Lot 137
  • 137

KWEYETWEMP (KATHLEEN) PETYARRE

Estimate
20,000 - 30,000 AUD
bidding is closed

Description

  • Kweyetwemp (Kathleen) Petyarre
  • THORNY DEVIL DREAMING (WATERCOURSES AND ROCKHOLES)
  • Synthetic polymer paint on linen
  • 183 by 122 cm

Provenance

Commissioned by Gallery Australis, Adelaide
Private collection, the Netherlands

Exhibited

Kathleen Petyare: Genius of Place, Museum of Contemporary Art, Sydney, 9 May - 22 June 2001

Literature

Nicholls, C., and North, I., Kathleen Petyarre: Genius of Place, Wakefield Press, Kent Town, South Australia, 2001, p.66 illus. and 67 (detail)

Condition

The painting is in exellent condition with no visible signs of repair or restoration. It is housed in a contemporary black hardwood box frame
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