Important Aboriginal + Oceanic Art - 18 May 2011 | Melbourne
Lot 79
Bai Bai Napangarti
born 1939
TIRRU NEAR YAGGA YAGGA, 1995
synthetic polymer paint on linen
75.0 x 50.0 cm
Estimate:
$3,500 - 4,500
Lot Details
Description
Bai Bai Napangarti
born 1939
TIRRU NEAR YAGGA YAGGA, 1995
synthetic polymer paint on linen
75.0 x 50.0 cm
inscribed verso: artist’s name, size and Warlayirti Artists cat. 351/95
Provenance
Warlayirti Artists, Balgo Hills
Private collection, New South Wales
Literature
Cowan, J., Balgo, New Directions, Craftsman House, Sydney, 1999, p. 65 (illus.)
This painting is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from Warlayirti Artists which states: This picture depicts the artist's father helping to build banks on a creek with the aid of a ceremony.