Dhuwarrwarr Marika Paintings & Artwork for Sale | Dhuwarrwarr Marika Art Value Price Guide

Sep. 18, 2024
DHUWARRWARR MARIKA, Marcassan Prahu, 2013, screenprint on paper, 55 x 52 cm. (21.6 x 20.4 in.), frame: 75 x 71 x 4 cm. (29.5 x 27.9 x 1.5 in.)
Est: $150 - $250
DHUWARRWARR MARIKA Marcassan Prahu, 2013 screenprint on paper signed lower right
Lawsons
Aug. 28, 2023
DHUWARRWARR MARIKA (born c.1946) (Language group: Rirratjingu) Milnurr 2008 natural earth pigments on bark 154 x 117cm
Est: $8,000 - $10,000
DHUWARRWARR MARIKA (born c.1946) (Language group: Rirratjingu) Milnurr 2008 natural earth pigments on bark inscribed verso with artist's name and Buku-Larrngay Mulka cat. no. 3353V 154 x 117cm PROVENANCE: Buku-Larrngay Mulka Art Centre, Northern Territory (accompanied by a certificate of authenticity) Vivien Anderson Gallery, Melbourne Private collection, Melbourne EXHIBITIONS: Dhuwarrwarr Marika; Milngurr - The Sacred Spring, Vivien Anderson Gallery, Melbourne, 4 - 28 June 2008, cat. no.1 (illus. in exhibition catalogue) OTHER NOTES: "The time referred to as time before the first morning has the Djan'kawu (a man and his two sisters) leaving in a canoe to follow the morning star from their residence of Buralku, an island of ancestral dead. With them they carried dilly bags, mats and digging sticks that were to later manifest into sacred objects through ritual of song and dance that started on the sea of travel and into the sand dunes rimming the landing shores of Yalanbara. From Yalanbara the Djan'kawu set out on their epic journey of eastern Arnhem Land, travelling on what they sanctified as Dhuwa land, singing the country and splitting it up into clan estates, designating sacred law (madayin) song, dance, totem, language to each as they went. Thus the one side of the duality that governs the Yolnu of Arnhem Land - the two moiety system of the Dhuwa and the Yirritja, emanated from Yalanbara. Today the sandy beach at Yalanbara freshwater is found. By digging at the right location the freshwater seeps through the sand pooling in the hole dug. Rirratjinu song cycles celebrate the Djan'kawu creating this well by plunging the sacred Mawalan (digging stick) into this area as they strode up the beach with their possessions to the sand dunes further up. This well with water of sacred and special qualities is called Milnurr. These sisters gave birth to all Dhuwa clans starting here. Affected by salt on their sea journey and the incursion of freshwater at Yalanbara, the mixing of the two was the catalyst for procreation. Today the tides of the sea and flow of freshwater are sung to explain and ensure the cycles of conception, birth and death of the Rirratjinu from their clan lands (Yalanbara) to relate specifically to the powers of the Djan'kawu and the land they affected for the Dhuwa. A further stamp of clan ownership to Yalanbara is the use of the Rirratjinu clan crosshatched design." As stated on the Buku-Larrngay Mulka certificate of authenticity
Leonard Joel
Jun. 16, 2022
DHUWARRWARR MARIKA (born 1945) Milngurr 2007 natural earth pigments on bark
Est: $3,000 - $4,000
DHUWARRWARR MARIKA (born 1945) Milngurr 2007 natural earth pigments on bark inscribed verso with artist's name and Buku-Larrngay Mulka Art Centre cat. no. 3156S / 0507YIR 67 x 75cm PROVENANCE: Buku-Larrngay Mulka Art Centre, Yirrkala The Collection of Mr. Kelton, United States of America, acquired 2007
Leonard Joel
Apr. 11, 2022
DHUWARRWARR MARIKA (born 1945) Milngurr 2007 natural earth pigments on bark
Est: $4,000 - $6,000
DHUWARRWARR MARIKA (born 1945) Milngurr 2007 natural earth pigments on bark inscribed verso with artist's name and Buku-Larrngay Mulka Art Centre cat. no. 3156S / 0507YIR 67 x 75cm PROVENANCE: Buku-Larrngay Mulka Art Centre, Yirrkala The Collection of Mr. Kelton, United States of America, acquired 2007
Leonard Joel
Apr. 18, 2021
DHUWARRWARR MARIKA (BORN CIRCA 1946) Daymirri – Species of Whale 1989
Est: $1,000 - $2,000
DHUWARRWARR MARIKA (BORN CIRCA 1946) Daymirri – Species of Whale 1989 ochre and white clay on masonite stamped and inscribed verso: JYM047 66.5 x 56.5cm PROVENANCE Lyttleton Gallery, Melbourne EXHIBITED Lyttleton Gallery, Melbourne, Important Works from North East Arnham Land including Eleven Works from the Marika Family, July-August 1989, cat no. 25
Gibson's
Dec. 08, 2020
DHUWARRWARR MARIKA, MILNGURR, 2008
Est: $8,000 - $10,000
DHUWARRWARR MARIKA born 1946 MILNGURR, 2008 natural earth pigments on eucalyptus bark 155.0 x 117.0 cm bears inscription verso: artist's name and Buku-Larrngay Mulka Art Centre cats. 3353V and 0408YIRR PROVENANCE Buku-Larrngay Mulka Art Centre, Yirrkala, Norther Territory Vivien Anderson Gallery, Melbourne Private collection, Melbourne EXHIBITED Dhuwarrwarr Marika; Milngurr – The Sacred Spring, Vivien Anderson Gallery, Melbourne, 4 – 28 June 2008, cat. 1 (illus. in exhibition catalogue) This work is located at our Melbourne Gallery
