YATHALAMARRA WATERHOLE (HIS MOTHER’S STORY), 1985
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DAVID (MALANGI) DAYMIRRINGU
(1927 – 1999)
YATHALAMARRA WATERHOLE (HIS MOTHER’S STORY), 1985
natural earth pigments on eucalyptus bark
96.0 x 55.0 cm
bears inscription verso: artist’s name, title, language group, Ramingining Arts cat. 5YAI685 and descriptive notes of the imagery; Dirrpu – water lily, Bulbs, Ginginy – Catfish, Eel
Estimate:
$3,000 – 4,000
Sold for $6,100 (inc. BP) in Auction 54 - 13 June 2018, Melbourne
Provenance
Ramingining Arts, Ramingining, Central Arnhem Land
Private collection, Victoria
Related works
Yathalamarra Totems, 1970s, natural earth pigments on eucalyptus bark, 104.0 x 64.0 cm illus. in Jenkins, S., (ed.), No Ordinary Place: the art of David Malangi, National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, 2004, cat. 48, p. 95