Lot 32
  • 32

Anchor Barbuwa Wurrkidj 1924-1977 RAINBOW SERPENT

Estimate
3,000 - 5,000 AUD
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Description

  • Anchor Barbuwa Wurrkidj
  • RAINBOW SERPENT
  • natural earth pigments on eucalyptus bark
  • 45.7 BY 71.7CM

Provenance

Painted at Oenpelli (Gunbalanya), Western Arnhem Land
Collection of William McE. Miller, Jr, USA

Exhibited

The Art of Arnhem Land: From the Collection of William McE. Miller, Jr, The Taylor Museum of the Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center, 1966, cat.no.51

Literature

R. L. Shalkop, The Art of Arnhem Land: From the Collection of William McE. Miller, Jr, Colorado: The Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center, 1966, cat.no.51, (illus.)

Condition

The bark painting has a Certificate of Exemption from Export Control and can therefore be exported from Australia freely. There are no visible signs of repairs or restoration. There are areas of white pigment loss visible in the catalogue photograph. There is a minor surface crack at either side of the drilled hole in the top centre. The painted surface appears fragile but stable.
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