Important Australian Indigenous Art - 22 March 2023 | Melbourne
Lot 35
Mirdidingkingathi Juwarnda Sally Gabori
(c.1924 - 2015)
DIBIRDIBI COUNTRY, 2009
synthetic polymer paint on linen
198.0 x 102.5 cm
Estimate:
$18,000 – $25,000
Lot sold: $73,636 (inc. BP)
Lot Details
Description
Mirdidingkingathi Juwarnda Sally Gabori
(c.1924 - 2015)
DIBIRDIBI COUNTRY, 2009
synthetic polymer paint on linen
198.0 x 102.5 cm
bears inscription verso: artist’s name, title, medium and Mornington Island Arts and Crafts cat. 4302–L–SG–0509
Provenance
Mornington Island Arts and Crafts, Mornington Island, Queensland
Raft Artspace, Darwin
The Laverty Collection, Sydney, acquired from the above in September 2009
Exhibited
Sally Gabori, Raft Artspace, Darwin, in partnership with Bentick Arts, 13 August - 5 September 2009
Literature
Beyond Sacred: Australian Aboriginal Art: The Collection of Colin and Elizabeth Laverty, edition II, Kleimeyer Industries Pty Ltd, Melbourne, 2011, pp. 383 (illus.), 395