Albert Namatjira
(1902 - 1959)
JAY CREEK COUNTRY, early 1950s
watercolour on paper
34.0 x 48.0 cm
signed lower right: ALBERT NAMATJIRA
signed and inscribed with title verso: … / Albert Namatjira / Jay Creek Country / 15
inscribed with title on backing verso: 27023 / Jay Creek Country / 15
Estimate:
$18,000 - $25,000
Sold:
$23,180 (inc. BP)
© Namatjira Legacy Trust/Copyright Agency, 2018
lot details
Albert Namatjira (1902 - 1959)
JAY CREEK COUNTRY, early 1950s
watercolour on paper
34.0 x 48.0 cm
signed lower right: ALBERT NAMATJIRA
signed and inscribed with title verso: … / Albert Namatjira / Jay Creek Country / 15
inscribed with title on backing verso: 27023 / Jay Creek Country / 15
signed and inscribed with title verso: … / Albert Namatjira / Jay Creek Country / 15
inscribed with title on backing verso: 27023 / Jay Creek Country / 15
Provenance
Acquired by Colonel James F. Martin, a United States Air Force officer on transfer to RAAF Williamtown, New South Wales between 1953 – 1956
Thence by descent
Private collection, United States of America