Important Aboriginal + Oceanic Art - 18 May 2011 | Melbourne
Lot 83
Tjemma (Freda) Napanangka
born c.1935
LULLAPPI, NEAR MONGKAI IN THE GREAT SANDY DESERT, 1996
synthetic polymer paint on linen
91.0 x 61.0 cm
Estimate:
$4,000 - 6,000
Lot Details
Description
Tjemma (Freda) Napanangka
born c.1935
LULLAPPI, NEAR MONGKAI IN THE GREAT SANDY DESERT, 1996
synthetic polymer paint on linen
91.0 x 61.0 cm
inscribed verso: artist’s name, size and Warlayirti Artists cat. 615/96
Provenance
Warlayirti Artists, Balgo Hills
Private collection, New South Wales
Literature
Cowan, J., Balgo, New Directions, Craftsman House, Sydney, 1999, p. 55 (illus.)
This painting is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from Warlayirti Artists which states: We see here bush food gathering in the desert, in particular bush carrots. In the old days Tjemma and her people used to regularly gather in this region, near two rockholes.