Lot 70
Untitled
natural earth pigments on bark
81 x 53cm (irregular)
Estimate $9,000 - $12,000
Work in excellent condition. Bark is housed in a purpose made timber box frame (without glass). Structurally supported by custom-made wire bars verso. The bark itself is in sound condition with no signs of splitting, pigment loss or deterioration. (LEONARD JOEL DELIVERY SIZE MEDIUM)
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Woo Mang and Partners, Paris
Private collection, Melbourne
Gulumbu Yunupingu: Bark Paintings and Larrakitj (Hollow Logs), Alcaston Gallery, Melbourne (exhibiting at Depot Gallery, Sydney), 17 - 28 July 2007
Gulumbu Yunupingu was one of eight contemporary Indigenous artists commissioned to create a site specific public artwork for the prestigious Musee du Quai Branly, Paris, which opened in June 2006. She is represented in major public collections including the National Gallery of Australia, the National Gallery of South Australia, the Queensland Art Gallery and the Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory.
Indigenous Art
AUCTION
Sale: LJ8377
6:00pm - 24 February 2021
333 Malvern Rd, South Yarra 3141
VIEWING
Saturday 20 - Sunday 21 February, 10am - 4pm
Monday 22 - Tuesday 23 February, by appointment
CONTACT
Lucy Foster
lucy.foster@leonardjoel.com.au
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