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DAVID DAYMIRRINGU MALANGI
Estimate
10,000 - 15,000 AUD
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Description
- David Daymirringu Malangi
- GUNMIRRINGGU MORTUARY RITES
- Natural earth pigments on eucalyptus bark
- 114 by 81 cm
Provenance
Painted at Milingimbi, Crocodile Islands, Central Arnhem Land circa in the late 1960s
Jerome Gould, Los Angeles
Private collection
Jerome Gould, Los Angeles
Private collection
Condition
The bark is attached to a lightweight stretcher and mounted to a hessian backed frame and appears in a very good and stable condition. There is some crazing in the pigments, though the bark has suffered very little pigment loss and is in particuarly good condition for a bark of this size, region and period
"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. Manarrngu Mortuary Rites – The Great Hunter Gurrumirringu, 1960s, in O'Ferrall, M.A., Keepers of the Secrets: Aboriginal Art from Arnhemland in the Collection of the Art Gallery of Western Australia, Art Gallery of Western Australia, Perth, 1990, p.68, pl.76; Manharrngu mortuary rites, 1966, in the collection of the National Gallery of Victoria, in Ryan, J. et al, Land Marks, National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, 2006, p.34; and Gurrmirringu the Great Hunter, 1969, in the collection of the National Gallery of Australia, in Jenkins, S. (ed.), No Ordinary Place: The Art of David Malangi, National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, 2004, p.76, pl.22, illus.