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Lofty Bardayal Nadjamerrek, Australian (1926-2010), Bininj & Daluk (Man & Woman) 2001, Natural earth pigments on Arches Aquarelle paper

Lofty Bardayal Nadjamerrek Australian (1926-2010) Bininj & Daluk (Man & Woman) 2001 Natural earth pigments on Arches Aquarelle paper

Lofty Bardayal Nadjamerrek, Arnhem Land (1926-2006), Ngaljod - The Giant Rainbow Serpent, Natural ochres on eucalyptus bark

Lofty Bardayal Nadjamerrek Arnhem Land (1926-2006) Ngaljod - The Giant Rainbow Serpent Natural ochres on eucalyptus bark Stand not included.

LOFTY BARDAYAL NADJAMERREK, NGURRUDU (EMU)

LOFTY BARDAYAL NADJAMERREK (1926 - 2009) NGURRUDU (EMU) natural earth pigments on Arches paper 103.0 x 78.0 cm bears inscription on gallery label verso: artist's name, title and Injalak cat. 2856-06 PROVENANCE Injalak Arts and Crafts, Gumbalanya (Oenpelli), Northern Territory (stamped verso) Private collection, Victoria © Lofty Bardayal Nadjamerrek/Copyright Agency 2024 This work is located in our Melbourne Gallery

LOFTY BARDAYAL NADJAMERREK, UNTITLED (KANGAROO AND GOANNA), 1979

LOFTY BARDAYAL NADJAMERREK (1926 - 2009) UNTITLED (KANGAROO AND GOANNA), 1979 natural earth pigments on eucalyptus bark 73.0 x 38.0 cm PROVENANCE Painted in the Gunbalanya (Oenpelli) region, Northern Territory Private collection, Melbourne, acquired in Darwin in 1979 © Lofty Bardayal Nadjamerrek/Copyright Agency 2023 This work is located in our Melbourne Gallery

Bardayal Nadjamerrek [Lofty], , Ochre on bark with binding

Bardayal Nadjamerrek [Lofty] Ochre on bark with binding

Lofty Bardayal Nadjamerrek, , Untitled, work on paper

Lofty Bardayal Nadjamerrek Untitled work on paper DRSN868

Bardayal Nadjamerrek [Lofty], , Ochre on bark with binding

Bardayal Nadjamerrek [Lofty] Ochre on bark with binding

Lofty Bardayal Nadjamerrek, , Untitled, Natural ochres on arches rives paper

Lofty Bardayal Nadjamerrek Untitled Natural ochres on arches rives paper

BARDAYAL LOFTY NADJAMERREK (CIRCA 1926-2009), Sugarbag Woman

BARDAYAL LOFTY NADJAMERREK (CIRCA 1926-2009) Sugarbag Woman etching inscribed and editioned on margin: 48/100 Basil Hall Editions Stamp cat. no. AKG 1046 18.5 x 14cm PROVENANCE Basil Hall Editions, Darwin © Bardayal Lofty Nadjamerrek/Copyright Agency, 2023

Lofty Bardayal Nadjamerrek (1926-2009) Ankung Djang, 2005

Lofty Bardayal Nadjamerrek (1926-2009) Ankung Djang, 2005 inscribed verso: '#16493 / LOFTY BARDAYAL NADJAMERREK /(partially obscured) '05 KABULWARNAMYO' natural earth pigments on eucalyptus bark 151.0 x 66.0cm (59 7/16 x 26in).

Lofty Bardayal Nadjamerrek, Untitled (Male & Female Mimihs)

Natural earth pigment on eucalyptus bark, 46.5 x 37.5cm. Available for local pickup, otherwise courier to be arranged and paid for by bidder. Ex Sotheby's, previously sold Nov 2009, Aboriginal and Oceanic Art Auction (lot 45). Painted at Oenpelli (Gunbalanya), Western Arnhem Land.

