Wally Mandarrk (1915 - 1987)

natural earth pigments on eucalyptus bark

51.0 x 97.5 cm (irregular)
69.0 x 120.0 x 16.0 cm (frame)

Maningrida Arts and Crafts, Northern Territory
The Cbus Collection of Australian Art, Melbourne, acquired from the above on 20 April 1994

Celestial Earth, Latrobe Regional Gallery, Victoria, 19 November 2011 – 4 March 2012
National Treasures, Latrobe Regional Gallery, Victoria, 14 November 2015 – 13 March 2016

This work is located in our Melbourne Gallery

Condition:
This work is in very good, stable and near original condition.
There are minor, light surface abrasions to the bark support with minor loss of predominantly white pigment to small areas in the body and head of the top fish (i) and in the body and tail of the bottom fish.

These are old, stable, characteristic of the medium and age of the work, are not visually distracting and visible in the enlarged online catalogue image.
The work is attached with clear plastic clips to a hessian lined backboard, housed in a custom, dark timber box frame under protective Perspex.