1961 KAVAVOOK CAPE DORSET INUIT ARTIST SEAL SKIN COLORED STENCIL PRINT PROOF For Sale
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1961 KAVAVOOK CAPE DORSET INUIT ARTIST SEAL SKIN COLORED STENCIL PRINT PROOF:
$3617.89
TRULY OUTSTANDING RARE IMPORTANT & HISTORICAL AUTHENTIC 1961 DATED COLORED SEALSKIN STENCIL BY WELL KNOWN & EARLY CAPE DORSET INUIT \"KAVAVOOK\" (1928 - 1993). ORIGINAL HANDMADE COLORED SEALSKIN STENCIL PRINT IS NUMBERED A LOW 2 OF 50 MAKING IT ONE OF THE ARTISTS RARE \"PROOFS\". KNOWN AS ONE OF HER FINEST PRINTS TITLED, \"TWO MEN DISCUSSING COMING HUNT\", ONE OF HER EARLY LESSER BLACK & WHITE PRINTS WENT IN sale MANY YEARS AGO FOR $550. THIS FINE AND LARGE AUTHENTIC SEALSKIN STENCIL PRINT IS ALL HAND SIGNED AND TITLED IN PENCIL BELOW INCLUDING HER ARTIST SIGNATURE STAMP IN THE CORNER. \"KAVAVOOK\" IS ONE OF A HANDFUL OF EARLY INUIT ARTISTS PICKED BY THE \"CEAC\" IN 1965 TO BE ADDED INTO AN IMPORTANT INUIT ARTIST PRINT COLLECTION AT CAPE DORSET FOR MUSEUM VIEWING BY THE PUBLIC, ETC. \"KAVAVOOK\" IS A LISTED ARTIST (INCLUDING THIS FAMOUS PRINT AT sale) AND THIS MUCH RARER \"PROOF\" PRINT MEASURES 24 X 17.5 INCHES (BUT WOULD EXTEND FURTHER BEYOND THE MATT). WITH THE FRAME IT MEASURES 30 X 24 INCHES. VERY LOW STARTING offer WITH ! A NOTE : I FELT I HAD TO RE-LIST THE PRINT BECAUSE I MESSED UP ON THE SHIPPING COST ! NO COLLECTOR I KNOW WOULD WANT TO PAY FOR A VERY HEAVY OLD 1960\'S METAL FRAME ESPECIALLY IF YOU HAVE TO PAY FOR IT THROUGH THE \"GLOBAL SHIPPING PROGRAM\"! SO I REMOVED THE PRINT FOR THE FIRST TIME AND WILL BE SHIPPING TO HIGH buyer CAREFULLY ROLLED UP IN A STIFF CARDBOARD TUBE. FRAME IS NOT THAT GREAT IN CONDITION ANYWAY! HAVE TO ASSESS THE CONDITION ONLY SLIGHTLY ALSO ---- PRINT IS EXCELLENT CONDITION WITH ALL MARGINS INTACT! YOU CAN EVEN SEE THE \"WATER MARK\" IN THE PAPER! (SEE PICTURE) WHERE THE OLD MATT USE TO LIE FLAT ON THE EDGE OF THE PRINT THERE IS A LINE OF VERY LIGHT DIS-COLORATION REALLY VERY HARD TO SEE UNLESS YOU LOOK AT IT CLOSELY (LIKE IN MY PICTURES). NO HARM I THINK! YOU BE THE JUDGE! ALL ELSE IS TRULY GREAT INCLUDING THE SEALSKIN STENCIL - BEAUTIFUL SHARP AND STRONG COLORED STRIKE! PROOFS TEND TO BE!