Albert Namatjira
circa 1902-1959
NARROW GAP, JAMES RANGE (1943)
Estimate $28,000 – $35,000
PROPERTY FORMERLY IN THE COLLECTION OF R.J. McINTOSH, ALICE SPRINGS
Albert Namatjira
circa 1902-1959
NARROW GAP, JAMES RANGE (1943)
watercolour and pencil
signed 'ALBERT NAMATJIRA' lower right
38 X 27CM
- Lot Sold $28,000 (Hammer Price)
- $34,160 (Hammer Price with Buyer's Premium)
Provenance
Painted at the Hermannsburg region, Northern Territory Finke River Mission, Alice Springs R.J. McIntosh, Alice Springs (1943) By descent Private Collection, Melbourne This painting is sold with an official receipt paid by driver R.J. McIntosh VX118110 of the 121st A.G.T. Coy, Alice Springs for the purchase of the present watercolour by Albert Namatjira. The receipt which is from the Finke RIver Mission Station, is dated the 21st September 1943.
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AU0777 |
28 May 2013 |
Melbourne
6:30 PM