TWENTY MILE, 2001

Works from the K.D.H. Ainsworth Collection
Melbourne
26 March 2014
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PADDY NYUNKUNY BEDFORD

(c.1922 - 2007)
TWENTY MILE, 2001

natural earth pigments with synthetic binder on linen

150.0 x 180.0 cm

signed with initials verso: PB; inscribed verso: artist's name, title and Jirrawun Aboriginal Arts cat. PB 8 2001.112

Estimate: 
$90,000 - 120,000
Sold for $54,000 (inc. BP) in Auction 33 - 26 March 2014, Melbourne
Provenance

Jirrawun Aboriginal Arts Corporation, Kununurra
Raft Artspace, Darwin, acquired 2007
The K.D.H. Ainsworth Collection, Queensland

Literature

Storer, R., Paddy Bedford, Museum of Contemporary Art, Sydney, 2006, p. 150 (illus.)

Catalogue text

Paddy Bedford is one of Australia's most esteemed artists. His powerful and evocative paintings draw on rich traditions while his consistent innovations result in a diverse and dynamic body of work. Characterised by their bold forms, sinuous lines and complex spatial play, Bedford's paintings reveal a sheer love of painting, inspired by the dramatic and distinctive landscapes of his country in the East Kimberley region of Western Australia, and the stories of his people.'1

1. Macgregor, E.A., 'Foreword', in Storer, R., Paddy Bedford, Museum of Contemporary Art, Sydney, 2006, p. 7