Lucy Tasseor Tutsweetok, ᓗᓯ ᑕᓯᐅ ᑎᓯᑕ
WOMEN AND IGLOO
LUCY TASSEOR TUTSWEETOK (1934-2012), E1-135, ESKIMO POINT / ARVIAT
WOMEN AND IGLOO
stone, signed in syllabics
4.25" x 4" x 1" — 10.8 x 10.2 x 2.5 cm.
Provenance:
Inuit Gallery, Vancouver, 1991
Private Collection, MI, USA
Literature:
Norman Zepp, Pure Vision, The Keewatin Spirit, Norman Mackenzie Art Gallery, Regina, 1986, page 87, page 41
Note:
Her “distinctive style owes much to a drawing she remembers her grandfather making in the sand when she was a child.” Incised drawings on her carvings as evident in this example, “were not uncommon to Tasseor’s work in the early 1970’s.”
Estimate: $600—900
WOMEN AND IGLOO
stone, signed in syllabics
4.25" x 4" x 1" — 10.8 x 10.2 x 2.5 cm.
Provenance:
Inuit Gallery, Vancouver, 1991
Private Collection, MI, USA
Literature:
Norman Zepp, Pure Vision, The Keewatin Spirit, Norman Mackenzie Art Gallery, Regina, 1986, page 87, page 41
Note:
Her “distinctive style owes much to a drawing she remembers her grandfather making in the sand when she was a child.” Incised drawings on her carvings as evident in this example, “were not uncommon to Tasseor’s work in the early 1970’s.”
Estimate: $600—900
Auction Results
| Auction Date | Auction House | Lot # | Low Est | High Est | Sold Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-05-30 | Waddington's | 120 | 600 | 900 | 540.00 |
