Charlie Mardigan

DESCRIPTION Natural earth pigments on eucalyptus bark PROVENANCE Painted at Wadeye (Port Keats), in the mid- 1970sGifted by the artist to Mr Les Bates, a community worker upon hisdeparture in 1976Private collection CATALOGUE NOTE According to the vendor, Mr Bates was considered by the churchat Wadeye as 'A Devil Man', and this was reputedly painted for himand gifted to him as a gesture of friendship in a joking mannerupon his departure from Wadeye

Charlie Mardigan Marringarr (1926–1986) Sunday Business Grounds natural pigments on bark 88 x 37cm (variable) PROVENANCE Dorothy Bennett, NT (bears remnant label verso) Private Collection, Sydney Label verso reads The artist has here shown the corroboree grounds where the ‘Sunday Business’’ rites are held. These are the secret and sacred ceremonies which are closely guarded by the old men and in which not many young men now take part. Around the painting run a series of ovals with black lines down the centre. These are the hills surrounding the site. The next panel running parallel closer to the centre of the painting on each side represents the hooked spears used in the ceremony. Down the centre of the painting is the corroboree ground with the triangles representing the places where each group sits.

Charlie Mardigan (1926-1986) Untitled - (Crab,Crocodile & Two Rainbow Serpents) natural earthpigments on eucalyptus bark bears verso a 'Mary Macha' valuationreport 70 x 30cm PROVENANCE The Jess Browne Collection, Perth.Private collection, Adelaide.

187 CHARLIE MARDIGAN Untitled (1926 – 1986) natural earth pigments on eucalyptus bark 21.0 x 51.0 cm (irregular) ESTIMATE: $2,000 – 4,000 PROVENANCE Private collection, Melbourne

Charlie Mardigan (1926-1986) Ceremonial Ground with Snakesnatural pigment on bark 70 x 36 cm