Mandidja (Mandidi)
(1900 - 1963)
NAKIDJKIDJ SPIRITS, 1956
natural earth pigments on eucalyptus bark
71.0 x 34.0 cm
bears inscription verso: artist’s name, language group - Gunwinggu, location and Bennett Collection number 3 on attached certificate
Estimate:
$8,000 - $12,000
Sold:
$17,080 (inc. BP)
lot details
Mandidja (Mandidi) (1900 - 1963)
NAKIDJKIDJ SPIRITS, 1956
natural earth pigments on eucalyptus bark
71.0 x 34.0 cm
bears inscription verso: artist’s name, language group - Gunwinggu, location and Bennett Collection number 3 on attached certificate
Provenance
Dorothy Bennett, Darwin, acquired from the artist who was living near Oenpelli in 1956 (descriptive label verso)
Sotheby's, Melbourne, 9 July 2001, lot 18 (label attached verso)
Collection of the late Duncan Kentish, Adelaide