Queenie McKenzie (Nakarra)
(c.1915 - 1998)
MOOLAGAR, 1996
natural earth pigments with synthetic binder on canvas
106.5 x 137.0 cm
signed verso: Queenie
inscribed verso: artist's name, date, title and size
Estimate:
$18,000 - $25,000
Sold:
$22,800 (inc. BP)
lot details
Queenie McKenzie (Nakarra) (c.1915 - 1998)
MOOLAGAR, 1996
natural earth pigments with synthetic binder on canvas
106.5 x 137.0 cm
signed verso: Queenie
inscribed verso: artist's name, date, title and size
inscribed verso: artist's name, date, title and size
Provenance
Warmun Traditional Artists, Turkey Creek
The Collection of Colin and Elizabeth Laverty, Sydney, purchased in November 1996
Literature
Beyond Sacred: Recent Painting from Australia's Remote Aboriginal Communities: The Collection of Colin and Elizabeth Laverty, Hardie Grant Books, Melbourne, 2008, p. 220 (illus.)
Beyond Sacred: Australian Aboriginal Art: The Collection of Colin and Elizabeth Laverty, edition II, Kleimeyer Industries Pty Ltd, Melbourne, 2011, p. 233 (illus.)
This work is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity.