The Canada 150 Auction

June 27, 2017

LOT 689

Lot 689

KENOJUAK ASHEVAK, C.C.. R.C.A. (1927-2013)

KENOJUAK ASHEVAK, C.C.. R.C.A. (1927-2013)
Lot 689 Details
KENOJUAK ASHEVAK, C.C.. R.C.A. (1927-2013), Cape Dorset / Kinngait

OWL’S BOUQUET

stonecut & stencil
2007, 30/50
24" x 30" — 61 x 76.2 cm.

Estimate $2,000-$3,000

Realised: $6,875
Price Includes Buyer's Premium ?

Lot Report

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KENOJUAK ASHEVAK, C.C.. R.C.A. (1927-2013)
  • KENOJUAK ASHEVAK, C.C.. R.C.A. (1927-2013)
Note:

Cape Dorset artist Kenojuak Ashevak’s stonecut print Owl’s Bouquet (2007) will be replicated on a commemorative $10 banknote that was unveiled by the Bank of Canada in Ottawa for Canada 150. Kenojuak is the first Inuit artist to have work on a Canadian banknote. The Bank of Canada will begin circulating 40 million banknotes on June 1; they will be used alongside the existing $10 bills. Dorset Fine Arts has given a studio proof to the Bank of Canada’s permanent collection.

CONDITION DETAILS

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