Modern + Contemporary Art - 13 June 2018 | Melbourne
Lot 64
Turkey Tolson Tjupurrula
(1942 – 2001)
STRAIGHTENING SPEARS AT ILYINGAUGAU, 1996
synthetic polymer paint on linen
149.5 x 182.0 cm
Estimate:
$20,000 – 30,000
Lot sold: $24,400 (inc. BP)
Lot Details
Description
Turkey Tolson Tjupurrula
(1942 – 2001)
STRAIGHTENING SPEARS AT ILYINGAUGAU, 1996
synthetic polymer paint on linen
149.5 x 182.0 cm
bears inscription verso: artist's name, size and Papunya Tula Artists cat. TT9610153
Provenance
Papunya Tula Artists, Alice Springs
Private collection, Melbourne, acquired from the above in 1996
Catalogue text
Turkey Tolson Tjupurrula lived and worked in Kintore, Northern Territory
language group: Pintupi
SELECTED COLLECTIONS
Art Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide
Art Gallery of Western Australia, Perth
National Gallery of Australia, Canberra
National Gallery of Ethnology, Osaka, Japan
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
National Museum of Australia, Canberra
Queensland Art Gallery / Gallery of Modern Art, Brisbane