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• 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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