Isa Aupalukta (Port Harrison/Inukjak, b. 1942)
E9-1345
Untitled: Hunter with Catch (c. 1970s)
soapstone on wood plinth
(Sculpture): 23 ⅝” high x 8” wide x 2 ½” deep
(Plinth): 11 ⅝” square x 1 ¾” high
Description: A monumental soapstone carving by Isa Aupalukta (Inukjuak, b.1942), entitled ‘Hunter with Catch,’ executed in Isa’s signature style.
Markings: incised on base with disc number “E9 1345”
(Sculpture): 23 ⅝” high x 8” wide x 2 ½” deep
(Plinth): 11 ⅝” square x 1 ¾” high
Condition: Excellent – Ready for Display.
Shipping Note: This sculpture is an extremely large solid piece of stone and will take specialty shipping. Rest assured all care is taken in the handling and packing of the artwork for post.
Artist Biography: Aupalukta hunts, carves and resides in Inukjuak along with carver and wife Martha Aupalukta, they have two children; in 1984, Isa represented Canada at the FCNQ Canadian Trade Centre Exhibition in Japan. EXHIBITIONS: Artists of Arctic Quebec, Inuit Gallery of Vancouver; Exposition Sculptures d’Arctique, Hotel d’Asfeld; Hudson’s Bay Company Collection of Inuit Art, Winnipeg Art Gallery; Inuit Art from Arctic Quebec, La Federation des Cooperatives du Nouveau-Quebec presented at the Canada Trade Centre; Keeping Our Stories Alive: An Exhibition of the Art and Crafts from Dene and Inuit of Canada, Institute of American Indian Arts Museum; Kunstwerke der Inuit, Presented by CreARTion, Eppstein in conjunction with the annual meeting of the Association of Canadian Studies at the Hotel am Badersee; Mother, Gallery Indigena; Mother & Child, Marion Scott Gallery; Mother and Child: Sculpture and Prints, Albers Gallery; Spirit of the Arctic: A Selection of Smaller Carvings, Eskimo Art Inc.; The Art of the Eskimo, Newman Galleries; The Inuit Imagination, Winnipeg Art Gallery; Traditions and Innovations in Inuit Art Sculpture in Stone, Images of the North PUBLIC COLLECTIONS: Canadian Museum of Civilization, Hull; Sarick Collection, Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto; Winnipeg Art Gallery (Source: INAC; KATILVIK)