LOFTY BARDAYAL NADJAMERREK, NAKURRUNDIHBA 1, 2004

LOFTY BARDAYAL NADJAMERREK (1926 - 2009) NAKURRUNDIHBA 1, 2004 natural earth pigments on eucalyptus bark 149.0 x 53.5 cm (irregular) PROVENANCE Maningrida Arts and Culture, Northern Territory Annandale Galleries, Sydney (label attached verso, cat. LB37) Private collection, New South Wales Deutscher and Hackett, Melbourne, 14 October 2009, lot 5 Private collection, Sydney © Lofty Bardayal Nadjamerrek/Copyright Agency 2023

Bardayal Nadjamerrek [Lofty], , Ochre on bark with binding

Bardayal Nadjamerrek [Lofty] Ochre on bark with binding

Lofty Bardayal Nadjamerrek (1926-2009) Scrub Hens, 1982

Lofty Bardayal Nadjamerrek (1926-2009) Scrub Hens, 1982 natural earth pigments on eucalyptus bark 35.0 x 73.0cm (13 3/4 x 28 3/4in). together with a didgeridoo natural earth pigments on carved wood length: 115.0cm (45 1/4in). For further information on this lot please visit the Bonhams website

Lofty Bardayal Nadjamerrek (1926-2009) Male Mimih propositioning Femal Minh Natural earth pigments on Eucalyptus bark

Lofty Bardayal Nadjamerrek (1926-2009) Male Mimih propositioning Female Minh Natural Earth pigments on Eucalyptus bark Label verso

Bardayal (Lofty) Nadjamerrek, (1926-2010, Australian), "Sugar Bag Dreaming," 2006, Natural ochres on Arches paper, 30" H x 22.5" W

Bardayal (Lofty) Nadjamerrek (1926-2010, Australian) "Sugar Bag Dreaming," 2006 Natural ochres on Arches paper Appears unsigned, titled and dated on a galley flyer with a photo of the artist holding the piece 30" H x 22.5" W Provenance: Aboriginal Fine Arts Gallery, Darwin NT, Australia Notes: In this painting, Lofty has depicted a Sugar Bag woman without her legs walking around looking for "sugar bag", she is carrying a tightly woven dilly bag to store the honey and a digging stick. This lot is accompanied by a three-page flyer about the artist and the piece in addition to a photo of the artist holding the piece.

LOFTY BARDAYAL NADJAMERREK, POSSUM, 2005

LOFTY BARDAYAL NADJAMERREK (1926 – 2009) POSSUM, 2005 natural earth pigments with synthetic binder on paper 76.0 x 101.0 cm 90.0 x 115.0 cm (frame) PROVENANCE Injalak Arts and Crafts, Gunbalanya, Northern Territory (cat. 1688–05) Private collection, Melbourne This work is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from Injalak Arts and Crafts, Gunbalanya, which states: ‘In Aboriginal mythology, Ancestral Beings had the power to change between animal and human form. Many of these Beings underwent a final metamorphis, or became djang, incorporating their sacred essence in specific features of the natural landscape, whose formations they created in the course of their dreaming journeys. Djaboyh the possum is depicted here in animal form. Executed in classic Kunwinjku x-ray style, the internal organs and spine as well as external features are shown.’ This item is located at our Melbourne Gallery © Lofty Bardayal Nadjamerrek/Copyright Agency, 2021

Lofty Bardayal Nadjamerrek (1926-2009) Untitled (Kangaroo)

Lofty Bardayal Nadjamerrek (1926-2009) Untitled (Kangaroo) natural earth pigments on eucalyptus bark 50.0 x 88.5cm (19 11/16 x 34 13/16in). For further information on this lot please visit the Bonhams website

