Pudlo Pudlat, Cape Dorset,
Spring Hunter, Stonecut 23/50, circa 1975,
H 29" X W 36", $1,200
As the first community to make prints, Kinngait (Cape Dorset) set the standard for quality in printmaking. Printmaking experiments began in 1958 under the direction of James Houston, and their annual collections began in 1960. In 1958, thirteen of these first experimental prints were exhibited at the Hudson’s Bay Company store in Winnipeg and the show was a sell out. This paved the way for the expansion of the print program not only in Kinngait but across the Arctic. Their prints are certainly the most famous as a whole and the release of their annual print catalogue is always highly anticipated by museums, galleries and the public. Kinngait prints are chosen from a wide range of drawings that often have very individual styles. The studio was also the first to install a lithography studio and this technique remains one of their most dominant.
$1,200.00
