Inuit Soapstone Sculpture of Crouched Figure , Signed and Numbered tole painted cigarette tin really--of its maker

really--of its maker

the glaze is lush

From what I understand

Distinctly mid-century but also timeless

The plug is handy too

Inuit Soapstone Sculpture of Crouched Figure , Signed and Numbered tole painted cigarette tin really--of its makerI am completely taken with this the sculpture, which, like so much of the best Inuit art, holds a range of gestures and emotions in balance in a beautiful, and nuanced way. To me, this figure with wonderfully broad shoulders echoing the breadth of one lowered and one raised knee appears almost buddha like in his posture and poise, while his one cocked foot asserts complete engagement with his surroundings and readiness to rise at any moment. A number