Untitled (Fisherman)
(c. 1972)
Medium
earth pigments on Stringybark (Eucalyptus sp.)
Measurements
67.5 × 27.5 cm
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Gift of Margaret Bullen through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program, 2014
© The Artist/Licensed by Aboriginal Artists Agency Limited
Gallery location
Not on display
Artwork Details
Place/s of Execution
Wadeye (Port Keats), Northern Territory
Inscription
inscribed (vertically) in fibre-tipped pen on reverse c.: NYM BUNDUCK / PORT KEATS
inscribed (vertically) in orange fibre-tipped pen on reverse l.c.r.: NYM BUNDUCK / PORT KEATS MISSION / N.T.
Accession Number
2014.363
Department
First Nations Australia
Physical description
This vigorous work represents two fishermen holding large fish from a successful catch in a simple composition that celebrates abundance and the everyday.