Lukta Qiatsuk

Lot # 052 Lukta Qiatsuk 1928 - 2004 Canadian Indigenous Two Animals etching signed, editioned 15/50 and embossed with the Canadian Eskimo ArtCommittee stamp 6 x 8 in 15.2 x 20.3cm Provenance: Estate of Theodosia Dawes Bond Thornton, Montreal Please note: this work is unframed. Estimate: $200 ~ $300 CAD Preview at: Heffel Gallery Montreal

LUKTA QIATSUK (1928-2004), E7-1060, Cape Dorset TALLULIYUK (SEA GODDESS) stonecut 1959, 8/50 framed 14.50" (height) x 10.50" (width), 36.80 cm (height) x 26.70 cm (width), Talluliyuk appears to kayak hunters. She waves her arms and causesbad fortune in hunting if she is seen but to catch her is goodfortune. Using a magical word the Eskimos can make Talluliyuk cometo them and when she approaches, they throw their harpoons at her.But Talluliyuk is so quick that no one has ever caught her. From -Eskimo Graphic Art, 1959 Cape Dorset catalogue, Background onprints. Est. $2500 / 3500

LUKTA QIATSUK (1928-2004), E7-1060, Cape Dorset RUNNING GOOSE engraving 11/50, 1967 7.75" (height) x 6.00" (width), 19.70 cm (height) x 15.20 cm (width), Est. $300 / 500

LUKTA QIATSUK (1928-2004), E7-1060, Cape Dorset CARIBOU HUNTERS engraving 1967, 4/50 unframed 13.00" (height) x 19.50" (width), 33.00 cm (height) x 49.50 cm (width), Est. $300 / 500

LUKTA QIATSUK (1928-2004), E7-1060, Cape Dorset CARIBOU NEAR TENTS; ESKIMO FAMILY engravings 1963, 19/50; 1963, 44/50 unframed 12.25" (height) x 19.50" (width), 31.10 cm (height) x 49.50 cm (width), Est. $250 / 350