Jimmy Nakkurridjdjilmi Nganjmirra
(1919 - 1982)
RAINBOW SERPENT, 1978
natural earth pigments on eucalyptus bark
115.0 x 50.0 cm (irregular)
bears inscription verso: cat. S/264/WOR11
Estimate:
$1,500 - $2,500
Sold:
$3,682 (inc. BP)
lot details
Jimmy Nakkurridjdjilmi Nganjmirra (1919 - 1982)
RAINBOW SERPENT, 1978
natural earth pigments on eucalyptus bark
115.0 x 50.0 cm (irregular)
bears inscription verso: cat. S/264/WOR11
Provenance
Painted in the Maningrida region of Western Arnhem Land
Private collection, Sydney
Sotheby’s, Melbourne, 27 July 2003, lot 459
The Peter and Renate Nahum Collection of Aboriginal Art, London