Merryn Schriever
Managing Director, Australia
Lot 30
Rover Thomas(circa 1926-1998)(Goorgoor Owl), c.1983
Amended
19 November 2017, 16:00 AEDT
Melbourne, ArmadaleSold for AU$29,280 inc. premium
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Rover Thomas (circa 1926-1998)
(Goorgoor Owl), c.1983
natural earth pigments and synthetic polymer paint on artist's board
50.5 x 40.5cm (19 7/8 x 15 15/16in).
natural earth pigments and synthetic polymer paint on artist's board
50.5 x 40.5cm (19 7/8 x 15 15/16in).
Footnotes
PROVENANCE
The Estate of Mary Macha AM, Perth
RELATED WORKS
Goolgool the owl with four young, 1987, ochre and gum on canvas, 61.5 x 107.2cm in the collection of the Art Gallery of Western Australia, Perth in M.A. O'Ferrall, On the Edge: Five Contemporary Aboriginal Artists: Bede Tungutalum, Rover Thomas, Mandjuwi, Milpurrurru, Trevor Nickolls, The Art Gallery of Western Australia, Perth, 1989, p. 36, pl. 14 (illus.)
Grugrugi: Owl, 1989, earth pigments and natural binders on canvas, 100.0 x 90.5cm in the Holmes à Court Collection in A.M. Brody, et al, Contemporary Aboriginal Art: The Robert Holmes à Court Collection, Heytesbury Holdings Ltd, Perth, 1990, p. 23, pl. 1 (illus.) and B. Carrigan, Rover Thomas: I Want to Paint, Holmes à Court Gallery, Perth, 2003, cat. 20 (illus.)
Saleroom notices
This lot has an export permit under the Protection of Movable Cultural Heritage Act 1986
