Lydia Balbal
(born 1958)
PIKARONG, 2009
synthetic polymer paint on linen
60.5 x 60.5 cm
bears inscription verso: artist's name, medium, size, date and Short Street Gallery cat. 26341
Estimate:
$1,500 - $2,500
Sold:
$3,436 (inc. BP)
© courtesy of the artist and Short Street Gallery
lot details
Short Street Gallery, Broome, Western Australia
Outstation Gallery, Parap, Northern Territory
The Collection of Colin and Elizabeth Laverty, Sydney, acquired from the above in 2010
Shapiro, Sydney, 29 October 2019, lot 60
The Laverty Collection, Sydney
Literature
Beyond Sacred: Australian Aboriginal Art: The Collection of Colin and Elizabeth Laverty, edition II, Kleimeyer Industries Pty Ltd, Melbourne, 2011, p. 186 (illus.)
This painting is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from Short Street Gallery which states:
Pikarong is a jila (living water) in Jawiny and Mangala border country. This is both Lydia’s parents country. This is a country that Lydia was born in. It is strong woman’s country forming part of the woman’s law line. There is a lot of campi (bushfood) here especially king brown snake. This country is north of Winpa near well 33 on the Canning Stock Route in the Great Sandy Desert, W.A.
This work is located in our Melbourne Gallery
Condition:
This work is in excellent, stable and original condition.
The work is unframed and fitted to a timber stretcher.
This painting is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from Short Street Gallery which states:
Pikarong is a jila (living water) in Jawiny and Mangala border country. This is both Lydia’s parents country. This is a country that Lydia was born in. It is strong woman’s country forming part of the woman’s law line. There is a lot of campi (bushfood) here especially king brown snake. This country is north of Winpa near well 33 on the Canning Stock Route in the Great Sandy Desert, W.A.