One of the most celebrated Australian Aboriginal artists of the twentieth century, Yirawala was a seminal figure in the contemporary bark painting movement. He was a man of high ritual authority who worked tirelessly to communicate the value of his culture to outside audiences through his art. Yirawala was the most influential of the artists in the Croker Island ‘school’ of bark painting in the …

Provenance

Purchased from Sandra Holmes; Collection of Leo Kelly, Sydney; Sotheby's, Aboriginal Art, Melbourne, 26 June 2000, Lot 267; Private collection, Sydney