Lot 135: Yirawala 1903 - 1976 MIMIHS LOVE MAKING - WUBARR CEREMONY natural earth pigments on eucalyptus bark

Name: Yirawala 1903 - 1976 MIMIHS LOVE MAKING - WUBARR CEREMONY natural earth pigments on eucalyptus bark
Brand: Sotheby's
SKU: 76155cb9e1

Est: $6,000 AUD - $8,000 AUD

Sotheby'sMelbourne, AustraliaJuly 20, 2009

Item Overview

Description

bears artist's name 'Yarawala' [ sic ] and numbered 44 on the reverse natural earth pigments on eucalyptus bark

Dimensions

40 by 19cm

Artist or Maker

Yirawala

Provenance

Likely to have been painted at Minjilang (Croker Island), Western Arnhem Land circa 1960
Private collection

Notes

Cf. Hetti Perkins et al, Crossing Country: The Alchemy of Western Arnhem Land Art, Sydney: Art Gallery of New South Wales, 2004, p.54 for similar early example of the artist's work in the collection of Museum der Kulturen Basel, Switzerland, Va1190.

Auction Details

Aboriginal Art

Sotheby's

July 20, 2009, 12:00 AM GMT

926 High Street Armadale, Melbourne, ACT, 3143, AU

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