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William Ricketts. An extremely…
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Auction Location:
Adelaide
Date:
17-Mar-2024
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William Ricketts. An extremely rare and one of the most important exhibition style pieces by master sculptor William Ricketts. This work is one of the most highly detailed and refined terracotta clay sculptures to ever be seen, standing a large 171 cm tall, featuring a main centre figure of an aboriginal elder backed by a central oval type shield or pod, with the elders arms and hands placed firmly backwards grounding him to the sculpture. Sculptured tree roots rise from the base turning into branches, with pierced clay, flanking either side of the centre figure, travelling to the top of the sculpture and turning into hands of spirits to present a cluster of faces of pitjantjatjara children with a main centre figure of a young aboriginal child at the very top of the work. The sculpture also decorated to reverse at top with additional children faces and hands reaching to the top of sculpture. This along with lot.31 & 64 in this auction, work is considered to be one of the largest privately owned works known outside the artists sanctuary in the Dandenongs, Victoria. Total dimensions 171 x 56 x 43 cm
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