Bush Grape Dreaming near Kurrinyarra, 1995

synthetic polymer paint on canvas

91 x 61cm

$2,750

Provenance: Warumpi Arts, Papunya Community Council, Alice Springs, NT painted in 1995. Cat No. PC612950610 Fireworks Gallery, Brisbane, Qld, Cat No. FW 1507
Artwork story: In this painting the sinuous lines with adjacent footprints show the movement of the possum ancestors within the area of the artist's homeland. The sinuous lines show the mark made in the sand by the possum’s tail. Paddy Carol travelled extensively promoting Aboriginal art during the 1980s and 1990s. His designs were featured on a special $10 note issued during Australia’s Bicentennial in 1988 and in 1991 he visited America to meet with First Nations artists.

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c.1927–1932 – 2002

synthetic polymer paint on canvas

91 x 61cm

$2,750

Provenance: Warumpi Arts, Papunya Community Council, Alice Springs, NT painted in 1995. Cat No. PC612950610 Fireworks Gallery, Brisbane, Qld, Cat No. FW 1507
Artwork story: In this painting the sinuous lines with adjacent footprints show the movement of the possum ancestors within the area of the artist's homeland. The sinuous lines show the mark made in the sand by the possum’s tail. Paddy Carol travelled extensively promoting Aboriginal art during the 1980s and 1990s. His designs were featured on a special $10 note issued during Australia’s Bicentennial in 1988 and in 1991 he visited America to meet with First Nations artists.