Kiakshuk, ᑭᐊᓱ
MEN AT WORK
KIAKSHUK (1886-1966), ᑭᐊᓱ, E7-1057, CAPE DORSET / KINNGAIT
MEN AT WORK
graphite drawing, c. 1960, unframed
16.5 x 21 in — 41.9 x 53.3 cm
Literature:
Marion E. Jackson & Judith M. Nasby, Contemporary Inuit Drawings, Macdonald Stewart Art Centre, Guelph, 1987, page 48.
Note:
“Already in his 70s when he began drawing in connection with the fledgling Cape Dorset printmaking project... Kiakshuk’s carefully rendered graphite pencil drawings yield a great deal of information about the traditional Inuit experience, and his style of presenting isolated but energetic figures bears a resemblance to earlier incised ivory works.”
An unusual subject and composition for artists of this time period. Kiakshuk could very well have witnessed this scene of what appears to be southerners unloading a ship. The men carry everything from ladders to planks to anchors.
Estimate: $600—900
MEN AT WORK
graphite drawing, c. 1960, unframed
16.5 x 21 in — 41.9 x 53.3 cm
Literature:
Marion E. Jackson & Judith M. Nasby, Contemporary Inuit Drawings, Macdonald Stewart Art Centre, Guelph, 1987, page 48.
Note:
“Already in his 70s when he began drawing in connection with the fledgling Cape Dorset printmaking project... Kiakshuk’s carefully rendered graphite pencil drawings yield a great deal of information about the traditional Inuit experience, and his style of presenting isolated but energetic figures bears a resemblance to earlier incised ivory works.”
An unusual subject and composition for artists of this time period. Kiakshuk could very well have witnessed this scene of what appears to be southerners unloading a ship. The men carry everything from ladders to planks to anchors.
Estimate: $600—900
Auction Results
| Auction Date | Auction House | Lot # | Low Est | High Est | Sold Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-05-29 | Waddington's | 39 | 600 | 900 | 3,840.00 |
