Artist George Arluk
Title Dancing Bear
Media black stone carving
Size 7.5 x 5.75 x 4 in. / 19 x 14.6 x 10.2 cm.
Sold $400
Estimate $400 - $600
Notes
signed and titled on bottom
Provenance
from a private collection
Biographical Information
George Arluk ~ [1949-2023] Inuit
included on the Katilvik website, disc number E3-1049, community Eskimo Point; see George Arluk, by Canadian Arctic Producers, 1980; biography in Canadian Encyclopedia, pg.1-90, Hurtig Pub.; Sculpture of the Inuit, by G.Swinton, pg.250, McClelland Stewart, 1992; plus Shumiatcher Collection, Regina, Swinton Collection, Mulder Collection and Zazelenchuk Collection, Winnipeg; biography in Biographies of Inuit Artists, Vol.1, by Canadian Arctic Producers; listed on Artists in Canada, a Union List of Artists' Files, by National Gallery of Canada Library et al, Canadian Heritage Information Network [CHIN] website