lot 71
Estimate: CAD $7,000 - $9,000
Realised: CAD $8,400
Realised: CAD $8,400
Lot description - from the online catalogue*
Provenance:
Private Collection, Oakville
Literature:
Odette Leroux, Marion E. Jackson and Minnie Aodla Freeman (eds.), “Inuit Women Artists: Voices from Cape Dorset”, Chronicle Books and Canadian Museum of Civilization, San Francisco, 1996, page 158 for “Woman & Snow Bird”, reproduced in colour.
Notes:
"I designed it like a shadow, like one part of the face being in the dark. As if it wasn't brightly lit in the home in those days. Also, a face is different on both sides."
Private Collection, Oakville
Literature:
Odette Leroux, Marion E. Jackson and Minnie Aodla Freeman (eds.), “Inuit Women Artists: Voices from Cape Dorset”, Chronicle Books and Canadian Museum of Civilization, San Francisco, 1996, page 158 for “Woman & Snow Bird”, reproduced in colour.
Notes:
"I designed it like a shadow, like one part of the face being in the dark. As if it wasn't brightly lit in the home in those days. Also, a face is different on both sides."
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 Waddington's auction house for permission to use.
(*) Text and/or Image might be subject matter of Copyright. Check with Waddington's auction house for permission to use.