attached at four corners to a card and titled on the reverse; unframed
13.5 × 18.5 in (34.3 × 47.0 cm)
Auction Estimate:$400 - $600
Sale date:May 20 - 28, 2015
Price Realized
$345
(including Buyer's Premium)
This painting marks an experimental period in Canadian history when the Hudson's Bay Company attempted to bring twenty Saami and 620 reindeer to Baffin Island from Norway, hoping to train Inuit to herd the animals. The belief was that reindeer were similar enough to the native caribou that they would thrive. Ultimately, the new environment was unforgiving for the reindeer and the experiment failed. Most of what is left of this experiment is preserved by oral history, passed down by locals.
