Billy Thomas (Joongoorra)
(c.1920 - 2012)
GUNAMBALAYI – TRAVELS OF THE BLACK SNAKE, 2004
natural ochre and pigments on canvas
60.0 x 40.0 cm
inscribed verso: artist's name, size and Red Rock Art cat. KP2017
Estimate:
$3,000 - $4,000
Sold:
$3,360 (inc. BP)
lot details
Billy Thomas (Joongoorra) (c.1920 - 2012)
GUNAMBALAYI – TRAVELS OF THE BLACK SNAKE, 2004
natural ochre and pigments on canvas
60.0 x 40.0 cm
inscribed verso: artist's name, size and Red Rock Art cat. KP2017
Provenance
Red Rock Art, Kununurra
Private collection, Western Australia
This painting is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from Red Rock Art which states: 'The artist often paints the travels of the Black Snake through the Great Sandy Desert. As the snake travelled, he/she formed the landscape. In this work, the black lines represent the snake and simultaneously the cracks, waterways and gullies that are there today.'