UNTITLED, 2012
72
JAN BILLYCAN
(c1930 - 2016)
UNTITLED, 2012
synthetic polymer paint on plywood
90.0 x 60.0 cm
Estimate:
$3,000 – 4,000
Sold for $3,904 (inc. BP) in Auction 43 - 25 May 2016, Melbourne
Provenance
Short Street Gallery, Broome (cat. 788282)
Yamu Gamu Gallery, Moree, New South Wales
The McKay Superannuation Fund Art Collection, Brisbane, acquired from the above in 2012
Catalogue text
This work is accompanied by a certificate from Short St. Gallery which states: ‘“This place is the birth place of my father’s clan. Our clan is also named Kirriwirri, and call each individual members of this clan Kirriwirri. There is a big warla (mud flat) at this place. This is what this painting is about.” Kirriwirri is in the Great Sandy Desert close to and west of Well 33 on the Canning Stock Route. It is the birth place of Jan and her family. This work shows tali (sand dunes and jila (living water).’