Queenie McKenzie (Nakarra)
(c.1915 - 1998)
COUNTRY ON TEXAS DOWNS, 1998
natural earth pigments with synthetic binder on canvas
100.0 x 140.0 cm
inscribed verso: artist's name, size, date and Red Rock Art cat. KP 463
Estimate:
$20,000 - $30,000
lot details
Queenie McKenzie (Nakarra) (c.1915 - 1998)
COUNTRY ON TEXAS DOWNS, 1998
natural earth pigments with synthetic binder on canvas
100.0 x 140.0 cm
inscribed verso: artist's name, size, date and Red Rock Art cat. KP 463
Provenance
Red Rock Art, Kununurra
Private collection, Western Australia
This painting is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from Red Rock Art which states in part: 'This work offers a planar perspective of the three major mountain ranges on Texas. Across the top is a range called Arizona or Bullock Country, through the middle of the country is Red Butt (Wirdim) with a big white sand dune filling one valley, and the bottom range is Larrinya the Dreamtime place for spearheads (Jimbala).'