Lot #115 - Weaver Jack
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Auction House:Deutscher and Hackett
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Sale Name:Important Fine Art +Aboriginal Art Auction
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Sale Date:30 Nov 2016 ~ 7pm
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Lot #:115
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Lot Description:Weaver Jack
(c.1928 – 2010)
Lungarung, 2005
synthetic polymer paint on canvas
121.0 x 121.5 cm
bears inscription verso: artist’s name, date, medium, size and Short Street Gallery cat. 20063 -
Provenance:Short Street Gallery, Broome; William Mora Galleries, Melbourne (stamped verso); Private collection, Melbourne
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Exhibited:Weaver Jack: Recent Works from Bidyadanga, William Mora Galleries (in association with Short Street Gallery), Melbourne, 14 September – 8 October 2005
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Notes:This painting is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from Short Street Gallery that states: 'This is my country, Lungurang country. This is where I was born. I travelled around this place as a young woman walking through the sand dunes (tali) collecting mayi (bush food) with my daddy and two mummies. We hunted kuwi, and sat down there. We didn't have clothes then. There is mulga tree here. I had two brothers. It is this side (west side of Winpa in Western Australia.'
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Estimate:A$4,000 - 6,000
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Realised Price:
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Category:Art
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