LOFTY BARDAYAL NADJAMERREK‎, DJEKERRE ‎– ‎FEMALE BLACK ROCK WALLABY ‎/ ‎NGARRBEK ‎– ‎ECHIDNA‎, ‎1996‎

LOFTY BARDAYAL NADJAMERREK‎ (‎1926 ‎- ‎2009‎)‎ DJEKERRE ‎- ‎FEMALE BLACK ROCK WALLABY ‎/ ‎NGARRBEK ‎- ‎ECHIDNA‎, ‎1996‎ natural earth pigments with synthetic binder on paper‎ SIGNED: bears inscription verso‎: ‎artist‎'‎s name‎, ‎title and Injalak Arts and Crafts cat‎. ‎CU‎: ‎134‎‎-‎6‎‎-‎96‎ DIMENSIONS: 75‎.‎0 ‎x ‎105‎.‎0 ‎cm‎ PROVENANCE: Injalak Arts and Crafts, Gunbalanya, Northern Territory (stamped verso)‎ The Collection of Colin and Elizabeth Laverty, Sydney, purchased in October 1996‎ Deutscher and Hackett, Melbourne, 8 March 2015, lot 130‎ Private collection, Melbourne EXHIBITED: Bardayal 'Lofty' Nadjamerrek AO, Museum of Contemporary Art, Sydney, 10 December 2010 - 20 March 2011 (illus. in exhibition catalogue, p. 135) This work is located in our Melbourne gallery.

LOFTY BARDAYAL NADJAMERREK, (1926 – 2009), WAK DJANG - CROW SITE, 2004, natural earth pigments with synthetic binder on paper

© Lofty Bardayal Nadjamerrek/Copyright Agency, 2019 LOFTY BARDAYAL NADJAMERREK, (1926 – 2009), WAK DJANG - CROW SITE, 2004, natural earth pigments with synthetic binder on paper SIGNED: bears inscription verso: artist's name, title and Marrawuddi Gallery cat. LB 50 DIMENSIONS: 105.0 x 76.0 cm PROVENANCE: Marrawuddi Gallery, Jabiru, Northern Territory Annandale Galleries, Sydney (label attached verso) Private collection, Sydney CONDITION REPORT: This work is in excellent, stable and near original condition overall, consistent with age, materials and the artist’s working methods. The surface has a small number of handling marks and drips all which occurred at the time of production and are part of the artist’s working methods. These are all visible in the online image, are barely discernible and not visually distracting. The work has been float mounted and placed in a timber frame under glass.

LOFTY BARDAYAL NADJAMERREK, (1926 – 2009), DJEKERRE - FEMALE BLACK ROCK WALLABY / NGARRBEK - ECHIDNA, 1996, natural earth pigments with synthetic binder on paper

© Lofty Bardayal Nadjamerrek/Copyright Agency, 2019 LOFTY BARDAYAL NADJAMERREK, (1926 – 2009), DJEKERRE - FEMALE BLACK ROCK WALLABY / NGARRBEK - ECHIDNA, 1996, natural earth pigments with synthetic binder on paper SIGNED: bears inscription verso: artist's name, title and Injalak Arts cat. CU: 134-6-96 DIMENSIONS: 75.0 x 105.0 cm PROVENANCE: Injalak Arts, Gunbalanya (stamped verso) The Collection of Colin and Elizabeth Laverty, Sydney, purchased in October 1996 Deutscher and Hackett, Melbourne, 8 March 2015, lot 130 Private collection, Melbourne EXHIBITED: Bardayal 'Lofty' Nadjamerrek AO, Museum of Contemporary Art, Sydney, 10 December 2010 – 20 March 2011, (illus. p. 135 in exhibition catalogue) This work is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity. CONDITION REPORT: This work is in very good, stable and near original condition overall, consistent with age, materials and the artist’s working methods. The surface has a number of drips and smudges all which occurred at the time of production and are part of the artist’s working methods. These are all visible in the online image and not visually distracting. The work has been placed in an aluminium support brace.

LOFTY BARDYAL NADJAMERREK (born.1926) Kinga, Namaraddakka and Karlerrh natural pigments on parchment

LOFTY BARDYAL NADJAMERREK (born.1926) Kinga, Namaraddakka and Karlerrh natural pigments on parchment 140 x 160 cm PROVENANCE: Marrawuddi Gallery, NT (accompanied by certificate of authenticity) Private collection, Melbourne

Bardayal Nadjamerrek (b.1926) Mimi Hunting (1999) Earth pigments on cotton rag paper

Bardayal Nadjamerrek (b.1926) Mimi Hunting (1999) Earth pigments on cotton rag paper Injalak Arts & Crafts Association Inc. Certificate of Authenticity 76 x 102 cm

BARDAYAL LOFTY NADJAMERREK (1926-2009)

