UNTITLED (CREATION STORY), c.1960s
© Mithinari Gurruwiwi/Copyright Agency, 2021
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MITHINARI GURRUWIWI
(1929 – 1976)
UNTITLED (CREATION STORY), c.1960s
natural earth pigments on eucalyptus bark
139.0 x 54.0 cm
bears inscription verso: artist’s name, language group ‘Galpu’ together with a description of the story depicted on old label
Estimate:
$5,000 – 7,000
Sold for $20,864 (inc. BP) in Auction 63 - 17 March 2021, Melbourne
Provenance
Painted in the Yirrkala region of North-East Arnhem Land, Northern Territory
Gary Bradley, Victoria
Thence by descent
Private collection, Victoria