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Property from the Collection of Marian and John "Scotty" Scott, Manhattan Beach, CA. All consignor proceeds from the sale of Lots 1–26 to benefit the Inuit Art Foundation (IAF), Toronto, Ontario
Lot 10P

A John Pangnark sculpture

1 May 2020, 10:00 PDT
Los Angeles

Sold for US$6,325 inc. premium

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A John Pangnark sculpture

Inuit, Arviat/Eskimo Point, (1920-1980), "Stone Spirit," abstract slab with face, carved stone, attached to a black Plexiglas base.
height 10 3/8in, width 12in

Footnotes

John Pangnark is well-known for his minimalist aesthetic, with many of his later works featuring mostly natural surfaces and forms with very limited carved detail (most commonly, a single human face). When viewing Pagnark's work, however, one should keep in mind the deeply rooted tradition of representation in Inuit carving. In discussing Pangnark's work and minimalism in Inuit sculpture, Ingo Hessel writes: "The inseparability of form and content in Inuit sculpture cannot be stressed enough. Inuit sculpture is always about something; while the meaning of a particular work may be obscure due to the viewer's lack of knowledge, the forms themselves are almost always intended to relay or enhance meaning. Pure abstraction does not exist in Inuit sculpture or Inuit art in general; even when form is radically simplified... it is seldom an end in itself" (Hessel, p. 78).

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