Bonhams 1793 : Paddy Bedford (circa 1922-2007) Old Bedford, 2005

Old Bedford, 2005
inscribed 'PB' and bears title and Jirrawun Arts catalogue number PB 2 2005.203 on the reverse
natural earth pigments and synthetic binder on Belgian linen
122 x 135cm (48 1/16 x 53 1/8in).

Sold for AU$ 91,200 inc. premium

Footnotes

PROVENANCE:
Painted in 2005
Jirrawun Arts, Western Australia
The Estate of Paddy Bedford

EXHIBITED:
Paddy Bedford: Crossing Frontiers, Museum of contemporary Aboriginal art (AAMU), Utrecht, 8 October 2009 - 11 April 2010
Remembering Forward: Australian Aboriginal Painting Since 1960, Museum Ludwig, Cologne, 20 November 2010 - 20 March 2011

LITERATURE:
Linda Michael (ed.), Paddy Bedford, Sydney: Museum of Contemporary Art, 2006, pp. 102 and 156 (illus.).
Georges Petitjean et al., Paddy Bedford: Crossing Frontiers, Utrecht: Museum of contemporary Aboriginal art (AAMU) and Heule: Snoeck Editions, 2009, p.79 (illus.).
Kasper Konig, Emily Joyce Evans, Falk Wolf (eds.), Remembering Forward: Australian Aboriginal Painting Since 1960, London: Paul Holberton Publishing, 2010, p.25, cat. no. 3. (illus.).