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Important Australian Indigenous Art - 26 March 2024  |  Melbourne

Lot 47
Boxer Milner Tjampitjin
(c.1934 - 2009)
PURKITJI, 2006

synthetic polymer paint on canvas

90.0 x 60.0 cm



Estimate:
$3,000 – $4,000


Lot sold: $5,523 (inc. BP)


Lot Details

Description

Boxer Milner Tjampitjin
(c.1934 - 2009)
PURKITJI, 2006

synthetic polymer paint on canvas

90.0 x 60.0 cm

bears inscription verso: artist’s name, size and Warlayirti Artists cat. 652/06 

Provenance

Warlayirti Artists, Balgo Hills, Western Australia
Aboriginal and Pacific Art, Sydney
Private collection, Sydney


This work is accompanied by a copy of a certificate of authenticity from Warlayirti Artists which states: 'Boxer has painted some of his country, found along the middle stretches of Purkitji (Sturt Creek) north of Balgo. Boxer knows all facets of this country and the seasonal changes that occur to the river each year. Purkitji and its many inter-connecting smaller tributories are depicted as well as the surrounding country.'