Provenance
The Artist, created at Mudjinberri (Mudjinbardi), Northern Territory
Lance Bennett, acquired from the artist in 1966
The Thomas Vroom Collection, The Netherlands
Aboriginal Art – Thomas Vroom Collection, Sotheby’s, London, 10 June 2015, lot 31
Private Collection, acquired from the above
Lance Bennett, acquired from the artist in 1966
The Thomas Vroom Collection, The Netherlands
Aboriginal Art – Thomas Vroom Collection, Sotheby’s, London, 10 June 2015, lot 31
Private Collection, acquired from the above
Exhibited
Australie: het land en de mensen, Rijksmuseum voor Volkenkunde, Leiden, The Netherlands, 6 October 2005 – 27 August 2006; Gyeonggi Provincial Museum, Yongin, South Korea, 18 October 2006 – 25 February 2007
Description
Lance Bennett's accompanying documentation reads:
"The artist has depicted a hunter spearing a male plains kangaroo. The animal has been painted in the so-called X-ray style, with some of the internal details shown. The heart is shown, with a lung on either side, and the backbone and ribs are seen.
This bark was painted for Lance Bennett during one of his visits to the small Aboriginal community on Mudjinberri cattle station, between the South and East Alligator Rivers, in the dry season of 1966."
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1244
AUD and USD
Status
Sold