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Important Aboriginal + Oceanic Art - 18 May 2011  |  Melbourne

Lot 120
Myra Cook
born 1932
UNTITLED, 2006

synthetic polymer paint on canvas

101.5 x 100.0 cm



Estimate:
$3,000 - 4,000


Lot sold: $2,880 (inc. BP)


Lot Details

Description

Myra Cook
born 1932
UNTITLED, 2006

synthetic polymer paint on canvas

101.5 x 100.0 cm

inscribed verso: artist’s name, size and Warakurna Artists cat. 919-06

Provenance

Warakurna Artists, Western Australia
Private collection, Melbourne

Catalogue text

This work is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from Warakurna Artists which states: 'Myra Cook was born at a special place called Kartjinguku, a creek situated near Warakurna. This painting depicts a story about a Warnambi who travelled from Tjumunjarra rockhole near Lirrun. Hewent over the country travelling to a spring rockhole on the other side of the range. He meet warnambi people. Nothing more can be said about this story.'