Bird Couple
5.5 cms x 4.5 cms (2.17 ins x 1.77 ins)
Signed in syllabics, early-mid 1970's
sculpted in 1970
Lot offered for sale by Waddington's, Toronto at the auction event "First Arts: Inuit & First Nations Art" held on Tue, May 28, 2019.
Lot 35
Lot 35
Estimate: CAD $600 - $900
Realised: CAD $1,440
Realised: CAD $1,440
Lot description - from the online catalogue*
Provenance:
an Ottawa private collection
Notes:
Sharky Nuna began carving already in 1950. He had been working at a measured pace until the early 1970s when he was finally "discovered" and given five solo shows in Canada, the U.S. and Germany up to his death in 1979. His sculptures of birds are among the most elegant and poetic we have seen. This pair, in which one bird gently preens the other, is especially lovely.
References: for similar works by this artist see Walker's May 2013, Lot 8; Walker's May 2016, Lot 82
First Arts: Inuit & First Nations Art Auction www.firstarts.ca
an Ottawa private collection
Notes:
Sharky Nuna began carving already in 1950. He had been working at a measured pace until the early 1970s when he was finally "discovered" and given five solo shows in Canada, the U.S. and Germany up to his death in 1979. His sculptures of birds are among the most elegant and poetic we have seen. This pair, in which one bird gently preens the other, is especially lovely.
References: for similar works by this artist see Walker's May 2013, Lot 8; Walker's May 2016, Lot 82
First Arts: Inuit & First Nations Art Auction www.firstarts.ca
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.