Lot 123
  • 123

ARTIST UNKNOWN, WEST ARNHEM LAND

Estimate
500 - 700 AUD
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Description

  • Artist Unknown Western Arnhem Land
  • BARRAMUNDI
  • Bears code number 06937/Z on the reverse

  • Natural earth pigments on eucalyptus bark

  • 31 by 71 cm

Provenance

Painted Western Arnhem Land in the 1960s
Private collection

Condition

There is severe loss to the white pigment across both the background and the body of the fish. This damage is consistent with the age of the work. The bark support is intact.
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