Paddy Bedford Gija language group, circa 1922-2007
Girrganyji The Brown Falcon Dreaming, 2000
Natural earth pigment and synthetic binder on canvas
70.8 x 59.1 inches (180 x 150 cm)
Photo: Courtesy of D’Lan Contemporary
Provenance
Jirrawun Arts, Kimberley, Western Australia, cat. no. PB 3 2000.75
Chapman Gallery, Canberra
Private Collection, Canberra
Private Collection, Sydney
Smith & Singer, Sydney, Important Australian Art, 21 August 2024, lot 25
Private Collection, Melbourne
D'Lan Contemporary, Melbourne
Collection of Steve Martin & Anne Stringfield, New York
Exhibitions
Paddy Bedford, Chapman Gallery, Canberra, 2 - 30 July 2000, no. 1
Paddy Bedford, Museum of Contemporary Art, Sydney, 6 December 2006 – 15 April 2007
Publications
Russell Storer, Paddy Bedford, Museum of Contemporary Art, Sydney, 2007, p. 148 (illus.)“In ancestral times, Barlooban was home to both Wawooleny the frill-necked or blanket lizard and Girrganyji, the brown falcon who stole the fire and the food of Wawooleny as he sat cooking to keep himself warm. The two fought, but Girrganyji took off and set fire to the land, leaving Wawooleny to transform into the rock, forever contemplating his loss.” (Vanessa Merlino, Head of Research, D’Lan Contemporary)
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