Private Collection, Auckland; International Art Centre, Auckland , Lot No. 1; Private Collection, Sydney

Creature was painted when Coburn was working on the major tapestry, Curtain of the Sun, which was commissioned in 1970 for the Sydney Opera House. Taking three years to weave while he was living in Aubusson, France this fine Coburn relates closely to the magnificent Opera House tapestry with its striking colours, form and pleasing composition. 

Painted at Oenpelli (Gunbalanya), Western Arnhem Land Church Missionary Society, Oenpelli (S142); The Giffen Collection, USA. The label verso reads: ‘Crocodile, by Ginilgini of Oenpelli’. Mossgreen, Australian & Oceanic Art, 22/7/14, Lot 317.

Private collection, Sydney

Susan Rothwell is a renowned Australian architect and contemporary painter who resides in Sydney. In Dabee Winter the artist has skilfully built up the paint layers over a terracotta primed canvas. Both her exceptional gifts as a colourist and abiding fascination with Australian subject matter are evident in her joyous, atmospheric images.