![Item #CL192-109 Arrarra [Northern Territory]. Arthur Murch, Australian.](https://joseflebovicgallery.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/CL192-109.jpg?width=768&height=1000&fit=bounds&auto=webp&v=1523687190)
Arrarra [Northern Territory]
1933. Sanguine drawing, titled, signed and dated lower right, 36.7 x 56.7cm (paper). Pinholes, repaired tears, creases and missing portions, slight stains to edges. Laid down on acid-free tissue. In 1933, Arthur Murch accompanied a professor of physiology, H. Whitridge Davies, on a scientific expedition to Central Australia as a freelance artist. His six-week stay at Hermannsburg mission and a camel trek to Mount Liebig resulted in forty-five works exhibited at Macquarie Galleries. Ref: ADB. A painter, sculptor and teacher, Arthur Murch won the Archibald Prize in 1949 with a portrait of Bonar Dunlop. He was an official war artist for six months during WWII, covering the American military activities in Australia. Ref: Wiki. His work is held in AWM.
Item #CL192-109
Price (AUD): $1,350.00 other currencies