BARDAYAL LOFTY NADJAMERREK (1926-2009) 'Dreaming' Natural pigments on bark. Name and title on the reverse. Aboriginal art, Mok clan. 57 x 95 BARDAYAL LOFTY NADJAMERREK (1926-2009) 'Dreaming' Pigments sur écorce. Nom et titre au verso. Art aboriginal, clan Mok. 57 x 95 BARDAYAL LOFTY NADJAMERREK (1926-2009) 'Dreaming' Natuurlijke pigmenten op schors. Naam en titel op verso. Aboriginal kunst, clan Mok. 57 x 95

BARDAYAL NADJAMERREK CIRCA 1926-2009 | Arli-Arndor Dreaming

Natural earth pigments on eucalyptus bark

LOFTY BARDAYAL NADJAMERREK, (1926 – 2009), SUGARBAG DJANG, 1997, natural earth pigments on Arches paper

LOFTY BARDAYAL NADJAMERREK, (1926 – 2009), SUGARBAG DJANG, 1997, natural earth pigments on Arches paper DIMENSIONS: 105.0 x 74.0 cm PROVENANCE: Marrawuddi Gallery, Northern Territory Private collection, Townsville Sotheby's, Melbourne, 24 July 2007, lot 165 Private collection, Adelaide Deutscher and Hackett, Melbourne, 26 March 2014, lot 102 (label attached verso) The McKay Superannuation Fund Art Collection, Brisbane This work is accompanied by a certificate from Marrawuddi Gallery which states: ‘Wakkewakken are a type of legless Sugarbag Spirit associated with Ankung Djang, a major Sugarbag complex in the Mok Clan estate in the Liverpool River. Here they live deep in the cold water at places like Djabidi Bakoluy, Bibiddoy and at Ngaldaddubbe. During the day the Spirits leave their homes and move around the country gathering an edible bush fruit called Anwak (LeeaRuba). She lives at these places with Ngalyod the Rainbow Serpent and other Sugarbag Spirits.’

LOFTY BARDAYAL NADJAMERREK, (1926 – 2009), EMUS FEEDING, 1997, natural earth pigments on eucalyptus bark

LOFTY BARDAYAL NADJAMERREK, (1926 – 2009), EMUS FEEDING, 1997, natural earth pigments on eucalyptus bark SIGNED: bears inscription verso: artist’s name and Maningrida Arts and Culture cat. M31 / b164/ OOR DIMENSIONS: 52.0 x 106.5 cm (irreg.) PROVENANCE: Maningrida Arts and Culture, Northern Territory Private collection, Sydney Deutscher and Hackett, Melbourne, 25 March 2009, lot 5 Private collection, Melbourne

LOFTY NABARDAYAL NADJAMERREK (c.1926-2009) Sugarbag Woman 2003 natural earth pigments on Arches paper

LOFTY NABARDAYAL NADJAMERREK (c.1926-2009) Sugarbag Woman 2003 natural earth pigments on Arches paper 77 x 57cm PROVENANCE: Aboriginal Fine Arts Gallery, Darwin 2003 (accompanied by a certificate of authenticity, cat. no. A8369) Private collection, Melbourne

LOFTY NABARDAYAL NADJAMERREK (c.1926-2009) Kangaroo of the Ubar Ceremony 2002 natural earth pigments on Aches paper

LOFTY NABARDAYAL NADJAMERREK (c.1926-2009) Kangaroo of the Ubar Ceremony 2002 natural earth pigments on Aches paper 57 x 77cm PROVENANCE: Aboriginal Fine Arts Gallery, Darwin 2003 (accompanied by a certificate of authenticity, cat. no. A7473) Private collection, Melbourne

LOFTY NABARDAYAL NADJAMERREK (c.1926-2009) Kangaroo of the Ubar 2003 natural earth pigments on Arches paper

LOFTY NABARDAYAL NADJAMERREK (c.1926-2009) Kangaroo of the Ubar 2003 natural earth pigments on Arches paper 74 x 104cm PROVENANCE: Aboriginal Fine Arts Gallery, Darwin 2003 (accompanied by a certificate of authenticity, cat. no. A8370) Private collection, Melbourne

