Important Australian Aboriginal Art - 17 March 2021 | Melbourne
Lot 23
Mithinari Gurruwiwi
(1929 – 1976)
UNTITLED (CREATION STORY), c.1960s
natural earth pigments on eucalyptus bark
139.0 x 54.0 cm
Estimate:
$5,000 – 7,000
Lot sold: $20,864 (inc. BP)
Lot Details
Description
Mithinari Gurruwiwi
(1929 – 1976)
UNTITLED (CREATION STORY), c.1960s
natural earth pigments on eucalyptus bark
139.0 x 54.0 cm
bears inscription verso: artist’s name, language group ‘Galpu’ together with a description of the story depicted on old label
Provenance
Painted in the Yirrkala region of North-East Arnhem Land, Northern Territory
Gary Bradley, Victoria
Thence by descent
Private collection, Victoria