Lot #136 - Lydia Balbal
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Auction House:Deutscher and Hackett
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Sale Name:Important Australian + International Art
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Sale Date:28 Nov 2018 ~ 7pm (AEDT)
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Lot #:136
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Lot Description:Lydia Balbal
(born c.1958)
Jawani Jawani, 2008
synthetic polymer paint on canvas
122.0 x 121.0 cm
bears inscription verso: artist's name, date, medium, size and Short Street Gallery cat. 25382
EXHIBITED: Lydia Balbal. Recent Paintings, William Mora Galleries, Melbourne, 11 November – 5 December 2008; ; This work is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from Short Street Gallery that states: ‘Lydia says: “This big hill with jila (living water). Jawani Jawani that snake he a cheeky one. He lives in that water. He makes rain this country. Can’t make fire there or that snake get angry.”; ; This country is Mangala Country and is a woman’s place. It is a twin place, one of two similar places located close to each in the Great Sandy Desert in W.A.’ -
Provenance:Short Street Gallery, Broome; William Mora Galleries, Melbourne (stamped verso); Private collection, Sydney
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Estimate:A$4,000 - 6,000
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Realised Price:
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Category:Art
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