Natural earth pigments and bush gum on canvas

Painted in 1990
Mary Macha, Subiaco, Western Australia
Private Collection, Venice, Italy

Overall excellent and stable condition, with no repairs or restoration. The majority of the dots in the top left facing corner have been rubbed away, presumably during framing. A few other missing white dots in areas throughout the painting, all of which should be visible in the catalogue illustration. Minimalist brown wood frame.
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Cf Sotheby’s, Important Aboriginal Art, Melbourne, 25 July 2005, lot 46, for a closely related painting of the same size, provenance and year, entitled Rain Cloud.

This painting was acquired by the vendor, a Venetian collector, from the artist’s agent Mary Macha in 1990, the year in which Rover Thomas, along with Trevor Nickolls (1949-2012), represented Australia at the Venice Biennale, the first Aboriginal artists to do so.

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