Part 2: Important Aboriginal Art - 28 November 2012 | Melbourne
Lot 107
Kutuwulumi Purawarrumpatu (Kitty Kantilla)
(c.1928 - 2003)
WAIYAI, 1992
natural earth pigments on carved ironwood
68.5 cm height
Estimate:
$8,000 - 12,000
Lot sold: $10,200 (inc. BP)
Lot Details
Description
Kutuwulumi Purawarrumpatu (Kitty Kantilla)
(c.1928 - 2003)
WAIYAI, 1992
natural earth pigments on carved ironwood
68.5 cm height
inscribed on base: artist's name and date
Provenance
Jilamara Arts and Crafts, Melville Island
Private collection, Northern Territory
Private collection, Adelaide
Exhibited
Yingarti Jilamara: The Art of the Tiwi Islands, Art Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide, 14 September 2006 – 28 January 2007
Kitty Kantilla, National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, 27 April – 19 August 2007; Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, 7 December 2007 – 21 January 2008, cat. 23
Literature
Ryan, J., Kitty Kantilla, National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, 2007, p. 25 (illus.)