Oil Painting, Legend of Wur-run-nah's Walkabout, No Date

Physical description

Thick impasto painting depicting six figures; two indigenous males catching a fish in a landscape.

Inscriptions & markings

Signed (L.r) 'Eric L. Stewart'. On Reverse: 'Legend of Wur-run-nah's walkabout by Katherine Stow (later Mrs. k.L. Parker). Wurrunnah when in a strange country, saw little round men who live in water. They made a coolomon of bark to keep the fig flies from him. Caught fish which were thrown up by the little water men'.

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