Important Aboriginal Art - 25 March 2009 | Melbourne
Lot 167
George Tjungurrayi
born c.1943
TINGARI STORY, 2002
synthetic polymer paint on linen
137.0 x 120.5 cm
Estimate:
$12,000 - 18,000
Lot sold: $13,200 (inc. BP)
Lot Details
Description
George Tjungurrayi
born c.1943
TINGARI STORY, 2002
synthetic polymer paint on linen
137.0 x 120.5 cm
inscribed verso: artist's name, size and Papunya Tula Artists catalogue number GT0204160
Provenance
Papunya Tula Artists Pty Ltd, Alice Springs
Private collection, Sydney
Catalogue text
This painting is accompanied by a certificate from Papunya Tula Artists Pty Ltd, Alice Springs which reads in part: ‘This painting depicts designs associated with the soakage water site of Unkunya, west of the Pollock Hills in Western Australia. The two Snake Dreaming travelled through this site. This mythology forms part of the Tingari Cycle.’