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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