FATHER'S COUNTRY, 2004

Important Aboriginal Art
Melbourne
25 March 2009
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FRED UNTJIMA FORBES

(c.1923 - 2007)
FATHER'S COUNTRY, 2004

synthetic polymer paint on canvas

123.5 x 85.0 cm

inscribed verso: artist's name, date and location

Estimate: 
$5,000 - 8,000
Sold for $6,000 (inc. BP) in Auction 7 - 25 March 2009, Melbourne
Provenance

Papulankutja Artists, Blackstone
Private collection, Melbourne

Catalogue text

This painting is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from Papulankutja Artists, Blackstone (catalogue number 04-706) which reads, ‘Mr Forbes has painted the rock holes, paths and camping sites from his father's country.’