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PROPERTY FROM A PRIVATE COLLECTION, SYDNEY

ALBERT NAMATJIRA
1902-1959

North of MacDonnells 1953

Estimate $30,000 – $40,000

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© Namatjira Legacy Trust/Copyright Agency, 2021

PROPERTY FROM A PRIVATE COLLECTION, SYDNEY

ALBERT NAMATJIRA

1902-1959
North of MacDonnells 1953

watercolour on paper
signed 'ALBERT NAMATJIRA' lower right; inscribed and stamped 'North of MacDonnells' / HERMANNSURG / ARANDA ARTIST / 100/76 / 17 JUL 1953' verso
28.5 x 39.5 cm

  • Lot Sold $48,000 (Hammer Price)
  • $58,909 (Hammer Price with Buyer's Premium)

Provenance

Albert Namatjira, Hermannsburg, Northern Territory
Anthony Hordern & Sons Ltd, Sydney (label verso)
Private Collection, Sydney, acquired from the above on 25 February 1954
Private Collection, Sydney, by descent from the above

Exhibited

An Exhibition of Aboriginal Art, Anthony Hordern & Sons Ltd, Sydney, 25 February - 13 March 1954, no. 1, 35 gns

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Specialists
Geoffrey Smith

Geoffrey Smith

Chairman

Australian & International Art 
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Gary Singer

Chief Executive Officer

Australian & International Art 
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E: Gary Singer
       

Emily Walker

Emily Walker

Administrator, Art

Australian & International Art 
Melbourne 
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E: Emily Walker

David Mackay

Gallery Manager

Sydney 
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E: David Mackay
Important Australian Art

AU0857  |  24 Aug 2022  |  Sydney
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