Lot 38
PARR (1893-1969)
Note:
“In spite of the title of this print, the parkas worn by these four mysterious beings define them as men; there are no voluminous amautiq hoods, nor are there long, elegant skirt-tails and aprons, which every Eskimo woman wears. Beneath the short attire are not skirts but overpants worn by hunters. Without distracting details of any kind, this is the universal image of a group walking together. To Parr, technique is a subservient of subject, which is realized with near-absolute directness. All of his engravings were executed by Parr himself, whereas the stone-cuts that bear his name were done by specialized carvers after his drawings.”
from Furneaux, Patrick and Leo Rosshandler, Ernst Roch, ed., Art of the Eskimo: Prints, Signum Press, 1974, pp. 74-5