Important Aboriginal Art - 26 March 2014 | Melbourne
Lot 111
George Tjungurrayi
born c.1943
MAMULTJULKUNGA, 1999
synthetic polymer paint on canvas
246.0 x 121.0 cm
Estimate:
$15,000 - 20,000
Lot sold: $15,600 (inc. BP)
Lot Details
Description
George Tjungurrayi
born c.1943
MAMULTJULKUNGA, 1999
synthetic polymer paint on canvas
246.0 x 121.0 cm
inscribed verso: artist's name, size and Papunya Tula Artists cat. GT9901127
Provenance
Papunya Tula Artists, Alice Springs
Scott Livesey Gallery, Melbourne (stamped verso)
Private collection, Melbourne
Catalogue text
This work is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from Papunya Tula Artists which states in part: 'This painting depicts designs associated with the claypan and soakage water site of Mamultjulkunga, north-west of Lake Mackay. Two Tingari men, one of the Tjapaltjarri kinship subsection and one of the Tjangala kinship subsection, made camp at this site.'