Male and female Namarnde making love, 1966

Important Australian Indigenous Art
Melbourne
25 March 2026
43

D Diidja

(c.1900 - 1982)
Male and female Namarnde making love, 1966

natural earth pigments on eucalyptus bark

94.0 x 54.0 cm (irregular)

Estimate: 
$8,000 – $12,000
Provenance

Painted at Mudjinberri (Mudjinbardi), Northern Territory
Lance Bennett, Darwin, acquired from the artist in 1966
The Thomas Vroom Collection, The Netherlands
Sotheby’s, London, 10 June 2015, lot 37
Private collection, Melbourne