Richard Moketarinja (1916 -83) Australia
Lot 66
"Iron Stone Ridges in the Dry"
c. 1948
Watercolour
28 x 38cm (sight) 48 x 57cm (frame)
Signed artists name lower right (faded), Labeled Verso
Condition Very good
Provenance A much sort after early work, showing his recognisable purple hills. 1941 joined Albert Namatjira & Rex Battarbee on a painting trip, travelling on camels, started painting seriously several years later.
Exhibited The Bloomfield Galleries, Paddington
Estimate: $1,800 - $2,000