Important Aboriginal + Oceanic Art - 4 April 2012 | Melbourne
Lot 41
Kunmanara (Wingu) Tingima
(c.1935 - 2010)
KUNGKARRAKALPA, 2008
synthetic polymer paint on canvas
143.0 x 159.0 cm
Estimate:
$14,000 - 18,000
Lot Details
Description
Kunmanara (Wingu) Tingima
(c.1935 - 2010)
KUNGKARRAKALPA, 2008
synthetic polymer paint on canvas
143.0 x 159.0 cm
inscribed verso: artist's name, date and Tjungu Palya Artists cat. TPWT08026
Provenance
Tjungu Palya Artists, South Australia
Vivien Anderson Gallery, Melbourne
Private collection, United States of America
This painting is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from Tjungu Palya which states in part: 'This is Kuru Ala a sacred place for the Kurungarrakalpa (Seven Sisters' story). Kangkuru munu Malanypa nyinanyi (the older sister is sitting with her younger sister). This place Kuru Ala is a sacred place filled with women's stories. At sun set all the rocks glow red.'