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Pudlo Pudlat

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WikidataQ2399275 ULAN500127376

MoMA

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MoMA bulk 2026-05-04https://www.moma.org/artists/4751
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Pudlo Pudlat was a Canadian Inuit artist from Igloolik, Nunavut, known for his drawings and prints depicting Arctic wildlife, hunting scenes, and daily life in the High Arctic. Working primarily in pencil, colored pencil, and printmaking from the 1960s onward, Pudlat developed a distinctive observational style that combined naturalistic detail with the formal language of contemporary printmaking. His work became central to the postwar emergence of Inuit art as a recognized cultural practice and market force in Canada.

Source: Moma Bulk 2026 05 04 · Trust score: 92% · Updated 1mo ago

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Artworks (7)

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New Horizons

1987 · Stone cut and stencil

composition: 14 1/2 x 22 5/8" (36.8 x 57.5 cm); sheet: 18 9/16 x 26 3/8" (47.2 x 67 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

The Settlement from a Distance

1982 · Lithograph

composition: 21 x 30 1/8" (53.3 x 76.5 cm); sheet: 22 1/4 x 30 1/8" (56.5 x 76.5 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

The Loon and the Fish Speak

1981 · Stone cut and stencil

composition (irreg.): 20 1/4 × 29 3/4" (51.4 × 75.5 cm); sheet (irreg.): 24 15/16 × 34 1/4" (63.3 × 87 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Running Rabbit

1963 · Stencil

composition (irreg.): 20 3/4 × 14 7/16" (52.7 × 36.6 cm); sheet: 24 15/16 × 19 11/16" (63.3 × 50 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Musk Ox Trappers

1963 · Stone cut

composition (irreg.): 12 3/8 × 19 7/8" (31.5 × 50.5 cm); sheet (irreg.): 19 5/8 × 24 5/8" (49.8 × 62.5 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

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Walrus Ivory Igloo and Dogs

1951 · Ivory (walrus), pigment

H x W x D: 1 11/16 x 5 3/16 x 1/4 in. (4.4 x 13.1 x 0.6 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Female Figure

1900 · Stone

H. 20 1/16 in. (51cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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7 published of 12 catalogued · 8 with image

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5 publishedof 10 catalogued8 img
The Met
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