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• Auction House:
  Theodore Bruce
• Sale Name:
  Art | Australian, Aboriginal & International
• Sale Date:
  17 May 2021 ~ 6pm (AEST)
• Lot #:
  6096
• Lot Description:
  Rover (Julama) Thomas
  (c.1926-1998)
  Morning Time 1996
  Ochres on canvas
  90 x 120 cm stretched
  Red Earth Gallery, St Kilda Certificate of Authenticity Cat. No. 111
  Visible brush strokes, small scuffs to left hand corner
• Provenance:
  Accompanying this work is a letter from Patrick Hoppe regarding the works & a photograph of the artist with the work. Hoppe was employed by Ochre Gallery in Kununurra in 1995. He returned to Wamun in 1996 and commissioned a series of works by Rover Thomas, including this painting. Another work by Rover Thomas commissioned by Patrick Hoppe (Red Earth Art) was sold as Lot 267 at Sotheby's Important Aboriginal Art sale on July 24, 2007.
• References:
  Rover states that: "When the moon comes out bright it is morning time". The top left representation is the 'Moon', the top right is the 'Sun', the bottom left the 'Evening Star' & bottom right the 'Midnight Star'. Painted a Warmun in April 1996
• Estimate:
  A$20,000 - 30,000
• Realised Price:
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• Category:
  Art

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