Narritjin Maymuru (circa 1916-1981) Untitled [Possum and Night Bird (Marngu and Guwarg)]
Narritjin Maymuru (circa 1916-1981)
Untitled [Possum and Night Bird (Marngu and Guwarg)]
bears artist's name on the reverse
natural earth pigments on eucalyptus bark
99 x 38cm
Estimate:
AU$ 3,000 - 5,000
£1,800 - 3,000
US$ 2,800 - 4,700

Footnotes

  • PROVENANCE:
    Painted in North-East Arnhem Land circa 1970
    Private collection, Germany

    Cf. For related examples by the artist from the same period see Louis A. Allen, Time Before Morning: Art and Myth of the Australian Aborigines, New York: Thomas Y Crowell Company, 1976, pp.177-78.

Category: Fine Art / Aboriginal Art


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