Bidspirit auction | James Houston (1921-2005), Mother and

James Houston (1921-2005), Mother and Child, c.1950s, Limited Edition Print - A finely executed limited edition print by James Archibald Houston, signed and numbered 80/150. Houston, celebrated as both an artist and as a founder of the Cape Dorset printmaking program, here depicts a tender figure of an Inuit mother carrying her child, rendered with his characteristic precision of line and sensitivity to subject. Houston’s works from the 1950s are highly regarded for their role in documenting and shaping the visual identity of Canadian Inuit art. Dimensions: Image measures 10 x 12.5 in. (25.5 x 32 cm), Frame measures 15.5 x 19 in. (39.5 x 48.5 cm).