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Lot 86: CRUSOE KUNINGBAL , CIRCA 1922-1984 MIMIH SPIRITS WHO DWELL IN THE ESCARPMENT COUNTRY Natural earth pigments on eucalyptus bark

Est: $6,000 AUD - $8,000 AUD
Sotheby'sSydney, AustraliaNovember 25, 2007

Item Overview

Description

Bears artist's name, language group, location, title and various catalogue numbers on the reverse Natural earth pigments on eucalyptus bark

Dimensions

105.5 by 46.5 cm

Artist or Maker

Provenance

Painted at Mumeka Outstation for Maningrida Arts and Culture, circa 1980
Private collection

Notes

Cf. Perkins, H., (Ed), Crossing Country: The Alchemy of Western Arnhem Land Art, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, 2004, pp. 64-65 for three related examples from the same period

Auction Details

Aboriginal and Oceanic Art

by
Sotheby's
November 25, 2007, 12:00 PM EST

118-122 Queen Street Woollahra, Sydney, NSW, 2025, AU