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Djawida Nadjongorle
(Australian, b. 1943)
Fish and Rainbow Serpent, Two Western Arnhem Land Bark Paintings
Estimate: $1,000-$2,000
Sold
$750
Live Auction
Art + Design
Description
Djawida Nadjongorle
(Australian, b. 1943)
Fish and Rainbow Serpent, Two Western Arnhem Land Bark Paintings
ochre pigments on stringybark (eucalyptus tetrodonta)
from the Gunwinggu tribe
Fish: 14 x 45 3/4 in. (35.6 x 116.2cm)
Rainbow Serpent: 45 x 19 1/2 in. (114.3 x 49.5cm)
Signature
from the Gunwinggu tribeFish: 14 x 45 3/4 in. (35.6 x 116.2cm)Rainbow Serpent: 45 x 19 1/2 in. (114.3 x 49.5cm)
Provenance
Provenance:Dr. Julian Katz and Dr. Sheila Moriber Katz, Gladwyne, Pennsylvania.Note: Please note that a portion of the proceeds from the sale of the present lot will go to the Julian and Sheila Katz Scholarship Fund at the University of Chicago's Pritzker School of Medicine. To learn more about Dr. Julian Katz and Dr. Sheila Moriber Katz, please visit our website. For other works from the Katz Collection, see Lots 1-55.