CC RCA
1927 - 2013
Canadian
Complex of Birds
stonecut on paper
titled, editioned 43/50, dated 1960, inscribed "Stonecut" / "Cape Dorset Baffin Island" / "Kenojuak" and stamped with the West Baffin Eskimo Co-operative stamp
17 1/2 x 21 1/2 in, 44.5 x 54.6 cm
Estimate: $8,000 - $12,000 CAD
Sold for: $8,125
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PROVENANCE
Walker's Fine Art, June 12, 2019, lot 105
Private Collection, Montreal
LITERATURE
Bernadette Driscoll, Uumajut: Animal Imagery in Inuit Art, 1985, reproduced catalogue no. 50
James Houston, Eskimo Prints, 1971, reproduced page 37
Odette Leroux et al., Inuit Women Artists, 1994, reproduced page 23
Gerald McMaster et al., Inuit Modern, 2010, reproduced page 174
Many of Kenojuak’s early prints are distinguished by their fluid forms and dynamic interaction with negative space. These early prints have intricate patterns that seamlessly connect multiple figures and shapes, creating a harmonious design. Complex of Birds features graceful silhouetted figures, primarily birds and humans, forming an intricate web against a blue-grey background. This treatment of both the figures and the spaces between them adds a distinctive complexity to the print, making Complex of Birds one of Kenojuak’s most enduring masterpieces.
Printmaker: Eegyvudluk Pootoogook (1931-1999)
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