QUVIANATULIAK PARR "BEAR & SEAL" 1973

$450.00

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Description:

Edition: 38/50
Engraving E7-1024, Cape Dorset Print
Date: 1973
Signed and dated on Lower Left
Collectors Information and date added to the collection on back.
Sheet: 19 x 17 inches (48.3 x 43.2 cm)
Framed: 27 x 23 inches (68.6 x 58.2 cm)
Condition: Excellent
Framed under glass

The Artist: Quvianatuliak Parr (Inuit,1930–1998)

Quvianatuliak Parr (1930–1998) was a prominent Inuit printmaker, draftsman, and sculptor from the renowned art-producing community of Kinngait (Cape Dorset). Born out on the land on southern Baffin Island (Qikiqtaaluk) in the Nunavut Territory of Canada, he was raised by his parents, Parr and Eleeshushe, who lived a traditional, semi-nomadic hunting lifestyle. This early upbringing deeply influenced his later life and work in the Kinngait community, where he became celebrated for his contribution to modern Inuit art and his ability to preserve Northern traditions. His artistic style seamlessly moved between two-dimensional graphic arts—utilizing engraving, stonecut prints, and serigraphs—and three-dimensional stone sculpture, with core themes heavily reflecting traditional Inuit life, Arctic wildlife, and spiritual transformations.

As a member of one of the most significant artistic families in Canadian Inuit history, Quvianatuliak shared his creative lineage with his famous pioneering parents as well as highly respected siblings like Nuna Parr, Eqaluk Parr, Pauloosie Tooloogak, and Oqsuralik Ottokie.

During the 1970s, Quvianatuliak Parr primarily utilized engraving and stonecut printmaking techniques at the West Baffin Eskimo Co-operative in Kinngait (Cape Dorset), producing delicate and striking graphic works such as his notable 1973 engraving "The Three Bears" and "Bear and Seal". During this early-to-mid 1970s period, working alongside other family members in the community, he concentrated heavily on fine-line engravings and prints that documented Arctic wildlife and the traditional relationship between humans and animals on the land. This era preceded the widespread institutional recognition and major museum touring retrospectives that would feature his work in the following decade.

Today, his works are recognized globally and held in public institutions such as the Beaverbrook Art Gallery, the Art Gallery of Guelph, the Canadian Museum of History, the Winnipeg Art Gallery - Qaumajuq, the McMichael Canadian Art Collection, and the Art Gallery of Ontario, having also been featured in major historical exhibitions like the Art Gallery of Ontario's Grasp Tight the Old Ways. His pieces remain highly active in the fine art market, where his stone sculptures and prints typically command anywhere from $500 to over $2,500 CAD at public auction.

The Story: From a private collector in Toronto.

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