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Mary Dixon Nungarrayi
(b. 1960)
"Witchetty Grub and Snake Dreaming," 1990
Acrylic on canvas
Signed verso: Mary Dixon; titled and dated by repute
60" H x 48" W
Provenance: Helen Loveridge, Outback Alive, Kuranda, Queensland, 1990
Richard Kelton Collection, Santa Monica, CA, acquired from the above, 1991
Queensland Pacific Asia Museum, Pasadena, 1994
Sold: Abell Auction, Los Angeles, CA, "The Kelton Collection of Important Australian Indigenous Works of Art," July 29, 2022, Lot 223
(b. 1960)
"Witchetty Grub and Snake Dreaming," 1990
Acrylic on canvas
Signed verso: Mary Dixon; titled and dated by repute
60" H x 48" W
Provenance: Helen Loveridge, Outback Alive, Kuranda, Queensland, 1990
Richard Kelton Collection, Santa Monica, CA, acquired from the above, 1991
Queensland Pacific Asia Museum, Pasadena, 1994
Sold: Abell Auction, Los Angeles, CA, "The Kelton Collection of Important Australian Indigenous Works of Art," July 29, 2022, Lot 223
Condition
Visual: Overall good condition.
Blacklight: No evidence of restoration.
Frame: 68.75" H x 50.75" W x 1.75" D Condition reports are offered as a courtesy and are typically published in Moran's catalogue or can be made available upon request. The absence of a condition report does not imply that an item is free from defects or restoration, nor does a reference to particular defects imply the absence of others. Buyers are responsible for determining to their own satisfaction the true nature and condition of any lot prior to bidding. Though buyers are not legally required to inspect lots prior to purchase, failure to do so may constitute a waiver of complaint that an item was not delivered in a condition equal to the existent condition at the auction.
Blacklight: No evidence of restoration.
Frame: 68.75" H x 50.75" W x 1.75" D Condition reports are offered as a courtesy and are typically published in Moran's catalogue or can be made available upon request. The absence of a condition report does not imply that an item is free from defects or restoration, nor does a reference to particular defects imply the absence of others. Buyers are responsible for determining to their own satisfaction the true nature and condition of any lot prior to bidding. Though buyers are not legally required to inspect lots prior to purchase, failure to do so may constitute a waiver of complaint that an item was not delivered in a condition equal to the existent condition at the auction.
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Mary Dixon Nungarrayi (b. 1960), "Witchetty Grub and Snake Dreaming," 1990
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