A Charlie Inukpuk sculpture, Legend of the Woman Who Nursed the CaterpillarCharlie InukpukInuit, Port Harrison/Inukjuak, (b. 1941), a carved stone sculpture, "Legend of the Woman Who Nursed the Caterpillar," signed and inscribed in syllabics on the underside.height 16 1/2in, depth 14inCharlie Inukpuk is the son of Johnny Inukpuk (1911-2007), a camp leader and one of the most well-known Inuit artists of the 1950s. Inukpuk began carving as a teenager, learning from his father and other carvers in Inukjuak. The present lot is an unusually large example by the artist, and shows his distinctive preference for figures with large hands and a composition heavy with complex, modulated surfaces. ProvenancePurchased at Alaska on Madison, Gallery of Eskimo Art, New York, NY, November 7th, 2001; a copy of the invoice accompanies the lotThe Wendy and Les Fisher Collection of Canadian Inuit Sculpture, Chicago, IL