
Lot 38
Jan Billycan(born circa 1930)Kirriwirri, 2008
24 March 2013, 14:00 AEDT
Sydney, Museum of Contemporary ArtSold for AU$8,540 inc. premium
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Jan Billycan (born circa 1930)
Kirriwirri, 2008
synthetic polymer paint on linen
70 x 44.5cm (27 9/16 x 17 1/2in).
synthetic polymer paint on linen
70 x 44.5cm (27 9/16 x 17 1/2in).
Footnotes
PROVENANCE:
Painted at Bidyadanga, Western Australia
Purchased from Short St Gallery, Broome, Western Australia in August 2008 (cat. no. 25377)
The Laverty Collection, Sydney
EXHIBITED:
Jan Billycan - Kirriwirri, Short St Gallery, Broome, 29 August - 18 September 2008, cat. no. 14
LITERATURE:
Colin Laverty and Elizabeth Laverty et al., Beyond Sacred: Australian Aboriginal Art - the collection of Colin and Elizabeth Laverty, Edition II, Melbourne: Kleimeyer Industries, 2011, p.172 (illus.)
This painting is sold with accompanying Short St Gallery documentation.