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Lot 4: Charlie Numbulmoore - Wandjina, c.197

Est: $15,000 AUD - $18,000 AUDSold:
Cooee ArtRedfern, AustraliaJune 08, 2021

Item Overview

Description

Cooee Art Indigenous Fine Art Auction "Charlie Numbulmoore lived for many years on Gibb River Station in the Central Kimberley, where anthropologist Ian Crawford first recorded him repainting Wandjina figures in a Mamadai cave in the 1960s. The few biographical details of Numbulmoore+IBk-s life that exist are traced solely through his encounters with those anthropologists who collected his work. Following Crawford+IBk-s initial encounter, Helen Groger collected the artist+IBk-s work on behalf of the Australian Institute of Aboriginal Studies in 1970, the same year that collector and grazier Tom McCourt purchased a number of paintings on bark, plywood, and cardboard. Numbulmoore+IBk-s paintings show a unique conception of the Wandjina, characterised by large round black eyes fringed with short delicate lashes. The centre of the chest features a solid black or occasionally red oval, said to depict the sternum, heart, or a pearl shell pendant representing its spiritual essence. The almost circular head is surrounded by a very regular, tripartite halo or headdress, representing hair, clouds, and lightning. Unusual in these works is the inclusion of a mouth and a long narrow parallel-sided nose, flared at the very tip with nostrils. This very rare example of his work was created on the lid of a wooden box. The great strength of Charlie Numbulmoore+IBk-s artistic legacy is that he was able to convey the aesthetic and spiritual power of the Wandjina undiminished through a range of portable media that survive to this day.+IB0 Contact Cooee Art for more information on this Aboriginal artwork.

Dimensions

26.5 x 36.5 cm frame: 43.5 x 55.5 cm

Artist or Maker

Medium

natural earth pigments on board

Date

c.1970

Literature

Cf. For related paintings and a discussion on the artist see Crawford, I.M., 'The Art of the Wandjina, Aboriginal Cave Paintings in the Kimberley Western Australia', Oxford University Press, London, 1968; McCourt, T., 'Aboriginal Artefacts', Rigby Press, Australia, 1975; Ryan, J. and Kim Akerman (eds.), 'Images of Power, Aboriginal Art from the Kimberley', National Gallery of Victoria, 1993.

Provenance

Created at Gibb River Station, WA Private Collection, NSW Lawson Menzies, Aboriginal Fine Art, May 2007, Lot 1 Private Collection, NSW

Payment & Shipping

Payment

Accepted forms of payment: American Express, MasterCard, Money Order / Cashiers Check, Paypal, Personal Check, Visa, Wire Transfer

Shipping

COVID-19 Update - In these unusual times, Cooee Art will endeavour to help you out and do the packing and unstretching of artworks where appropriate, in house. If you would like us to help in this way reach out.

The Buyer is responsible to organise the Delivery of the Lot. Cooee Art will provide the Buyer with a list of courier companies but will not organise or take responsibility for the delivery of artworks. Cooee Art will not release the artwork until the invoice has been paid in full. (unless we have made a special arrangement with the Buyer). Storage Fees will be charged for items that have not been collected after 7 days of the sale at a rate of $5 per Lot per day.

ALL collection notifications, shipping requests and requests for carrier recommendations are to be emailed to our Post Sale Services email address auctions@cooeeart.com.au. Proof of identification is required upon collection and lots not collected within seven days of the sale will incur costs associated with external storage and freight.

Suggested Carriers

Local Sydney -

Art Van Go (Sean) 0404 027 445
artvango.com.au
sean@artvango.com.au

Inter state or International -

International Art Services 02 9667 1077
iasdas.com.au
sydney@iasdas.com.au

Artwork Transport 02 9695 1471
artworktransport.com.au
jamie@artworktransport.com.au

Pack & Send, Kings Cross 02 9331 2700
packsend.com.au
kingscross@packsend.com.au

Should you request that Cooee Art wrap and/or pack your goods and arrange postage of your items for you, a fee will apply and whilst all care is taken, we accept no responsibility for any damage.

