Lot #10 - Rover Thomas
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Auction House:Bonhams Australia
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Sale Name:Important Australian Art
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Sale Date:29 Nov 2022 ~ 6pm (AEST)
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Lot #:10
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Lot Description:Rover Thomas
(circa 1926-1998)
Punmu Salt Lake, 1996
natural earth pigments and synthetic binder on linen
90.0 x 120.0cm (35 7/16 x 47 1/4in).
inscribed verso: 'rover Thomas / AP 0958' -
Provenance:Waringarri Aboriginal Arts, Kununurra, Western Australia (cat.AP0958); Private collection; Sotheby's, Melbourne, 9 July 2001, lot 179; Private collection, United States of America; Sotheby's, Melbourne, 26 July 2010, lot 212; Private collection, Sydney
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Notes:This painting is accompanied by a copy of the original Waringarri Arts documentation that reads: 'This painting shows Punmu Salt Lake along the Kidson Track in the Great Sandy Desert in Western Australia. It is a striking example of the artist's minimalist style. Punmu Salt Lake is associated with an incident in the artist's early life as a stockman. While he was travelling through the country he saw the lake and climbed off his camel to get drinking water. He brought back a billy can full and took a sip but the water was too salty to drink and he had to travel on.'
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Estimate:A$25,000 - 35,000
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Realised Price:
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Category:Art
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