Accession No

2013.191


Description

Lithograph by Bruce Nabegeyo, titled 'Namankol (Barramundi Dreaming)', 2002, edition 8/40


Place

Oceania; Australasia; Australia; Victoria; Melbourne


Period


Source

Australian Print Workshop [vendor]; Art Fund [monetary donor]; Esmée Fairbairn Foundation [monetary donor]


Department

Anth


Reference Numbers

2013.191; 8/40


Cultural Affliation


Material

Paper; Pigment


Local Term


Measurements


Events

Context (CMS Context)
Made by Bruce Nabegeyo (c.1949 - 2009).
Event Date 12/8/2013
Author: Remke van der Velden


Context (CMS Context)
Presented by The Art Fund and the Esmée Fairbairn Foundation. An acquisition project to build a collection of modern and contemporary work on paper from Australia, Canada and South Africa was undertaken over 2011-13 with the support of a grant under The Art Fund's RENEW programme. The collection was developed with the expert advice and generous assistance of Annie Coombes and Norman Vorano in relation to South African and Inuit artists respectively. Khadija Carroll, Anita Herle and Diana Wood Conroy also contributed to the selection process. Obtained from Australian Print Workshop, 210 Gertrude Street, Fitzroy, Victoria, 3065, Australia. Acquired on 30 July 2013. Arrived on 8/8/2013.
Event Date 12/8/2013
Author: maa


Description (CMS Description)
Lithograph titled 'Namankol (Barramundi Dreaming)'edition 8/40. A beautiful work reflecting the distinctive elongated forms and motifs of Oenpelli painting; the form in the centre is the barramundi, the great eating fish of northern Australia ('baby barramundi' are now farmed for global markets). Original limited edition work on paper, signed by the artist. Condition: Good.
Event Date 12/8/2013
Author: maa


FM:267235

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