Pitaloosie Saila
Pitaloosie Saila
1942 - 2021
RCA


"I remember how Inuit used to live, thinking of them back then, my relatives. I also recall how the clothing was made; that is what I base my drawings on when I draw people."

- Pitaloosie Saila (from “Kinngait: Riding Light Into the World; Producer: Site Media; Director: Annette Mangaard)


Pitaloosie was born in 1942 on the southwest coast of Baffin Island near what is now the community of Cape Dorset. She spent her childhood years in various hospitals in Quebec and Ontario for treatment of tuberculosis. She learned English during this time, and recalls the difficulty she experienced in relearning her native language upon her return to Baffin Island in 1957. She was one of the few of her generation who spoke both English and Inuktitut fluently.

Pitaloosie began drawing in the early 1960’s, and quickly established herself as a versatile and intelligent graphic artist. Over the years, became a familiar presence in the Kinngait Studios, and her work was included in annual print collections since 1968.

Since the late 1960’s, Pitaloosie made frequent trips to southern Canada to attend exhibitions and conferences. In 1967, she spent several weeks in Toronto while her husband, the well-known sculptor Pauta Saila, participated in an International Sculpture Symposium. Subsequently, she visited Halifax, Toronto, Ottawa, Kansas City and Vermont. Her work has been featured in solo drawing exhibitions, and in 1977, Canada Post issued a stamp depicting her print, “Fisherman’s Dream.” Her 1985 lithograph entitled “In the Hills” represented the Northwest Territories in the centennial celebration of the National Parks of Canada. Amnesty International, the international human rights organization, selected a drawing by Pitaloosie entitled “Mother and Child” to use for their 1990 Christmas card. She was also one of nine featured artists in the acclaimed exhibition, Isumavut: The Artistic Expression of Nine Cape Dorset Women, which opened at the Canadian Museum of Civilization in the fall of 1994. Pitaloosie’s husband, Pauta, passed away in Cape Dorset in June of 2009 at the age of 93. In 2004, both she and Pauta were appointed members of the Royal Canadian Academy of the Arts, in recognition of their life’s work and contributions to Canadian art.

SOURCE: Dorset Fine Arts (www.dorsetfinearts.com)
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Proud Young Woman by Pitaloosie Saila vendu pour $1,000
Pitaloosie Saila
Proud Young Woman
10 1/2 x 10 in, 26.7 x 25.4 cm
eau-forte et aquatinte sur papier
Estimation : 400 $ - 600 $ CDN
Vendu pour : 1 000 $ CDN (Prime d’achat incluse)
First Nations & Inuit Art, jeudi, 26 août 2021
Woman Spearing Fish by Pitaloosie Saila vendu pour $468
Pitaloosie Saila
Woman Spearing Fish
19 3/4 x 25 3/4 in, 50.2 x 65.4 cm
1967
crayon et graphite sur papier
Estimation : 400 $ - 600 $ CDN
Vendu pour : 468 $ CDN (Prime d’achat incluse)
November 2009 - 3rd Session, samedi, 28 novembre 2009
Unekatoati by Pitaloosie Saila vendu pour $375
Pitaloosie Saila
Unekatoati
14 1/4 x 18 1/2 in, 36.2 x 47 cm
gravure sur pierre sur papier
Estimation : 300 $ - 500 $ CDN
Vendu pour : 375 $ CDN (Prime d’achat incluse)
Inuit Art | Graphic Works, jeudi, 27 février 2025
Taleelayo by Pitaloosie Saila vendu pour $375
Pitaloosie Saila
Taleelayo
20 3/4 x 28 1/2 in, 52.7 x 72.4 cm
gravure sur pierre sur papier
Estimation : 600 $ - 800 $ CDN
Vendu pour : 375 $ CDN (Prime d’achat incluse)
First Nations & Inuit Art, jeudi, 27 août 2020
Amautoatuq (03561/191) by Pitaloosie Saila vendu pour $313
Pitaloosie Saila
Amautoatuq (03561/191)
34 x 24 3/4 in, 86.3 x 62.9 cm
gravure sur pierre et pochoir sur papier
Estimation : 300 $ - 500 $ CDN
Vendu pour : 313 $ CDN (Prime d’achat incluse)
August 2016 - Part 2 - 2nd Session, jeudi, 18 août 2016
Women Play Games by Pitaloosie Saila vendu pour $281
Pitaloosie Saila
Women Play Games
18 x 23 1/2 in, 45.7 x 59.7 cm
gravure sur pierre et pochoir sur papier
Estimation : 300 $ - 500 $ CDN
Vendu pour : 281 $ CDN (Prime d’achat incluse)
Inuit Art, jeudi, 29 février 2024
Settling on the Nest by Pitaloosie Saila vendu pour $250
Pitaloosie Saila
Settling on the Nest
20 x 26 in, 50.8 x 66 cm
gravure sur pierre sur papier
Estimation : 400 $ - 600 $ CDN
Vendu pour : 250 $ CDN (Prime d’achat incluse)
Inuit Art | Graphic Works, jeudi, 25 août 2022
Marruliak by Pitaloosie Saila vendu pour $188
Pitaloosie Saila
Marruliak
22 x 21 1/2 in, 55.9 x 54.6 cm
eau-forte et aquatinte sur papier
Estimation : 300 $ - 500 $ CDN
Vendu pour : 188 $ CDN (Prime d’achat incluse)
Inuit Art, jeudi, 29 août 2024
Arctic Ensemble by Pitaloosie Saila vendu pour $188
Pitaloosie Saila
Arctic Ensemble
20 x 30 in, 50.8 x 76.2 cm
lithographie sur papier
Estimation : 300 $ - 500 $ CDN
Vendu pour : 188 $ CDN (Prime d’achat incluse)
Inuit Art, jeudi, 29 août 2024
In the Hills by Pitaloosie Saila vendu pour $125
Pitaloosie Saila
In the Hills
22 3/8 x 30 3/8 in, 56.8 x 77.1 cm
lithographie sur papier
Estimation : 300 $ - 500 $ CDN
Vendu pour : 125 $ CDN (Prime d’achat incluse)
January 2016 - 1st Session, jeudi, 28 janvier 2016