Important Aboriginal + Oceanic Art - 18 May 2011 | Melbourne
Lot 129
Queenie Mckenzie Nakarra
(c.1930 - 1998)
RIDGE COUNTRY ON TEXAS, 1998
natural ochre and pigments on canvas
50.0 x 50.0 cm
Estimate:
$4,000 - 6,000
Lot Details
Description
Queenie Mckenzie Nakarra
(c.1930 - 1998)
RIDGE COUNTRY ON TEXAS, 1998
natural ochre and pigments on canvas
50.0 x 50.0 cm
inscribed verso: Red Rock Art cat. QE04
Provenance
The Estate of Queenie McKenzie
Red Rock Art, Kununurra
Catalogue text
This painting is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from Red Rock Art which states: 'The artist regularly enjoyed bush trips. One of her favourite places was Red Butt (Wirdim) in the high country on Texas Downs Station. To get there you have to wind and climb through 'ridge country' depicted in this work.'