Lot 322
  • 322

ARTIST UNKNOWN, GROOTE EYLANDT

Estimate
6,000 - 8,000 AUD
bidding is closed

Description

  • Artist Unknown, Groote Eylandt
  • FISH TRAPUNTITLED
  • Natural earth pigments on eucalyptus bark
  • 56 by 27cm, 49 by 30cm

Provenance

Private collection, Canada

Condition

Both bark paintings are attached with a series of nails to the backing boards and have suffered minor surface cracking and areas of pigment loss though remaining pigments appear in a stable condition.Neither appears to have had any repairs or restoration.
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