KANANGINAK POOTOOGOOK, INUIT, Windswept Muskox, c. 1990
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KANANGINAK POOTOOGOOK, R.C.A. (1935-2010) KINNGAIT (CAPE DORSET)
Windswept Muskox, c. 1990
stone, 12 x 12.5 x 5.5 in (30.5 x 31.8 x 14 cm)
unsigned.
ESTIMATE: $6,000 — $9,000
Provenance
Private Collection, USA.
Perhaps best known for his masterful graphics depicting Arctic fauna, Kananginak Pootoogook was also an incredible carver. In fact, he made several carvings focusing on this very subject: the majestic windswept muskox. The immaculate precision of Kananginak’s hand (honed after years of carving slate in the stonecutting studios) is elegantly demonstrated here in the coat of the muskox. A variety of beautifully flowing lines suggest not only a thick, voluminous coat of hair, but also a sense of graceful movement caused by a swift breeze on the tundra. Windswept Muskox stands confidently, its head held high and mouth wide open in a powerful roar. Kananginak successfully translates the monumentality and grace of this Arctic animal into exquisite, dynamic sculptural form.
References: For other examples of muskox sculptures by Kananginak see Derek Norton and Nigel Reading, Cape Dorset Sculpture (Vancouver: Douglas and McIntyre, 2005), pp. 10 and 85.
Windswept Muskox, c. 1990
stone, 12 x 12.5 x 5.5 in (30.5 x 31.8 x 14 cm)
unsigned.
ESTIMATE: $6,000 — $9,000
Provenance
Private Collection, USA.
Perhaps best known for his masterful graphics depicting Arctic fauna, Kananginak Pootoogook was also an incredible carver. In fact, he made several carvings focusing on this very subject: the majestic windswept muskox. The immaculate precision of Kananginak’s hand (honed after years of carving slate in the stonecutting studios) is elegantly demonstrated here in the coat of the muskox. A variety of beautifully flowing lines suggest not only a thick, voluminous coat of hair, but also a sense of graceful movement caused by a swift breeze on the tundra. Windswept Muskox stands confidently, its head held high and mouth wide open in a powerful roar. Kananginak successfully translates the monumentality and grace of this Arctic animal into exquisite, dynamic sculptural form.
References: For other examples of muskox sculptures by Kananginak see Derek Norton and Nigel Reading, Cape Dorset Sculpture (Vancouver: Douglas and McIntyre, 2005), pp. 10 and 85.
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KANANGINAK POOTOOGOOK, INUIT, Windswept Muskox, c. 1990
Estimate CA$6,000 - CA$9,000
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