Important Aboriginal + Oceanic Art - 4 April 2012 | Melbourne
Lot 26
Mawalan Marika
(c.1908 - 1967)
BREMER ISLAND TURTLE HUNT, 1965
natural earth pigments on eucalyptus bark
54.0 x 125.0 cm (irregular)
Estimate:
$7,000 - 10,000
Lot sold: $7,200 (inc. BP)
Lot Details
Description
Mawalan Marika
(c.1908 - 1967)
BREMER ISLAND TURTLE HUNT, 1965
natural earth pigments on eucalyptus bark
54.0 x 125.0 cm (irregular)
inscribed on distressed label verso: artist's name, date, language group, moiety and descriptive notes (obscured by frame)
Provenance
Executed at Yirrkala, March 1965
Collection of James A. Davidson, Melbourne
Sotheby's, Melbourne, 24 July 2007, lot 88
Corporate collection, Melbourne
Joel Fine Art, Melbourne, 3 June 2008, lot 92
Private collection, Melbourne