Deutscher and Hackett
Jul. 15, 2020
DHUWARRWARR MARIKA, MILNGURR, 2008
Est: $4,000 - $6,000
THE PETER AND RENATE NAHUM COLLECTION OF ABORIGINAL ART, LONDON DHUWARRWARR MARIKA born c.1946 MILNGURR, 2008 natural earth pigments on hollow log 207.0 cm height PROVENANCE Buku-Larrngay Mulka Art Centre, Yirrkala, Northern Territory Vivien Anderson Gallery, Melbourne The Peter and Renate Nahum Collection of Aboriginal Art, London, acquired from the above in 2008 EXHIBITED Dhuwarrwarr Marika: Milngurr – The Sacred Spring, Vivien Anderson Gallery, Melbourne, 7 – 28 June 2008, cat. 4 (illus. in exhibition catalogue)
Deutscher and Hackett
Jul. 15, 2020
DHUWARRWARR MARIKA, DJAN’KAWU, 2006
Est: $5,000 - $7,000
THE PETER AND RENATE NAHUM COLLECTION OF ABORIGINAL ART, LONDON DHUWARRWARR MARIKA born c.1946 DJAN’KAWU, 2006 natural earth pigments on eucalyptus bark 140.0 x 88.0 cm (irregular) bears inscription verso: artist’s name, Buku-Larrngay Mulka Art cat. 29770 and cat. 0806YIRR PROVENANCE Buku-Larrngay Mulka Art Centre, Yirrkala, Northern Territory Vivien Anderson Gallery, Melbourne The Peter and Renate Nahum Collection of Aboriginal Art, London, acquired from the above in 2008 EXHIBITED Dhuwarrwarr Marika; Milngurr – The Sacred Spring, Vivien Anderson Gallery, Melbourne, 4 – 28 June 2008 (illus. in exhibition catalogue)
Deutscher and Hackett
Jul. 15, 2020
DHUWARRWARR MARIKA, MILNGURR, 2008
Est: $5,000 - $7,000
THE PETER AND RENATE NAHUM COLLECTION OF ABORIGINAL ART, LONDON DHUWARRWARR MARIKA born c.1946 MILNGURR, 2008 natural earth pigments on eucalyptus bark 149.0 x 65.0 cm (irregular) bears inscription verso: artist’s name, Buku-Larrngay Mulka Art cat. 3325W and 0308YIRR PROVENANCE Buku-Larrngay Mulka Art Centre, Yirrkala, Northern Territory Vivien Anderson Gallery, Melbourne The Peter and Renate Nahum Collection of Aboriginal Art, London, acquired from the above in 2008 EXHIBITED Dhuwarrwarr Marika: Milngurr – The Sacred Spring, Vivien Anderson Gallery, Melbourne, 7 – 28 June 2008, cat. 3 (illus. in exhibition catalogue)
Deutscher and Hackett
Nov. 26, 2014
DHUWARRWARR MARIKA, born 1946, MILNGURR, 2006, natural earth pigments on eucalyptus bark
Est: $8,000 - $10,000
DHUWARRWARR MARIKA, born 1946, MILNGURR, 2006, natural earth pigments on eucalyptus bark SIGNED: inscribed verso: artist's name and Buku-Larrngay Mulka Arts cat. 3353V and 0408YIRR DIMENSIONS: 153.0 x 116.0 cm PROVENANCE: Buku-Larrngay Mulka Arts, Yirrkala Vivien Anderson Gallery, Melbourne Private collection, Melbourne RELATED WORK: Milngurr, 2006, natural earth pigments on eucalyptus bark, 158.0 x 90.0 cm, accession number NGA 2008.679, in the collection of National Gallery of Australia, Canberra This work is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from Buku-Larrngay Mulka Arts. Of rare size and shape, this major bark by senior Yolngu woman Dhuwarrwarr Marika, daughter of renowned clan leader and artist Mawalan Marika, refers to the time before the first morning when the Djan'kawu (a man and his two sisters) left their residence of Buralku (an island of the ancestral dead) in a canoe to follow the morning star. As they travelled they sanctifed Dhuwa land, 'singing the country and splitting it up into clan estates, designating sacred law (mayayin) song, dance, totem, language to each as they went.'1 The title of the work refers to the freshwater well with sacred and special qualities found on the sandy beach at Yalangbara. Rirratjingu song cycles celebrate how the two sisters, by plunging the sacred Malawan (digging stick) into the ground at this precise spot, gave birth 'from here' to all Dhuwa clans. The central dot to which our gaze is drawn is surrounded by everaccumulating cross-hatching of the ancestral rrark design and is the point where the sisters drove their digging stick into the sand. It also represents the fontanelle at the top of the child's skull; the point or portal through which the spirit migrates at the time of death, but also birth. The four major axial lines connecting the circle to the corners of the composition are embodiments of the Dhuwa clans. 'This design, the artist informs us, "is age-old" and can be found as a segment in her brother Wandjuk Marika's contribution to the famous Yirrkala Church Panels (1962-63)'.2 1. Buku-Larrngay Mulka Arts certificate of authenticity 2. Notes from Will Stubbs, art centre coordinator, in Dhuwarrwarr Marika: Milnggurr - The Sacred Spring, 2008 exhibition caltalogue, Vivien Anderson Gallery, Melbourne
Deutscher and Hackett
Oct. 31, 2006
DHUWARRWARR MARIKA
Est: $1,000 - $1,500
BORN CIRCA 1946 WILD POTATO 1989 WILD POTATO 1989 108 by 46.5 cm Bears Lyttleton Gallery label with artist's name, title, medium, date and catalogue number YJM048 on the reverse Natural earth pigments on eucalyptus bark PROVENANCE Lyttleton Gallery, Melbourne Private collection, Melbourne
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