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LOFTY BARDAYAL NADJAMERREK
Estimate
15,000 - 20,000 AUD
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Description
- Lofty Bardayal Nadjamerrek
- MALE AND FEMALE MIMIHS
Natural earth pigments on eucalyptus bark
- 35.5 by 41.5 cm
Provenance
Painted in Western Arnhem Land in the early 1970s
Jerome Gould, Los Angeles
Private collection
Condition
The painting is framed behind perspex and is in a very good condition. The left hand framing stick has been broken away in the lower section and there are very minor areas of pigments loss, with remaining pigments appearing stable with no signs of repair or restoration.
"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."
"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. See Mundine, D. et al,They Are Meditating: Bark Paintings from the MCA's Arnott's Collection, Museum of Contemporary Art Sydney, 2008, p.180, for a closely related unattributed example, possibly by Dick Nguleingulei Murramurra.
This painting is sold with a Jerome Gould collection sheet which similarly describes the work as 'artist unknown' and reads in part: "The mimih are believed to be very sexually active. Men would be enticed by the mimih into their camp and would be offered their wives and daughters, but it was believed if the man had intercourse with mimih women he would turn into a mimih himself". This painting has recently been positively identified as by Lofty Bardayal Nadjamerrek.
This painting is sold with a Jerome Gould collection sheet which similarly describes the work as 'artist unknown' and reads in part: "The mimih are believed to be very sexually active. Men would be enticed by the mimih into their camp and would be offered their wives and daughters, but it was believed if the man had intercourse with mimih women he would turn into a mimih himself". This painting has recently been positively identified as by Lofty Bardayal Nadjamerrek.