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Lot #15 - Baku Ray

  • Auction House:
    Bonhams Australia
  • Sale Name:
    The Serra Collection including property from various vendors
  • Sale Date:
    22 Jul 2020 ~ 6pm (AEST)
  • Lot #:
    15
  • Lot Description:
    Baku Ray
    (circa 1905 - Deceased)
    Barramundi and Shoveller Birds, c. 1964
    natural earth pigments on eucalyptus bark
    70.0 x 25.5cm (27 9/16 x 10 1/16in).
    damaged label attached verso: "Artist: Baku Ray / Tribe: Jinang now living at manin- / grida N.T. / Painting: / A big barramundi showing h.../ his stomach (black) and 2 shoveller birds. They are the painter's totems...he calls them 'my father'"
  • Provenance:
    Eudald Serra Collection, Barcelona, acquired in 1964; The Estate of Eudald Serra, Barcelona
  • Exhibited:
    Arte Aborigen Australiano, Sala de Santa Catalina del Ateneo, Madrid, 11 May 1967
  • References:
    Alberto Folch and Eudald Serra, Arte Aborigen Australiano, Cuadernos de Arte, Madrid, 1967
  • Estimate:
    A$2,500 - 3,500
  • Realised Price:
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  • Category:
    Art

This Sale has been held and this item is no longer available. Details are provided for information purposes only.



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