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Gloria
Petyarre
Anmatyerre (born 1938)
Mountain Devil Lizard – Arnkerrthe, 2002
synthetic polymer paint on canvas
120 x 120cm
PROVENANCE
Mbantua Gallery, NT, cat.no.MB015552 accompanied by original certificate
of authenticity and a suite of 12 colour photographs of the artist executing
the painting
Private Collection, Sydney
Documentation reads
Gloria’s painting depicts design elements associated with the mountain
Devil Lizard Dreaming (Arnkerrthe), which is from her father’s country
Atnangkere and Alhalkere. The swirling pattern throughout the painting
represents the rough and uneven texture of the skin on the lizard’s
back.