Lot 121
  • 121

NARRITJIN MAYMURU

Estimate
800 - 1,200 AUD
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Description

  • Narritjin Maymura
  • GUNYAN, THE CRAB
  • Natural earth pigments on eucalyptus bark
  • 86 by 44 cm

Provenance

Painted in the Yirrkala region, North East Arnhem Land circa 1973
Private collection, Canada

Condition

The painting has suffered many fine areas of pigment loss across its entire painted surface. There is a substantial crack at the top right hand corner of the bark.
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