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Part 2: Important Aboriginal Art - 26 November 2014  |  Melbourne

Lot 101
Boxer Milner Tjampitjin
(c.1934 - 2009)
KARNTAWARRA, 2001

synthetic polymer paint on linen

178.0 x 120.0 cm



Estimate:
$15,000 - 20,000




Lot Details

Description

Boxer Milner Tjampitjin
(c.1934 - 2009)
KARNTAWARRA, 2001

synthetic polymer paint on linen

178.0 x 120.0 cm

inscribed verso: artist's name, size and Warlayirti Artists cat. 733/01

Provenance

Warlayirti Artists, Balgo Hills
Framed – The Darwin Gallery, Darwin
Private collection, Queensland, acquired from the above in 2002

Catalogue text

This work is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from Warlayirti Artists which states: 'Boxer has painted some of his country along the floodplains and channels of Sturt Creek or Purkitji. The hook shapes are the channels and tributaries of Purkitji running through the red sandy country of the area, while the blue central line is the main channel of Purkitji. The yellow area are the yuka, or spinifex plains of the area.'