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JOHN MAWURNDJUL
Estimate
25,000 - 35,000 AUD
bidding is closed
Description
- John Mawurndjul
- MARDAYIN CEREMONY
- Bears artist's name, size and catalogue number on a Maningrida Arts and Culture label on the reverse
- Natural ochre pigments with PVC fixative on eucalyptus bark
- 117 by 80 cm
Provenance
Painted for Maningrida Arts and Culture in 2002
Private collection
Private collection
Condition
The bark painting is in very good condition. The painted surface area appears in stable condition with no visible loss.
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"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
Catalogue Note
Cf. For other paintings in this genre see Mardayin ceremony, Theme 1, 1997, Mardayin ceremony, 2000, Mardayin design at Kakodebuldi, 2002, and Mardayin at Kudjarnngal, 2003, the latter in the collection of the National Gallery of Victoria, in Museum Tinguely, > John Mawurndjul: Journey through time in Northern Australia, Schwabe Verlag Basel, 2005, pp.124, 144 and 145 respectively; see also Mardayin design at Dilebang, 2006, in the collection of the National Gallery of Australia in Croft, B.L., Culture Warriors: National Indigenous Triennial, National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, 2007, p.19, illus.
Mawurndjul began to develop the highly esoteric fields of rarrk crosshatching in the 1990s and he continues to elaborate on these visually mesmerizing renditions of the sacred aspects of the landscape infused by the powers of the ancestral beings that created it. The juxtapositions of variations in the angles of lines and the modulation of the layering of rarrk produce a sweeping, rhythmical surface that animates the surface of the painting
Mawurndjul began to develop the highly esoteric fields of rarrk crosshatching in the 1990s and he continues to elaborate on these visually mesmerizing renditions of the sacred aspects of the landscape infused by the powers of the ancestral beings that created it. The juxtapositions of variations in the angles of lines and the modulation of the layering of rarrk produce a sweeping, rhythmical surface that animates the surface of the painting