Man Trying to Catch a Goose
48.26 cms x 43.82 cms (19 ins x 17.25 ins)
Signed and dated lower right, titled and editioned lower left, framed
printed in 1964
Lot offered for sale by Saskatchewan NAC, Regina at the auction event "Saskatchewan And Canadian Art" held on Sat, Nov 2, 2019.
Lot 62
Lot 62
Estimate: CAD $450 - $700
Realised: CAD $613
Realised: CAD $613
Lot description - from the online catalogue*
Provenance:
Being sold on behalf of Grandmothers 4 Grandmothers Regina
Notes:
Pitseolak Ashoona was an Inuk Canadian artist admired for her prolific body of work. She was also a member of the Royal Academy of the Arts. After the death of her husband at age 40 from a viral sickness, Pitseolak raised four of their children and she eventually turned to art to help ends meet. Pitseolak Ashoona was one of the first artists in the 1960s to make drawings for the print studio in Cape Dorset. Though her art arose from painful circumstances, it expressed mostly positive memories and experiences. Pitseolak is recognized as one of the first Inuit artists to create autobiographical works. Her art contained images of traditional Inuit life and contributed to the establishment of a modern Inuit art form, one that transmitted traditional knowledge and values while at the same time achieving worldwide popular and commercial success. Pitseolak was accepted into the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts in 1974 and was awarded the Order of Canada in 1977 for her work.
Being sold on behalf of Grandmothers 4 Grandmothers Regina
Notes:
Pitseolak Ashoona was an Inuk Canadian artist admired for her prolific body of work. She was also a member of the Royal Academy of the Arts. After the death of her husband at age 40 from a viral sickness, Pitseolak raised four of their children and she eventually turned to art to help ends meet. Pitseolak Ashoona was one of the first artists in the 1960s to make drawings for the print studio in Cape Dorset. Though her art arose from painful circumstances, it expressed mostly positive memories and experiences. Pitseolak is recognized as one of the first Inuit artists to create autobiographical works. Her art contained images of traditional Inuit life and contributed to the establishment of a modern Inuit art form, one that transmitted traditional knowledge and values while at the same time achieving worldwide popular and commercial success. Pitseolak was accepted into the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts in 1974 and was awarded the Order of Canada in 1977 for her work.
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.