i) WHEN MY STEP BROTHER PASSED AWAY... (ii) THAT NIGHT I GOT PISSED..., 2006

Important Aboriginal + Oceanic Art
Melbourne
14 October 2009
46

Ian W Abdulla

born 1947
i) WHEN MY STEP BROTHER PASSED AWAY... (ii) THAT NIGHT I GOT PISSED..., 2006

(i) When My Step Brother Passed Away..., 2006
synthetic polymer paint on canvas
91.5 x 122.0 cm
signed and dated lower right: Ian. W. Abdulla 2006
(ii) That Night I Got Pissed..., 2006
synthetic polymer paint on canvas
91.5 x 122.0 cm
signed and dated lower right: Ian. W. Abdulla 2006

Estimate: 
$10,000 - 15,000 (2)
Provenance

Greenaway Art Gallery, Adelaide
AP Bond Art Dealer, Adelaide
Private collection, Adelaide

Catalogue text

Ian Abdulla's paintings are stories about his life, beginning with his childhood. Growing up in the Murray River region of South Australia, Abdulla records events about his family and community life. The paintings portray daily events such as fishing, going to church, fruit picking, and playing footy. His paintings are an important record, in both words and pictures, made all the more interesting through the subjectivity of hindsight. Naive in style, the work has an unexpected sophistication.