LOFTY BARDAYAL NADJAMERREK, (1926 - 2009), NGALYOD II, 2005, natural earth pigments on eucalyptus bark

LOFTY BARDAYAL NADJAMERREK, (1926 - 2009), NGALYOD II, 2005, natural earth pigments on eucalyptus bark SIGNED: inscribed verso: artist's name and Marrawuddi Gallery cat. 16495 DIMENSIONS: 52.0 x 114.0 cm EXHIBITED: Stone Country - Saltwater, Newcastle Art Gallery, New South Wales, 1 August - 27 September 2009 LITERATURE: Beyond Sacred: Recent Painting from Australia's Remote Aboriginal Communities: The Collection of Colin and Elizabeth Laverty, Hardie Grant Books, Melbourne, 2008, p. 11 (illus.) Beyond Sacred: Australian Aboriginal Art: The Collection of Colin and Elizabeth Laverty, edition II, Kleimeyer Industries Pty Ltd, Melbourne, 2011, p. 13 (illus.) PROVENANCE: Marrawuddi Gallery, Kakadu National Park (certificate of authenticity attached verso) Annandale Galleries, Sydney (label attached verso) The Collection of Colin and Elizabeth Laverty, Sydney, purchased in August 2006

LOFTY BARDAYAL NADJAMERREK, (1926 - 2009), DJEKERRE - FEMALE BLACK ROCK WALLABY / NGARRBEK - ECHIDNA, 1996, natural earth pigments with synthetic binder on paper

LOFTY BARDAYAL NADJAMERREK, (1926 - 2009), DJEKERRE - FEMALE BLACK ROCK WALLABY / NGARRBEK - ECHIDNA, 1996, natural earth pigments with synthetic binder on paper SIGNED: inscribed verso: artist's name, title and Injalak Arts and Crafts cat. CU: 134-6-96 DIMENSIONS: 75.0 x 105.0 cm EXHIBITED: Bardayal 'Lofty' Nadjamerrek AO, Museum of Contemporary Art, Sydney, 10 December 2010 - 20 March 2011, (illus. p. 135 in exhibition catalogue) PROVENANCE: Injalak Arts and Crafts, Gunbalanya (stamped verso) The Collection of Colin and Elizabeth Laverty, Sydney, purchased in October 1996

Lofty Nabardayal Nadjamerrek (1926-2009) - Brolga Hunting for Fish, c.2000 75 x 105cm

Lofty Nabardayal Nadjamerrek (1926-2009) Brolga Hunting for Fish, c.2000 natural earth pigments on arches paper 75 x 105cm hand crafted hardwood timber frame, Provenance: Marrawudi Gallery, N.T.

Loffy Baradayal Nadjamerrek b.1926 Kangaroo Dreaming Ochre on arches rives paper

Loffy Baradayal Nadjamerrek b.1926 Kangaroo Dreaming Ochre on arches rives paper COA from Aboriginal Fine Arts Gallery Cat No. A1292 For artist profile and market performance visit http://www.aiam100.com 105 x 75cm

LOFTY BARDAYAL NADJAMERREK (1926-2009) Female

LOFTY BARDAYAL NADJAMERREK (1926-2009) Female Mimih with Dilly Bags, 1997

LOFTY BARDAYAL NADJAMERREK (1926-2009) Bininj

LOFTY BARDAYAL NADJAMERREK (1926-2009) Bininj Mimih with Dilly Bag, 2004

LOFTY BARDAYAL NADJAMERREK 1926 - 2009, SUGARBAG DJANG, 1997, natural earth pigments on arches paper

LOFTY BARDAYAL NADJAMERREK 1926 - 2009, SUGARBAG DJANG, 1997, natural earth pigments on arches paper DIMENSIONS: 105.0 x 75.0 cm PROVENANCE: Marrawuddi Gallery, Northern Territory Private collection, Townsville Sotheby's, Melbourne, 24 July 2007, lot 165 Private collection, Adelaide ESSAYS: This painting is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from Marrawuddi Gallery which states: 'Wakkewakken are a type of legless Sugarbag Spirit associated with Ankung Djang, a major Sugarbag complex in Mok Clan estate in the Liverpool River. Here they live deep in the cold water at places like Djabidi Bakoluy, Bibiddoy and at Ngaldaddubbe. During the day the Spirits leave their homes and move around the country gathering an edible bush fruit called Anwak (Leea Ruba). She lives at these places with Ngalyod the Rainbow Serpent and other Sugarbag Spirits.'

