KIRRIWIRRI, 2007
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JAN BILLYCAN
born c.1930
KIRRIWIRRI, 2007
synthetic polymer paint on linen
80.5 x 60.5 cm
inscribed verso: artist's name, medium, size and Short Street Gallery cat. 22033
Estimate:
$3,000 - 5,000
Sold for $4,080 (inc. BP) in Auction 27 - 28 November 2012, Melbourne
Provenance
Short Street Gallery, Broome
William Mora Galleries, Melbourne (stamped verso)
Private collection, Melbourne
Exhibited
Jan Billycan: Kirriwirri, William Mora Galleries, Melbourne, 1–25 May 2007
This work is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from Short Street Gallery, which states: '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).'