Provenance
The Artist, created at Melville or Bathurst Islands, Northern Territory
Private Collection, Darwin
Aboriginal Art, Sotheby’s, Sydney, 29 July 2003, lot 427
The Martin Rae Collection, New York, acquired from the above
Private Collection, Darwin
Aboriginal Art, Sotheby’s, Sydney, 29 July 2003, lot 427
The Martin Rae Collection, New York, acquired from the above
Exhibited
Michael C. Rockefeller Wing, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, September 2009 – September 2012, cat. no. L.2009.49.3 (on loan)
Description
Geranium’s subtly articulated figure stands gracefully above a square base. Its rectilinear shaped body, decorated in vertical bands of colour, is minimally shaped from a slender Ironwood branch. Its lithe face with small, beaded eyes and a large nose is divided into quarters and decorated in contrasting chevron designs.
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AUD and USD
Status
Sold