GEMERRE, 2005

Important Australian Aboriginal Art
Melbourne
18 March 2020
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PHYLLIS THOMAS

(1933 – 2018)
GEMERRE, 2005

ochres and pigment with synthetic binder on four Belgian linen panels

200.0 x 200.0 cm overall

first panel bears inscription verso: artist’s name and date
each bears inscription verso: artist’s initials, title and Jirrawun Arts cat. PT 7-2005-28A - D

Estimate: 
$8,000 – 12,000 (4)
Sold for $8,540 (inc. BP) in Auction 60 - 18 March 2020, Melbourne
Provenance

Jirrawun Art Corporation, Wyndham, Western Australia
Helene Teichmann collection, Melbourne

Exhibited

Looking Forward – Looking Back: Contemporary Works from the East Kimberley, Bathurst Regional Art Gallery, New South Wales, 12 October – 9 December 2018 (illus. in exhibition catalogue, p. 29)