Narritjin Maymuru (1922 - 1981)

MARRNGU, THE OPOSSUM, c.1964

natural earth pigments on eucalyptus bark

54.0 x 106.0 cm (irregular)

bears inscription verso: artist's name and tribe

Painted in the Yirrakala region of North-East Arnhem Land
Bindi Mwerre Anthurre Artists, Alice Springs, Northern Territory
The Milton and Alma Roxanas collection, Sydney
Bonham’s, Sydney, 11 November 2014, lot 131
Private collection, Melbourne

This work is located in our Melbourne Gallery