Important Aboriginal Works of Art - 25 May 2016 | Melbourne
Lot 125
Jakayu Biljabu
born c.1937
UNTITLED, 2012
synthetic polymer paint on canvas
156.0 x 77.0 cm
Estimate:
$3,000 – 5,000
Lot Details
Description
Jakayu Biljabu
born c.1937
UNTITLED, 2012
synthetic polymer paint on canvas
156.0 x 77.0 cm
bears inscription verso: artist’s name, size, Martumili Arts cat. 12-24 and William Mora Galleries cat. WM770
Provenance
Martumili Arts, Newman, Western Australia
William Mora Galleries, Melbourne (gallery stamp verso)
The McKay Superannuation Fund Art Collection, Brisbane
Catalogue text
This work is accompanied by a certificate from Martumili Arts which states: ‘This work reflects the dramatic geography and scale of Jakayu Biljabu’s homeland in the Great Sandy Desert and Rudall River regions of Western Australia.’