Utan titel

by Lars Pirak

Artist Lars Pirak (Sverige, 1932 - 2008)

Alternate Title

Untitled

Datesent 1980-tal

MediumOil on canvas

DimensionsYttermått: 218 × 338,5 × 7 cm

ClassificationPaintings

Credit LineDonation 2020 from Astrid Pirak, Mikael Pirak, Elisabeth Pirak-Kuoljok and Katarina Pirak Sikku

Countries

Sweden

On view

Stockholm

RoomGallery 01:8

Object NumberMOM/2020/69

About the artworkThis painting was made to adorn a Sami cot in Parka, 25 kilometres south-west of Kvikkjokk in the far north of Sweden. The Sami artist and craftsman Lars Pirak had obtained permission to build there, despite not being a member of that sameby, the local Sami community. The autumn scene shows a woman carrying a gierkkáv (cradle) and a man catching a rearing reindeer. In the background looms the holy Goabddábakte rock face. Pirak stretched his canvas on a chipboard and fastened it to the cot ceiling, where it was badly damaged over time. The only way to rescue the painting was to take it down, but storms and other misfortunes made it hard to move. Only after a small ceremony could it be persuaded to leave the Sami cot.
Signatures, inscriptions and marks Signerad på framsidan Selected exhibition history Rosa segel. Svensk modernism i Moderna Museets samling (den 17 juni 2023 - den 3 augusti 2025) Moderna Museet, Stockholm

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