KENOJUAK ASHEVAK, INUIT, Spirit Owl, c. 1963
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KENOJUAK ASHEVAK, C.C., R.C.A. (1927-2013) KINNGAIT (CAPE DORSET)
Spirit Owl, c. 1963
coloured pencil on paper, 20 x 20.75 in (50.8 x 52.7 cm)
signed, "ᑭᓄᐊᔪᐊ".
Provenance
A French Collection.
Spirit Owl by Kenojuak Ashevak is an exuberant celebration of colour, its canvas bursting with a joyful kaleidoscope that ranges from warm, earthy browns and oranges to cool, refreshing blues and greens. The artist's vibrant use of hues infuses the composition with a cheerful vitality, effectively invoking a sense of elation and festivity. The interplay of these colours creates a dynamic composition, leading the eye across the interconnected forms that are both part of the owl and the surrounding space. With its bold, central composition, this work quintessentially captures the spirit of Kenojuak's style of the early to mid 1960s.
Published
Claude Baud, et. al, 50 ans d'estampe inuit: Cape Dorset, Pangnirtung, Povungnituk, Baker Lake, Holman, 1959-2009, (Maubauge, FR: Triangle Bleu, 2009), p. 13 as "Spirits / Espirits, c. 1959-1965". Reproduced in Michel Côté, Martine Millet, Philippe Ifri et Marianne Dilasser, Grand Nord Grand Sud : Artistes inuit et aborigènes, (Morangis, France: Edité par Editions Palantines, 2010), p. 85, as "Espirits, c. 1959-1965".
Exhibitions
50 ans d'estampe inuit: Cape Dorset, Pangnirtung, Povungnituk, Baker Lake, Holman, 1959-2009, travelling exhibition, Le musée du Dessin et de l'Estampe originale de Gravelines, Gravelines, France, 6 June - 31 August 2009; Centre culturel de l'Arsenal, Maubeuge, FR, 3-18 October 2009;
Chemins du patrimoine en Finistère, Abbaye de Daoulas, Daoulas, France, Grand Nord Grand Sud : Artistes inuit et aborigènes, 11 May - 28 November 2010.
Spirit Owl, c. 1963
coloured pencil on paper, 20 x 20.75 in (50.8 x 52.7 cm)
signed, "ᑭᓄᐊᔪᐊ".
Provenance
A French Collection.
Spirit Owl by Kenojuak Ashevak is an exuberant celebration of colour, its canvas bursting with a joyful kaleidoscope that ranges from warm, earthy browns and oranges to cool, refreshing blues and greens. The artist's vibrant use of hues infuses the composition with a cheerful vitality, effectively invoking a sense of elation and festivity. The interplay of these colours creates a dynamic composition, leading the eye across the interconnected forms that are both part of the owl and the surrounding space. With its bold, central composition, this work quintessentially captures the spirit of Kenojuak's style of the early to mid 1960s.
Published
Claude Baud, et. al, 50 ans d'estampe inuit: Cape Dorset, Pangnirtung, Povungnituk, Baker Lake, Holman, 1959-2009, (Maubauge, FR: Triangle Bleu, 2009), p. 13 as "Spirits / Espirits, c. 1959-1965". Reproduced in Michel Côté, Martine Millet, Philippe Ifri et Marianne Dilasser, Grand Nord Grand Sud : Artistes inuit et aborigènes, (Morangis, France: Edité par Editions Palantines, 2010), p. 85, as "Espirits, c. 1959-1965".
Exhibitions
50 ans d'estampe inuit: Cape Dorset, Pangnirtung, Povungnituk, Baker Lake, Holman, 1959-2009, travelling exhibition, Le musée du Dessin et de l'Estampe originale de Gravelines, Gravelines, France, 6 June - 31 August 2009; Centre culturel de l'Arsenal, Maubeuge, FR, 3-18 October 2009;
Chemins du patrimoine en Finistère, Abbaye de Daoulas, Daoulas, France, Grand Nord Grand Sud : Artistes inuit et aborigènes, 11 May - 28 November 2010.
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KENOJUAK ASHEVAK, INUIT, Spirit Owl, c. 1963
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