Important Fine Art + Aboriginal Art - 2 December 2015 | Sydney
Lot 190
Yala Yala Gibbs Tjungurrayi
(c.1928 – 1998)
TINGARI MEN TRAVELLING AT WAPINTYA, 1986
synthetic polymer paint on linen
121.0 x 122.0 cm
Estimate:
$5,000 – 7,000
Lot sold: $5,490 (inc. BP)
Lot Details
Description
Yala Yala Gibbs Tjungurrayi
(c.1928 – 1998)
TINGARI MEN TRAVELLING AT WAPINTYA, 1986
synthetic polymer paint on linen
121.0 x 122.0 cm
inscribed verso: artist's name, size and Papunya Tula Artists cat. YY860390
Provenance
Painted at Kintore for Papunya Tula Artists, Alice Springs
Private collection, New South Wales
Sotheby’s, Melbourne, 24 July 2007, lot 48
Private collection, Melbourne
Catalogue text
This work is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from Papunya Tula Artists which states: ‘In mythological times the Wayuta (Possum) Dreaming travelled to the site of Wapintja, south-west of the Kintore Community. This site is also associated with the travels of the Tingari Men therefore events associated with the site are of a secret nature.’