Jack Britten
Gija (ca.1921–2002)
Black Hills — Road To Frog Hollow, 2001

natural pigments and binder on canvas
60 x 80cm

PROVENANCE
Warmun Art Centre, WA; cat.no.WAC906/01; accompanied by certificate of authenticity
Private Collection, Sydney

Documentation reads
This painting depicts the black hills on the road to Frog Hollow, Jack’s mothers birthplace. The yellow in the centre of the painting represents the Ord River which flows through Kija country. Frog Hollow is located about 35kilometers from Warmun (Turkey Creek) where Jack now paints.

 

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