A Rare and Early Aboriginal Bark Painting

Artist unknown, Western Arnhem Land, Australia, mid 20th c.

Eucalyptus bark with natural pigments

33.5" h x 14.5" w (85.09 x 36.83 cm)

Price: $5,500.00

 
 

An early old-school example, with real magic, depicting a kangaroo. Early bark paintings typically depicted a single zoomorphic image reminiscent of pictographs on traditional rock shelters. In addition, the bark panels for early examples such as this were not as carefully cut into rectangles and lacked the crossbars that were later added to prevent curling.