A Namarnde spirit making love with his two wives, 1966

Important Australian Indigenous Art
Melbourne
25 March 2026
38

Lanyirrda (Billy)

(1925 - 1975)
A Namarnde spirit making love with his two wives, 1966

earth pigments on eucalyptus bark

107.0 x 49.0 cm (irregular)

Estimate: 
$10,000 – $15,000
Provenance

Painted at Mudjinberri (Mudjinbardi), Northern Territory
Lance Bennett, Darwin, acquired from the artist in 1966
The Thomas Vroom Collection, The Netherlands
Sotheby’s, London, 10 June 2015, lot 24
Private collection, Melbourne