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Important Aboriginal Works of Art - 25 May 2016  |  Melbourne

Lot 127
Wawiriya Burton
born 1925
NGAYUKU NGURA, 2013

synthetic polymer paint on linen

197.0 x 121.0 cm



Estimate:
$4,000 – 6,000


Lot sold: $8,540 (inc. BP)


Lot Details

Description

Wawiriya Burton
born 1925
NGAYUKU NGURA, 2013

synthetic polymer paint on linen

197.0 x 121.0 cm

bears inscription verso: artist’s name and Tjala Arts cat. 509-13

Provenance

Tjala Arts, Amata, South Australia
Gallery Gabrielle Pizzi, Melbourne
The McKay Superannuation Fund Art Collection, Brisbane

Catalogue text

This work is accompanied by a certificate from Tjala Arts which states: ‘In this painting Wawiriya has depicted her country. The different colours and designs represent variations in the landscape.’