Loffy Baradayal Nadjamerrek b.1926 Kangaroo Dreaming Ochre on arches rives paper

Loffy Baradayal Nadjamerrek b.1926 Kangaroo Dreaming Ochre on arches rives paper COA from Aboriginal Fine Arts Gallery Cat No. A1292 For artist profile and market performance visit http://www.aiam100.com 105 x 75cm

Lofty Bardayal Nadjamerrek 1926 - 2009, BARRAMUNDI AND CROCODILE, natural earth pigments on eucalyptus bark

Lofty Bardayal Nadjamerrek 1926 - 2009, BARRAMUNDI AND CROCODILE, natural earth pigments on eucalyptus bark SIGNED: inscribed verso: artist's name and cat. M34/UAR DIMENSIONS: 120.0 x 53.5 cm PROVENANCE: Private collection, Sydney

Lofty Bardayal Nadjamerrek 1926-2009 THE BIG PLAINS KANGAROO, KOLOBBARR AND TWO MIMI HUNTERS, WITH AN IBIS (CIRCA 1970s) natural ear...

Lofty Bardayal Nadjamerrek 1926-2009 THE BIG PLAINS KANGAROO, KOLOBBARR AND TWO MIMI HUNTERS, WITH AN IBIS (CIRCA 1970s) natural earth pigments on eucalyptus bark 138 X 74CM PROVENANCE Aboriginal Arts & Crafts, Sydney Private Collection, Brisbane PROPERTY FROM A PRIVATE COLLECTION, BRISBANE

Lofty Narbadayal Nadjamerrek Snake and crocodile

Lofty Narbadayal Nadjamerrek Snake and crocodile Pastel on paper 74 x 54 cm

Lofty Bardayal Nadjamerrek (1926-2009) Emus (Ngalkordowh Kuwborrk) natural earth pigments and synthetic binder on arches paper

Lofty Bardayal Nadjamerrek (1926-2009) Emus (Ngalkordowh Kuwborrk) natural earth pigments and synthetic binder on arches paper 151 x 100.5cm

Lofty Bardayal Nadjamerrek, born circa 1926, MEN AND WOMEN AT SACRED PLACE OF THE EARLY DREAMTIME

Lofty Bardayal Nadjamerrek, born circa 1926, MEN AND WOMEN AT SACRED PLACE OF THE EARLY DREAMTIME natural earth pigments on eucalyptus bark bears artist's name and title on Church Missionary Society, Oenpelli, label on the reverse 50. 5 BY 58. 5CM Provenance: Painted at Oenpelli (Gunbalanya), Western Arnhem Land in the mid 1960s Church Missionary So

Attributed to Lofty Bardayal Nadjamerrek (born c. 1926) WALLABY AND BUSH TURKEY, c. 1970's bears the code M138 verso

WALLABY AND BUSH TURKEY, c. 1970's Natural earth pigments on eucalyptus bark, (bears the code M138 verso)

Attributed to Lofty Bardayal Nadjamerrek (born c. 1926) WALLABY AND BUSH TURKEY, c. 1970's bears the code M138 verso

WALLABY AND BUSH TURKEY, c. 1970's natural earth pigments on eucalyptus bark, (bears the code M138 verso)

LOFTY BARDAYAL NADJAMERREK BORN CIRCA 1926 UNTITLED-MALE AND FEMALE MIMIHS

LOFTY BARDAYAL NADJAMERREK BORN CIRCA 1926 MALE MIMIH PROPOSITIONING FEMALE MIMIH

bears artist's name, moiety, language, area and subject on label on the reverse

LOFTY BARDAYAL NADJAMERREK Nakurrundihba 1, 2004

LOFTY BARDAYAL NADJAMERREK Nakurrundihba 1, 2004 natural earth pigments on eucalyptus bark 149.0 x 53.5 cm (irregular)