Auction Details

Indigenous Fine Art Auction

by
Cooee Art
June 08, 2021, 07:00 PM AEST

17 Thurlow Street, Redfern, NSW, 2016, AU

Terms

Buyer's Premium

30.0%

Bidding Increments

From:To:Increment:
$0$999$50
$1,000$1,999$100
$2,000$4,999$200
$5,000$9,999$500
$10,000$19,999$1,000
$20,000$49,999$2,000
$50,000$99,999$5,000
$100,000$199,999$10,000
$200,000$499,999$20,000
$500,000$999,999$50,000
$1,000,000+$100,000

Condition of Sale

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1. OUR ROLE
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3. LOTS
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We may refuse entry and registration to our Website and our Sale and expressly reserve the right not to grant a Paddle to any applicant.

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8. ADDITIONAL CHARGES
A Buyer's Premium of 25% (including GST) of the Hammer Price is payable on all lots. Collection and delivery is the responsibility of the buyer on lots.

9. TAX
Goods and Service Tax will be charged only on the Buyer's Premium, save for cases where the artwork is owned by a GST registered entity (e.g. a registered company or superannuation fund). Artworks owned by GST registered entities will be displayed in the Sale Catalogue with a Dagger alongside the Lot Number. This symbol indicates that a work of art is subject to GST and therefore GST is applied to both the Hammer Price and the Buyer's Premium.

10. PAYMENT
As a buyer you must ensure that you have readily available funds to pay the Purchase Price and the Buyer's Premium to us in full before making a bid for the Lot. If you are a successful Bidder, payment must be made no later than the end of the second working day after the Sale so that all sums are cleared by the seventh working day after the Sale.

11. COLLECTION/DELIVERY/STORAGE
The Buyer is responsible to organise the Delivery of the Lot. Cooee Art will provide the Buyer with a list of courier companies but will not organise or take responsibility for the delivery of artworks. Cooee Art will not release the artwork until the invoice has been paid in full. (unless we have made a special arrangement with the Buyer). Storage Fees may be charged for items that have not been collected after 7 days of the sale at a rate of $5 per Lot per day.


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GST Tax

If you are located in Australia there is a GST Tax (10%) included in the Buyers Premium and on some of the artworks in the catalogue. If you would like a list of works including GST then please do not hesitate to get in contact.

Shipping Terms

COVID-19 Update - In these unusual times, Cooee Art will endeavour to help you out and do the packing and unstretching of artworks where appropriate, in house. If you would like us to help in this way reach out.

The Buyer is responsible to organise the Delivery of the Lot. Cooee Art will provide the Buyer with a list of courier companies but will not organise or take responsibility for the delivery of artworks. Cooee Art will not release the artwork until the invoice has been paid in full. (unless we have made a special arrangement with the Buyer). Storage Fees will be charged for items that have not been collected after 7 days of the sale at a rate of $5 per Lot per day.

ALL collection notifications, shipping requests and requests for carrier recommendations are to be emailed to our Post Sale Services email address auctions@cooeeart.com.au. Proof of identification is required upon collection and lots not collected within seven days of the sale will incur costs associated with external storage and freight.

Suggested Carriers

Local Sydney -

Art Van Go (Sean) 0404 027 445
artvango.com.au
sean@artvango.com.au

Inter state or International -

International Art Services 02 9667 1077
iasdas.com.au
sydney@iasdas.com.au

Artwork Transport 02 9695 1471
artworktransport.com.au
jamie@artworktransport.com.au

Pack & Send, Kings Cross 02 9331 2700
packsend.com.au
kingscross@packsend.com.au

Should you request that Cooee Art wrap and/or pack your goods and arrange postage of your items for you, a fee will apply and whilst all care is taken, we accept no responsibility for any damage.