Lot 27: ATTRIBUTED TO NYM DJIMUNGURR CIRCA 1910-1970S | Namarrkon, Lightning Spirit

Bears label on the reverse, identifying the artist as ‘Bush Native’ and titles the work, ‘Axeman’

82cm by 28cm

Natural earth pigments on eucalyptus bark (eucalyptus tetradonta)

The bark has two small holes approximately two-thirds of the way up on either side and two at the bottom right hand corner, where the bark has been previously attached to a mount board. There is a crack approximately 20cm long emanating longitudinally 3cm in from the top left hand corner. Minor areas of pigment loss on the figurative image, although remaining pigments appear stable. No repairs or restoration.
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Painted in Western Arnhem Land, circa 1965
Dorothy Bennett Collection
Sotheby's Aboriginal Art, July 29, 2003, Lot 80, for a related work by the artist.
The Thomas Vroom Collection, The Netherlands