Important Australian Indigenous Art - 26 March 2024 | Melbourne
Lot 46
Rover Thomas (Joolama)
(c.1926 - 1998)
TEXAS DOWNS COUNTRY - GOWARRI, 1989
natural earth pigments and bush gum on canvas
60.0 x 105.0 cm
Estimate:
$35,000 – $45,000
Lot sold: $46,636 (inc. BP)
Lot Details
Description
Rover Thomas (Joolama)
(c.1926 - 1998)
TEXAS DOWNS COUNTRY - GOWARRI, 1989
natural earth pigments and bush gum on canvas
60.0 x 105.0 cm
bears inscription verso: 1989 and cat. ABOP397
Provenance
Painted for Mary Macha in 1989 (code 29889)
Private collection
Lawsons, Sydney, 13 September 1994, lot 107 (as 'Gowarri')
The Kelton Collection, Santa Monica, USA
The Kelton Collection, Abell Auctions, Los Angeles, USA, 22 June 2023, lot 315 (as 'Gowarri Dreaming')
Private collection, Perth
This work is accompanied by a copy of the original cataloguing note from Mary Macha.
