Bonhams 1793 : John Mawurndjul (born circa 1952) Mardayin at Kakodbebuldi, 1999

Mardayin at Kakodbebuldi, 1999
bears artist's name, Maningrida Arts & Culture catalogue number 21631999BP, title and a description of the story depicted on Maningrida Arts & Culture certificate and similar information on a Maningrida Arts & Culture label and Annandale Galleries label on the reverse
natural earth pigments on eucalyptus bark
118 x 68cm (46 7/16 x 26 3/4in).

Sold for AU$ 23,180 inc. premium

Footnotes

PROVENANCE:
Maningrida Arts & Culture, Maningrida, Northern Territory
Purchased from Annandale Galleries, Sydney in September 1999
The Laverty Collection, Sydney

EXHIBITED:
John Mawurndjul, Annandale Galleries, Sydney, 10 August - 4 September, 1999
A Century of Collecting 1901>2001 curated by Nick Waterlow, Ivan Dougherty Gallery, Sydney, 29 March - 28 April 2001

LITERATURE:
Colin Laverty and Elizabeth Laverty et al., Beyond Sacred: Recent Painting from Australia's Remote Aboriginal Communities - the collection of Colin and Elizabeth Laverty, Melbourne: Hardie Grant Books, 2008, p.278 (illus.)
Colin Laverty and Elizabeth Laverty et al., Beyond Sacred: Australian Aboriginal Art - the collection of Colin and Elizabeth Laverty, Edition II, Melbourne: Kleimeyer Industries, 2011, p.316 (illus.)