MY FATHER’S COUNTRY, 2009
© Estate of Sally Gabori/Copyright Agency, 2024
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MIRDIDINGKINGATHI JUWARNDA SALLY GABORI
(c.1924 - 2015)
MY FATHER’S COUNTRY, 2009
synthetic polymer paint on linen
198.0 x 101.0 cm
bears inscription verso: artist’s name, title, medium, Mornington Island Arts and Crafts cat. 4556-L-SG-0709 and Alcaston Gallery cat. AK15350
Estimate:
$25,000 – $35,000
Sold for $42,955 (inc. BP) in Auction 77 - 26 March 2024, Melbourne
Provenance
Mornington Island Arts and Crafts, Mornington Island, Queensland (stamped verso)
Alcaston Gallery, Melbourne (stamped verso)
Private collection, Melbourne, acquired from the above in 2016
Exhibited
Sally Gabori: Painted Island Home, Alcaston Gallery, Melbourne, 5 July - 6 August 2016
This work is accompanied by certificates of authenticity from Alcaston Gallery and Mornington Island Arts and Crafts which states:
'This is the big river at Thundi, my Father's country on Bentinck island.'