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Important Aboriginal + Oceanic Art - 18 May 2011  |  Melbourne

Lot 75
Tjumpo Tjapanangka
(c.1930 - 2007)
WILKINKARRA, LAKE MACKAY, 2006

synthetic polymer paint on linen

150.0 x 180.0 cm



Estimate:
$12,000 - 18,000




Lot Details

Description

Tjumpo Tjapanangka
(c.1930 - 2007)
WILKINKARRA, LAKE MACKAY, 2006

synthetic polymer paint on linen

150.0 x 180.0 cm

inscribed verso: artist’s name, size and Warlayirti Artists cat. 544/06

Provenance

Warlayirti Artists, Balgo Hills
Private collection, Queensland

Catalogue text

This painting is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from Warlayirti Artists which states: 'Tjumpo has painted some of his country to the south of Balgo, close to Wilkinkarra (Lake Mackay). Marruwa is this general name for this country and is a major Tingarri place. The many lines in the painting represent the tali (sandhills) that dominate this country.’