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Lot #78 - John Mawurndjul

  • Auction House:
    Deutscher and Hackett
  • Sale Name:
    Important Australian + International Fine Art featuring The Peter and Renate Nahum Collection of Aboriginal Art
  • Sale Date:
    15 Jul 2020 ~ 7pm (AEST)
  • Lot #:
    78
  • Lot Description:
    John Mawurndjul
    (born 1952)
    Ngarrt – Short Necked Turtle, 1989
    natural earth pigments on eucalyptus bark
    215.0 x 95.0 cm (irregular)
    EXHIBITED: "Kunwinjku; Bark paintings by James Iyuna, John Mawurndjul and Ivan Namirikki", Deutscher Gertrude Street, Melbourne, 12 – 28 July 1989; "Dreamtime: zeitgenössische Aboriginal art / The Dark and the Light", Sammlung Essl, Klosterneuberg, Austria, 18 May – 30 September 2001 (illus. in exhibition catalogue, p. 62); "Rarrk – John Mawurndjul: Journey Through Time in Northern Australia", Museum Tinguely, Basel, Switzerland, 21 September 2005 – 29 January 2006; Sprengel Museum, Hannover, Germany, 19 February – 5 June 2006
  • Provenance:
    Maningrida Arts and Crafts, Maningrida, Northern Territory (cat. MAW147, certificate of authenticity attached verso); Deutscher Gertrude Street, Melbourne; The Peter and Renate Nahum Collection of Aboriginal Art, London, acquired from the above in 1989
  • Notes:
    REFERENCES: Kaufmann, C., et al., "rarrk – John Mawurndjul: Journey Through Time in Northern Australia, "Crawford House Publishing Australia, Belair, South Australia, 2005, pp. 103 (illus.), 227 This work is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from Maningrida Arts and Crafts, Maningrida which states: ‘Ngarrt – Short-necked turtle at a site known as Kabarabardi. It’s a female turtle shown with its egg, living inside the water at this place. Also shown is a plant growing in the water which is like a pandanus. It is known as manjimjim. It has a fruit, which is shown, which is edible by Ngarrt, but which is ‘cheeky’ or poisonous for humans.’
  • Estimate:
    A$40,000 - 60,000
  • Realised Price:
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  • Category:
    Art

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