Johnny Mosquito

Painted for Warlayirtu Artists, Wirrimanu (Balgo Hill), 1991

Hogarth Galleries, Sydney

The Sam Barry Collection

Sotheby's, Melbourne, Aboriginal Art, 26-27 July 2004, lot 77

Private Collection

Sotheby's, Sydney, Aboriginal Art, October 20, 2008, lot 130

Private Collection

This painting will be sold with an accompanying certificate from Warlayirti Artists, Balgo Hills that reads in part:

"Artist's Country. Local myths tell of how in time of the Dreaming fire-lights fell out of the sky and started a big bush-fire here. Eventually much of the country was burned up and nothing could grow. Today this is marked by a large, salty claypan.

Three old men were here to witness these events and where they died there are now three rocks. Big Law is associated with these matters and the artist is chief custodian for this Law."