Attributed to Nicholas
Untitled (Spirit Figure and Kangaroo)
bears the artist's name, title, tribe, moiety and dimensions on the reverse
natural earth pigments on eucalyptus bark
107.5 x 63cm
bears the artist's name, title, tribe, moiety and dimensions on the reverse
natural earth pigments on eucalyptus bark
107.5 x 63cm
Estimate:
AU$ 5,000 - 7,000
£3,200 - 4,500
US$ 4,800 - 6,800
£3,200 - 4,500
US$ 4,800 - 6,800
Footnotes
- PROVENANCE:
Painted in Western Arnhem Land circa 1960
Private collection
Sotheby's, Aboriginal Art, Melbourne, 24 July 2007, lot 14
Private collection
Cf. It is likely this painting was executed by Nicholas active in Oenpelli during the 1960s. Three works collected by Dr Scougall from this period were gifted to the Art Gallery of New South Wales and are illustrated in Hetti Perkins (ed.), Crossing Country: The Alchemy of Western Arnhem Land Art, Sydney: Art Gallery of New South Wales, 2004, pp.42-43.
Category: Fine Art / Aboriginal Art
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