Important Aboriginal Works of Art - 25 May 2016 | Melbourne
Lot 141
Yala Yala Gibbs Tjungurrayi
(c.1928 – 1998)
KANPARRKA (CENTIPEDE STORY), 1996
synthetic polymer paint on linen
45.5 x 90.0 cm
Estimate:
$3,000 – 4,000
Lot sold: $5,124 (inc. BP)
Lot Details
Description
Yala Yala Gibbs Tjungurrayi
(c.1928 – 1998)
KANPARRKA (CENTIPEDE STORY), 1996
synthetic polymer paint on linen
45.5 x 90.0 cm
bears inscription verso: artist’s name, size and Papunya Tula Artists cat. YY961045
Provenance
Papunya Tula Artists, Alice Springs
Private collection, Sydney
Sotheby's, Sydney, 29 July 2003, lot 276
Private collection, United States of America
Catalogue text
This painting is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from Papunya Tula Artists which states: This painting depicts designs associated with the Kanparrka (Centipede) Dreaming at the site of Yulpirita, south of Kaakuratintja (Lake MacDonald). There is a large rockhole at this place which is situated between sand dunes'.