Bungullgi 1989

Rover Thomas (julama) (c1926-1998)

Bungullgi 1989

natural earth pigments on canvas
90.0 x 180.5 cm
signed on stretcher verso: Rover

Provenance:
The artist
Private collection, Warmun (Turkey Creek), Western Australia
Vivien Anderson Gallery, Melbourne
Private collection, Victoria
Lauraine Diggins Fine Art, Melbourne (label attached verso)
Private collection, Victoria
Lawson-Menzies, Sydney, 14 November 2007, lot 59
Property of a business partnership, Melbourne

Exhibited:
Masterwork, Vivien Anderson Gallery, Melbourne, 25 October - 17 November 2001, cat.7
Annual Collectors' Exhibition 2002, Lauraine Diggins Fine Art, 20 September - 14 December 2002, cat.76
Open Door to Dreamtime Aboriginal Art of Australia, Centre Cultural Caixa de Girona, Spain, 2004
Note: Mary Macha has identified this painting as being by Rover Thomas. The size of the canvas and the actual stretcher frame are consistent with the materials given to Rover Thomas by Mary Macha from 1989-1991. In this instance, the artist sold the painting to a former manager of the Turkey Creek store.

Estimate: $320000 - 400000

Result Hammer: $310000