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Lot 144

John Mawurndjul
(born circa 1952)
Dirdbim (Moon Dreaming), 2003

24 March 2013, 14:00 AEDT
Sydney, Museum of Contemporary Art

Sold for AU$10,980 inc. premium

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John Mawurndjul (born circa 1952)

Dirdbim (Moon Dreaming), 2003
bears artist's name, title, language group, dimensions, medium and Maningrida Arts & Culture catalogue number 3968-03 on the reverse
natural earth pigments on eucalyptus bark
72 x 41cm (28 3/8 x 16 1/8in).

Footnotes

PROVENANCE:
Painted at Milmilngkan, Northern Territory
Purchased from Maningrida Arts & Culture, Northern Territory in September 2003
The Laverty Collection, Sydney

EXHIBITED:
rarrk - John Mawurndul: Journey Through Time in Northern Australia, Museum Tinguely, Basel, Switzerland, 21 September 2005 - 29 January 2006, Sprengel Museum, Hannover, Germany, 19 February - 5 June 2006

LITERATURE:
Christian Kaufmann et al., rarrk - John Mawurndul: Journey Through Time in Northern Australia, Belair, South Australia: Crawford House Publishing Australia, 2005, p.148 (illus.), p.228

This painting is sold with accompanying Maningrida Arts & Culture documentation.

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