Rover Thomas (Joolama)
(c.1926 - 1998)
DJUGAMERRI AND BOLGUMERRI, 1991
natural earth pigments and gum on linen
89.5 x 110.0 cm
bears inscription verso: artist’s name, title and date
Estimate:
$220,000 - $300,000
Sold:
$317,200 (inc. BP)
lot details
Commissioned by Mary Macha, Perth (inscribed verso)
Private collection, Western Australia
Mary Macha, Perth
The Collection of Colin and Elizabeth Laverty, Sydney, acquired from the above in October 2003
Exhibited
Laverty 2, Newcastle Region Art Gallery, New South Wales, 14 May – 14 August 2011
Literature
Beyond Sacred: Recent Painting from Australia’s Remote Aboriginal Communities: The Collection of Colin and Elizabeth Laverty, Hardie Grant Books, Melbourne, 2008, pp. 3 (illus.), 202 (illus.)
Beyond Sacred: Recent Painting from Australia’s Remote Aboriginal Communities: The Collection of Colin and Elizabeth Laverty, edition II, Kleimeyer Industries Pty Ltd, Melbourne, 2011, p. 214 (illus.)
Related Works
Dumorunji, 1986, earth pigments and natural binders on plywood, 60.7 x 90.8 cm, Holmes à Court Collection, Perth, reproduced in. Carrigan, B., (ed.), Rover Thomas: I want to paint, Heytesbury Pty Ltd, Perth, 2003, pl. 2, p. 66 (illus.)
