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b. 1922 - d. 2013

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      • MENGENEN Jack Dale (Aboriginal 1922-2013), 'Our Country - Gnaningun,' 2007., Ochre Pigments & Acrylic on Linen, 165x195cm
        Dec. 07, 2024

        MENGENEN Jack Dale (Aboriginal 1922-2013), 'Our Country - Gnaningun,' 2007., Ochre Pigments & Acrylic on Linen, 165x195cm

        Est: $5,000 - $7,000

        MENGENEN, Jack Dale (Aboriginal 1922-2013) 'Our Country - Gnaningun,' 2007. Artist inscriptions verso. Ochre Pigments & Acrylic on Linen 165x195cm PROVENANCE: Neil McLeod Fine Arts Studio, Victoria, cat #NM1838 (certificate of authenticity, including work in progress photos); private collection, Victoria.

        Davidson Auctions
      • MENGENEN Jack Dale (Aboriginal 1922-2013), 'Rain and Hail Wandjina - Gangi Umarul,' 2007., Ochre Pigments & Acrylic on Linen, 200x139
        Dec. 07, 2024

        MENGENEN Jack Dale (Aboriginal 1922-2013), 'Rain and Hail Wandjina - Gangi Umarul,' 2007., Ochre Pigments & Acrylic on Linen, 200x139

        Est: $4,000 - $6,000

        MENGENEN, Jack Dale (Aboriginal 1922-2013) 'Rain and Hail Wandjina - Gangi Umarul,' 2007. Ochre Pigments & Acrylic on Linen 200x139cm PROVENANCE: Neil McLeod Fine Arts Studio, Victoria, cat #NM3616 (certificate of authenticity, and photograph of artist with completed work); private collection, Victoria.

        Davidson Auctions
      • JACK DALE MENGENEN (Aboriginal, circa 1922 - 2013), Ceremony Men, 2001, synthetic polymer paint on canvas, titled, dated, signed "Jack Dale" and with gallery number NM.1136 verso, 94 x 68cm. Provenance: The Joyce Evans estate.
        Nov. 19, 2023

        JACK DALE MENGENEN (Aboriginal, circa 1922 - 2013), Ceremony Men, 2001, synthetic polymer paint on canvas, titled, dated, signed "Jack Dale" and with gallery number NM.1136 verso, 94 x 68cm. Provenance: The Joyce Evans estate.

        Est: $800 - $1,200

        JACK DALE MENGENEN (Aboriginal, circa 1922 - 2013), Ceremony Men, 2001, synthetic polymer paint on canvas, titled, dated, signed "Jack Dale" and with gallery number NM.1136 verso, 94 x 68cm. Provenance: The Joyce Evans estate.  

        Leski Auctions Pty Ltd
      • JACK DALE MENGENEN (1922-2013) Djalala - Marking Stones 2007
        Oct. 24, 2021

        JACK DALE MENGENEN (1922-2013) Djalala - Marking Stones 2007

        Est: $4,000 - $6,000

        JACK DALE MENGENEN (1922-2013) Djalala - Marking Stones 2007 synthetic polymer paint and ochre pigments on canvas inscribed and numbered verso: NM 1941 a certificate of authenticity accompanies this lot 92 x 130 cm PROVENANCE Neil McLeod Fine Arts Studio

        Gibson's
      • Jack Mengenen Dale - Our Country - Gnaningun
        Jun. 23, 2020

        Jack Mengenen Dale - Our Country - Gnaningun

        Est: $12,000 - $16,000

        As one of the last of the dwindling generation of old men who possessed complete knowledge of the rituals, law, and culture of his people, Jack Dale was a vital link to the past.  A custodian of ancient stories about the land and its creation, his most compelling and mysterious works focus on the Wandjina and other important spirit beings that created the land and instituted the laws that govern human behaviour. Wandjinas are powerful fertility spirits, responsible for the life-giving monsoon rains. Jack believed that the ‘big boss’ Wandjina could rally his attendants when conflict occurred between humans. He depicted these spirits in a distinctive style: ghost like, with halos, large, dark, pool-like eyes, and without mouths, for, according to Dale, giving them a mouth would mean the heavens would open and the rain would never cease. “Whites have the bible. We have our Wandjinas. We have to go to these places else we are empty,” said Dale. These Wandjina sites, located throughout the Kimberley, are over 60,000 years old and are painted on rock overhangs, often marked by striking geological features like the Djalala or ‘marking stones’ that indicate their presence. For health reasons, Dale spent the last years of his life in the closest town, Derby. Sometimes referred to as the ‘Grand Old Man of the Kimberley', Jack was a highly respected tribal elder, both for his custodianship of Ceremonial Law and for his skill as a bushman. He came to painting late in life, after many hard-working years as a stockman. Even then, he was revered for his extensive knowledge and admired for his physical strength and determined attitude. This, he re-lived and communicated in his painting, sharing with an international audience a powerful experience of the inimitable Kimberley genius precariously balanced at the crossroads of change.

        Cooee Art
      • Jack Mengenen Dale - Donkey Wagons Memories
        Jun. 23, 2020

        Jack Mengenen Dale - Donkey Wagons Memories

        Est: $4,000 - $6,000

        As one of the last of the dwindling generation of old men who possess complete knowledge of the rituals, law, and culture of his people, Jack Dale was a vital link to the past. A custodian of ancient stories about the land and its creation, his most compelling and mysterious works focus on the Wandjina and other important spirit beings that created the land and instituted the laws that govern human behaviour. Jack was equally renowned for paintings, such as this work, that reveal aspects of the history of the Kimberley region and the often brutal interaction between black and white culture. When the Aboriginal people had been driven from their clan estates by the police and pastoralists, most of them were forced to work for a pittance or rations. They dug rough wagon tracks to enable pastoralists to establish stations further and further out into their country from Derby. In this work, a donkey wagon is travelling through the King Leopold Ranges on the way to Derby. The route was much longer than it is today, as they had no heavy machinery to cut through hills and had to skirt around them instead. Those who did not want to work hid in pockets of land protected by the ranges and watched from their vantage point as the wagons passed by on the makeshift roads below. Jack Dale's life was precariously balanced at the crossroads of change. Sometimes referred to as the ‘Grand Old Man of the Kimberley', he was highly respected as a tribal elder and custodian of ceremonial Law, as well as for his skill as a bushman. He came to painting late in life after many hard-working years as a stockman and was revered for his extensive knowledge of Kimberley law and history, his physical strength, and determined attitude.

        Cooee Art
      • JACK DALE MENGENEN (c1922-2013) Djalala Stones (Proof Stones) 2006
        Sep. 24, 2015

        JACK DALE MENGENEN (c1922-2013) Djalala Stones (Proof Stones) 2006

        Est: $5,000 - $8,000

        JACK DALE MENGENEN (c1922-2013) Djalala Stones (Proof Stones) 2006 ochre and synthetic polymer paint on canvas 163.0 x 313.0 cm signed and inscribed verso: AG5376/ NM16376/ JACK DALE

        Menzies
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