Rover Thomas (Joolama)
(c.1926 - 1998)
BARRAMUNDI DREAMING, 1992
natural earth pigments with bush gum on canvas
60.0 x 100.0 cm
inscribed verso: artist's name, date, title and signed by Mary Macha
Estimate:
$50,000 - $70,000
Sold:
$60,000 (inc. BP)
lot details
Mary Macha, Subiaco, Perth
The Collection of Colin and Elizabeth Laverty, Sydney, purchased in July 1992
Literature
Beyond Sacred: Recent Painting from Australia's Remote Aboriginal Communities: The Collection of Colin and Elizabeth Laverty, Hardie Grant Books, Melbourne, 2008, pp. 206–207 (illus.)
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