Pitaloosie Saila, R.C.A.
MOTHER AT CAMP, SEWING A KAMIK, 2012
PITALOOSIE SAILA, R.C.A. (1942-), E7-1006, CAPE DORSET / KINNGAIT
MOTHER AT CAMP, SEWING A KAMIK, 2012
ink and coloured pencil drawing, signed in syllabics, framed, sight
29 x 21 in — 73.7 x 53.3 cm
Provenance:
Norman Hallendy Collection, Ottawa
Note:
Published: Norman Hallendy, An Intimate Wilderness: Arctic Voices in a Land of Vast Horizons (Greystone, 2016) p. 142. Pitaloosie’s drawing was commissioned for this book.
Norman Hallendy asked his “little sister” Pitaloosie to make a drawing that would illustrate traditional life and teach us something about it as well. This stunning work brings to mind one of Pitaloosie’s finest prints, Woman Proudly Sewing, a lithograph from 1988 (see reference below, p. 16). Mother at Camp, Sewing a Kamik is not only a beautiful composition it is also a tour de force example of this artist’s exquisite drawing technique.
Reference: for an overview of Pitaloosie’s life and work see Susan Gustavison and Darlene Coward Wight, Pitaloosie Saila: A Personal Journey (Winnipeg Art Gallery, 2017).
Estimate: $1,800—2,400
MOTHER AT CAMP, SEWING A KAMIK, 2012
ink and coloured pencil drawing, signed in syllabics, framed, sight
29 x 21 in — 73.7 x 53.3 cm
Provenance:
Norman Hallendy Collection, Ottawa
Note:
Published: Norman Hallendy, An Intimate Wilderness: Arctic Voices in a Land of Vast Horizons (Greystone, 2016) p. 142. Pitaloosie’s drawing was commissioned for this book.
Norman Hallendy asked his “little sister” Pitaloosie to make a drawing that would illustrate traditional life and teach us something about it as well. This stunning work brings to mind one of Pitaloosie’s finest prints, Woman Proudly Sewing, a lithograph from 1988 (see reference below, p. 16). Mother at Camp, Sewing a Kamik is not only a beautiful composition it is also a tour de force example of this artist’s exquisite drawing technique.
Reference: for an overview of Pitaloosie’s life and work see Susan Gustavison and Darlene Coward Wight, Pitaloosie Saila: A Personal Journey (Winnipeg Art Gallery, 2017).
Estimate: $1,800—2,400
Auction Results
Auction Date | Auction House | Lot # | Low Est | High Est | Sold Price |
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2019-05-28 | First Arts | 59 | 1,800 | 2,400 | 4,560.00 |