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ARTIST ONCE KNOWN Untitled (Rifle Fish), c.1950 ochre on bark 41 x 78 cm; 56 x 94 cm (framed) partially effaced catalogue number in chalk verso PROVENANCE The Artist, painted on Groote Eylandt, NT Lord Alistair McAlpine Collection, London, UK Tambaran Gallery, New York, USA John Molloy Gallery, New York, USA Private collection, New York, USA Webb's, Important Oceanic & African Art, New York, USA, 26/03/2013, Lot 334 Private collection, Belgium Private collection, Vic EXHIBITED Reverence, D'Lan Contemporary, Sydney, 28 November 2024 – 10 January 2025 This bark painting from Groote Eylandt depicts a rifle fish, a slender reef species common to the island's coastal shallows. The artist outlines the fish in white ochre and embellishes the body with small red markings, set against a flat black ground. Painted during the 1950s, when Groote Eylandt artists were first producing works for wider audiences, it reflects the community's distinctive visual language — bold silhouettes, minimal detailing and negative space allows the fish to appear suspended in motion, capturing a deep environmental awareness in Anindilyakwa art.