Aboriginal Art
Aboriginal Art
Nest for Owls and Birds at Drowney Gorge
Auction Closed
May 23, 09:01 PM GMT
Estimate
25,000 - 35,000 USD
Lot Details
Description
Paddy Jaminji (Narlngalwarrin Jampijin)
circa 1912-1996
Nest for Owls and Birds at Drowney Gorge, 1988
Natural earth pigments and bush gum on canvas
27 ½ in x 43 ¼ in (70 cm x 110 cm)
Painted at Warmun for Waringarri Arts, Kununurra
Private Collection, Sydney
Sotheby's, Melbourne, Aboriginal Art, July 28, 2003, lot 128
Private Collection
Western Australia Crafts Council Gallery, Sydney, Aboriginal Art of the East Kimberley, presented by Aboriginal Arts Australia for Waringarri Aboriginal Arts, October 1988
Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, 1999-2003 (on loan; label on the reverse)
This painting is sold with accompanying documentation with an annotated diagram and descriptive notes that reads:
"This painting is about Owls and Birds.
Where they nest in caves in the ranges near Drowney Gorge not far from Bedford Downs Station."
