Important Australian Aboriginal Art - 18 March 2020 | Melbourne
Lot 43
Nonggirrnga Marawili
born c.1939
GUYKTHUN, 2014
natural earth pigments on eucalyptus bark
154.0 x 64.0 cm (irregular)
Estimate:
$6,000 – 8,000
Lot sold: $9,150 (inc. BP)
Lot Details
Description
Nonggirrnga Marawili
born c.1939
GUYKTHUN, 2014
natural earth pigments on eucalyptus bark
154.0 x 64.0 cm (irregular)
bears inscription verso: Buku–Larrngay Mulka Arts cat. 4581A and Alcaston Gallery cat. AK19734
Provenance
Buku–Larrnggay Mulka Arts, Yirrkala, Northern Territory (label attached verso)
Alcaston Gallery, Melbourne
Maclean collection, Melbourne, acquired from the above in April 2015
Exhibited
Nonggirrnga Marawili Lightning and the Rock, Alcaston Gallery, Melbourne, 7 April – 2 May 2015, cat. 8 (illus. in exhibition catalogue)
This work is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from Buku–Larrnggay Mulka Arts, Yirrkala.