Albert Namatjira
(1902 - 1959)
PERENTIE (LIZARD)
natural earth pigments on hardwood (mulga)
4.5 x 53.5 cm (irregular)
34.5 x 79.0 cm (frame)
signed lower left: ALBERT NAMATJIRA
bears inscription verso: ABORIGINAL HANDICRAFT/ HERMANNSBURG/ CENTRAL AUSTRALIA
Estimate:
$2,000 - $3,000
Sold:
$5,523 (inc. BP)
© Namatjira Legacy Trust/Copyright Agency 2022
lot details
Albert Namatjira (1902 - 1959)
PERENTIE (LIZARD)
natural earth pigments on hardwood (mulga)
4.5 x 53.5 cm (irregular)
34.5 x 79.0 cm (frame)
34.5 x 79.0 cm (frame)
signed lower left: ALBERT NAMATJIRA
bears inscription verso: ABORIGINAL HANDICRAFT/ HERMANNSBURG/ CENTRAL AUSTRALIA
bears inscription verso: ABORIGINAL HANDICRAFT/ HERMANNSBURG/ CENTRAL AUSTRALIA
Provenance
Aboriginal Handicraft, Hermannsburg, Central Australia
Christie’s, Sydney, 31 October 1990, lot 203
The Cbus Collection of Australian Art, Melbourne, acquired from the above
Literature
Nainby, B., Stanhope, Z., and Furlonger, K., The Cbus Collection of Australian Art, in association with Latrobe Regional Gallery, Melbourne, 2009, p. 227